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Elvis Lives! (2016)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Plagued by a heavy drug addiction and his failing voice, The King is desperate to make things right with himself, his deceased brother, and God. His attempts to get back on track are thwarted, however, after he helps the cops bring down a powerful crime syndicate-putting his family in danger and sending him on a journey that will change his life forever.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, entertaining, dramatic, emotional, melancholic, intense, tense, dark, period piece ...
Plot:
elvis presley, drug addiction, addiction, redemption, drug addict, singer, celebrity, drug use, pop star, superstar, drug abuse, pop singer, drug, character study, soul searching, rock and roll, grief, family drama, tragic hero, brotherhood, celebrity culture, biopic, religion, corruption, criminal syndicate ...
Time:
70s
Place:
memphis, las vegas
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Most similar movies to Elvis Lives!
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, intense, melancholic and captivating films with plots about biopic, redemption, family drama, character study, addiction, drug addiction and moral ambiguity mostly in Drama, Biography and Music genres. Some movies like Elvis Lives!: Toxikoma (2021), Vellam (2021), Rob Peace (2024), El Inca (2016), Downeast (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Biopoic of actor Győző Szabó's younger years struggling with his drug addiction.
Style:
intense, tense, dark, therapeutic, heavy ...
Plot:
drug addiction, rehabilitation, biopic, psychiatrist, character study, male protagonist, conflict, substance abuse, actor's life, mental health, isolation, obsession ...
Place:
hungary, budapest
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95%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
An alcoholic is left stranded by society, friends and family until he successfully completes his de-addiction. Will they accept him when he is clean and sober?
Style:
dramatic, serious, disturbing, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
drug, addiction, alcoholism, medical examination, mental health, recovering alcoholic, alcoholic, social relations, family relations, family problems, relationships, rehabilitation ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The true life story of famed singer Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat 'King' Cole. Gripping drama of her struggle with addiction and living in her father's shadow while still maintaining her own celebrity status.
Style:
captivating, christian film, inspirational
Plot:
musician's life, performer's life, addiction, female singer, life, celebrity, blaxploitation, biopic, drug, christian, limousine, african american ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and injustices from his past to threaten his future.
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
biopic, character study, family drama, father son relationship, social commentary, poverty, life is a bitch, social problems, past, confronting the past, social issues, class conflict ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 90s, 80s
Place:
yale university
Similarity:
73%
138
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Venezuela
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A tragic love story based in the life of the great latin american boxer Edwin "El Inca" Valero.
Style:
emotional, dark, intense, melancholic, atmospheric
Plot:
boxing, biopic, tragedy, rise and fall, addiction, tragic hero, fame, violent, family drama, domestic violence, mental illness, obsession ...
Similarity:
73%
299
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Dives into the often ignored seedy underbelly of Maine and it follows Emma Maddox as she returns to her hometown years following the mysterious death of her brother, Mikey. As she reconnects with his best friend Tommy, the two rekindle their flame ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
redemption, revenge, small town, problem, bereavement, life is a bitch, lie, getting home, investigation, betrayal, friendship, coastal town ...
Place:
maine
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Drowning in the depths of depression and sadness, burning with anger, and chained down by alcoholism, Jonathan couldn’t do it anymore. After the loss of his father as a young boy, facing countless horrific death scenes in the line of duty, and the ...
Style:
spiritual, inspirational, semi serious, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
christian, depression, alcoholism, salvation, police, addiction, grief, redemption, hopes, faith based, problem, family relations ...
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Maggie is struggling to keep her life together after the death of her mother when her addict brother shows up, forcing her to make sense of a reality that may not be what it seems.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, tense, surreal, intense ...
Plot:
sibling relationship, addiction, grief, family drama, trauma, female protagonist, character study, mourning, family secret, traumatic past, confrontation, identity crisis ...
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
This is the story of a man fighting with all his might for his life and his freedom. Eleuterio (”El Lute”) embarks upon an action-packed future, fuelled by the notions of freedom and dreams of living just as his countrymen, ever-growing in his ...
Style:
crime drama, suspenseful, emotional, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
biopic, freedom, fugitive, prison escape, manhunt, resilience, determination, survival, family bonds, family drama, oppression, social injustice ...
Time:
60s
Place:
spain
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Russian poet, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was an idol of the 1970s and '80s. In 1980, at the age of 42, he passed away during the Moscow Olympic Games. This is the story of his last great love as handed down to his son from a family ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, dramatic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
drug addiction, musician's life, artists and showbiz, society, addiction, life is a bitch, kgb, songwriter, actor, concert, writers, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s, year 1979
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
64%
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, emotional, inspirational
Plot:
musician, hip hop, biopic, musician's life, rising to stardom, life, drug, talented, self discovery, social problems, music, talent ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 70s
Place:
puerto rico
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, touching, bleak ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
musician's life, price of fame, pop star, music, rising to stardom, ambition, desire for fame, couple relations, addiction, celebrity culture, fall in love, showbiz ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
usa, indiana
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in 1965, Pep is living in relative obscurity in his hometown of Hartford. Amidst personal troubles, and with the need to earn, Pep, at the age of 42, makes a stunning return to the ring
Style:
thrilling, captivating, realistic, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
boxing, biopic, boxer, based on real people, comeback, character study, social problems, family relations, life is a bitch, family problems, marital problem, athlete's life ...
Time:
60s, year 1964, 20th century
Place:
connecticut
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
This biopic of the legendary actor Marlon Brando stars Damian Chapa as the two-time Oscar-winner and focuses primarily on the troubled relationship Brando had with his son Christian who battled drug addiction
Style:
serious, dramatic, emotional, intense, melancholic ...
