Movies like Wild Guitar
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Wild Guitar (1962)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A young rock & roll hopeful is given a shot at the big time by the unscrupulous owner of a small record company.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychotronic, art house
Plot:
cult, bad girl, musician, motorcycle, teenage girl, teenage boy, promoter, contract, music, youth, rock, friends, teenage life, manipulation, ambition, down on your luck, innocence lost, musician's life, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom, cons and scams, rock music, rescue, farce, rock and roll ...
Time:
60s, 1960s
Place:
california, south dakota
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and humorous films with plots about artists and showbiz, music, ambition, musician's life, rock, friends and music band mostly in Drama, Music and Romance genres. Some movies like Wild Guitar: One-Trick Pony (1980), Blame It on the Night (1984), The Choppers (1961), Siren (2006), The American Mall (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jonah (Paul Simon) is an aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, sincere, touching ...
Plot:
failed marriage, rock and roll, rock music, music business, musician's life, crumbling marriage, lifestyle, music band, human nature, music, aging, ambition ...
Time:
70s
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95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When his unmarried mother dies, custody of 13-year-old Job is assumed by his alleged father, Chris, whom he has never seen. Job is an enthusiastic cadet at a military academy, and Chris turns out to be a top-grossing rock star who removes Job from ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, serious, sexual, emotional
Plot:
rock star, dancing, family problems, family relations, friends, rising to stardom, ambition, coming of age, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, musician's life, music ...
Time:
80s
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89%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A film about the early life of the rock musician and his burgeoning career as a member of the Beatles.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sincere
Plot:
prodigy, rise to the top, ambition, musician's life, against the odds, rising to stardom, youth, lifestyle, working class, teenage life, music, the beatles ...
Time:
50s, 60s
Place:
europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
A gang of teenage delinquents terrorize a small community by stealing cars and stripping them for parts, then selling the parts to a crooked junkyard owner. The police and an insurance company investigator set out to break up the gang.
Style:
psychotronic, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gang, cult, rebel, street racing, family relations, kids in trouble, parents and children, teenage life, life is a bitch, youth, downfall, hotshot hero ...
Time:
60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
She seems like your ordinary overweight middle-aged wife & mom except her dream of being a rock star still weighs heavy on her soul, "they" say she can't do it, watch her transform and over come life's brutal obstacles to ...
Style:
uplifting, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
against the odds, follow your dream, musician's life, ambition, lifestyle, underdog, rock, friends, music, music band, artists and showbiz, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The executive producers of High School Musical keep the good times rolling with this upbeat musical comedy set in the one place every American teenager's home away from home - the local shopping mall. Ally (Nina Dobrev) is an optimistic ...
Style:
touching, feel good, realistic, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
ambition, musician, love and romance, rise to the top, save the day, musician's life, youth, lifestyle, hopes, rising to stardom, teenage life, desire for fame ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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63%
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:
psychotronic, feminist film, semi serious, realistic, cynical ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punk, rock and roll, punk rock, coming of age, feminist, girl gang, satire, dancing, friendship, counterculture, alienation, woman ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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 ⇓
53%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.
Style:
captivating, uplifting, serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rock and roll, music teacher, teacher, coming of age, troubled youth, escape, teachers and students, teenage love, rock, high school life, school, small town life ...
Time:
50s, year 1955
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Sequel to 1973's That'll Be The Day. Jim McLain is now enjoying the nomadic 'gigs and groupies' life on tour with his band. When he achieves all his wildest dreams of international stardom, the sweet taste of success begins to ...
Style:
serious, realistic, stylized, cult film
Plot:
rock and roll, music, musician, dancing, relationship vs career, celebrity culture, drug abuse, rock, showbiz, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, music band ...
Time:
60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Two girls rediscover their love for playing rock, find a drummer and begin practicing. When one of their mothers intervenes, they run away from home and are forced to fend for themselves on the streets against gangs and rival bands. Soon they are ...
Style:
campy, not serious, realistic, humorous, offbeat
Plot:
punk, punk rock, rock, satire, alienation, girl gang, erotica, rise and fall, rivalry, fictional band, friends, showbiz ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A high school social outcast and the popular girl bond through a shared love of music.
Style:
romantic, humorous, semi serious, light, witty ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
teenager, high school, music, rock band, cheerleading, teenage love, friends, ambition, love and romance, rock and roll, hopes, rock ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, california, texas, usa, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A girl trying to make it in the 1980's New Wave rock and roll scene in L.A.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, touching, emotional
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rock and roll, teenager, club, ambition, betrayal, couples, friends, infidelity, tragic love, rock, love affair, fall in love ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
632
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Light the Rock 'n Roll spark with a Flame in the guise of Dave, Noddy, Jim and Don and their showcase of the rise and demise of rock band Flame. Set in the hardships of North England's seventies working class society and music scene. This ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, sentimental, cult film ...
