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Wagner (1983)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: UK, Austria, Hungary
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
A huge panorama of Wagner's life and work, from before the 1848 Revolution, through his exile in Switzerland, his rescue by the besotted King Ludwig II of Bavaria to the final triumph at Bayreuth.
Style:
historical drama, sentimental, epic, serious, emotional, realistic, period drama
Plot:
composer, opera, musician, classical music, politics, biopic, singer, singing, orchestra, anarchist, classical composer, anti semitism, music, prodigy, love and romance, life is a bitch, revolution, tragic love, social differences, society, radical, ambition, rise and fall, lifestyle, rebelliousness ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, victorian era, year 1981, victorian
Place:
germany, europe, prussia, switzerland, austria, bavaria
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and period drama films and TV series with plots about biopic, music, ambition, musician's life, artists and showbiz, lifestyle and musician mostly in Biography, Drama and Music genres. Some movies like Wagner: Verdi (1982), The Overture (2004), Forever Enthralled (2008), Selena: The Series (2020), Victoria & Albert (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Using letters Anna Magdalena Bach wrote to her husband, seminal composer Johann Sebastian, filmmakers Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet created one of the most precise, rewarding biopics ever put to screen. CHRONICLE OF ANNA MAGDALENA ...
Style:
contemplative, spiritual, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
composer, piano, music, biopic, musician, music composer, jazz, artist, spirituality, classical composer, art, european ...
Time:
year 1968, 18th century
Place:
europe, germany
Similarity:
95%
339
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, UK, Sweden
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813 and lived until 1901, his life spanning nearly a century of political turmoil and considerable personal turmoil. This 1982 biographical television miniseries, as seen on PBS's Great Performances, dramatizes the ...
Style:
reflective, emotional, dramatic, melancholic, historical drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
composer, biopic, opera, musician, classical music, performer's life, ambition, creative process, legacy, nationalism, grief, cleaning ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
italy, milan italy
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: Thailand
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on the life of Luang Pradit Pairoh (Sorn Silapabanleng) the most revered traditional Thai music master who lived during the reigns of Kings Rama V to VIII, the movie traces the life of Sorn, who picked up the ra-nad ek (Thai xylophone) mallets ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, touching, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
politics, rebellion, musician's life, prodigy, lifestyle, injustice, rivalry, society, life is a bitch, biopic, international relations, countryside ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
asia, thailand
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A biographical account of Mei Lanfang, China's greatest opera star.
Style:
serious, stylized, realistic, captivating, epic
Plot:
gender bending, warning, opera, ambition, tragic love, lifestyle, couples, love and romance, performer's life, society, music, unfulfillment ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 40 min.
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Story:
As Mexican-American Tejano singer Selena comes of age and realizes her dreams, she and her family make tough choices to hold on to love and music.
Style:
touching, factual, sincere, historical drama, uplifting
Plot:
singer, lifestyle, performer's life, dying young, showbiz, musician's life, family relations, racial segregation, life & death, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom, music ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 200 min.
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Story:
The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV's death and 18-year-old Victoria's ascension to the throne, the series charts the tumultuous period ...
Style:
costume drama, captivating, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
queen victoria, husband wife relationship, royal family, monarch, royalty, monarchy, victorian england, royal court, state affairs, british monarchy, couple relations, political unrest ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, europe, united kingdom
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows the biopic of Vicente Fernández, the indisputable king of traditional Mexican ranchera music.
Style:
dramatic, thrilling, serious, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
biopic, family relations, musician, lifestyle, singer, social problems, life is a bitch, singing, musician's life, music, ambition, passion ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, Germany, Hungary
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, ...
Style:
period piece, captivating, realistic, touching, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
composer, classical music, musician, horse, mute or deaf, artist, music, biopic, musician's life, contests and competitions, love and romance, obsession ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, ancient times, 1800s, year 2006 ...
