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One-Trick Pony (1980)
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One-Trick Pony (1980)
Original name: One Trick Pony
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: sincere, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, contemplative, gloomy, reflective, eighties
Plot: rock music, rock and roll, failed marriage, talk show host, music business, music, rock, friends, music band, life is a bitch, couples, ambition, down on your luck, starting over, aging, introspection, lifestyle, musician's life, crumbling marriage, human nature, artists and showbiz, hopes, performer's life, rising to stardom, musician ...
Time: year 1980, 70s

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, sentimental and touching films with plots about artists and showbiz, musician's life, music, friends, ambition, lifestyle and musician mostly in Drama, Music and Romance genres. Some movies like One-Trick Pony: Scenes from the Goldmine (1987), Payday (1973), The Jazz Singer (1980), A Star Is Born (1976), Stardust (1974). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Scenes from the Goldmine (1987)
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: independent film, serious, realistic, captivating, touching ...
Audience: teens
Plot: teenager, club, rock and roll, betrayal, ambition, couples, friends, dishonesty, fall in love, unfulfillment, love and romance, musician's life ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: seattle
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Payday (1973)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A cynical look at the life of a not so nice country-western singer, Maury Dann - played by Rip Torn in one of his most memorable performances. He ruthlessly manipulates every one around him to suit his selfish needs...he even gets his limo driver to ...
Style: light, independent film, contemplative, tense, talky ...
Plot: drug addiction, addiction, music business, country music, infidelity, mistress, friends, couples, on the road, country, relationship vs career, parents and children ...
Time: 70s
Place: usa, tennessee
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The Jazz Singer (1980)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Neil Diamond stars as Yussel in this tale of a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in music.
Style: touching, intense, serious, sentimental, realistic ...
Plot: father son relationship, music, tradition, family relations, showbiz, parents and children, follow your dream, desire for fame, religions or cults, musician's life, artists and showbiz, lifestyle ...
Time: 70s, year 1980
Place: california, new york, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: In the sixties, Eddie and the cruisers was the hottest band around. But the tragic death of its lead singer broke the band up. Only Eddie is not dead. He works as a carpenter in Montreal. His love of music forces him to create a new band which will ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, emotional, sentimental
Plot: music, redemption, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, human nature, hidden identity, music band, starting over, desire for fame, dishonesty, ambition, performer's life ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
Place: new jersey, usa, montreal, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
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Time: year 1976, 20th century, 70s
Place: california, usa, arizona
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Stardust (1974)
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: independent film, serious, realistic, stylized
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Time: 60s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:  The story of the night The Turtles met The Beatles and Howard Kaylan had dinner with Jimi Hendrix.
Style: realistic, sentimental, captivating, semi serious, contemplative ...
Plot: music band, music, rise and fall, desire for fame, celebrity culture, performer's life, ambition, rise to the top, showbiz, artists and showbiz, rock, lifestyle ...
Time: 60s
Place: london, england
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Grace of My Heart (1996)
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 ...
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26%
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Undiscovered (2005)
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: showbiz, friendship, desire for fame, rising to stardom, music, musician's life, music band, friends, rock, love triangle, relationship vs career, fall in love ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
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Style: retro, realistic, serious, captivating, sincere ...
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Time: year 1979, 20th century, 60s, year 1969
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Style: realistic, sincere, touching, emotional, semi serious ...
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1234 (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Ian Bonar is Stevie, a wannabe musician whose look is a hybrid of Jarvis Cocker and early Elvis Costello. Working with his drummer pal Neil (Matthew Baynton) in a call centre, they dream of breaking into the indie music scene. To do this they ...
Style: uplifting, realistic, feel good, touching, sentimental ...
Audience: date night
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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: humorous, sentimental, feel good, light, sincere ...
Audience: kids, family outing, date night, teen drama
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Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
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Style: semi serious, realistic, captivating, biting, humorous ...
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Glitter (2001)
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Hearts of Fire (1987)
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Genre: Drama, Music, Mystery
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Style: cult classic, realistic, serious, captivating, sentimental ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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Style: captivating, realistic, serious, gloomy
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Time: 60s, 20th century
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