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Jamojaya (2023)
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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, captivating, entertaining, emotional, tense, intense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rapper, father son relationship, music industry, musician, death of brother, music, rap, career, manager, music manager, rap star, ambition, family conflict, hip hop, recording studio, betrayal, culture clash, urban, coming of age, father
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
hawaii, los angeles
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, realistic, emotional and psychological films with plots about music, ambition, urban, friendship, musician, hip hop and musician's life mostly in Drama, Music and Biography genres. Some movies like Jamojaya: American Dream (2008), The Breaks (2016), Autumn Beat (2022), VS. (2018), The Breaks (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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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:
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, suspense, psychological, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
rivalry, musician, battles, urban, rap, rapper, competitor, city life, rivals, social problems, urban setting, social issues ...
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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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:
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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:
67%
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:
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Place:
italy
Similarity:
64%
371
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, disturbing, captivating, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
rap, rapper, musician, hip hop, price of fame, musician's life, desire for fame, rising to stardom, music, life is a bitch, rap star, ambition ...
Place:
italy, rome italy
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Crime, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Platinum is an American television series which aired on UPN in 2003.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
hip hop, recording studio, music industry, ambition, brothers, sibling relationship, rap, brother brother relationship, hip hop culture, music business, record producer, musician ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
57%
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:
57%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of 4 member Japanese pop group "GreeeeN.” Jin is the producer of “GreeeeN” and his younger brother Hide is the lead member for the group. Their song "Kiseki" is released as their 7th single and becomes a ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, inspirational, feel good ...
Plot:
father son relationship, brothers, musician, biopic, brother brother relationship, music band, family relations, music, musician's life, follow your dream, domineering father, lifestyle ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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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:
50%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The Icarus Line Must Die is a dramatic narrative feature set against the backdrop of the current LA music scene. The film tracks Joe Cardamone, front man of The Icarus Line, as he navigates his way through the ups and downs of the modern music ...
Style:
meta, realistic, intense, melancholic, satirical ...
Plot:
rock, musician, punk, struggling artist, urban, music industry, nightlife, intimate, subculture, obsession, underground, anti establishment ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
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407
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Lodo is twenty years old and lives the difficulties of his age, between a difficult relationship with his father and the attempt to conquer Giulia, his roommate with whom he is madly in love. He performs with the MOB, an indie band, in a legendary ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
coming of age, artists' life, music, musician's life, musician, nostalgia, generation gap, character study, bittersweet, daydreamer, rock star, friendship ...
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, captivating, intense, emotional, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
musician, singer, fame, biopic, musician's life, black, rise and fall, substance abuse, glory, addiction, celebrity, music ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles
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44%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
jazz, friendship, ambition, community, urban, struggle, soul, perseverance, determination, blues, recording studio, coming of age ...
Time:
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Place:
chicago
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, captivating, tense, suspense, independent film
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, exciting, captivating, dramatic, entertaining ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, inspirational, captivating, entertaining, romantic
Audience:
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Plot:
hip hop, ambition, follow your dream, dance, friendship, creativity, youth, rivalry, artists and showbiz, life philosophy, human spirit, choreographer ...
Similarity:
42%
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:
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Plot:
hip hop, dancing, street dance, dance, breakdance, competition, friendship, music, betrayal, follow your dream, rivalry, black ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
41%
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
rap, ambition, hip hop, direction and purpose, music, musician's life, satire, career, rap star, musician, rapper, music band ...
Place:
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Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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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:
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Place:
new york, usa, puerto rico, latin america
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Josh, a classical piano student focused on winning the biggest competition of his life, encounters Charlotte, a free-spirited jazz pianist who distracts him to better her chances of winning. She lures him away from the practice room for a magical ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, dramatic, sincere, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
piano, jazz, competition, classical music, relationships, couple relations, music competition, love, female musician, couples, pianist, music ...
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When Brian Epstein set foot in the Cavern Club in November 1961 to watch The Beatles perform, he saw something no one else could – a glimmer of gold. Sharply dressed and well-spoken, Brian was hardly the most obvious radical – but being Jewish, ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, historical drama, dramatic ...
Plot:
music industry, the beatles, biopic, musician, music business, record producer, musician's life, music, ambition, music history, backstage, identity ...
Time:
60s
Place:
liverpool, london, new york
Similarity:
40%
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, psychological, disturbing, emotional, uplifting
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
social media, dancehall girl, dance, dancer, youth culture, grownups, youth, dancing, dancer's life, social problems, lifestyle, music ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
38%
87
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Based on true events, 44 is the story of Migs, an 18 year old high school student trapped between the two opposing forces of his father, a drug dealer and convicted felon, and his mother, an NYPD cop.
Style:
dramatic, crime drama, realistic, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, family conflict, double life, coming of age, identity crisis, moral ambiguity, drug trade, moral dilemma, mother son relationship, betrayal, ambition ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, disturbing, semi autobiographical, psychological, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
country music, female friendship, biopic, female musician, female protagonist, musician, music, musician's life, relationship vs career, country singer, friendship, friends ...
Time:
60s
Place:
nashville tennessee
Similarity:
36%
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:
36%
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:
36%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Zed, a young British rapper, is about to start his first world tour, when a crippling illness strikes him down, and he is forced to move back in with his family. He tries to find himself between an international music career and Pakistani family ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, dark, poignant ...
Plot:
rap, illness, rapper, career, sick, social relations, doctors and patients, direction and purpose, desire for fame, parents and children, aspiration, dream ...
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35%
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