Movies Like There Is a River

If you liked There Is a River (2020), a music movie directed by Adinah Dancyger and Kaya Wilkins, 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
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also music
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.
2
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
★ 6.1/10Also music
An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.
3
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 (2019)
★ 8.7/10Also music
S&M2, the live concert film from Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony is the concert event of the year! S&M2 features 20 songs from the two-night event that opened San Francisco’s new Chase Center, with many…
4
King of Jazz (1930)
★ 6.5/10Also music
A large-scale revue musical built around Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, presenting a series of musical performances, sketches, and staged tableaux in early two-color Technicolor, emblematic of Hollywood’s early…
5
Suburbia (1984)
★ 6.7/10Also music
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them…
6
The Dirt (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also music
The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.
7
Studio 666 (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also music
Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album. Once in the house, Dave Grohl finds himself grappling with supernatural…
8
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
★ 6.8/10Also music
An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendary heavy metal and hard rock bands and artists such as Aerosmith…
9
One More Time with Feeling (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also music
Andrew Dominik's One More Time With Feeling is a remarkable black and white documentary which chronicles the creation of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' album Skeleton Tree. Originally a performance based concept, the film…
10
The Thing Called Love (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also music
A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.
11
Notorious (2009)
★ 7/10Also music
"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers…
12
Band Aid (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also music
A couple who can't stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.
13
Uncle Peckerhead (2020)
★ 6/10Also music
When a punk band scores their first tour, life on the road proves tough when they are joined by a man-eating demon as a roadie.
14
Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also music
Bo Burnham is back with a new one-man show full of his patented songs and wordplay, as well as haikus, dramatic readings, blasphemy, and so much more in his first hour-long special, shot live in his home town of Boston.
15
O Lucky Man! (1973)
★ 6.8/10Also music
An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.
16
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also music
While crafting his Grammy-nominated album "Astroworld," Travis Scott juggles controversy, fatherhood and career highs in this intimate documentary.
17
Crossroads (1986)
★ 7.4/10Also music
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
18
Miles Ahead (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also music
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
19
The Doors (1991)
★ 7.1/10Also music
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
20
Milli Vanilli (2023)
★ 7/10Also music
The story of Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, who became fast friends during their youth in Germany. With Rob coming from a broken home and Fabrice having left an abusive household, they shared a similar upbringing…