Movies like Whitney 2015
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Whitney (2015)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.
Style:
emotional, realistic, touching, serious, sincere
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
musician's life, music, rising to stardom, addiction, fall in love, showbiz, ambition, desire for fame, couple relations, celebrity culture, pop star, price of fame, drugs, girl, women of color, cocaine, friends, life is a bitch, best friends, couples, strong female presence, crumbling marriage, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, destructive relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s, 1990s
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and touching films with plots about ambition, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom, showbiz, musician's life, lifestyle and music mostly in Drama, Biography and Music genres. Some movies like Whitney: What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998), Bessie (2015), Gloria (2014), King of Salsa (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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, emotional, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
music, domestic violence, black woman, musician, rock and roll, african american woman, showbiz, african american, childhood, musician's life, women, singer ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s, 80s, 1930s ...
Place:
usa, africa, tennessee
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In the mid-80s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager, Morris Levy. One is an L.A. singer, formerly of the Platters; one is a petty thief from Philly; one teaches school in a small Georgia town. ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, melancholic, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
music, showbiz, addiction, music business, greed, music band, drug addiction, rising to stardom, rise and fall, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, ambition ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 50s, 80s
Place:
new york, los angeles, new jersey, usa, california
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, factual, gloomy ...
Plot:
blues, black lgbt, lesbian, rise to the top, musician's life, african american, artists and showbiz, music, life is a bitch, ambition, rising to stardom, lgbt ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s, 1930s
Place:
usa, tennessee, pennsylvania, southern usa, new york
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
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Story:
This movie re-creates the life stories of the members of the rock group "The Beach Boys. The film focuses primarily on the Wilson brothers and their parents, but also includes stories about the rest of members of the band. A two-part television ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
music band, musician's life, rising to stardom, teenage love, friends, life is a bitch, artists and showbiz, ambition, listener, rock band, rock and roll, siblings relations ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.
Style:
emotional, touching, sincere, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
homeless teenager, homeless, youth, life is a bitch, aids, against the odds, human spirit, starting over, university, street kid, kids in trouble, teenage life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Mexico
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Gloria never imagined that an audition for the music producer Sergio Andrade was going to change her life so drastically. King Midas not only brought her to stardom, but also to a dramatic story of love, heartbreak and betrayal. Based on the life ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, captivating
Plot:
ambition, musician's life, desire for fame, downfall, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom, girl, pop singer, strong female presence, music, unfulfillment, power relations ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
latin america, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The rise and fall of salsa singer, Héctor Lavoe (1946-1993), as told from the perspective of his wife Puchi, who looks back from 2002.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, disturbing, sentimental
Plot:
music, dancing, musician's life, artists and showbiz, ambition, showbiz, lifestyle, rise and fall, life is a bitch, drug abuse, salsa, drugs ...
Time:
70s, 60s
Place:
usa, new york, puerto rico
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40%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A look at Brittany Murphy's rise to Hollywood fame in the 1990s, her struggles with celebrity and self-esteem, and her mysterious death in 2009 at the age of 32.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, sentimental
Plot:
rising to stardom, rise and fall, desire for fame, ambition, actor's life, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, parents and children, mental illness, death of daughter, death of wife, lifetime ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1990, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey, puerto rico
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
TLC's humble beginnings in Atlanta quickly led to an unprecedented rise to fame in the 1990's as one of the world's most talented, celebrated and highest-selling female groups of all time. Through very public and high profile success, ...
Style:
serious, sincere, realistic, captivating
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
rising to stardom, music band, musician's life, artists and showbiz, ambition, hip hop, music, bankruptcy, blaxploitation, female musician, women, musician ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Chronicles the rise and fall of pop king Michael Jackson.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, touching
Plot:
rise and fall, ambition, music, rising to stardom, performer's life, showbiz, musician's life, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, singer, reputation, pop star ...
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.
Style:
realistic, touching, emotional, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
elvis presley, music, rock music, musician's life, price of fame, celebrity culture, rags to riches, desire for fame, music band, showbiz, lifestyle, ambition ...
Time:
50s, 60s
Place:
las vegas, mississippi
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The film spans from Hepburn's early childhood to the 1950s which details her life as a Dutch ballerina, coming to grips with her parents' divorce, and enduring life in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II. She then settles in ...
Style:
uplifting, feel good, serious, emotional, sentimental ...
Plot:
hollywood, actor's life, world war two, showbiz, celebrity culture, performer's life, rising to stardom, childhood, human spirit, artists and showbiz, haunted by the past, filmmaking ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 50s, 60s
Place:
usa, new york, holland, europe, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of singer Rosemary Clooney's rise to fame, her marriage to Jose Ferrer, and her nervous breakdown.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching
Plot:
showbiz, friends, couples, actor's life, tragic hero, prodigy, performer's life, musician's life, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, rising to stardom, rise and fall ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 1940s
Place:
kentucky
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Voluptuous beauty Anna Nicole Smith marries an elderly millionaire and poses for Playboy, but after her husband's death, her excessive drinking, pill-popping and weight fluctuations take their toll.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, thought provoking, sexy
Plot:
playboy, celebrity, rise and fall, starlet, ambition, rising to stardom, desire for fame, celebrity culture, drug addiction, female protagonist, pole dancing, blonde ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
"Meat Loaf" Aday is an overgrown Texas youngster, the son of a gentle woman dying of cancer and an alcoholic, abusive father. Tormented by his father and schoolmates over his size, he strikes out on his own after his mother's death, ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, touching, captivating, semi serious
Plot:
showbiz, ambition, rise to the top, desire for fame, rising to stardom, life is a bitch, love and romance, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, musician's life, music band, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, texas, dallas texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Ireland, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.
