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Toma (2021)
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Toma (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Serbia
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Biopic about Toma Zdravkovic, the man who is remembered not only for his songs and unique way he was singing them, but also as a bohemian, both in his behavior and his soul.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, feel good
Plot: musician, musician's life, price of fame, rising to stardom, relationship vs career, music, friends, celebrity, historical figure, family problems, lifestyle, historical character, gambling, female nudity, sex scene, addiction, hitchhiking, star, convertible
Time: 2020s

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, psychological and thought provoking films with plots about music, musician's life, musician, lifestyle, rising to stardom, historical figure and biopic mostly in Drama, Music and Biography genres. Some movies like Toma: Anita (2021), Ted - Show Me Love (2018), Tim Maia (2014), Muslum (2018), I'm Gilda (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Falco: Damn It, We're Still Alive! (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Deals with the life, work, and tragic death of Johann "Falco" Hölzel. The biopic portrays his work through his early days, as member of the Viennese band "Drahdiwaberl", and later with his own hits as solo artist, like "Der ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, intellectual
Plot: musician, musician's life, singer, historical character, rising to stardom, price of fame, pop singer, historical figure, music, biopic, pregnancy, pregnant woman ...
Place: austria
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Anita (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 137 min.
Story: This long-awaited biopic provides a vivid account of the remarkable life of Anita Mui in and behind the limelight, chronicling her journey from a child performer to becoming one of world's most recognized music icons.
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: personal growth, pop star, musician's life, musician, rising to stardom, music, celebrity, music industry, lifestyle, price of fame, historical figure, biopic ...
Place: hong kong
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Ted - Show Me Love (2018)
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: thought provoking, psychological, semi autobiographical, captivating, disturbing
Plot: musician's life, social problems, lifestyle, musician, pop music, life, historical figure, celebrity, music, music industry, young adult, female nudity ...
Place: eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
 7.2
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Tim Maia (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession.
Style: disturbing, captivating, thought provoking
Plot: singer, music, biopic, drug, musician's life, historical character, social problems, lifestyle, historical figure, musician, celebrity, brazilian abroad ...
Place: rio de janeiro, brazil, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Muslum (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 136 min.
Story: The movie is about the legendary Turkish "soul singer" Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor family, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He ...
Style: captivating, psychological
Plot: singer, social relations, life is a bitch, tragic past, historical figure, lifestyle, rising to stardom, musician's life, desire for fame, historical character, musician, dysfunctional family ...
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey
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I'm Gilda (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Argentina, Uruguay
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The life and death of the tropical singer Gilda.
Style: captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot: romantic relationship, female protagonist, fame, female singer, direction and purpose, musician's life, desire for fame, historical character, music, price of fame, ambition, ambitious woman ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
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I Tita, A Life of Tango (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Argentina
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A portrait of the life of Tita Merello, famous Argentinian singer and actress.
Style: thought provoking, captivating
Plot: female protagonist, actress, rags to riches, female singer, tango, mother daughter relationship, musician's life, rising to stardom, celebrity, lifestyle, historical figure, musician ...
Time: 1920s, 1930s
Place: argentina, buenos aires argentina
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Hasta Que Te Conocí (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Mexico, Colombia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The biographical tv-series about the life of one of the most talented and influential singer/songwriter in latinamerican music: Juan Gabriel.
Style: captivating, thought provoking
Plot: historical character, musician's life, rising to stardom, historical figure, singer, life, musician, price of fame, talented, desire for fame, lifestyle, pop singer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Vico C: The Life Of A Philosopher (2017)
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
Plot: musician, rising to stardom, musician's life, life, drug, direction and purpose, talented, family problems, self discovery, star trek, lifestyle, social problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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A Cowgirl's Song (2022)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An aspiring but adrift teen singer goes to live with her grandmother, once a country music legend, but has fallen on hard times after the death of her husband five years earlier. Together, they overcome adversity and find redemption through their ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot: musician, country music, teenager, family relations, family problems, kids and family, teenage girl, teenage life, grandmother, lifestyle, female singer, relationships ...
