Movies like Bravetown

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Bravetown (2015)
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Bravetown (2015)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: After an accidental drug overdose, a talented teenage DJ goes to live with his estranged father in a small Army town, where he gets to the bottom of his own pain and learns empathy for others.
Style: road movie, motivational, inspirational, sincere, captivating
Audience: teen drama
Plot: dj, parent child relationship, small town, teenager, music, on the road, self discovery, introspection, coming of age, travel, youth, human spirit, destiny, freedom, escapades, solitude, life philosophy, dancing, suburbs, us military, grief, love, dance, father son relationship, u.s. military ...
Place: usa

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and sincere films with plots about music, youth, coming of age, teenager, dancing, lifestyle and artists and showbiz mostly in Drama, Music and Romance genres. Some movies like Bravetown: Into the Wild (2007), Honey: Rise Up and Dance (2018), Crossroads (1986), Restless City (2011), Footloose (1984). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Into the Wild (2007)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story: The true story of top student and athlete, Christopher McCandless, who after graduating from Emory University in 1992, abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Style: road movie, philosophical, melancholic, inspirational, reflective ...
Audience: teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot: road trip, wilderness, survival, self discovery, freedom, journey, solitude, life philosophy, isolation, travel, lifestyle change, beautiful scenery ...
Time: 2000s, year 2007, 20th century, year 1990, year 1991 ...
Place: alaska, los angeles, america, astoria oregon, seattle ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Honey: Rise Up and Dance (2018)
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: entertaining, sincere, romantic, captivating, inspirational
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: hip hop, ambition, follow your dream, dance, creativity, human spirit, rivalry, friendship, life philosophy, youth, artists and showbiz, dancing ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2009)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In this film, childhood friends come face to face with the demons of rock and roll (lust, drugs, and passion) on a cross-country road trip that compels them to face their past, present, and future. Rocker Spyder, whose debut album was a huge hit saw ...
Style: realistic, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: rock star, musician's life, homecoming, on the road, rock, friendship, small town, music band, ego clash, artists and showbiz, entertainment industry, rock and roll ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 7.1
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Crossroads (1986)
Genre: Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Cult classic starring Ralph Macchio as a want-to-be blues guitar virtuoso who seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician Robert Johnson.
Style: road movie, light, captivating, offbeat, serious ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: deal with the devil, blues, music, on the road, rock and roll, destiny, coming of age, mentor, supernatural, storytelling, transformation, life philosophy ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: mississippi, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Restless City (2011)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Tells the story of an African immigrant surviving on the fringes of New York City where music is his passion, life is a hustle and falling in love is his greatest risk.
Style: contemplative, realistic, atmospheric, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: immigrant, society, city life, fall in love, music, social misfits, love, african, couples, rivalry, hustler, self discovery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, africa, manhattan new york city, west africa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 6.6
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Footloose (1984)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock.
Style: teen, cult classic, serious, captivating, colorful ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot: dancing, high school, youth, small town, dance, music, love and romance, rebellion, rebelliousness, dancer's life, teenage rebellion, teenager ...
Time: 80s, 90s, year 1984, 20th century, 70s
Place: utah, pittsburgh, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Northern Soul (2014)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.
Style: period piece, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, sincere ...
Plot: nightclub, dj, friendship, nightlife, obsession, youth, society, teenage life, coming of age, music, drug abuse, subculture ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: england, northern england
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 6.6
 27K
Take the Lead (2006)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom ...
Style: inspirational, sexy, entertaining, captivating, feel good ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot: dancing, teacher, dance, dancer, dancer's life, dedicated educator, teenager, music, high school, respect, teachers and students, prejudice ...
Time: year 2006, 20th century, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Honey 3: Dare to Dance (2016)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: While attending college in Cape Town, Melea Martin feels constrained by the school's strict policies, and decides to set out on her own. Searching for a way to use her talents as a dancer and inspire the community around her, Melea rents a ...
