Movies like Nashville 1975

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Nashville (1975)
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Nashville (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 160 min.
Story: This movie tells the intersecting stories of various people connected to the music business in Nashville. Barbara Jean is the reigning queen of Nashville but is near collapse. Linnea and Delbert Reese have a shaky marriage and 2 deaf children. Opal is a British journalist touring the area. These and other stories come together in a dramatic climax.
Style: political, stylized, independent film, cult classic, anthology, clever, talky, biting, mind blowing, satirical ...
Plot: music, multiple storylines, satire, politics, musician, assassination, election, showbiz, sexual content, american politics, government, parallel story, female nudity, dancing, time travel, betrayal, jazz, living dead, rock and roll, city, deaf, comedian, volunteer, woman, redneck ...
Time: year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place: tennessee, nashville tennessee, usa, california
Keyword: americana, challenge

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and witty films with plots about singer, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, music, ambition, musician's life and love and romance mostly in Drama, Comedy and Music genres. Some movies like Nashville: Cabaret (1972), Grace of My Heart (1996), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Payday (1973), I'm Still Here (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Cabaret (1972)
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.
Style: satirical, stylized, atmospheric, sentimental, serious ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: nazi, gay, gay interest, world war two, cabaret, decadence, fascism, dancing, bisexual man, broadway, closeted homosexual, visceral ...
Time: 1930s, year 1972, year 1931, 20th century
Place: berlin germany, europe, germany
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100%
Grace of My Heart (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: An aspiring singer, Denise Waverly/Edna Buxton, sacrifices her own singing career to write hit songs that launch the careers of other singers. The film follows her life from her first break, through the pain of rejection from the recording industry ...
Style: touching, lyrical, inspirational, sentimental, cult classic ...
Plot: songwriter, music, music industry, existentialism, loneliness, showbiz, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, ambition, rise and fall, self discovery, rock and roll ...
Time: year 1996, 70s, 60s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death.
Style: psychotronic, retro, thinking, cult classic, independent film ...
Audience: teens
Plot: punk, punk rock, rock and roll, rock, feminist, satire, coming of age, rock music, girl gang, feminism, counterculture, strong female character ...
Time: year 1982, 80s, 20th century
Place: usa, pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.
Style: funny, humorous, parody, stylized, melancholic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: music, rock, farce, hip hop, stupidity, success, drug abuse, rock and roll, addiction, drug, divorce, team ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 60s, 70s, 90s ...
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Payday (1973)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A cynical look at the life of a not so nice country-western singer, Maury Dann - played by Rip Torn in one of his most memorable performances. He ruthlessly manipulates every one around him to suit his selfish needs...he even gets his limo driver to ...
Style: light, independent film, contemplative, tense, talky ...
Plot: drug addiction, addiction, music business, country music, infidelity, mistress, friends, couples, on the road, country, relationship vs career, parents and children ...
Time: 70s
Place: usa, tennessee
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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I'm Still Here (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to ...
Style: mockumentary, surreal, melancholic, stylized, disturbing ...
Plot: hip hop, musician's life, showbiz, celebrity culture, career change, actor's life, lifestyle, starting over, performer's life, profanity, found footage, drug ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 7.0
 12K
The Candidate (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
Style: political, witty, realistic, cynical, thought provoking ...
Plot: politics, election, american politics, father son relationship, campaign, satire, candidate, idealism, political campaign, underdog, political rally, president ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1972
Place: california, usa, san francisco, san diego california
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 7.2
 29K
A Mighty Wind (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In "A Mighty Wind", director Christopher Guest reunites the team from "Best In Show" and "Waiting for Guffman" to tell tell the story of 60's-era folk musicians, who inspired by the death of their former manager, ...
Style: mockumentary, humorous, funny, talky, stylized ...
Plot: music, satire, musician, folk singer, singer, love and romance, music band, showbiz, musician's life, buddies, lifestyle, lovers reunited ...
Time: 2000s, 60s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Bob Roberts (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the ...
Style: mockumentary, political, cynical, witty, talky ...
