Movies like Frank
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Frank (2014)
84K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young wannabe musician who discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.
Style:
surreal, melancholic, tragicomedy, black comedy, touching, dark comedy, semi serious, psychological, feel good, independent film ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
music, music band, musician, suicide, strange person, dark humor, creativity, identity, eccentricity, mental illness, character study, depression, solitude, hipster, obsession, existentialism, complex characters, mental disorder, mental health, sex in a hot tub, magic, experiment, coach, rock music, utopia ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
ireland, britain, usa, ethiopia, austin texas, texas, kansas
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Most similar movies to Frank
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, semi serious, humorous and weird films with plots about music, artists and showbiz, storytelling, dialogue, musician, rock and mentor mostly in Drama, Comedy and Music genres. Some movies like Frank: Sing Street (2016), You, the Living (2007), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Garage Days (2002), The Boat That Rocked (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
107K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Style:
sweet, teen, touching, lyrical, sentimental ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night, teens, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
friendship, youth, coming of age, music band, musician's life, rock and roll, teenager, singing, bullying, dream girl, adolescence, teenage boy ...
Time:
80s, year 2016, 2010s, year 1985, future ...
Place:
dublin ireland, ireland, london, nebraska, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark, Norway, Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman (Jessica Lundberg) remembers a ...
Style:
philosophical, surreal, dark comedy, black comedy, melancholic ...
Plot:
alienation, life, surrealism, loneliness, life philosophy, honest, lifestyle, art, artist, nordic, mental disorder, philosophy ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe, new jersey, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future following the suicide of his singing partner.
Style:
atmospheric, depressing, black comedy, meditative, contemplative ...
Plot:
music, homeless, musician, loneliness, musician's life, cat, character study, depression, financial problem, aspiring singer, road trip, melancholy ...
Time:
60s, year 2013, 2010s, year 1961, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, indiana, chicago, somalia ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young garage band in Sydney, is trying to make it big in Australia.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, semi serious, feel good, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rock music, music, loneliness, friends, lifestyle, rock and roll, rock, musician's life, music band, love and romance, punk rock, punk ...
Place:
australia, sydney australia, new zealand
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The Boat that Rocked is an ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, funny, light, colorful ...
Plot:
rock, radio, music, hippie, rock and roll, rock music, boat, musician, friendship, rebellion, marijuana, counterculture ...
Time:
year 2009, 20th century, 60s
Place:
london, britain, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Italy, Japan, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
Style:
philosophical, atmospheric, anthology, clever, black and white ...
Plot:
musician, conversation, addiction, dialogue, actor, art, smoking, dark humor, coffee, sarcasm, cafe, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2003, 70s, 1920s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, america, paris france, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
21K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his ...
Style:
touching, tricky, psychological, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, self discovery, midlife crisis, relationships, small town, imaginary friend, life philosophy, character study, loneliness, depression, creativity ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
long island, atlantic ocean, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: Belgium, France, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Three handicapped losers who form a band ask famous writer Dries to be their drummer. He joins the band and starts manipulating them.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, erotic, dark comedy, semi serious ...
Plot:
rock, punk, nihilism, strong sexual content, male rape, misogynist, homosexual, erotic scene, transgression, making love, extreme, homosexual rape ...
Time:
near future, 21st century
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
67%
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68K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After he is threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, meditative, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot:
death threat, priest, confession, catholic priest, death, small town, existentialism, clergy, character study, human nature, goodhearted, social relations ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
83%
213K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book 'The Orchid Thief'.
Style:
philosophical, satirical, cerebral, clever, absurd ...
Plot:
depression, satire, twins, filmmaking, siblings relations, writer's block, mentally unstable, imagination, loser, existentialism, loner, writers ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
florida, new york, california, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, psychedelic, black comedy, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
midlife crisis, existentialism, satire, theater, surrealism, actor, dark humor, showbiz, father daughter relationship, mental illness, alter ego, backstage ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, ethiopia, america, los angeles ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Bruce Macdonald follows punk bank Hard Core Logo on a harrowing last-gasp reunion tour throughout Western Canada. As magnetic lead-singer Joe Dick holds the whole magilla together through sheer force of will, all the tensions and pitfalls of life on ...
Style:
mockumentary, talky, humorous, intense, captivating ...
Plot:
rock music, punk, music, punk rock, on the road, existentialism, music band, rock and roll, artists and showbiz, friends, musician's life, ambition ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada, vancouver, winnipeg, los angeles, british columbia
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A dropout comes to the aid of a chubby and suicidal high-school kid by recruiting him as the drummer for his upstart punk-rock band.
Style:
touching, melancholic, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
self discovery, overweight, friendship, youth, parents and children, coming of age, music band, misfit, unsupportive parent, suicidal, little boy, fat man ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
ethiopia, seattle, usa
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
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:
sexy, sentimental, humorous, period piece, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
music, rock and roll, drummer, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, recording studio, fictional band, small town, showbiz, rock band, dentist, music industry, breakup ...
Time:
60s, year 1996, 90s, 50s, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania, los angeles, wisconsin, illinois, pittsburgh ...
