Movies like Backstage 2018
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Backstage (2018)
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When the West Coast Crew dance troupe, led by the talented and ambitious Buddy, is selected to enter the widely broadcast “Superdance” reality TV talent show, the young dancers revel in their newfound fame and dream of their lives as winners of the prestigious contest. But as the competition begins to heat up – especially from rival dance troupe Muertas – jealousy, narcissism and interpersonal conflict threaten to break the crew apart.
Style:
nostalgic
Plot:
backstage, behind the scenes, rapper, rap, hip hop, competition, music industry, fame, live performance, musical tour, talent show, rivalry, ambition, pop culture, street dance, jealousy, irreverent, gay stereotype, gay, dancer, intrigue, contest, jury, mute character, tour bus ...
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Most similar movies to Backstage
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, realistic, emotional and serious films with plots about ambition, hip hop, music, urban, friendship, rivalry and coming of age mostly in Music, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Backstage: Just Another Day (2009), Flow (2014), You Got Served (2004), Beat the World (2011), American Dream (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Follows a day in the life of two men living at either end of the music game. A successful rapper, A-Maze, is dealing with the pitfalls and trappings of his success and facing new challenges in the music business to get a check while the other, Young ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hip hop, ambition, rivalry, profanity, urban, music, musician's life, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, showbiz, rap, music industry ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
miami, orlando florida, usa
Similarity:
95%
715
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Denmark
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Michael lives in a housing project. He and his friends make music together. Michael is clearly the biggest talent in the group, and one day he is discovered by the established rapper Apollo who makes Michael his ghostwriter. A big opportunity for ...
Style:
emotional, tense
Plot:
rap, hip hop, city life, ambition, coming of age, friendship, loyalty, youth culture, conflict, personal growth, choice, realism ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
At Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But when a suburban crew crashes the party, stealing their dancers - and their moves - two warring friends have to pull together to represent the ...
Style:
intense, stylized, humorous, hood, inspirational ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
hip hop, dancing, street dance, dance, breakdance, competition, friendship, music, betrayal, follow your dream, rivalry, black ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three dance crews – one Latin American, one European and one Canadian – prepare to battle at the International Beat the World competition in Detroit. Along the way, they struggle with gambling debt, bad break-ups and their own egos. In the final ...
Style:
realistic, stylized, exciting, serious, independent film
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
street dance, dance, dancer's life, lifestyle, dancing, friendship, youth, rivalry, buddies, world spanning, friends, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
detroit, usa
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Movie that chronicles Mikes Jones' real life rise to fame as an aspiring rapper from the streets who finds his path in life through music in his hometown of Houston, Texas.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, inspirational, realistic
Plot:
rap, hip hop, music industry, african american, aspiring musician, desire for fame, singer, rap star, rapper, musician's life, music, direction and purpose ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, houston texas
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Nemesis is the hottest rapper in rap's hottest city; Miami, the 305. But he has a little secret...he's not really a rapper. A record label discovers Nate's talent, and offers to make him a star, as a rapper. They create Nemesis, a Hip ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, captivating, disturbing, inspirational ...
Plot:
hip hop, jazz, rivalry, rise to the top, gangster, music, artists and showbiz, showbiz, society, ambition, desire for fame, rise and fall ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, miami, usa
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A rapper with a rising career hires a US manager and label, taking over from his father who has steered it to date.
Style:
dramatic, funny, entertaining, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rapper, father son relationship, music industry, musician, death of brother, music manager, manager, rap, music, career, rap star, ambition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hawaii, los angeles
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two brothers Tito and Paco have the same dream: to break into the rap music world. Paco is a born performer and Tito knows how to write like no other but ambition, life, and love for the same woman will test their bond.
Style:
captivating, psychological, emotional, intense, realistic
Plot:
hip hop, love triangle, ambition, brothers, music industry, musician, sibling rivalry, rap, brotherhood, music business, couple relations, male female relationship ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Colombia
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
The opposite worlds of two dancers in Colombia clash on and off the dance floor when their ambition to succeed leads them down a treacherous path.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, entertaining, intense, emotional
Plot:
dance, dancer, competition, friendship, rivalry, youth, dancehall girl, music, dancing, dance battle, contest, competitor ...
Place:
colombia
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Chance Harris looks to find a balance between his school, work, relationships and opportunity to perform at the nationally televised step competition during homecoming weekend at Truth University.
Style:
serious, feel good, captivating, realistic, independent film
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
dance, dancing, hip hop, dancer's life, contests and competitions, college life, lifestyle, rivalry, ambition, student life, artists and showbiz, black college ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
57%
539
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
VS. is an urban rites of passage drama set in the hostile and exciting UK rap battle scene.
Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
rivalry, musician, battles, urban, rap, rapper, competitor, city life, rivals, social problems, urban setting, social issues ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
56%
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, captivating, sincere, psychological, hood ...
Plot:
hip hop, ambition, moral dilemma, rising to stardom, desire for fame, radio dj, musician's life, follow your dream, artists and showbiz, music, music industry, exploitation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
War Dancing tells the tale of Slammer, a small-time hood whose life changes when he is allowed to take part in a music video shoot. He begins to feel that a career in music might get him on the right track, but the video's choreographer ...
Style:
emotional, period piece, independent film
Audience:
teens
Plot:
underdog, urban, perseverance, determination, choreography, dance, street dance, rivalry, competition, ambition, redemption, hip hop ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Nic, also called "Lovely Boy", is the rising star of the roman suburbs. Tattoos and pure talent, he creates the XXG with his friend Borneo, a music duo that is headed straight to the top. Nic is then sucked into a spiral of ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
drug addiction, self destructing, urban, downfall, substance abuse, rise and fall, social issues, drug abuse, drug use, musician, drug, tattoo on face ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Three friends united by their love of hip-hop work to make their big mark in the music industry. Beginning in the summer of 1990 NYC, Nikki a brilliant recent grad abandons a law school scholarship to pursue her dream of becoming a record exec along ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, entertaining, psychological
Plot:
hip hop, rap, follow your dream, ambition, music industry, direction and purpose, music, musician's life, following a dream, female singer, hip hop culture, friends ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After suffering humiliation by the crew Invincible, street dancer Ash looks to gather the best dancers from around the world for a rematch.
