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Movies Like BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town

If you liked BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town (2018), a music and drama movie directed by Bridget Caldwell, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Feel the Beat

    Feel the Beat (2020)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and music

    After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.

  2. 2Drumline: A New Beat

    Drumline: A New Beat (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10Also music and comedy

    A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.

  3. 3For the Boys

    For the Boys (1991)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and music

    Talented USO entertainer Dixie Leonard and comedian Eddie Sparks deal with their relationship over the course of 5 decades from World War II to the Vietnam War era to their twilight era in the 90's.

  4. 4Krush Groove

    Krush Groove (1985)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama

    Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more…

  5. 5School Dance

    School Dance (2014)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and music

    High schooler Jason has found his dream girl—the gorgeous Anastacia. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t know he exists. If he can win a spot on the school’s hottest dance crew, Jason might have a shot. But before he…

  6. 6Grace of My Heart

    Grace of My Heart (1996)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and drama

    Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big. Though she flops as a recording artist…

  7. 7John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy and music

    John Mulaney and his kid pals tackle existential topics for all ages with catchy songs, comedy sketches and special guests in a nostalgic variety special.

  8. 8My Own Love Song

    My Own Love Song (2010)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.

  9. 9Godspell

    Godspell (1973)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and music

    In modern-day New York City, John the Baptist calls out to a group of young men and women to learn from the teachings of Jesus. Through song and dance, they relive Christ's crucifixion.

  10. 10Sunshine on Leith

    Sunshine on Leith (2013)

    ★ 6.6/10Also music and comedy

    Davy and Ally have to re-learn how to live life in Edinburgh after coming home from serving in Afghanistan. Both struggle to learn to live a life outside the army and to deal with the everyday struggles of family, jobs…

  11. 11Battle of the Year

    Battle of the Year (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10Also music and drama

    A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.

  12. 12Bo Burnham: Make Happy

    Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016)

    ★ 8/10Also comedy and music

    Combining his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor with original music, Bo Burnham offers up his unique twist on life in this stand-up special about life, death, sexuality, hypocrisy, mental illness and Pringles…

  13. 13Coda

    Coda (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10Also music and drama

    A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.

  14. 1410,000 Saints

    10,000 Saints (2015)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and drama

    A sweeping multigenerational story set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the…

  15. 15Lady Windermere's Fan

    Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.

  16. 16Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play

    Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play (2002)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama

    The fireworks begin when Madea’s family gathers for her granddaughter’s wedding. As usual, Madea rules the roost, as she and her neighbor, the wacky Mr. Brown, deliver nonstop laughs. Live, love, rejoice...it’s Madea’s…

  17. 17Sweet and Lowdown

    Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama

    In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

  18. 18The Happiest Millionaire

    The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama

    A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her…

  19. 19Wild Rose

    Wild Rose (2019)

    ★ 6.8/10Also music and comedy

    A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.

  20. 20Gypsy

    Gypsy (1962)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama

    Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.

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