Movies Like Karajan: Strauss: Death and Transfiguration & Metamorphosen
If you liked Karajan: Strauss: Death and Transfiguration & Metamorphosen (1984), a music movie directed by Herbert von Karajan and Ernst Wild, 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.
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Cosmic Ray (1962)
★ 6.4/10Also musicExperimental short uses Ray Charles' “What'd I Say” as accompaniment to constantly shifting collage of female nude, cartoons, and newsreels of atomic bomb explosions.
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TÁR (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also musicAs celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
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Don't Say Good Luck (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also musicSophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical—until she's suddenly facing more drama at home than on the stage.
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Love Happy (1949)
★ 5.8/10Also musicThe Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.
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A Late Quartet (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also musicWhen the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet is diagnosed with a life threatening illness, the group's future suddenly hangs in the balance as suppressed emotions, competing egos and uncontrollable…
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Joyful Noise (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also musicG.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.
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Apple Music Live: Lady Gaga MAYHEM Requiem (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also musicFor Apple Music Live, Gaga presents MAYHEM Requiem, a celebration and musical reimagining of MAYHEM.
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Too Late Blues (1961)
★ 6.4/10Also musicGhost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him to cross paths with a singer, while his…
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Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also musicIn honor of the 30th anniversary of the animated classic, this animated and live-action blended special showcases the fan-favorite movie, along with new musical performances, sets and costumes inspired by the classic…
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Coda (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also musicA famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.
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Coyote Ugly (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also musicGraced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job…
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Western Stars (2019)
★ 7/10Also musicThe incomparable Bruce Springsteen performs his critically acclaimed latest album and muses on life, rock, and the American dream, in this intimate and personal concert film co-directed by Thom Zimny and Springsteen…
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also musicBruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
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Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (2026)
★ 8.4/10Also musicCaptured during Billie Eilish's sold-out world tour, a concert experience from one of the most celebrated and successful artists of her generation, presented in immersive 3D.
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Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
★ 7.9/10Also musicTakes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by…
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tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also musicOn the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also musicExploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle, this biopic…
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Captain EO (1986)
★ 7.9/10Also musicCaptain EO and his crew journey to a dark, mechanical world to deliver a gift to the tyrannical Supreme Leader, using the power of music and dance to transform her realm from darkness into light.
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Victor/Victoria (1982)
★ 7.3/10Also musicA struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
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The Big Store (1941)
★ 6.3/10Also musicA detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.