Movies Like The Ballad of Wallis Island
If you liked The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025), a comedy and drama movie directed by James Griffiths, 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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Fisherman's Friends (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and dramaTen fishermen from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. Based on the true-life story of Cornish folk band, Fisherman's Friends.
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God Help the Girl (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and dramaEve is a catastrophe—low on self-esteem but high on fantasy, especially when it comes to music. Over the course of one Glasgow summer, she meets two similarly rootless souls: posh Cass and fastidious James, and…
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Wild Rose (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also music and comedyA young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.
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Sunshine on Leith (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also music and comedyDavy 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…
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Teen Spirit (2019)
★ 6/10Also music and dramaA shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.
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Local Hero (1983)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and dramaAn American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
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About Schmidt (2002)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and comedyA recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
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Coda (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also music and dramaA 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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Guava Island (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and musicDeni Maroon, a musician and dock worker is determined to pull off a music festival against the interests of the local factory owner.
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Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and musicUpon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp and search for his long lost father. A musical adventure.
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Love & Mercy (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and musicIn the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda…
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The Upside (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and dramaPhillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his…
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My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and musicAs the ponies prepare for another Hearth's Warming, families come together to celebrate the holiday; Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash are ready for the big day, but Princess Twilight Sparkle…
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and dramaA timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.
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Power Ballad (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and musicWhen Rick, a past-his-prime wedding singer, meets fading boy-band star Danny during a gig, the two bond over music and a late-night jam session. But when Danny turns one of Rick’s songs into the hit that reignites his…
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The Soloist (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and musicA Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
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Afterlife of the Party (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and dramaA social butterfly who dies during her birthday week is given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth.
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Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also music and dramaJamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley overcomes adversity to become the most famous reggae musician in the world.
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Trolls World Tour (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and musicQueen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of…
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Elvis (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also music and dramaThe life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.