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Movies Like Do It For The Band: The Women of the Sunset Strip

If you liked Do It For The Band: The Women of the Sunset Strip, a movie, 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. 1Cadillac Records

    Cadillac Records (2008)

    ★ 7.1/10

    The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta…

  2. 2The Runaways

    The Runaways (2010)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for The Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. Under the…

  3. 3Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

    Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

    ★ 6.1/10

    An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.

  4. 4Sweet and Lowdown

    Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

    ★ 6.8/10

    In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

  5. 5Rock of Ages

    Rock of Ages (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

  6. 6Muscle Shoals

    Muscle Shoals (2013)

    ★ 7.2/10

    In a tiny Alabama town with the curious name of Muscle Shoals, something miraculous sprang from the mud of the Tennessee River. A group of unassuming, yet incredibly talented, locals came together and spawned some of…

  7. 7Cosmic Ray

    Cosmic Ray (1962)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Experimental short uses Ray Charles' “What'd I Say” as accompaniment to constantly shifting collage of female nude, cartoons, and newsreels of atomic bomb explosions.

  8. 8Josie and the Pussycats

    Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal…

  9. 9Janis: Little Girl Blue

    Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Janis Joplin is one of the most respected and iconic rock & roll singers of all time, a tragic and misunderstood figure who captivated millions of listeners and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1970 at…

  10. 10Echo in the Canyon

    Echo in the Canyon (2019)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic music groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.

  11. 11Whitney

    Whitney (2018)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.

  12. 12Detroit Rock City

    Detroit Rock City (1999)

    ★ 6.8/10

    In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete…

  13. 13Jersey Boys

    Jersey Boys (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A musical biopic of the Four Seasons—the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the ultimate triumph of a group of friends whose music became symbolic of a generation. Far from a mere tribute concert, it gets…

  14. 14Cobain: Montage of Heck

    Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Hailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. Academy Award nominated…

  15. 15Whip It

    Whip It (2009)

    ★ 6.7/10

    In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.

  16. 16We Are Your Friends

    We Are Your Friends (2015)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Young Cole Carter dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world on fire. Opportunity comes knocking…

  17. 17Paris Blues

    Paris Blues (1961)

    ★ 6.5/10

    During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls and must decide between music and love.

  18. 18Sparkle

    Sparkle (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Musical prodigy, Sparkle struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother, she tries to balance a new romance with…

  19. 19Adoration

    Adoration (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four…

  20. 20Almost Famous

    Almost Famous (2000)

    ★ 7.5/10

    In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and…

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