Similarity:
44%
1.1M
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Style:
dramatic, realistic, psychological, motivational, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama, adult
Plot:
music, jazz, obsession, emotional abuse, mentor, musician, teachers and students, drummer, follow your dream, desire for fame, musician's life, public humiliation ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, north america, peru, new york, usa
Similarity:
43%
313K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band Stillwater – fronted by lead guitar ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, teen, road movie, semi autobiographical ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
coming of age, journalism, rock and roll, rock music, on the road, musician, musician's life, music, rock, fame, manic pixie dream girl, road trip ...
Time:
70s, 2000s, year 2000, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
california, new york, san francisco, phoenix arizona, seattle ...
Similarity:
43%
136
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:
feel good, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
musician's life, follow your dream, lifestyle, friendship, music band, hopes, buddies, music, artists and showbiz, rock, friends, drummer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Two feuding rock stars get handcuffed together for 24 hours at a music festival where they are both due to perform.
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
music festival, opposites attract, initially antagonists, performer's life, ego clash, nothing goes right, lifestyle, showbiz, disorder, music band, rock, reluctant partners ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, europe, england
Similarity:
43%
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25K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The life and struggles of a notorious rock musician seeping into a pit of loneliness whose everyday life involves friends and family seeking financial aid and favors, inspired by rock music legend Kurt Cobain and his final hours.
Style:
psychedelic, art house, bleak, lyrical, intense ...
Plot:
musician, music, rock, rock music, depression, isolation, addiction, drug abuse, biopic, rock and roll, suicide, drug addiction ...
Time:
year 2005, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
seattle, usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Spike Jonze’s debut feature film is a love story mix of comedy and fantasy. The story is about an unsuccessful puppeteer named Craig, who one day at work finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, cerebral, cult classic, mind bending ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
surrealism, puppeteer, subconscious, psychology, satire, lesbianism, body swapping, body swap, philosophy, actor, existentialism, manipulation ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
43%
198K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When record store owner Rob Gordon gets dumped by his girlfriend, Laura, because he hasn't changed since they met, he revisits his top five breakups of all time in an attempt to figure out what went wrong. As Rob seeks out his former lovers to ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, sexy, funny, romantic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
music, breakup, love and romance, musician, musician's life, rock, rock and roll, love story, love, character study, relationships, dating ...
Time:
90s, year 2000, 2000s, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
chicago, usa, seattle, london
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France, Ireland
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A bored, retired rock star sets out to find his father's executioner, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.
Style:
road movie, sexy, cerebral, dark comedy, melancholic ...
Plot:
goth, self discovery, rock, relationships, redemption, holocaust, hopes, on the road, eccentricity, desert, existentialism, reconciliation ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
ireland, new mexico, michigan, usa, dublin ireland ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France, Italy, Romania, Belgium
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A former world-famous conductor of the Bolshoï orchestra, known as "The Maëstro", Andreï Filipov had seen his career publicly broken by Leonid Brezhnev for hiring Jewish musicians and now works cleaning the concert hall where he once ...
Style:
touching, breathtaking, melancholic, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
classical music, music, redemption, twists and turns, hopes, violinist, adaptation, prodigy, music band, concert, haunted by the past, musician's life ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, russia, europe, israel
Similarity:
43%
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71K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, France, Australia, Japan, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Control is the biography of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis, taking his story from schoolboy days of 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980.
Style:
atmospheric, depressing, sad, cult classic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
music, suicide, punk, singer, musician's life, depression, musician, punk rock, rock and roll, biopic, epilepsy, music band ...
Time:
70s, year 2007, y2k, year 1980, year 1973 ...
Place:
england, london, manchester, northern england, europe
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son's demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the discovery of this unknown talent, he forms a band in the hope of finding some catharsis.
Style:
touching, heartbreaking, compassionate, suspenseful, lyrical ...
Plot:
coping, redemption, musician, loss of son, intergenerational friendship, visceral, life philosophy, drinking, parent child relationship, family problems, down on your luck, dealing with death ...
Time:
y2k, 21st century
Place:
oklahoma city, usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. It all begins when Dean Stiffle finds the body of his friend, Troy. He doesn't bother telling any of the adults because he knows they won't care. ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, bleak, black comedy, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, dark humor, suburbs, suicide, kidnapping, youth, drug abuse, dysfunctional family, satire, friendship, mistaken identity, high school ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Neil and Ivan McCormick, two Irish brothers who attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as their high school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
desire for fame, follow your dream, friends, teenage life, teenage boy, brother brother relationship, rock and roll, family relations, hopes, youth, rivalry, coming of age ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1976, 70s
Place:
europe, dublin ireland, ireland
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, touching, sad
Audience:
teens
Plot:
music band, ambition, follow your dream, teenage love, teenage life, friendship, music business, youth, artists and showbiz, love and romance, hopes, coming of age ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
manchester, england, liverpool
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Music, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Chance, a hapless Los Angeles musician is searching for the coveted Moletron synthesizer through the classified ad paper the "Southlander", and meeting interesting characters along the way.
Style:
surreal, experimental, semi serious, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
musician's life, silly humor, artists and showbiz, friends, down on your luck, lifestyle, riddles and clues, satire, music, best friend, musician, rock ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Amidst unrest, organizers put on a benefit concert.
Style:
lyrical, semi serious, humorous, witty, cynical ...
Plot:
concert, revolution, lifestyle, rebelliousness, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, promotion, musician, music, destiny, magic realism, landscape ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
new orleans, san francisco, latin america
Similarity:
42%
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