Place:
germany, austria, europe, vienna
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
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Story:
Three-part biopic of the Liverpudlian songbird who would later find fame and fortune. It tells of her rocky road to fame and captures the essence of 1960s Liverpool.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, sentimental, entertaining ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, pop singer, ambition, desire for fame, musician's life, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom, friendship, fame, biopic, redheaded woman, dating ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
liverpool, england
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Austria, France, Germany, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
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Story:
A great Empire, once famous for its enlightened traditions, is taken over by a ruthless political establishment. Religious fundamentalists and national separatists are tearing at the fabric of its liberal society. Under the influence of his ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, realistic, period piece, costume drama ...
Plot:
royal family, forbidden love, family relations, betrayal, couples, state affairs, politics, parents and children, emperor, intrigue, fall in love, love and romance ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, turn of the century, 1890s
Place:
austria, europe, vienna
Similarity:
61%
4K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 87 min.
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Story:
A chronicle of the life of Elvis Presley (Rhys Meyers), from his humble beginnings to his rise to international stardom.
Style:
realistic, captivating, sentimental, touching, serious ...
Plot:
singer, biopic, desire for fame, rise and fall, musician's life, musician, success, artists and showbiz, folk hero, rising to stardom, life is a bitch, lifestyle ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 60s
Place:
las vegas, usa, beverly hills, memphis
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
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Story:
The true story of The Temptations, the Soul vocal group of the 1960s, as seen from the viewpoint of the last surviving member, Otis Williams. Beginning from their humble origins in the late 50s and continuing through the 90s and the deaths of the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, period drama, black cinema ...
Plot:
african american, biopic, black, pop music, music, rock, r&b, black american, flashback, singer, rock and roll, black girl ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s, 60s, 50s ...
Place:
detroit, michigan, usa
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 85 min.
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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, serious, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
longing, addiction, biopic, filmmaking, showbiz, rising to stardom, actor's life, singer, lifestyle, ambition, family problems, celebrity culture ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 1930s, 50s
Place:
usa, california, london, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
The Jacksons are your average working-class family in Gary, Indiana; but when their father discovers the kids have an extraordinary musical talent they form a band. Winning talent show after talent show they soon hit it big when Motown calls. From ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, controversial
Plot:
music, music band, desire for fame, musician's life, follow your dream, youth, performer's life, family problems, working class, black, artists and showbiz, hopes ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 1940s, 60s, 50s ...
Place:
indiana, harlem, alabama, usa
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Kinski believed that he lived through the same experiences as the legendary "devil violinist" Niccolo Paganini, who set whole Europe of the 19th century into frenzy and through whose personality Kinski offers us an incredibly profound and ...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, melancholic, touching ...
Plot:
classical music, ambition, musician's life, music, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, sexual relations, violinist, composer, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, death of protagonist ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century
Place:
europe, italy, venice
Similarity:
56%
903
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A biopic of Egyptian singer Abdel-Halim Hafez.
Style:
realistic, captivating, sentimental, emotional, serious
Plot:
rising to stardom, ambition, musician's life, lifestyle, love and romance, rise to the top, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, showbiz, biopic, singer, cop ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 70s, 50s, 60s ...
Place:
egypt, africa, middle east
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Biography, Music
Country: West Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
"Spring Symphony" is the story of Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck. Both were music entities. Robert Schumann turns out to have been a second tier composer, if that, never rising to the heights of a Beethoven or Mozart. In contrast, Clara ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, stylized, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
composer, children, biopic, nude bathing, classical composer, musician, couples, disability, family relations, love and romance, ambition, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
europe, germany
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Canada, Netherlands, Portugal, Finland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
Style:
existential, independent film, anthology, spiritual, serious ...
Plot:
biopic, classical music, piano, obsession, musician, radio, artist, spirituality, composer, art history, celebrity culture, showbiz ...
Time:
year 1993
Place:
canada
Similarity:
52%
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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 (Mía Maestro), a fervent supporter of the ideals of the Castro revolution. Also starring Charles S. ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, touching, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
jazz, musician's life, showbiz, politics, relationship vs career, unfulfillment, couples, political unrest, fighting the system, hopes, society, family in crisis ...