Plot: political satire, election campaign, politics, journalism, satire, manipulation, political campaign, conspiracy, republican, senator, society, ambition ...
Time: year 1992, 90s
Place: pennsylvania, usa, nicaragua, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 6.7
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Primary Colors (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA, France, Germany, Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story: In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the ...
Style: political, intense, witty, talky, semi serious ...
Plot: politics, scandal, satire, president, adultery, presidential election, idealism, election, media, political corruption, u.s. president, political satire ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: new york, washington d.c., florida, new hampshire
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Spinning Boris (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Russian political elite hires American consultants to help with President Yeltsin's re-election campaign when his approval rating is down to single digits.
Style: clever, realistic, political, talky, witty ...
Plot: politics, campaign, head of state, ambition, idealism, leadership, rise to the top, political unrest, culture clash, political intrigue, political conspiracy, society ...
Time: year 1996, 90s
Place: russia, moscow russia
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35%
 6.3
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Country Strong (2010)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Soon after the rising young singer-songwriter Beau Williams gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star Kelly Canter, the pair embark on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager James and featuring a beauty ...
Style: romantic, intense, serious, sentimental, visually appealing ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: country music, infidelity, dancing, love triangle, musician's life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, showbiz, ambition, love and romance, love, addiction ...
Time: 21st century
Place: texas, tennessee, usa, austin texas, dallas texas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 6.4
 12K
Soul Men (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer. Cleo, a beautiful young woman ...
Style: realistic, sentimental, semi serious, humorous, touching ...
Audience: adult
Plot: african american, black, artists and showbiz, showbiz, buddies, music band, lifestyle, musician's life, on the road, profanity, hip hop, rock and roll ...
Time: year 2008
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 7.1
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Wag the Dog (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Style: black comedy, political, talky, dark comedy, realistic ...
Plot: politics, conspiracy, political corruption, journalism, cia, election, satire, government, political conspiracy, president, secret service, senator ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: washington d.c., albania, persia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Japan, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
Style: atmospheric, philosophical, intellectual, black and white, ironic ...
Plot: musician, conversation, dialogue, addiction, actor, smoking, art, coffee, lifestyle, cafe, dark humor, deadpan ...
Time: year 2003, 1920s, 70s, 21st century
Place: usa, california, america, paris france, las vegas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: "This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert ...
Style: mockumentary, parody, spoof, funny, humorous ...
Audience: adult
Plot: heavy metal, music, musician, rock and roll, satire, singer, rock, music band, pianist, found footage, rock music, fame ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1984
Place: seattle, middle east, austin texas, memphis, los angeles ...
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33%
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Bird (1988)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story: Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Style: atmospheric, psychological, factual, stylized, realistic ...
Plot: jazz, music, biopic, drug abuse, addiction, heroin, musician's life, drug addict, character study, childhood, showbiz, musician ...
Time: 1940s, year 1988, 1950s, 20th century, 50s
Place: usa, brooklyn new york city
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32%
 5.6
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HealtH (1980)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: HealtH is set at a health food convention at a Florida luxury hotel, where a powerful political organization is deciding on a new president.
Style: political, realistic, semi serious, biting, cynical ...
Plot: campaign, convention, election, campaigning, talk show host, candidate, satire, hotel, luxury hotel, multiple storylines, wedding, society ...
Time: year 1980, 70s, 20th century
Place: florida, tennessee
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32%
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Jersey Boys (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: From director Clint Eastwood comes the big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys. The film tells the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group ...
Style: stylized, intense, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
Plot: music, biopic, music band, broadway, rock and roll, musician, life philosophy, desire for fame, rising to stardom, ambition, showbiz, friends ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 50s, 1950s
Place: new jersey, usa
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32%
Cadillac Records (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Style: realistic, inspirational, intense, stylized, talky ...
Plot: musician's life, music, rock and roll, blues, jazz, biopic, african american, pop music, success, music business, singer, greed ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 1950s, year 2008, 1940s ...
