Movies Like Pelléas et Mélisande
If you liked Pelléas et Mélisande (2026), a music movie directed by Romeo Castellucci, 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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King of Jazz (1930)
★ 6.5/10Also musicA 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…
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Suburbia (1984)
★ 6.7/10Also musicWhen 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…
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Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also musicDrawn 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.
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Heavy Metal (1981)
★ 6.5/10Also musicThe embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
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School Dance (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also musicHigh schooler Jason has found his dream girl—the gorgeous Anastacia. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t know he exists. If he can win a spot on the school’s hottest dance crew, Jason might have a shot. But before he…
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Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2 (2019)
★ 8.7/10Also musicS&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…
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The Doors (1991)
★ 7.1/10Also musicThe story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
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Studio 666 (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also musicLegendary 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…
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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…
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The Dirt (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also musicThe story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.
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O Lucky Man! (1973)
★ 6.8/10Also musicAn ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.
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Lisztomania (1975)
★ 6/10Also musicIn 19th-century Hungary, Romantic composer/pianist Franz Liszt struggles to end his hedonistic ways but keeps getting sucked back in by his seductive fellow composer, Richard Wagner.
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Wild Style (1982)
★ 6.1/10Also musicLegendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city's hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. The actual story of the movie concerns the tension between Zoro's passion for his art and his…
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The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
★ 6.8/10Also musicAn 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…
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Lords of Chaos (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also musicA teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.
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Crossroads (1986)
★ 7.4/10Also musicA wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
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Band Aid (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also musicA 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.
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Hustle & Flow (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also musicWith help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
★ 6.1/10Also musicAn all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.