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Gonzaga: From Father to Son (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Western
Country: Brazil
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Luiz Gonzaga decides to change his destiny and leaves his childhood home for the big city to overcome a romance. When he arrives, he meets a woman he falls in love with, the Odaleia (Nanda Costa). After the birth of his son and his wife's ...
Style: captivating, sincere
Plot: singer, father son relationship, life, rising to stardom, musician's life, music, lifestyle, longing, historical figure, direction and purpose, price of fame, musician ...
Place: brazil, northeast brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
In His Life: The John Lennon Story (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A film about the early life of the rock musician and his burgeoning career as a member of the Beatles.
Style: captivating, sincere, serious, realistic, rockumentary
Plot: musician, the beatles, prodigy, musician's life, rise to the top, ambition, against the odds, rock music, rising to stardom, lifestyle, youth, working class ...
Time: 60s, 50s, 1950s
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Vertinsky (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Russia
Duration: 62 min.
TV show
Story: Biography of the most famous Russian chansonnier of the 20th century. The story of the artist who left Russia in 1919 and returned to the USSR in 1943, in the midst of World War II. Vertinsky lived, sang, and was popular in Constantinople, Paris, ...
Style: psychological, sincere, captivating, thought provoking, period drama
Plot: music, musician, performer's life, musician's life, celebrity culture, life philosophy, lifestyle, artist, historical figure, classical music, biopic, historical character ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Meesaya Murukku (2017)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story: A passionate youngster who dreams of making it in the music industry is on the verge of losing his love. What will happen to his career and romance?
Style: semi autobiographical, semi serious, feel good, satirical, entertaining ...
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Place: india
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47%
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You Are God (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story: One of the biggest Polish film premieres of 2012 and eagerly anticipated for over a decade, it is the story of the late 90s generation and the three friends behind the music: Magik, Focus and Rahim. The fact-based film directed by Leszek Dawid ...
Style: captivating, factual
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Time: 2000s, 90s
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Paulo Coelho's Best Story (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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Duration: 112 min.
Story: Paulo Coelho is the world’s most translated living author, his books having sold over 165 million copies. But he was not always the inspirational global phenomenon he is today. Like the heroes in his spiritual classics THE ALCHEMIST and THE ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, thought provoking, disturbing
Plot: writers, writer's life, ambition, follow your dream, hopes, rising to stardom, life, lifestyle, historical figure, biopic, relationships, historical character ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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Duration: 155 min.
TV show
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Alex, a poor italian guy living on the streets of Rome finally realizes his dream of becoming a rap singer, known as Zeta. He will find himself in the world of hip-hop in a flash, having to struggle against the severity of the real world and his ...
Style: psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: rapper, musician's life, price of fame, rap star, life is a bitch, music, desire for fame, rising to stardom, rap, musician
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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The New Edition Story (2017)
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Style: thought provoking, disturbing, captivating
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Souvenir (2016)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Isabelle Huppert stars as a middle-aged factory worker whose long-ago brush with fame comes to the fore again when she begins a romance with a young aspiring boxer.
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40%
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Style: captivating, serious, realistic, feel good, touching ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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Style: captivating, thought provoking
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story: Three days in the life of a young clarinetist (Fernando Alves Pinto), who is in love with a violinist (Vera Zimmerman), but can't get her attention. In the first day he feels alone and frail; in the second day what was supposed to be pleasant ...
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38%
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 98 min.
Story: An urban music singer from a poor neighborhood goes through love and pain on her way to success.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
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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: realistic, serious, captivating, disturbing, informative ...
Plot: music, ambition, musician's life, artists and showbiz, showbiz, dancing, biopic, lifestyle, life is a bitch, rise and fall, drug abuse, salsa ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 147 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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Duration: 52 min.
TV show
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Style: thrilling, captivating, period piece
Plot: music, career, life, musician's life, musician, historical figure, singer, historical character, lifestyle, based on real people, singing, song
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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