Movies like That Thing You Do!
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That Thing You Do! (1996)
78K
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:
sexy, sentimental, humorous, period piece, feel good, light, sincere, touching, retro, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, date night, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
music, rock and roll, drummer, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, recording studio, fictional band, small town, showbiz, rock band, father son relationship, music industry, dentist, breakup, musician, jazz, music band, friendship, rising to stardom, fame, rise and fall, musician's life, celebrity culture, rock music, music business, dance ...
Time:
60s, 90s, 50s, year 1996, 20th century, 1960s
Place:
pennsylvania, las vegas, los angeles, usa, illinois, wisconsin, ohio ...
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Most similar movies to That Thing You Do!
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, melancholic, feel good and humorous films with plots about music, musician, rock and roll, singer, artists and showbiz, musician's life and dialogue mostly in Music, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like That Thing You Do!: This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Walk the Line (2005), Almost Famous (2000), The Rose (1979), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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, funny, independent film, spoof ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heavy metal, satire, musician, music, rock music, rock and roll, profanity, concert tour, singer, dating, chauffeur, friendship ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, 70s
Place:
seattle, middle east, austin texas, atlanta georgia, north carolina ...
Similarity:
100%
279K
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:
100%
313K
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, feel good, teen, road movie, semi autobiographical ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
coming of age, journalism, rock and roll, rock music, on the road, musician, musician's life, music, rock, fame, manic pixie dream girl, road trip ...
Time:
70s, 2000s, year 2000, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
california, new york, san francisco, phoenix arizona, seattle ...
Similarity:
83%
10K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Midler is the rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster (known as the Rose to her legions of fans), whose romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperiled by the demands of life on the road.
Style:
retro, serious, realistic, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
addiction, rock band, rock and roll, musician, singer, female singer, love, women, stalker, blues, rock, drug abuse ...
Time:
year 1979, 60s, 20th century, year 1969, 70s
Place:
usa, new jersey, new york
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.
Style:
funny, spoof, parody, satirical, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
musician, music, addiction, divorce, singer, marijuana, stupidity, success, rock, satire, farce, hip hop ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 80s, 90s, 60s ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned ...
Style:
gothic, period piece, retro, independent film, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
music, biopic, musician, rock and roll, rise and fall, rock, scandal, prejudice, older man younger woman relationship, dancing, jazz, child marriage ...
Time:
1950s, year 1989, 20th century, 50s, 80s
Place:
usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
175K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A long lost music producer finds a singer-songwriter right about the moment he has given up all hope on life.
Style:
inspirational, romantic, sincere, sentimental, independent film ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
music, musician's life, love story, female singer, musician, infidelity, love, singer, father daughter relationship, relationships, music and dance, coping ...
Time:
year 2013, year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
107K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Style:
sweet, teen, touching, lyrical, sentimental ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night, teens, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
friendship, youth, coming of age, music band, musician's life, rock and roll, teenager, singing, bullying, dream girl, adolescence, teenage boy ...
Time:
80s, year 2016, 2010s, year 1985, future ...
Place:
dublin ireland, ireland, london, nebraska, england
Similarity:
100%
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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:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a tick out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females ...
Style:
independent film, cult classic, realistic, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
musician, working class, music, rock and roll, profanity, singer, friendship, rock, blues, bittersweet, rock music, young couple ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 20th century
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, england, europe
Similarity:
100%
47K
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:
period piece, cult classic, melancholic, stylized, intense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
music, rock star, rock and roll, rock music, heavy metal, rock, rock band, orgy, rock concert, musician, success, audition ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, y2k, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania, pittsburgh, seattle, los angeles, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
nothing goes right, music industry, celebrity culture, showbiz, artists and showbiz, music band, music, nightlife, rock, relationship vs career, lifestyle, musician's life ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along ...
Style:
sentimental, hood, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
music, friendship, racism, black, rock and roll, african american, drug addiction, music business, rise and fall, blaxploitation, black history, corruption ...
Time:
60s, year 1991, 70s, 20th century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
39K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of singer Ritchie Valens whose life was cut short by a plane crash.
Style:
inspirational, touching, intense, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
music, musician's life, biopic, rock and roll, interracial romance, musician, happy ending, love story, rock, rock music, music business, racism ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, year 1987, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, southern california, new york, tijuana mexico ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the seventies Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an overdose. Even their demise was glamorous; when lightning struck the stage during an outdoor ...
