Movies Like The Story of Lovers Rock

If you liked The Story of Lovers Rock (2011), a documentary and music movie directed by Menelik Shabazz, 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 and documentary
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
Milli Vanilli (2023)
★ 7/10Also music and documentary
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…
3
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and music
While crafting his Grammy-nominated album "Astroworld," Travis Scott juggles controversy, fatherhood and career highs in this intimate documentary.
4
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and 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…
5
One More Time with Feeling (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also documentary and 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…
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Hated: GG Allin and The Murder Junkies (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also documentary and music
An overview of the life of the most shocking, vile, and notorious of punk rock legends.
7
Dig! (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and music
A documentary on the once promising American rock bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols. The friendship between respective founders, Anton Newcombe and Courtney Taylor, escalated into bitter rivalry…
8
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also music and documentary
50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground, evokes the freedom, passion, community, and joy the three-day music festival…
9
Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary
Girl next door, activist, so-called traitor, fitness tycoon, Oscar winner: Jane Fonda has lived a life of controversy, tragedy and transformation – and she's done it all in the public eye. An intimate look at one…
10
Legally Blonde: The Musical (2007)
★ 8.2/10Also music
Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to Harvard Law School. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets…
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
★ 6.4/10Also music
Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death.
12
Emilie Autumn: Fight Like a Girl (2013)
★ 10/10Also music
The revenge & triumph of the disenfranchised over those who would keep us down, shut us up, and lock us in.
13
AÏDA (2024)
Also family
In a cemetery on the ocean shore, teenager Aïda follows her desire to bring to life her long dead father.
14
UB40: Homegrown In Holland Live (2004)
★ 10/10Also music
UB40 Homegrown In Holland Live review Filmed in Rotterdam at the Ahoy Theater, this DVD showcases UB40 at the peak of their creativity. UB40 Homegrown In Holland Live DVD Performing for over 33,000 fans over a…
15
Lena Ph: Agent 006 (1992)
★ 5.5/10Also music
Lena Ph alias 006 is a secret agent for the Sister Slaw organisation, her latest mission is to find and take down the male chauvinist Spider and his gang called Macho Male.
16
Girl Group (2026)
Also music
A pop diva, kicked out of her own group's reunion tour and slapped with a community service court order, seizes the chance to stage a comeback by coaching a group of misfit teen girls for a major record label audition…
17
Le pouvoir a-t-il un sexe ? Si oui, lequel ? (2023)
★ 6/10Also documentary
Are women softer or harder when they have power? To find out more, Hélène Risser followed two mayors, one an ecologist, the other a Liberal, and interviewed experts in biological and cultural behaviour.
18
KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
★ 8/10Also music
When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.
19
Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also family
In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting race through the Forbidden Forest leading to the discovery of the biggest…
20
Nimona (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also family
A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.