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Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story (2000)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The true life story of famed singer Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat 'King' Cole. Gripping drama of her struggle with addiction and living in her father's shadow while still maintaining her own celebrity status.
Style:
captivating, christian film, inspirational
Plot:
musician's life, performer's life, life, addiction, celebrity, female singer, blaxploitation, biopic, drug addict, college, divorce, singer, church, african american, mother daughter relationship, drug addiction, swimming pool, christian, music industry, rehabilitation, heroin addict, limousine, roommate, drug, jazz ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 60s, 20th century, 1960s
Place:
las vegas
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, serious, emotional and inspirational films with plots about biopic, musician's life, singer, music, musician, drug addiction and rising to stardom mostly in Drama, Biography and Music genres. Some movies like Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story: Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014), Elvis Lives! (2016), Whitney (2015), Blood, Sweat and Tears (2015), What's Love Got to Do with It (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The story of R&B singer and actress Aaliyah; namely, the highs and lows of her career, her romantic pursuits, and the events leading up to her death in 2001 at the age of 22.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, dramatic, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
age difference, female musician, biopic, black, singer, air disaster, life & death, performer's life, female singer, pop star, celebrity, musician's life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
bahamas, los angeles
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Puerto Rico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A biographical film based on the story of the singer, songwriter and pioneer of urban music in Spanish. From his humble beginnings until his jump to international fame. The harsh experiences of a warrior of life that changed the perspective of music ...
Style:
captivating, emotional, inspirational
Plot:
musician, hip hop, biopic, musician's life, rising to stardom, life, drug, talented, self discovery, social problems, music, talent ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 70s
Place:
puerto rico
Similarity:
94%
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:
touching, realistic, serious
Plot:
biopic, showbiz, friends, couples, rise and fall, musician's life, performer's life, actor's life, rising to stardom, unfulfillment, artists and showbiz, tragic hero ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 1950s, 1940s
Place:
kentucky
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91%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Plagued by a heavy drug addiction and his failing voice, The King is desperate to make things right with himself, his deceased brother, and God. His attempts to get back on track are thwarted, however, after he helps the cops bring down a powerful ...
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, captivating, entertaining, emotional ...
Plot:
elvis presley, drug addiction, addiction, redemption, celebrity, drug addict, drug abuse, singer, drug use, superstar, drug, pop singer ...
Time:
70s
Place:
memphis, las vegas
Similarity:
87%
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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:
realistic, emotional, serious, touching, bleak ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
musician's life, price of fame, pop star, music, rising to stardom, ambition, desire for fame, couple relations, addiction, celebrity culture, fall in love, showbiz ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
usa, indiana
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Blood, Sweat and Tears is a story about the life of Andre Hazes, a Dutch popular singer. It shows three crucial phases in the life of Hazes: his youth (in the 1960s), his breakthrough (1980s) and the last year of his life (early 2000s).
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot:
biopic, singer, musician's life, ambition, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, music, cultural icon, music industry, portrait, pop music, family drama ...
Time:
80s, 60s, 70s, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
netherlands, amsterdam, holland
Similarity:
77%
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, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
music, musician, domestic violence, african american, black woman, biopic, singer, violence against women, abusive husband, rape victim, african american woman, female protagonist ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s, 60s, year 1993 ...
Place:
usa, tennessee, california, africa, new york ...
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
Style:
captivating, historical drama, spiritual, iconic
Plot:
biopic, musician, pop music, african american, female protagonist, record producer, concert, dancing, female singer, celebrity, rising to stardom, musician's life ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, year 2012, 2020s, year 2009 ...
Place:
new jersey, italy, new york
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Russian poet, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was an idol of the 1970s and '80s. In 1980, at the age of 42, he passed away during the Moscow Olympic Games. This is the story of his last great love as handed down to his son from a family ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, dramatic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
drug addiction, musician's life, artists and showbiz, society, addiction, life is a bitch, kgb, songwriter, actor, concert, writers, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s, year 1979
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
74%
14K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, factual, stylized, realistic ...
Plot:
jazz, music, biopic, drug abuse, addiction, heroin, drug addict, musician, childhood, character study, musician's life, showbiz ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, year 1988, 20th century, 50s
Place:
usa, brooklyn new york city, africa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Chronicling the beautiful and tragic life and career of Ted Gärdestad, this biopic tells the story of the great highs and lows of one of Sweden's most loved artists.
Style:
disturbing, semi autobiographical, psychological, captivating, thought provoking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
pop music, music industry, celebrity, musician, biopic, musician's life, social problems, life, music, historical figure, lifestyle, rise and fall ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
stockholm sweden, scandinavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
64%
24K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Director Julian Schnabel illustrates the portrait of his friend, the first African-American pop artist Jean-Michel Basquiat who unfortunately died at a young age and just as he was beginning to make a name for himself in the art world. Alongside the ...
Style:
inspirational, stylized, sexy, factual, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
artist, art, graffiti, painter, biopic, drug abuse, painting, drug addiction, friendship, art history, drug, self destructing ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1996, year 1981
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
60%
125K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son Nic, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
Style:
disturbing, rough, captivating, sentimental, social ...