Plot:
biopic, troubled relationship, father son relationship, actor, hollywood, family tragedy, mature, drug addiction, celebrity culture, rise and fall, behind the scenes, legacy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The story revolves around the life of Bhairathi Ranagal's journey from being a law-abiding responsible lawyer to the benevolent crime boss of Karnataka.
Style:
crime drama, intense, dark, suspenseful, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gangster, rise to power, power struggle, anti hero, organized crime, transformation, moral ambiguity, underworld, character study, biopic, violence, betrayal ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tony Danza stars in this prison drama about Jerome "Jerry" Rosenburg, a self-professed "jailhouse lawyer" who defends himself against the homicide charge that has put him on death row. This tense movie, made in Canada, has the ...
Style:
intense, tense, dramatic, thought provoking, emotional ...
Plot:
maximum security prison, death row, wrongful conviction, innocence, death sentence, biopic, execution, survival, courtroom, redemption, character study, isolation ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The take-down of an infamous leader of a small polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group, who ordered assassinations of his opponents.
Style:
dark, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
polygamy, serial killer, murder, cult leader, religious fundamentalism, religious cult, sect, fanaticism, violent, power struggle, manipulation, assassination ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
utah
Similarity:
55%
169
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
After fleeting marriages to Henry Fonda and William Wyler, Margaret Sullavan found contentment as the wife of producer Leland Hayward (Jason Robards) and as the mother of three. Or so it seemed, until the marriage crumbled, the children rebelled and ...
Style:
period piece, reflective, melancholic, art house, moody
Plot:
biopic, autobiography, family drama, dysfunctional family, broadway, celebrity culture, hollywood, mental illness, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, glamour, showbiz ...
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Blood, Sweat and Tears is a story about the life of Andre Hazes, a Dutch popular singer. It shows three crucial phases in the life of Hazes: his youth (in the 1960s), his breakthrough (1980s) and the last year of his life (early 2000s).
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot:
biopic, singer, musician's life, ambition, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, music, cultural icon, music industry, portrait, pop music, family drama ...
Time:
80s, 60s, 70s, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
netherlands, amsterdam, holland
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young music student has a seizure forcing her to undergo brain surgery. She comes out of the surgery unable to count or read and has difficulty adapting to life.
Style:
medical drama, emotional, serious, dramatic, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
capture, hospital, doctor patient relationship, female protagonist, trauma, identity crisis, amnesia, biopic, resilience, ethical dilemma, recovery, mortality ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
As NBC's hit sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" proves a long-running hit for a network desperately in need of one, its young stars: Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, and Dana Plato face all sorts of trouble off-camera. Gary battles with his ...
Style:
sitcom, disturbing, psychological, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
family conflict, behind the scenes, african american, television, biopic, fame, parents and children, social problems, lifestyle, career, slice of life, children ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 90s
Similarity:
52%
286K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes ...
Style:
touching, depressing, emotional, dramatic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug addiction, drug lord, drug dealing, drug abuse, drug, drug traffic, drug cartel, rise and fall, drug use, friendship, addiction, gangster ...
Time:
year 2001, 70s, 80s, 20th century, near future ...
Place:
latin america, california, south america, usa, colombia ...
Similarity:
51%
503
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Set in the belly of Los Angeles' criminal underworld, Arc is the story of Paris Pritchert, a former police officer turned drug dealer and addict, who embarks on a quest to find a missing child in the hope of redeeming his eroding character. The ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, stylized, dark ...
Plot:
redemption, addiction, missing child, private detective, law enforcement, dealer, drug abuse, prostitute, life is a bitch, urban ghetto life, society, drug addiction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
A troubled young man battles his inner demons as he seeks redemption and a second chance in his life.
Style:
reflective, emotional, realistic, serious, melancholic ...
Plot:
redemption, second chance, self discovery, personal growth, soul searching, regret, coming of age, trauma, moral dilemma, loss, isolation, identity ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The story of Júlio Santana, a professional killer who was responsible for almost 500 hundred murders in Brazil.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, true crime, biopic, killing spree, life is a bitch, murderer, political unrest, murder, conscience, criminal, serial murder, killing ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Emmy Ferguson is a 10-year old who learns that, after a long bout with leukemia, today is probably her last day on earth. Chris Ryan is a 35-year-old drug addict who is determined to make this his last day. And Adonna Frost, suffering from advanced ...
Style:
emotional, poignant, melancholic, sad, contemplative ...
Plot:
cancer, drug addict, terminal illness, death, dying, mortality, family relations, empathy, child protagonist, character study, grief, addiction ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Fall from Grace is a drama, concerning the lives of Jim Bakker and his then-wife, Tammy Faye Bakker Messner during the 1980s, and starred Kevin Spacey and Bernadette Peters. This made-for-television movie aired on NBC on April 29, 1990. Jim Bakker ...
Plot:
religion, scandal, televangelist, fundamentalism, preacher, controversy, religious hypocrisy, rise and fall, hypocrisy, biopic, betrayal, fraud ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her mother Regina in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at twenty-four years old. Struggling ...
Style:
southern gothic, thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
writers, biopic, female protagonist, literary, illness, mother daughter relationship, writer's life, aspiration, direction and purpose, lifestyle, character study, ambition ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
georgia
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A struggling addict ventures into the Louisiana swamps to reconnect with her estranged faith healer father, only to discover he is hiding a troubling secret aboard his houseboat.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
swamp, family relations, father daughter relationship, secret, addiction, witch doctor, drug addiction, drug abuse, heroin addict, father and daughter, drug overdose, family drama ...
Place:
louisiana
Similarity:
45%
5K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Explore the wild, tragic and controversial life and career of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson - one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture.
Style:
intense, controversial, dramatic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
boxing, prison, boxer, biopic, police, champion, criminal, arena, career, athlete's life, controversy, sports man ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
new york, las vegas
Similarity:
44%
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