Style:
clever, humorous, neurotic, mockumentary, contemplative ...
Plot:
music, rock and roll, rock band, comeback, rock, british, fictional band, musician, singer, satire, death, midlife crisis ...
Time:
90s, 70s, year 1998, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new jersey, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
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, parody, light, talky ...
Plot:
music, satire, musician, lovers reunited, folk singer, singer, music band, love and romance, showbiz, lifestyle, musician's life, buddies ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, 60s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
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:
inspirational, intense, stylized, talky, sincere ...
Plot:
music, musician's life, blues, rock and roll, jazz, biopic, african american, singer, pop music, success, chess, music business ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 1950s, year 2008, 1940s ...
Place:
chicago, usa, indiana, london, mississippi ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
If they missed Beatles' first appearance in the U.S.A. they would hate themselves for the rest of their lives! So six young girls from New Jersey set off even though they don't have tickets for the show! The journey is full of surprises ...
Style:
grindhouse, cult classic, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids
Plot:
the beatles, rock and roll, obsessed fan, music, friends, obsession, rebellion, radio, hotel, desire, irreverent, rock ...
Time:
year 1978, 60s, 20th century, year 1964, 50s ...
Place:
new jersey, usa, new york
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Music, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Michael Paré stars as Eddie Wilson of the rock band Eddie and Cruisers. The band is at the height of their career in the 1960s when front man Eddie drives his car off a bridge in an apparent suicide -- but the body was never found.
Style:
cult classic, realistic, serious, captivating, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
music, rock and roll, musician, singer, rock music, reporter, dancing, teenager, past, missing person, friends, obsessive quest ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
100%
259K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Style:
costume drama, touching, historical drama, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
rock music, musician, career, based on real people, music, singer, biopic, singing, rock and roll, manager, death of protagonist, king ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 2020s, 70s, 60s ...
Place:
las vegas, memphis, nevada, germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for the Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. Under the Svengalilike influence of ...
Style:
sexy, teen, stylized, emotional, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
rock music, lesbian, music band, music, teenage girl, coming of age, lesbian love, sex scene, teenage sexuality, teenager, biopic, revisionist history ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, japan, usa, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
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:
intense, stylized, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
music, biopic, music band, broadway, rock and roll, life philosophy, desire for fame, rising to stardom, ambition, showbiz, friends, performer's life ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
new jersey, usa
Similarity:
100%
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60K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.
Style:
sexy, humorous, captivating, feel good, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
rock, rock music, heavy metal, guitarist, rock band, bassist, music band, singer, celebrity, drug, drummer, price of fame ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
los angeles, seattle
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' ...
Style:
feel good, funny, entertaining, inspirational, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
music, teacher, teachers and students, musician, children, rock music, student, school, fish out of water, music band, rock concert, rock band ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, y2k, 80s, 21st century
Place:
america, new york, usa, los angeles, north america ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The Fighting Temptations stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. as the film's protagonist as he attempts to revive a church choir in order to enter a gospel competition with the help of a beautiful lounge singer (Beyoncé Knowles) with whom he soon falls in ...
Style:
melancholic, romantic, talky, absurd, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
church choir, small town, music, love story, black, disorder, music band, ambition, contests and competitions, friendship, last wish, family relations ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
usa, georgia, manhattan new york city, empire state building manhattan new york city, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
11K
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't apear to know as much about rap music ...
Style:
spoof, mockumentary, black comedy, hood, funny ...
Plot:
hip hop, satire, music, black, urban, rock and roll, hip hop culture, fictional band, gang, rapper, shaman, discrimination ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe (played by Stephen Dorff) and John Lennon (played by Ian Hart), and also with Sutcliffe's German girlfriend ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, sentimental, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
the beatles, music, rock and roll, musician, biopic, rock, artist, music history, art, friendship, rock music, pop music ...
Time:
60s, year 1994, 20th century
Place:
hamburg germany, england, germany, liverpool, northern germany ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
The Monkees is an American situation comedy that aired on NBC from September 1966 to March 1968. The series follows the adventures of four young men trying to make a name for themselves as rock 'n roll singers. The show introduced a number of ...
Style:
sitcom, slapstick, fast, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
rock and roll, musician, children, music band, aspiring singer, rock band, partner, disorder, friends, buddies, goofy hero, desire for fame ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
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