Style: inspirational, romantic, feel good, entertaining
Audience: date night, girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot: dancing, hip hop, dance, creativity, human spirit, dancer's life, school, life philosophy, choreographer, lifestyle, follow your dream, ambition ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Rambling Rose (1991)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Rose, is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Rose's appearence and personality is such that all men fall for her, and Rose knows it. She can't help herself ...
Style: erotic, touching, sexy, serious, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: older man younger woman relationship, self discovery, love and romance, prostitute, coming of age, dysfunctional family, adolescence, unlikely friendships, redemption, family relations, introspection, parents and children ...
Time: 1930s, year 1991, 20th century, year 1971, year 1935
Place: georgia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 3.6
 204
Crew 2 Crew (2012)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Lucas joins a break dancing troupe and, traveling the world, finds himself torn between the life he knows and the chance to do something more. Inspired by true events.
Style: sincere, captivating, serious, touching, independent film ...
Plot: self discovery, dancer's life, ambition, love and romance, introspection, dancing, unfulfillment, artists and showbiz, haunted by the past, nudity, sex scene, bare butt ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Art of Travel (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: High school grad. Conner Layne is about to marry his first love, but when wedding plans fail, he goes solo on his honeymoon to Central America, finding adventure with a ragtag group of foreigners who attempt to cross the Darien Gap in record time.
Style: captivating, realistic, psychological, sincere, bleak ...
Plot: travel, self discovery, adventurer, escapades, canceled wedding, friends, prank, youth, wanderlust, survival, disaster, nature ...
Time: 21st century
Place: latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming (2010)
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, captivating, feel good, realistic, independent film
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: dance, dancing, hip hop, dancer's life, college, rivalry, lifestyle, college life, contests and competitions, student life, ambition, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 7.4
 19K
Rudderless (2014)
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, lyrical, melancholic ...
Plot: redemption, visceral, life philosophy, loss of son, intergenerational friendship, parent child relationship, family problems, down on your luck, coping, death in the family, life turned upside down, life is a bitch ...
Time: y2k, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 6.6
 25K
Fame (1980)
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts
Style: inspirational, realistic, sincere, serious, captivating ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot: music, high school, dancing, teenager, teacher, rehearsal, gay, life philosophy, high school life, dysfunctional family, unlikely friendships, audition ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 70s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, bronx new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 5.3
 47K
Honey (2003)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hitting downtown clubs with her friends, she teaches dance classes at a nearby community center in Harlem, N.Y., as a way to keep ...
Style: sexy, inspirational, teen, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: dancing, hip hop, music, dance, teenager, street dance, choreographer, follow your dream, lifestyle, love and romance, starting over, hopes ...
Time: year 2003, 20th century, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, harlem, new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Breaking Through (2015)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: When Casey, a dancer who is discovered on YouTube, gets thrust into the modern world of internet celebrity and culture, she must find a way to balance her true identity with her online persona, or risk losing everything she cares about.
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: dancehall girl, grownups, youth, dancing, youth culture, dancer, female protagonist, social media, lifestyle, social issues, adolescence vs adulthood, music ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 6.3
 2K
Lamb (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Lamb, based on the novel by Bonnie Nadzam, traces the self-discovery of David Lamb in the weeks following the disintegration of his marriage and the death of his father. Hoping to regain some faith in his own goodness, he turns his attention to ...
Style: psychological, sincere, captivating, controversial, independent film ...
Plot: age difference, homesickness, road trip, travel, self discovery, relationships, grief, friends, on the road, lonely, friend, youth ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Honey 2 (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Sequel to the 2003 dance movie Honey. Recently released from juvenile detention, talented dancer Maria Ramirez finds an outlet for her passion with a new dance crew.
Style: uplifting, captivating, feel good, touching, realistic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: dance, dancing, dancer's life, street dance, juvenile delinquency, dance school, music, hip hop, rise to the top, dancer, female protagonist, lifestyle ...
Time: 21st century
Place: bronx new york city, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Drunkboat (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After twenty years of broken bottles and empty hallways, Mort Gleason witnesses his nephew Moo being beaten while in a drunken stupor. The short contact with family brings Mort back to what are left of his senses and he returns to the last home he ...