Style:
sexy, serious, realistic, captivating, light ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
dancing, street dance, hip hop, dancer, dance contest, salsa, dance, dancer's life, love and romance, rivalry, ambition, music ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Street dancer Skyler comes out of the shadow of her trained dancer sister, Tosha, & joins a dance competition with the Honey dance studio; the prize is a college scholarship.
Style:
sincere, inspirational, captivating, entertaining, romantic
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
hip hop, ambition, follow your dream, dance, friendship, creativity, youth, rivalry, artists and showbiz, life philosophy, human spirit, choreographer ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In Center Stage: On Pointe, Jonathan Reeves (Gallagher) is tasked with infusing more contemporary styles and modernism into the American Ballet Academy, and enlists his his top choreographers Charlie (Radetsky), Cooper (Stiefel) and Tommy (Wormald) ...
Style:
emotional, captivating, psychological, realistic, funny
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dancing, friendship, dancer, ballet, partner, audition, ballerina, modern dance, rivalry, reputation, dance, competition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Action, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A street Gang that is also a rap group try to get a record contract
Style:
colorful, independent film
Plot:
hip hop, street gang, gang, rap, urban, ambition, friendship, dream, youth, loyalty, rivalry, underdog ...
Time:
80s, year 1986
Place:
miami
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Picking up where the original movie leaves off, it's 1990 in New York City at the height of rap's "Golden Age" of creativity, but corporate America has been hesitant to embrace the genre. Nikki lands a dream job as the assistant ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, realistic, period drama
Plot:
hip hop, rap, friendship, ambition, black cast, black, music industry, friends, direction and purpose, musician's life, rap star, rapper ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, bronx new york city
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Norway
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Amalie and Mikael lead their street dance team to the finals in France but tough competition and personal distractions threaten to ruin their dreams.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, dramatic, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
dancing, dancer, dance, rivalry, ambition, street dance, dance contest, contests and competitions, dancer's life, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, contest ...
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After a run-in with local thugs, aspiring Harlem rapper Rob flees to a place and father he never knew, and finds his salvation in Reggaeton, a spicy blend of hip-hop, reggae and Latin beats. Puerto Rico, the spiritual home of Reggaeton, inspires Rob ...
Style:
realistic, feel good, hood, serious
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rapper, dancer's life, dance, culture clash, fish out of water, society, ambition, youth, human spirit, music, lifestyle, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, puerto rico, latin america
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Ikku, Mighty and Tomu live in Saitama, not exactly the coolest places to get involved in a wanna-be rap star lifestyle. But try they do with their freestyle rap band Sho-Gung. Yu Irie, who gained the Grand Prize at Yubari Fantastic Film Festival ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, stylized, comedy drama ...
Plot:
hip hop, dull life, buddies, youth, music band, hopes, suburbs, rap, aspiration, suburban life, youth culture, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
42%
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348K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary ...
Style:
inspirational, sexy, realistic, serious, harsh ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
hip hop, underdog, music, rap, follow your dream, musician, urban ghetto life, success, urban ghetto, street gang, musician's life, trailer park ...
Time:
year 2002, 90s, year 1995, y2k, 2000s ...
Place:
detroit, michigan, los angeles, america, usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on the autobiography of Sonny Bono, this film focuses on the volatile relationship between Sonny (Jay Underwood) and Cher (Renee Faia) during the early 60's to their divorce in the late 70's.
Style:
romantic drama, period drama, tragic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
showbiz, divorce, pop music, biopic, music industry, rise and fall, backstage, art, ambition, diva, celebrity culture, scandal ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, los angeles
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.
Style:
realistic, exciting, captivating, serious, vintage
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dancing, contests and competitions, underdog, lifestyle, dancer's life, artists and showbiz, power relations, athlete and trainer, dance, street dance, music, hip hop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, france
Similarity:
40%
102
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Aspiring small-town musician Chito is determined to make it big. When a clip of him performing one of his songs goes viral, he seizes the opportunity and pushes to carve out a place for himself in the new wave of Mexican-American music... and ...
Style:
emotional, tension, crime drama, road movie
Plot:
ambition, self discovery, aspiration, social media, moral dilemma, identity crisis, coming of age, music industry, small town, bittersweet, confrontation, recording studio ...
Similarity:
39%
692
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An ex-con and break-dancer helps save a neighborhood from a greedy developer while trying to win a rap contest.
Style:
independent film, crime drama, feel good, grindhouse, grim
Plot:
hip hop, breakdance, urban, rap, ex convict, music competition, neighborhood, nostalgia, friendship, underdog, talent show, street dance ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
new york
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
"Stony Island gives you a priceless look back at Chicago’s South Side neighborhood, at a time when very few films were made in within the city at all — and features a legion of legendary Chicago players (Gene Barge, Phil Upchurch, Larry ...
Style:
independent film, retro, period piece, soulful
Plot:
jazz, friendship, ambition, community, urban, struggle, soul, perseverance, determination, blues, recording studio, coming of age ...
Time:
70s, year 1978
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
38%
6K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.
Style:
inspirational, sincere, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hip hop, mentor, black, rivalry, hopes, artists and showbiz, ambition, escapades, musician's life, rags to riches, music, youth ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
37%
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