Plot:
rock and roll, friends, artists and showbiz, music band, unfulfillment, rise to the top, rise and fall, musician's life, desire for fame, rising to stardom, music, ambition ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
“Majo” Tonorio, a.k.a. Filly Brown, is a raw, young Los Angeles hip-hop artist who spits from the heart. When a sleazy record producer offers her a crack at rap stardom, Majo faces some daunting choices. With an incarcerated mother, a record ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, captivating, psychological, serious
Plot:
hip hop, desire for fame, rising to stardom, moral dilemma, ambition, artists and showbiz, radio dj, follow your dream, musician's life, music, strong female presence, producer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A story about a young girl who leaves her hometown to pursue her dream of becoming a famous punk artist.
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, humorous, realistic
Plot:
youth, musician's life, misfit, music band, lifestyle, teenage life, friendship between girls, teenage protagonist, scandinavian girl, drugs, nude, rebellious youth ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
sweden, europe, scandinavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker. The film follows the hi-jinks of a group of music ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
college, hopes, musician's life, young heroes, ambition, desire for fame, youth, student life, teachers and students, teenage life, school, farce ...
Time:
60s
Place:
london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
During the Great Depression, identical twins are separated at birth. One, Drexel Hemsley becomes a wildly successful '50s rock star, while the other, Ryan Wade, struggles to balance his passion for music and pleasing his parents, who want him ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
musician, family relations, supportive spouse, ambition, musician's life, twin brother, rising to stardom, follow your dream, artists and showbiz, jazz, christian, family secret ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s, 50s, 1930s ...
Place:
usa, alabama
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Having written the music and screenplay for this film, Paul McCartney also plays himself in the leading role. When the mastertape of McCartney's latest album is misplaced, he must discover its whereabouts in less than 24 hours or else risk ...
Style:
captivating, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
rock, the beatles, music, rock and roll, gangsters, friends, showbiz, heist, artists and showbiz, ambition, musician's life, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A dark psychological drama, Shooting Livien explores the inner psyche of John Livien, a disillusioned New York musician who deals with a childhood trauma by claiming an alter ego. His band on the brink of success, fantasy becomes dangerously blurred ...
Style:
serious, realistic, bleak, psychological
Plot:
musician's life, drug abuse, addiction, music, life is a bitch, ambition, lifestyle, showbiz, nightlife, alcohol abuse, identity crisis, suspense ...
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
The story of Priscilla's life with rock and roll star Elvis Presley.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, sentimental, emotional ...
Plot:
elvis presley, unhappy ending, rock and roll, couples, unfulfillment, love and romance, folk hero, introspection, desire for fame, musician's life, artists and showbiz, hopes ...
Time:
60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A group of aspiring entertainers try to establish careers for themselves in the city of Los Angeles.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
friendship, showbiz, desire for fame, music, musician's life, music band, rising to stardom, friends, rock, love triangle, relationship vs career, fall in love ...
Place:
los angeles, new york, usa, california, jamaica
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42%
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:
realistic, serious, captivating, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
music, tragic love, drug addiction, dancing, rock and roll, women, rock star, fame, self discovery, rise and fall, friends, couples ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, anime
Plot:
heavy metal culture, music, ambition, follow your dream, rock music, musician's life, love and romance, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, hidden identity, lifestyle, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
1962 is the year when an entire generation lives life as though it was their last day. Young activist Eik Skaløe has his entire life turned upside down when he falls head over heels in love with the beautiful peace activist Iben Nagel Rasmussen, ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching, sexy
Plot:
dysfunctional relationship, love triangle, love affair, rebellion, fighting the system, music band, ambition, musician's life, drug use, rock, fall in love, love and romance ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Movies similar to Lemonade Mouth
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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 ⇓
40%
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, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
rock, musician's life, music, coping, artists and showbiz, siblings relations, family problems, parents and children, creative block, twentysomething life, estrangement, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, san diego california
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A reclusive musician, once a huge rock star, takes a young female protegee. While on a tour she meets a younger, more popular rocker and switches her loyalties.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, stylized
Audience:
date night
Plot:
farm, female singer, sex scene, friends, couples, stalking, rise and fall, self discovery, music band, desire for fame, lifestyle, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
80s
Place:
england, europe, pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
458
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Set in Japan in the early 1990s, there's one rising band called LANDS, that is starting to find success amidst a flood of other bands. Asako and Miharu are two Tokyo high school students. When Miharu gives Asako her favorite indie rock band; a ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching, romantic
Audience:
teens
Plot:
musician's life, friendship, betrayal, rising to stardom, contests and competitions, dishonesty, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, music band, rivalry, coming of age, love and romance ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Lucas, Manu, Philippe, Jacob et Mario s'aiment depuis l'enfance. Ils ont du talent et de l'espoir. Ils rêvent de musique et de gloire. Leur groupe de rock, Lust, connaît un succès grandissant, mais les aspirations de chacun rendent ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, atmospheric, sexy ...
Plot:
youth, music band, music, artists and showbiz, friendship, teenage love, rock band, nightclub, jealousy, music industry, singer, blues ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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