Place: chicago, usa, indiana, london, mississippi
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32%
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Magic Mike XXL (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow-out performance.
Style: sexy, teen, entertaining, talky, stylized ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot: dancing, dance, stripper, strip club, male stripper, male bonding, male objectification, nightclub, bare chested male, friendship between men, mentor, party ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 7.0
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2gether (2000)
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A movie that spoofs boy bands like N*Sync, New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, etc. It's the boy band version of Spinal Tap!
Style: not serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, witty ...
Audience: teens
Plot: music industry, celebrity culture, showbiz, music, artists and showbiz, nothing goes right, music band, partner, nightlife, relationship vs career, rock, musician's life ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 7.6
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Short Cuts (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min.
Story: Multi-storied, fish-eyed look at American culture with some 22 characters intersecting--profoundly or fleetingly--through each other's lives. Running the emotional gamut from disturbing to humorous, Altman's portrait of the contemporary ...
Style: philosophical, talky, captivating, realistic, sincere ...
Plot: multiple storylines, infidelity, suicide, marriage crisis, bare butt, destruction of property, waitress, loss of loved one, life philosophy, character study, fishing, family relations ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1993
Place: los angeles, california, usa, southern california
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30%
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Running Mates (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A governor running for President gets revealed to be a serial philanderer.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, political, biting
Plot: campaign, rise to the top, lifestyle, ambition, fighting the system, democrat, love affair, political intrigue, workplace, society, head of state, legal ...
Time: 90s
Place: michigan, usa, washington d.c.
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30%
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A comedic biopic focused on the life of fictional jazz guitarist Emmett Ray. Ray was an irresponsible, free-spending, arrogant, obnoxious, alcohol-abusing, miserable human being, who was also arguably the best guitarist in the world.
Style: atmospheric, talky, humorous, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: music, jazz, art, infidelity, love and romance, musician's life, fall in love, dishonesty, artists and showbiz, writers, addiction, dark humor ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1999
Place: new york, chicago, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.
Style: humorous, sentimental, feel good, light, sincere ...
Audience: kids, family outing, date night, teen drama
Plot: music, drummer, recording studio, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, rock and roll, fictional band, showbiz, small town, music band, jazz, friendship, rising to stardom ...
Time: 60s, 50s, 90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place: pennsylvania, columbus ohio, ohio, usa, las vegas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 7.9
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Almost Famous (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band Stillwater – fronted by lead guitar ...
Style: sentimental, road movie, feel good, realistic, semi autobiographical ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, family friendly ...
Plot: coming of age, journalism, rock and roll, musician, on the road, rock music, music, rock, musician's life, fame, road trip, manic pixie dream girl ...
Time: 70s, 2000s, year 2000, y2k, 20th century
Place: california, san francisco, new york, seattle, phoenix arizona ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 5.7
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Aria (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound (Vivaldi, Bach, Wagner), and is an interpretation of the ...
Style: anthology, mind bending, comedy drama, erotic, independent film ...
Plot: nudity, infidelity, male nudity, sex club, gay interest, cheating wife, bare chested male, male pubic hair, erotica, opera, making love, dancing ...
Time: year 1987, year 1931, 1930s, 18th century
Place: albania, vienna, las vegas
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29%
 6.3
 28K
Celebrity (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one ...
Style: black and white, stylized, satirical, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: satire, writers, greed, loneliness, justice, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, ambition, lifestyle, showbiz, celebrity culture, spectacle ...
Time: 20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place: new york, usa, atlantic city new jersey, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 6.3
 45K
Rock Star (2001)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Rock Star tells the story of Chris Cole and a rock band called Steel Dragon. Cole is a photocopier technician by day, and the lead singer of a Steel Dragon tribute band called "Blood Pollution" by night.Internal struggles between the Steel ...
Style: stylized, melancholic, entertaining, intense, light ...
Audience: adult
Plot: music, rock star, rock and roll, rock music, heavy metal, rock, audition, success, ambition, rock concert, rock band, relationship problems ...
Time: 80s, year 2001, y2k, 20th century
Place: usa, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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