Style: serious, touching, realistic, sincere, sad
Plot: family relations, single parent, haunted by the past, social relations, youth, parents and children, self discovery, coming of age, teenage life, suburbs, teenager, drinking alcohol ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Virgin (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: When a teenager finds herself pregnant, with no memory of having had sex, she determines that she is carrying the child of God.
Style: realistic, touching, captivating, psychological, erotic ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: pregnancy, coming of age, family relations, clergy, society, youth, teenage life, parents and children, small town, teenage girl, virginity, pastor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Tony Manero is a Brooklyn paint-store clerk who'd give anything to break out of his dead-end existence. In life, Tony is a peasant; on the disco dance floor, he's a king. As the soundtrack plays one Bee Gees hit after another, white-suited ...
Style: sexy, sentimental, rough, light, serious ...
Audience: date night, teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: dancing, disco, dance, nightclub, working class, dancer, music, love, dysfunctional family, slut, coming of age, slutty attitude ...
Time: 70s, year 1977, 20th century
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 8.5
 976K
Whiplash (2014)
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: motivational, dramatic, psychological, inspirational, realistic ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, teen drama, adult
Plot: music, jazz, obsession, mentor, teachers and students, follow your dream, emotional abuse, desire for fame, drummer, musician's life, musician, public humiliation ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place: peru, manhattan new york city, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Mark Hunter is an intelligent but shy teenager who has just moved to suburban Arizona from New York. Unbeknownst to his parents and peers, at 10pm each school night Mark takes to the shortwave radio in his basement and transforms into pirate DJ ...
Style: teen, cult classic, independent film, realistic, dark comedy ...
Audience: teens, date night, teen drama
Plot: radio, high school, teenager, coming of age, suicide, rebellion, rock, youth, rock and roll, school, misfit, teen angst ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: arizona, seattle, usa, phoenix arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 7.4
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August Rush (2007)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.
Style: touching, inspirational, sentimental, feel good, romantic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, kids, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot: music, musician, childhood, prodigy, orphan, child prodigy, dancing, child protagonist, genius, youth, chance meeting, children ...
Time: 2000s, year 2007, 80s, year 1995, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, chicago, xian, san francisco ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
One Day of Betty (2014)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Hungary
Duration: 70 min.
Story: Betty and her friend V have a major project: the open-air music festival, Sziget Festival held every summer on one of the Danube islands in Hungary. Instead of money the teenagers have a stash of grass waiting for a buyer. Food? Nothing wrong with ...
Style: realistic, serious, sincere, captivating
Plot: friendship, youth, coming of age, teenage life, best friend, adulthood, teenage girl, friendship between girls, festival, strong female presence, friends, music ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hungary, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 5.6
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Filly Brown (2012)
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, rising to stardom, desire for fame, moral dilemma, ambition, follow your dream, musician's life, artists and showbiz, music, radio dj, strong female presence, producer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 5.3
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August (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Summer begins, Aku graduates high school and faces a great emptiness. As his girlfriend, parents and friends all leave the city, it looks to be the dullest summer ever. Everything changes at Midsummer when Aku meets Juli, a beautiful, strange and ...
Style: captivating, light, sincere, feel good, erotic ...
Plot: love, summer, friendship, lifestyle, mentor, on the road, teenager, life philosophy, fraud, making love, gay, coming of age ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.
Style: road movie, realistic, uplifting, emotional, serious ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: self discovery, unlikely couple, starting over, adolescence vs adulthood, on the road, haunted by the past, social misfits, unlikely partners, couple relations, youth, crumbling marriage, teenage boy ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: new orleans, usa, louisiana, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Chicken Girls: The Movie (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story: With a new principal in town and the Spring Fling in jeopardy, Rhyme and the Chicken Girls must band together to save the dance.
Style: light, entertaining, contemplative, captivating, unusual plot structure ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, teenager, escapades, youth, friends, dishonesty, dancing, society, parents and children, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love and romance, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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