Place:
usa, cuba, latin america
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Edward the Seventh is a 1975 television drama series, made by ATV in 13 episodes.
Based on the biography of Edward VII by Philip Magnus, it starred Timothy West as the elder Edward VII and Simon Gipps-Kent and Charles Sturridge as Edward in his ...
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, saga, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
royalty, royal family, british monarchy, monarch, biopic, head of state, state affairs, family relations, royal court, parents and children, queen victoria, troubled youth ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, edwardian era, victorian era
Place:
britain, england
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Mexico, Colombia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
In this captivating period series, the life and career of Mexican singer Vicente Fernández is dramatized like never before.
Style:
period piece, thrilling, captivating, emotional, dramatic ...
Plot:
musician, music, life, career, cultural icon, biopic, legacy, historical character, historical figure, singer, musician's life, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 60s
Place:
mexico, colombia, latin america
Similarity:
48%
194
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Russia
Duration: 62 min.
TV show
Story:
Biography of the most famous Russian chansonnier of the 20th century. The story of the artist who left Russia in 1919 and returned to the USSR in 1943, in the midst of World War II. Vertinsky lived, sang, and was popular in Constantinople, Paris, ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, sincere, thought provoking, historical drama ...
Plot:
biopic, music, compassion, empathy, musician's life, musician, performer's life, celebrity culture, life philosophy, classical music, artist, historical figure ...
Place:
moscow russia, paris france, berlin germany, new york, constantinople ...
Similarity:
48%
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:
serious, realistic, captivating, disturbing, dramatic ...
Plot:
music, artists and showbiz, ambition, musician's life, showbiz, dancing, biopic, lifestyle, rise and fall, life is a bitch, drug abuse, salsa ...
Time:
70s, year 2006, 60s
Place:
usa, new york, puerto rico
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Louis XIV, the French sun-king has two passions, establishing absolute rule over the realm -after decades of religious/civil wars- by divine right and artistic brilliancy as a dancer
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
king of france, french history, performer's life, royal family, royalty, composer, ballet, forbidden love, dancing, playwright, intrigue, dishonesty ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
france, versailles, europe
Similarity:
44%
474
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 250 min.
TV show
Story:
An extensive biopic of one of the most famous entertainers of the 20th century - Frank Sinatra. The only thing that could engage the public more than his songs and films was his sometimes controversial private life.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
art history, art, jazz, dancing, singer, friendship, celebrity, biopic, couples, relationship vs career, showbiz, ambition ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 1940s, 20th century, 50s ...
Place:
new jersey, usa
Similarity:
43%
864
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A biopic on singer Céline Dion.
Style:
realistic, captivating, sincere, serious
Plot:
desire for fame, rise to the top, ambition, musician's life, prodigy, relationship vs career, tragic love, fall in love, artists and showbiz, love and romance, lifestyle, rising to stardom ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: France, Italy, Belgium, UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Farinelli is a 1994 biopic film about the life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.
Style:
sexy, emotional, heartbreaking, realistic, factual ...
Plot:
opera, music, art, opera singer, brother brother relationship, classical music, destiny, life philosophy, musician, siblings relations, sex, artist ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 1994
Place:
europe, madrid, napoli italy, italy, london ...
Similarity:
41%
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, suspense, informative ...
Plot:
punk rock, punk, music, rock, biopic, lifestyle, musician's life, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, ambition, rise and fall ...
Time:
70s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A biography of the Belgian nun Jeannine Deckers, who became a popular singer in the early 1960s and struggled with the contradiction between the church and her true self.
Style:
sincere, realistic, emotional, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
nun, convent, mother superior, ambition, musician's life, follow your dream, showbiz, clergy, rebelliousness, against the rules, society, rise and fall ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
europe, belgium
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic Norwegian national music. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg and features an international cast including ...
Style:
independent film, captivating, realistic, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
composer, biopic, art, classical composer, artists and showbiz, ambition, music, musician's life, love and romance, society, rise to the top, lifestyle ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
39%
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