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Tender Mercies (1983)
13K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
Style:
sentimental, touching, atmospheric, sincere, serious, christian film, depressing, philosophical, independent film, contemplative ...
Audience:
family outing, date night
Plot:
character study, country music, music, self discovery, small town, comeback, drinking, starting over, musician's life, divorce, love and romance, mother son relationship, couples, love affair, career change, human nature, artists and showbiz, alcoholic, dialogue, christian, redemption, addiction, drug addiction, marriage, country ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1983
Place:
texas, midwest, austin texas, usa, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, touching, serious and sentimental films with plots about musician's life, artists and showbiz, music, singer, love, musician and runaway mostly in Drama, Music and Romance genres. Some movies like Tender Mercies: Crazy Heart (2009), The Trip to Bountiful (1985), Pure Country (1992), Dingo (1991), Country Strong (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake -- an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend -- they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son. But can he leave behind an ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sincere, romantic, depressing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
musician, country music, loneliness, character study, music, happy ending, addiction, redemption, country singer, love and romance, alcoholism, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, texas, austin texas, usa, nashville tennessee ...
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940's Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish -- just once before she dies -- is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas ...
Style:
emotional, touching, sentimental, independent film, road movie ...
Plot:
escape, senior citizen, aging, journey, on the road, dysfunctional family, small town, redemption, old age, homecoming, bus, cat ...
Time:
1940s, year 1985, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa, houston texas, austin texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Dusty Chandler (Strait) is a super star in the country music world, but his shows have the style of a '70s rock concert. One day he takes a walk - out of his overdone concerts to find his real country roots. He's helped and hindered by ...
Style:
entertaining, scenic, light, sincere, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, manly, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
country music, love story, starting over, musician's life, artists and showbiz, couple relations, desire for fame, love and romance, lifestyle, fall in love, love affair, friends ...
Time:
year 1992
Place:
usa, las vegas, london, australia, texas
Similarity:
100%
517
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France, Australia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Young John Anderson is captivated by jazz musician, Billy Cross when he performs on the remote airstrip of his Western Australian outback hometown after his plane is diverted. Years later, now a family man and making a meagre living tracking dingoes ...
Style:
realistic, independent film, touching, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
jazz, music, outback, art, friends, family relations, couples, musician's life, desire for fame, hopes, human nature, self discovery ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 20th century, 70s, 1920s ...
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paris france, australia, europe, france, california
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100%
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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, musician, love triangle, musician's life, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, showbiz, ambition, love and romance, love ...
Time:
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Place:
texas, tennessee, usa, dallas texas, austin texas ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The film follows aspiring singer-songwriter Jed King (Alan Powell) as he struggles to catch a break and escape the long shadow of his father, a country music legend. After reluctantly accepting a gig at a local vineyard harvest festival, Jed is ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, captivating, christian film, touching ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
country singer, musician's life, love affair, christian, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, music, couples, faith, introspection, hopes, unfulfillment ...
Time:
year 2006, 80s, 2000s, year 1981, 21st century
Place:
usa, nashville tennessee
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A talented young singer and aspiring songwriter’s Christian faith and family ties are tested when she defies her worship-pastor father and pursues pop-music stardom in GRACE UNPLUGGED, a moving and inspiring new film that explores the true meaning ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, realistic, serious, christian film ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, family friendly
Plot:
christianity, religious, ambition, desire for fame, musician's life, lifestyle, teenage life, youth, society, family relations, once in a lifetime opportunity, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, alabama, usa, birmingham alabama
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Story:
Tommy is a troubled young man with a history of crime. When he meets Memaw, an elderly lady, the two form a special bond with Memaw encouraging Charlie to sing in the local church choir, a talent he has ignored until now. While Charlie excels in ...
Style:
christian film, uplifting, touching, realistic, feel good ...
Plot:
musician's life, self discovery, church, starting over, society, family relations, religions or cults, hopes, christian, faith, singing, cons and scams ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A fading country music star (Keith) returns to his hometown, where he reunites with his childhood sweetheart and also meets his 16-year-old daughter for the first time.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, serious, touching, independent film
Plot:
starting over, artists and showbiz, parents and children, homecoming, unfulfillment, musician's life, music, family problems, family relations, haunted by the past, country, country music ...
Time:
year 2006
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Sadie looks up to her older sister Georgia, a successful folk singer who's happily married with children, but can't break out of the bar-band circuit and hit the big time she desperately covets. It's in part due to her attraction to ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, melancholic, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
music, addiction, drug addiction, sister sister relationship, dysfunctional family, musician's life, sisters, redemption, female singer, sister sister conflict, eccentricity, life is a bitch ...
Time:
90s
Place:
seattle, oregon, usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.
Style:
biblical, spiritual, independent film, talky, realistic ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
religion, christian, preacher, redemption, jesus, small town, radio, clergy, spirit, country, coma, church ...
Time:
year 1997, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
texas, louisiana, southern usa, midwest, usa ...
Similarity:
22%
34K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for ...
Style:
touching, sad, sincere, factual, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
music, murder, dancing, tragedy, childhood, singer, musician's life, musician, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, marriage, racial segregation ...
Time:
80s, 90s, year 1997, 20th century, year 1981 ...
Place:
texas, mexico, usa, los angeles, california
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Rock singer John Mellencamp makes his screen and directorial debut in this story by "Lonesome Dove" author, Larry McMurtry. The story, not too separated from Mellencamp's real life, finds him as a country music star whose meanderings ...
