Movies like Amadeus
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Amadeus (1984)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, France, Italy
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The incredible story of genius musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri – now confined to an insane asylum.
Style:
inspirational, epic, atmospheric, visually appealing, clever, captivating, stylized, breathtaking, dramatic, serious ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
music, mozart, classical music, genius, composer, musician, envy, opera, obsession, rivalry, prodigy, musician's life, bohemian life, desire for fame, artist, character study, mentor, father son relationship, jealousy, classical composer, art, singer, piano, success, talent ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s, 1780s, 1820s, 19th century, year 1984, georgian era ...
Place:
vienna, austria, italy, europe, central europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, dramatic, serious and touching films with plots about music, storytelling, artists and showbiz, musician, mentor, art and musician's life mostly in Drama, Music and Biography genres. Some movies like Amadeus: Immortal Beloved (1994), Farinelli (1994), Topsy-Turvy (1999), Mozart's Sister (2010), Shine (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. Beside all the work he is known for, the composer once wrote a famous love letter to a nameless beloved and the movie tries to find out who this beloved was. Not easy as Beethoven has had ...
Style:
emotional, dramatic, touching, sexy, epic ...
Plot:
music, musician, classical music, art, artist, pianist, composer, life, classical composer, deaf, rape, letter ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, regency period, 1820s
Place:
europe, austria, hungary
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: France, Italy, Belgium, UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Farinelli is a 1994 biopic film about the life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.
Style:
realistic, heartbreaking, factual, sexy, disturbing ...
Plot:
opera, music, brother brother relationship, art, opera singer, classical music, nude, destiny, musician, siblings relations, artist, gay ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, london, spain, england, naples italy ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Music, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which opens the ...
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witty, talky, sexy, unusual plot structure, allegory ...
Plot:
music, writers, composer, opera, rehearsal, theater, dancing, brutality, obsession, life philosophy, filmmaking, female protagonist ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1880s, 18th century
Place:
london, england, europe, paris france
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A re-imagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang and a musical prodigy in her own right.
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realistic, serious, touching, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
musician, prodigy, domineering father, family relations, musician's life, follow your dream, against the rules, dishonesty, gender, rebellion, artists and showbiz, siblings relations ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
europe, paris france, brussels, london, english channel ...
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
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inspirational, emotional, feel good, thought provoking, intense ...
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music, pianist, prodigy, classical music, child prodigy, psychology, piano, mental illness, insanity, overbearing parent, father son relationship, jewish ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Germany, UK, Hungary
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, touching, serious, stylized ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
composer, classical music, musician, artist, mute or deaf, music, performance, pianist, musician's life, contests and competitions, love and romance, obsession ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, europe, austria, vienna
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67%
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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.
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1940s, 50s, 20th century
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africa, usa, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, France, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles.
Style:
melancholic, factual, colourful, realistic, visually appealing ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
historical character, french revolution, queen, princess, royal court, french history, royal family, french, fashion, aristocracy, coming of age, women ...
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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, feel good, melancholic, uplifting, captivating ...
Plot:
classical music, music, russian, redemption, orchestra, violinist, adaptation, performance, music band, prodigy, twists and turns, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france, russia, europe, israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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.
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motivational, dramatic, psychological, realistic, intense ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
music, obsession, mentor, teachers and students, desire for fame, follow your dream, jazz, emotional abuse, musician's life, drummer, musician, music school ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: Italy, Spain, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A drama based on the life of 18th century Italian lyricist Lorenzo da Ponte, who collaborated with Mozart on his "Don Giovanni" opera.
Style:
stylized, realistic, serious, captivating, weird
Plot:
casanova, mozart, opera, lifestyle, love affair, love and romance, writer's life, musician's life, rivalry, womanizer, music, dancing ...
Time:
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Place:
venice, europe, italy, austria, vienna
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The life of reclusive and eccentric Beach Boys songwriter and musician Brian Wilson.
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Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Country: France, UK, Czech Republic
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Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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music, great depression, character study, depression, friendship, artists and showbiz, americana, couple relations, musician's life, love and romance, labor union, life philosophy ...
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1930s, 20th century, 70s
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texas, california, oklahoma, usa, los angeles ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
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It's late 17th century. The viola da gamba player Monsieur de Sainte Colombe comes home to find that his wife died while he was away. In his grief he builds a small house in his garden into wich he moves to dedicate his life to music and his ...
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emotional, stylized, sexy, melancholic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
musician, music, artist, art, older man younger man relationship, shoemaker, male nudity, classical music, death, composer, orchestra, love ...
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17th century, 19th century, 70s
Place:
france, europe, paris france, versailles
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33%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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psychological, touching, emotional, cerebral, motivational ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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sentimental, touching, emotional, realistic, feel good ...
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country music, music, female protagonist, poverty, singer, musician, rags to riches, music business, rising to stardom, women, human spirit, artists and showbiz ...
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80s, 70s, 20th century, 50s
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usa, kentucky, nashville tennessee, washington state, appalachia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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Duration: 127 min.
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girls' night, chick flick, date night
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Duration: 105 min.
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Duration: 99 min.
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