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Warning: Parental Advisory (2002)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of the 1985 Senatorial hearings to place "Warning: Parental Advisory" labels on music albums with "obscene" lyrics and themes - and the rockers who tried to fight it.
Style:
captivating, period piece, retro, political drama
Plot:
music industry, satire, musician, singer, senator, political activist, rock music, fighting the system, political unrest, heavy metal, political intrigue, musician's life, controversy, frank zappa, activism, music history, social commentary, rocker, courtroom drama, character study, young adult, religious fanatic, bored housewife, scapegoat, conservative morals ...
Time:
80s
Place:
washington d.c.
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, semi serious, satirical and entertaining films with plots about musician, musician's life, music, satire, friendship, singer and ambition mostly in Comedy, Music and Drama genres. Some movies like Warning: Parental Advisory: Summertime (2020), Rocker (2006), Lovedolls Superstar (1986), Narrien Illat (1970), Comment c'est Loin (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Serbia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
We Are Not Angels III is a Serbian film. In 1973 during a Youth Work Action, budding musician Borko Pavić (Nikola Pejaković) is disappointed to find out that the majority of his fellow young workers prefer to dance kolo to folkish harmonica sounds ...
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Plot:
deal with the devil, rock and roll, singer, rock star, devil, rock music, musician, music, musician's life, alcoholism, drug use, addiction ...
Time:
70s, 2000s
Place:
belgrade, former yugoslavia
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, entertaining, satirical, period piece, emotional
Plot:
music industry, rock and roll, rock, legacy, music, satire, live performance, musician, female singer, public speaking, music history, nostalgia ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Over the course of a hot summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelinos intersect. A skating guitarist, a tagger, two wannabe rappers, an exasperated fast-food worker, a limo driver—they all weave in and out of each other's ...
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psychological, semi serious, satirical, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
poetry, summer, musician, hip hop culture, urban, ambition, satire, lifestyle, bonding, musician's life, music, street life ...
Place:
los angeles, southern california, california
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Discouraged by her lack of success and her parents' disapproval of her career choice, a struggling singer is about to give up on her dream when her manager cooks up a scandal designed to finally bring her some long-awaited fame.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, semi serious, satirical, captivating
Plot:
music industry, ambition, female protagonist, rock and roll, rock band, scandal, musician, music manager, aspiring musician, rock, satire, record producer ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An all-girl punk band forms a religious cult.
Style:
independent film, offbeat, black comedy, surreal, postmodern ...
Plot:
punk rock, fictional band, punk, underground, rock, satire, anti establishment, counterculture, comeback, rebirth, fan culture, commune ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Finland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The ups and downs of the popular music world are revealed to a singer.
Style:
satirical, road movie, mockumentary, comedy drama, rockumentary
Plot:
satire, behind the scenes, music industry, character study, pop singer, ambition, social commentary, popularity, intimate, humour, rise and fall, frustration ...
Time:
70s
Place:
finland
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After ten years of doing nothing, Orel and Gringe are in their mid 30s and they struggle to finish their first rap album. Their texts are mostly sex jokes and booze stories and reflect the everyday life they have in a small town from France. The ...
Style:
semi serious, satirical, disturbing, captivating, buddy comedy ...
Plot:
friendship, rap, hip hop culture, musician, record producer, music, music business, rapper, singer, satire, musician's life, problem ...
Time:
year 2015
Place:
france
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Once a famous singer, Choi Gon is reduced to doing gigs in cafes after being involved in a scandal. When Choi Gon gets arrested after an argument, Park Minsu, his manager, seeks help from a director of a radio station, who agrees, with a condition.
Style:
satirical, captivating, humorous, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
radio announcer, satire, musician, friendship, radio, personal growth, escapades, workplace situations, relationship problems, workplace, co worker co worker relationship, musician's life ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Jose Stern, an erstwhile indie-rocker relegated to playing children's birthday parties, is on the verge of turning 40 and at a crossroads in his life.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, feel good, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
musician, indie rock, musician's life, marital problem, husband wife relationship, relationships, marriage crisis, crumbling marriage, family problems, relationship problems, changing lives, family relations ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Cocky natural Jack Cook and nervous savant Oliver Banks write and record a demo that sends them down the road to becoming the most successful duo of the 1980s. With help and hindrance from their producer, their manager, Cook's girlfriend, ...
Style:
emotional, period piece, retro, comedy drama, humorous ...
