Movies like Springtime
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Springtime (2004)
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Original name: 꽃피는 봄이 오면
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: South Korea
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A struggling musician takes a job teaching music to middle school children in a rural mining town.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, melancholic, realistic, inspirational, nostalgic
Plot:
high school life, small town life, musician, teacher, school, school teacher, music teacher, musician's life, music, teachers and students, countryside, teacher student relationship, middle school, friendship, youth, mentor, community, adolescence, working class, coming of age, mining town, slice of life, bittersweet, intimate, isolation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
korea
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Most similar movies to Springtime
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, captivating, realistic and psychological films with plots about coming of age, youth, friendship, school, slice of life, music and teenager mostly in Drama, Music and Musical genres. Some movies like Springtime: Brass Dreams (2016), Morrison (2021), One for All (2020), The Red and the Blue (2012), Music of the Heart (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Hikuma Koichi was a saxophone player, but he suffers from the after-effects of an accident. Due to that, he turned his back on music. Hikuma Koichi finds hope in the high school brass band. The band consists of problem students. Koichi struggles to ...
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
high school life, high school, music, orchestra, friendship, redemption, youth, hopes, personal growth, brass band, teacher student relationship, coming of age ...
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95%
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:
77%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A substitute teacher takes on a job as a year 6 class teacher in a village he does not know. He has to help a student adjust back into school, although none of his classmates want him there.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, emotional, inspirational ...
Plot:
bullying, school, teacher, children, education, substitute teacher, adult child friendship, school teacher, high school teacher, schoolboy, high school life, social problems ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The story of a teacher and his students, set in an Italian high school.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, reflective, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
adolescence, teenager, teacher student relationship, high school life, teachers and students, high school teacher, student, teacher, education, school, middle school, school teacher ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
68%
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Story of a schoolteacher's struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, touching, emotional, serious ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, teens, kids, chick flick
Plot:
teacher, dedicated educator, musician, school teacher, music teacher, female protagonist, teacher student relationship, school, happy ending, music, violinist, single mother ...
Time:
20th century, year 1999, 90s, 80s
Place:
new york, harlem, new york city, usa, harlem, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
64%
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Naruse Uta is a "unique" 13 year old child. She possessed the talent to read sheet music even before she could speak, but has now come to the point where she hates playing the piano. Her father was also a piano virtuoso, but mysteriously ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
prodigy, self discovery, hopes, ambition, musician's life, relationship vs career, family relations, orphan, dedicated educator, youth, single parent, music ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Pakistan
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Three college friends are passionate for music and face difficulties for their common dream.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, satirical, emotional ...
Plot:
friendship, college, aspiration, youth, coming of age, musician, music, direction and purpose, satire, friends, musician's life, follow your dream ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
high school, music, classical music, mentor, composer, school, musician, teacher, teaching, honest, high school teacher, sign language ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 60s, 20th century, year 1965 ...
Place:
oregon, portland oregon
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A violinist looks to inspire his students at a challenging music school.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, thought provoking, sincere, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
violin, teacher student relationship, mentor, classical music, orchestra, musician's life, life is a bitch, music, instructor, music teacher, talented, society ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
Similarity:
49%
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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.
Style:
dramatic, realistic, psychological, motivational, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama, adult
Plot:
music, jazz, obsession, emotional abuse, mentor, musician, teachers and students, drummer, follow your dream, desire for fame, musician's life, public humiliation ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, north america, peru, new york, usa
Similarity:
48%
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, disturbing, captivating, heartfelt, emotional ...
Plot:
country music, grandmother granddaughter relationship, musician, teenager, family relations, kids and family, family problems, teenage girl, relationships, lifestyle, female singer, teenage life ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Colombia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Amaranto Molina is a peculiar professor. With his disruptive methods, he will embark on a journey full of unique experiences to help his students express their true musical talents and heal from their wounds.
Style:
satirical, thrilling, entertaining, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
music teacher, musician, singer, school, music school, music band, school teacher, high school life, music, unconventional method, schoolboy, musician's life ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
latin america
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A drama about a young man aspiring to become a singer and a washed-up former hit producer. The two men head off on a road trip filled with music and jamming sessions.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, reflective ...
Plot:
self discovery, music industry, journey, aspiring singer, musician, artist, road trip, stage fright, record producer, singer, music, music business ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
44%
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:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A high school girl, Man-bok, who has to walk for four hours every day back and forth between home and her school due to the congenital motion sickness disorder, happens to begin her training as a speed walking athlete unexpectedly. Through the ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, inspirational, realistic ...
Plot:
teenager, female protagonist, coming of age, walking, athlete's life, track and field, teenage girl, schoolgirl, teenage life, athlete, athlete and trainer, underdog ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Denmark
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
period piece, realistic, retro, melancholic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
friendship, teenager, coming of age, youth culture, male bonding, slice of life, graduation, everyday life, self discovery, bromance, high school life, intimate ...
