Movies Like Brighter Days Ahead

If you liked Brighter Days Ahead (2025), a fantasy and science fiction movie directed by Christian Breslauer and Ariana Grande, 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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Press Play (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also music and science fiction
Laura and Harrison have the picture-perfect romance built on the foundation of a shared love of music. After a deadly accident, Laura gets the chance to save the love of her life when she discovers that their mixtape…
2
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
★ 7.8/10Also science fiction and music
Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their real identities…
3
Captain EO (1986)
★ 7.9/10Also science fiction and music
Captain 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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The Greatest Hits (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also music and fantasy
Harriet finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides…
5
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and music
Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the stakes are higher than ever for the now middle-aged Bill and Ted who set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save…
6
Sing: Thriller (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and music
Buster Moon dreams up a star-studded spectacle set to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in this animated short featuring characters from the hit "Sing" films.
7
The Zero Theorem (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and science fiction
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
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Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6 (2016)
★ 8/10Also music and fantasy
All alone, Yellow Guy tries to stop a lamp from teaching him about dreams. While Red Guy finds out the truth about the puppets' existence.
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Upside Down (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and fantasy
In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually…
10
Teen Beach Movie (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also music and fantasy
Life's a beach for surfers Brady and McKenzie – until a rogue wave magically transports them inside the classic '60s beach party flick, "Wet Side Story," where a full-blown rivalry between bikers and surfers threatens…
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Under the Sea: A Descendants Story (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also music and fantasy
Mal emerges from the shadows of a mystical forest onto a dark coastline where she crosses paths with Dizzy.
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Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 4: Dawn of the Vampires (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and music
A new adventure dawns for Zed and Addison when their summer road trip takes an unexpected detour, landing them in the middle of yet another monster rivalry: Daywalkers vs. Vampires. Tensions flare when Zed and Addison…
13
Yellow Submarine (1968)
★ 7.2/10Also music and fantasy
The wicked Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, eliminating all color and music. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and journeys to Liverpool to enlist the help of the Beatles.
14
Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish (1999)
★ 7.5/10Also music and fantasy
The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister) go on a quest to find a fallen wishing star to help Dot with her illness. Unfortunately the rest of the town, including an evil king, also hear about the star and want to get…
15
Moonwalker (1988)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and music
This fantastical movie inspired by the music of Michael Jackson features imaginative interpretations of hit tracks from the iconic 1987 album “Bad”.
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Heavy Metal (1981)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and fantasy
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
17
Trolls World Tour (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also fantasy and music
Queen 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…
18
The American Astronaut (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also music and science fiction
Samual Curtis's first mission in this bizarre science fiction musical comedy requires him to take a cat to a saloon on an asteroid. There, he meets his former dance partner (the Blueberry Pirate) and collects his…
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Soul (2020)
★ 8.1/10Also music and fantasy
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the…
20
Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also music and science fiction
By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. The megacorporation GeneCo provides organ transplants on a payment plan — and those unable to fulfill their plans have their organs…