Plot:
music industry, recording studio, showbiz, conflict, creative process, partnership, friendship, producer, success, bittersweet, fame, rivalry ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A successful music producer quits the industry and exiles himself in upstate New York, but the solitude he seeks is shattered when his estranged son and the pop star he's created come looking for answers.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, melancholic, indie film
Plot:
record producer, music, musician, father son relationship, social problems, music band, musician's life, father and son, family relations, father son estrangement, parents and children, estranged father ...
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Joe, Carlo, Bobo and Giacomo have always been friends, each with their own life and problems, but united by an authentic bond and the passion that brought them together: music. The Boys, the band's name, had had lightning-fast success in the ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, emotional, melancholic, retro ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ambition, group, friend, friendship, male bonding, ambitious man, music, singer, musician, music band, ambitious, nostalgia ...
Time:
70s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
For teenage misfits Hunter and Kevin, the path to glory is clear: Devote themselves to metal. Win Battle of the Bands. And be worshipped like gods.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, semi serious, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
heavy metal, music, musician, rock music, friendship, high school, music competition, desire for fame, music band, contests and competitions, teenage life, rebellious youth ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
portland oregon
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Three estranged friends are going to be forced to gather very much to their regret ... Axel (Santiago Segura), a very particular Spaniard, decides to undertake the search of his former companions in Buenos Aires. 25 years ago they formed a musical ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, entertaining
Plot:
musician, rock band, father son relationship, rock music, rock concert, nostalgia, desire for fame, music band, reunited friends, group of friends, musician's life, old friends reunited ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Alabama preacher’s daughter runs off with a touring Xian hair metal band during the summer of 1986.
Style:
semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining, retro ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
alabama
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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46%
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
heavy metal, musician, rock music, music band, hard rock, rehearsal, desire for fame, musician's life, alcohol abuse, ambition, coping, direction and purpose ...
Time:
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Place:
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46%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A movie about the Filipino rock Band The Dawn.
Style:
captivating, emotional, semi autobiographical, independent film, entertaining
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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44%
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, satirical, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
music industry, satire, musician, singer, career, aspiring musician, record producer, music business, music, musician's life, self discovery, underdog ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
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Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, comedy drama, sentimental
Plot:
musician, aspiring singer, music competition, small town life, music, desire for fame, musician's life, contests and competitions, direction and purpose, aspiration, pop singer, rivalry ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A former boy band star unexpectedly gets a second shot at success when he forms a bond with a gifted young drummer.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, captivating, satirical, thrilling ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, captivating, satirical, thrilling, suspense ...
Plot:
house arrest, corruption, surveillance, privacy invasion, political intrigue, satire, secret, political unrest, spy, neighbor, roommate, problem ...
Time:
80s
Place:
korea
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A bold anthology feature film made by an all-female creative team and cast. Based on the popular play of the same name the 80-minute movie follows 10 women scorned as they directly address their exes' new wives and lovers at an open mic night ...
Style:
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Plot:
women, feminist, all female cast, empowerment, relationships, musician, multiple storylines, musician's life, social problems, satire, music, cathartic ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
German mockumentary about the history of the techno band of the same name. Fraktus were once considered the pioneers of techno. Now, after 25 years, they are planning their big comeback. The band is supported by their manager Roger Dettner, who used ...
Style:
satirical, mockumentary, semi serious, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fictional band, music industry, satire, techno, musician, music band, desire for fame, electronic music, comeback, music business, ambition, musician's life ...
Place:
ibiza
Similarity:
40%
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 ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
music, rock and roll, drummer, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, recording studio, fictional band, small town, showbiz, rock band, dentist, music industry, breakup ...
Time:
60s, year 1996, 90s, 50s, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania, los angeles, wisconsin, illinois, pittsburgh ...
Similarity:
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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:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Max Flatow is a precocious, social miscreant who has a way with home-made explosives. When he tires of these, he runs away from home only to emerge seven years later as Max Frost, the world's most popular entertainer. When Congressman John ...
Style:
psychological, independent film, cynical, biting, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
counterculture, hippie, attorney, satire, lsd, juvenile delinquency, politics, concert, organist, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, blonde, singer ...
Time:
60s
Place:
washington d.c., los angeles
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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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:
37%
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:
independent film, retro, psychotronic, thinking, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punk, punk rock, punk rocker, girl band, punk band, feminist, rock and roll, rock, fictional band, taunting, teenager, girl group ...
Time:
80s, year 1982, 20th century
Place:
usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
While working part-time as a food deliveryman, Antoine, an aspiring young rapper from the suburbs of Paris, meets Mrs. Loiseau, an eminent teacher at the Paris Opéra. Stunned by the young man's raw talent, she introduces him to the world of ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
opera singer, rap, theater, opera, singer, female singer, audition, musician's life, music, music teacher, double life, satire ...
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
36%
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