Style:
realistic, captivating, atmospheric, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
music, musician, musician's life, ambition, rising to stardom, rock star, artists and showbiz, rock, guitarist, infidelity, drug use, rock music ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In the early 1970s, Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (Andy Garcia) is torn between his own musical dreams and the dreams of his wife, Marianela (MÃa Maestro), a fervent supporter of the ideals of the Castro revolution. Also starring Charles S. ...
Style:
realistic, touching, emotional, sincere, serious
Plot:
jazz, musician's life, unfulfillment, politics, political unrest, showbiz, couples, relationship vs career, human spirit, state affairs, family problems, ambition ...
Place:
usa, cuba, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story is a made-for-TV film starring Australian actress Poppy Montgomery. The film, which was shot in B.C. Canada locations altered to look like British locations, details the journey of struggling single mother ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, realistic, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
multiple sclerosis, writers, writer's life, rising to stardom, ambition, rise to the top, artists and showbiz, family relations, single parent, school, single mother, female protagonist ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A biopic of punk legend Darby Crash and his band, the Germs.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, interesting
Plot:
punk, punk rock, music, musician's life, lifestyle, rising to stardom, nightlife, celebrity culture, drug abuse, rise and fall, life is a bitch, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
70s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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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, factual, emotional, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, kids, teens
Plot:
music, dancing, tragedy, childhood, women, musician's life, singer, musician, rising to stardom, rock and roll, human spirit, racial segregation ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, 60s
Place:
texas, california, mexico, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The life story of former Manchester United football legend, George Best.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, emotional
Plot:
athlete's life, rising to stardom, ambition, rivalry, sport, life is a bitch, sport team, celebrity culture, professional sports, football player, football, unfulfillment ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s, 90s
Place:
ireland, england, europe, manchester, northern england
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Renowned writer F. Scott Fitzgerald is living the last months of his life with his youthful secretary, confidant, and protégé who later wrote a memoir of their time together.
Style:
serious, realistic, clever, emotional, gloomy ...
Plot:
prodigy, couples, showbiz, terminal illness, life is a bitch, mental illness, crumbling marriage, split personality, love and romance, ambition, lifestyle, family problems ...
Place:
california
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Hungary, Romania, Poland
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
This film is about the relationship of a mother and her daughter, the split-up of their family, the blessing and curse of belonging together and about coming of age - all this from the perspective of the young girl Aglaja. The story is based on ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, emotional, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot:
circus, dysfunctional family, ambition, self discovery, desire for fame, performer's life, youth, parents and children, family problems, artists and showbiz, family relations, eccentric family ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
hungary
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Odessa is a beautiful girl addicted to the attention and money that being an adult film star brings. William, a lonely mechanic, has a crush on her, and she indulges his fantasy and leads him on. Thinking he can save her and help her find a normal ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, touching, gloomy
Plot:
porn star, desire for fame, fall in love, ambition, impossible love, artists and showbiz, love and romance, actor's life, showbiz, celebrity culture, sexual content, innocence lost ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Bettie Page was America's number one pin-up girl in the 1950s and became a cult icon. This biopic tells the story of the last 3 years of her short-lived career, recreating the incriminating bondage films which gave her the nickname "Dark ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sexual, captivating, sexy
Plot:
actor's life, desire for fame, rise and fall, friendship, celebrity culture, destructive relationship, showbiz, workplace romance, fashion, life is a bitch, workplace, obsession ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
tennessee, new york, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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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, touching, emotional, realistic, feel good ...
Plot:
country music, music, female protagonist, poverty, singer, musician, rags to riches, music business, rising to stardom, women, human spirit, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
usa, kentucky, nashville tennessee, washington state, appalachia
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31%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In 1980 young George O'Dowd baffles his parents with his love of frocks and make-up and moves into a squat with kindred spirit Peter, who dresses as Marilyn Monroe and calls himself Marilyn. They make a splash at Steve Strange's trendy ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sentimental, captivating, queer cinema ...
Plot:
gay, lifestyle, ambition, musician's life, desire for fame, rise and fall, rising to stardom, music band, love and romance, drug abuse, anti conformity, addiction ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
england, london
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31%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The story begins at the height of Gleason's career. He has it all: women, wealth, and extraordinary power. But he is haunted by memories of his childhood. Gleason spends his formative years entering amateur contests, performing in sleazy night ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sincere, captivating
Plot:
womanizer, actor's life, ambition, rising to stardom, relationship vs career, couples, destructive relationship, showbiz, couple relations, unfulfillment, alcohol abuse, comedian ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 1940s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 170 min.
TV show
Story:
The film, which chronicles Garland's life from her first public performance in 1924 until her death in 1969, is divided into two parts: the first part depicts her rise to fame in the 1930s, her descent into drugs, and her fall from grace in the ...
Style:
realistic, touching, captivating, serious, gloomy ...
Plot:
addiction, showbiz, filmmaking, actor's life, rising to stardom, singer, ambition, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, couple relations, musician's life, life is a bitch ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, 1930s
Place:
california, usa, new york, london, manhattan new york city
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31%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A film about the life and career of the early rock and roll star.
Style:
humorous, feel good, enigmatic, talky, entertaining ...
Plot:
music, musician, rock, singer, rock music, showbiz, air disaster, tragedy, runaway, life & death, lone hero, suspense ...
Time:
50s, 70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
texas, austin texas, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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