Time:
70s
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
37%
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:
21st century
Place:
italy
Similarity:
37%
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:
sincere, realistic, serious, captivating, experimental
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, youth, teenage life, best friend, friendship between girls, adulthood, teenage girl, festival, female friendship, teenager, adolescence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hungary, europe
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
LIMBO is set in a small town in rural Denmark, teenager Sara and young teacher Karen develop a connection. A quiet drama interested as much in the lives of its female protagonists as their surroundings.
Style:
realistic, emotional, reflective, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
intimate, small town, introspection, empathy, slice of life, adolescence, everyday life, youth, coming of age, female friendship, bittersweet, self discovery ...
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
37%
31
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Lee Ok Rim is 15 years old. She likes imaging and has bright personality. She is very frank about her feelings. She also knows that she is pretty and uses that. At home she is the second child who is placed between an older sister who studies well ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
friendship, adolescence, high school life, high school, love triangle, coming of age, schoolboy, children, teenage protagonist, school, teenage life, teenager ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Based on a true story set in Matsumoto city, Nagano, during 1960s. A stray dog wanders into a high school's grounds. The dog, named Kuro, stays at the school and becomes a special friend to everyone.
Style:
tear jerker, emotional, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
dog, friend, school, friendship, high school, loss, grief, bittersweet, animal, human dog relationship, problem, compassion ...
Time:
60s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Set in 1940's France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
Style:
touching, inspirational, uplifting, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, teens, teen drama
Plot:
boarding school, teacher, childhood, music, teachers and students, abuse, musician, children, boarding school life, friendship, boss, orphan ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 2004
Place:
france, new york, switzerland, europe, paris france ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
After Lin Yu Jing's parents' divorce, she and her dad moved to a new city where she becomes seat mates with notoriously "ill-tempered" Shen Juan at their new school. She thought it would be difficult to integrate into a new ...
Style:
emotional, thrilling, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
youth, coming of age, friendship, healing, self discovery, personal growth, high school life, young adult, teenage love, teenage life, teenage protagonist, teenager ...
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
A man who appears to have no particular passion for anything ironically proves effective with troubled high school students. Known as a legendary savior of problem schools, he shows up one day to salvage what's left of a class that had fallen ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, inspirational, emotional ...
Plot:
teacher, high school teacher, school teacher, high school life, high school, relationship problems, dedicated educator, social problems, school, teachers and students, schoolboy, lifestyle ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set against the background of the 1984 Miner's Strike, Billy Elliot is an 11 year old boy who stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family's set ways, ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, feel good, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience:
date night, family outing, kids, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
coming of age, ballet, working class, father son relationship, dancing, audition, gay, childhood, friendship, follow your dream, lgbtq, poverty ...
Time:
20th century, y2k, year 2000, 90s, year 1985 ...
Place:
england, london, northern england, europe
Similarity:
35%
418
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When world-famous conductor Eduard Sporck accepts the job to create an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra, he is quickly drawn into a tempest of sheer unsolvable problems.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional, multicultural ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, train conductor, orchestra conductor, orchestra, musician, problem, social problems, music, classical music, social commentary, mentor, identity ...
Place:
israel, palestine, germany
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Mortality and death seen through the eyes of a lonely student who has an morbid and albeit naive fascination with death. His teacher, Koichi is also grappling with the issue of mortality as he deals with the impending death of his ailing father, who ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, existential, bleak ...
Plot:
death, mourning, terminal illness, father son relationship, mortality, grief, family relations, illness, teacher, father and son, loss of father, school teacher ...
Similarity:
33%
328
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story:
Ko Ha-Neul dreamed of becoming a teacher, due to a teacher who helped her when she was young. Ko Ha-Neul now begins work as a temporary teacher at a private high school. While working there, she interacts with many people, including teachers Park ...
Style:
inspirational, disturbing, thought provoking, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, slice of life, teacher, social problems, school, social commentary, female teacher, school teacher, teaching, education, high school, workplace situations ...
Place:
korea, south korea
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
Students who have previous troubles in the city's schools are sent to a small school on an island.
Warm-hearted people on this remote island change them and they can grow. Chihiro Natsumura, who is a teacher on the remote island, struggles to ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful, educational ...
Plot:
island, teacher, school, student, japanese school, troubled youth, teacher student relationship, schoolgirl, schoolboy, teenager, high school life, teenage girl ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A youth inspirational film, about how a group of high school students try to revive Chinese orchestra ensemble. They face many challenges along the way to compete nationally, including a rivalry with the more popular Western orchestra club.
Style:
disturbing, entertaining, captivating, uplifting, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
school club, high school, youth, musician, friendship, orchestra, coping, high school life, school, schoolboy, ambition, problem solving ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
33%
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