Plot:
addiction, drug addiction, drug addict, boy, teenage boy, father son relationship, divorce, coming of age, rehabilitation, methamphetamine, drug use, teenager ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, los angeles, new york
Similarity:
59%
259K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Style:
costume drama, touching, historical drama, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
rock music, musician, career, based on real people, music, singer, biopic, singing, rock and roll, manager, death of protagonist, king ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 2020s, 70s, 60s ...
Place:
las vegas, memphis, nevada, germany
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.
Style:
uplifting, sincere, inspirational, christian film, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
medical, african american, against the odds, neurosurgeon, human spirit, medicine, surgeon, ambition, biopic, medical school, physician, doctor ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 2010s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
cuba, usa, detroit, west germany
Similarity:
55%
164K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern ...
Style:
touching, sincere, emotional, inspirational, dramatic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
jazz, addiction, musician, musician's life, music, african american, blindness, biopic, blind character, heroin, blind boy, disability ...
Time:
year 2004, 20th century, 1930s, 50s, 2000s ...
Place:
georgia, new york, california, indianapolis indiana, usa ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Based on the best-selling book, Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days, and told through the eyes of Jackson's trusted bodyguards, Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard. The movie will reveal firsthand the devotion Michael ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, talky, captivating, lyrical ...
Plot:
children, pop star, dancing, performer's life, cultural icon, celebrity culture, life & death, destiny, choreography, showbiz, musician's life, singer ...
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
53%
450
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 208 min.
Story:
This docu-drama spans fifteen turbulent years in the political and personal life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, one of the most enigmatic and polarizing Prime Ministers in Canadian history. The film explores the many facets of his character and his ...
Style:
dramatic, period piece, intense, inspirational, political drama ...
Plot:
biopic, leadership, portrait, idealism, martial law, intimate, civil liberties, patriotism, marriage, election, campaign, divorce ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 80s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
51%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The story of one of America's first female reporters.
Plot:
drug, television, accident, drug addict, drug addiction, fame, newscaster, miscarriage, accidental death, pregnancy, suicide, cocaine ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Drowning in the depths of depression and sadness, burning with anger, and chained down by alcoholism, Jonathan couldn’t do it anymore. After the loss of his father as a young boy, facing countless horrific death scenes in the line of duty, and the ...
Style:
spiritual, inspirational, semi serious, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
christian, depression, alcoholism, salvation, police, addiction, grief, redemption, hopes, faith based, problem, family relations ...
Similarity:
44%
399
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The inspiring true story of Víctor Torres - a migrant teen from Puerto Rico forced to survive the dark streets of Brooklyn in 1962. Enslaved by the power of gangs and the addictions of the neighborhood, he must now find freedom before he destroys ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense, christian film
Plot:
faith, drug addiction, heroin addict, immigrant, bandit, drug, life is a bitch, criminal underworld, teenage life, christian, teenager, drug addict ...
Time:
60s
Place:
brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Style:
captivating, uplifting, period piece, factual, disturbing ...
Plot:
musician, rape, preacher, abusive husband, concert, showbiz, black history, biopic, blues, celebrity, african american, black ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 1950s, year 1960, year 1969 ...
Place:
usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, los angeles, atlanta georgia, detroit ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
With guidance from their mother, five siblings overcome humble beginnings to form the renowned gospel group the Clark Sisters.
Style:
captivating, inspirational, uplifting, spiritual, emotional ...
Plot:
gospel, longing, faith, female singer, biopic, family drama, black people, musician's life, family relations, relationships, music band, aspiration ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
detroit
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Argentina
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A portrait of the life of Tita Merello, famous Argentinian singer and actress.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking
Plot:
tango, actress, female protagonist, female singer, rags to riches, mother daughter relationship, musician's life, rising to stardom, celebrity, musician, music, life ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
39%
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:
sexy, realistic, serious, captivating, thought provoking
Plot:
playboy, celebrity, rise and fall, rising to stardom, ambition, desire for fame, starlet, celebrity culture, drug addiction, female protagonist, pole dancing, economist ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
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:
38%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Pop-singer and actress Madonna's rise to fame is chronicled in this made-for-television movie. Terumi Matthews stars as the dancer-turned-musician, who came to New York City in search of fame and fortune. Based on the book "Madonna: ...
Style:
inspirational
Plot:
pop music, female musician, biopic, struggle, glory, music industry, ambition, perseverance, urban, dance, female empowerment, recording studio ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
38%
279K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
Style:
sentimental, touching, inspirational, period piece, road movie ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
music, rock and roll, country music, musician's life, musician, marriage, addiction, biopic, accident, prison, drug, concert ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 50s, 1950s, 2000s ...
Place:
memphis, tennessee, southern usa, usa, arkansas ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Style:
inspirational, intense, stylized, talky, sincere ...
Plot:
music, musician's life, blues, rock and roll, jazz, biopic, african american, singer, pop music, success, chess, music business ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 1950s, year 2008, 1940s ...
Place:
chicago, usa, indiana, london, mississippi ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Most of us know Billy Graham as the self-assured and charismatic preacher who became one of the most important figures of 20th Century Christianity. Now, with the release of Billy: The Early Years, we meet Billy as the earnest and promising young ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, christian film
Plot:
christianity, faith, christian, self discovery, life is a bitch, society, lifestyle, redemption, idealism, hopes, clergy, miraculous event ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
north carolina
Similarity:
37%
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