Style:
independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
homecoming, infidelity, farm, bittersweet, haunted by the past, country, small town life, midlife crisis, countryside, on the road, love affair, small town ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
indiana, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, sentimental, contemplative
Plot:
country, friendship, musician's life, desire for fame, lifestyle, love and romance, rise to the top, music, overnight success, friends, hopes, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, tennessee, dallas texas, austin texas, texas
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, touching, sweet, realistic ...
Plot:
country music, music, female protagonist, biopic, poverty, rags to riches, musician, dysfunctional marriage, musician's life, teenage pregnancy, price of fame, mining ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 70s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
kentucky, usa, nashville tennessee, appalachia, washington state
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
Style:
sentimental, touching, inspirational, period piece, road movie ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
music, rock and roll, country music, musician's life, musician, marriage, addiction, biopic, accident, prison, drug, concert ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 50s, 1950s, 2000s ...
Place:
memphis, tennessee, southern usa, usa, arkansas ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Elizabeth defies her wealthy parents by running off and marrying a young man of humble prospects, and her parents have not spoken to her since - even though the couple lives in a rooming house nearby, they are struggling financially, and she is ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, uplifting, emotional ...
Plot:
small town, valentine's day, marriage, family relations, young couple, family disapproval, in-laws, social relations, couples, love and romance, humble, hotel ...
Time:
1910s, year 1917
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
high school, music, classical music, mentor, composer, school, musician, teacher, teaching, honest, high school teacher, sign language ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 60s, 20th century, year 1965 ...
Place:
oregon, portland oregon
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A Star Is Born is a 1976 rock music film telling the story of a young woman, played by Barbra Streisand who enters show business, and meets and falls in love with an established male star, played by Kris Kristofferson, only to find her career ...
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
adultery, tragic love, music, bare breasts, arizona desert, tragic romance, female nudity, arrest, rock and roll, women, dancing, drug addiction ...
Time:
year 1976, 20th century, 70s
Place:
arizona, california, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Howard Spence has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol, drugs and young women. If he were to die now, nobody would shed a tear over him, that's the sad truth. ...
Style:
realistic, sad, road movie, talky, sentimental ...
Plot:
redemption, washed up star, road trip, hopes, self discovery, parents and children, haunted by the past, family relations, human nature, actor's life, small town, passion ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
montana, usa, utah, nevada, texas ...
Similarity:
21%
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, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
drug addiction, country music, music business, infidelity, addiction, mistress, drug abuse, showbiz, parents and children, celebrity culture, relationship vs career, on the road ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, tennessee
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that ...
Style:
sentimental, gloomy, touching, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
jazz, musician, music, addiction, alcoholism, art, friendship, saxophonist, bittersweet, drug addiction, biopic, alcoholic ...
Time:
year 1986, 50s, 20th century, year 1959, 60s ...
Place:
france, paris france, usa, europe, new york
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
THE ONE I WROTE FOR YOU follows a songwriter who defers his dreams to support his family. He gets a second chance when his 10-year-old daughter, Gracie, secretly enters his name into a song writing contest/reality show. Fourteen original songs help ...
Style:
realistic, feel good, serious, sentimental, touching
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
hopes, family relations, rising to stardom, ambition, musician's life, contests and competitions, parents and children, music, artists and showbiz, dream, singer, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, san antonio texas, new york, chicago
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Neil Diamond stars as Yussel in this tale of a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in music.
Style:
touching, intense, serious, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
father son relationship, music, tradition, generation gap, family relations, showbiz, parents and children, dancing, religions or cults, desire for fame, follow your dream, estrangement ...
Time:
70s, year 1980, 80s
Place:
california, new york, usa, los angeles, venice california
Similarity:
20%
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 ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
songwriter, music, music industry, existentialism, loneliness, showbiz, rise and fall, lifestyle, ambition, artists and showbiz, self discovery, fictional band ...
Time:
1950s, year 1996, 60s, 70s, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, usa, california
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A film about the singer Tina Turner and how she rose to stardom with her abusive husband Ike Turner and how she gained the courage to break free.
Style:
inspirational, sincere, intense, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
music, musician, domestic violence, african american, black woman, biopic, singer, violence against women, abusive husband, rape victim, african american woman, female protagonist ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s, 60s, year 1993 ...
Place:
usa, tennessee, california, africa, new york ...
Similarity:
19%
114K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.
Style:
touching, inspirational, feel good, sentimental, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, kids, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot:
music, musician, orphan, prodigy, child prodigy, child protagonist, dancing, childhood, boy, youth, chance meeting, cellist ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 80s, year 1995, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, chicago, greenwich village manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Buck Bonham (Willie Nelson) is a country singer, with a good family, struggling to find national fame. He juggles his music career with his responsibilities to his wife and son. He has everything going his way until the daughter of his former ...
Style:
road movie, southern gothic, realistic, semi serious, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rock and roll, love, music, on the road, skinny dipping, stranded, infidelity, couples, friends, moral dilemma, ambition, rising to stardom ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
texas, usa, california, new jersey
Similarity:
19%
14K
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, drug addict, musician, childhood, character study, musician's life, showbiz ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, year 1988, 20th century, 50s
Place:
usa, brooklyn new york city, africa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Things are not looking good for Brook, a young, talented singer/songwriter who has become the clichéd tortured artist. Slow to come to terms with the death of his mother, Brook is self-absorbed, aggressive, and the major obstruction to his own ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, sincere, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
coping, rock, music, musician's life, family problems, parents and children, artists and showbiz, siblings relations, family relations, estrangement, twentysomething life, urban ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, san diego california
Similarity:
18%
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