Movies Like Jazz on Parade (1956): The Tomboy from the Backstreets
If you liked Jazz on Parade (1956): The Tomboy from the Backstreets (1956), a music movie directed by Umetsugu Inoue, 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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Teen Spirit (2019)
★ 6/10Also musicA 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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Clika (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also musicAspiring small-town musician Chito is determined to make it big. When a clip of him performing one of his songs goes viral, he seizes the opportunity and pushes to carve out a place for himself in the new wave of…
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Hounddog (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also musicA drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
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The Anthem of the Heart (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also musicA young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
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The Pirate (1948)
★ 6.5/10Also musicA girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
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Too Late Blues (1961)
★ 6.4/10Also musicGhost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him to cross paths with a singer, while his…
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One Chance (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also musicThis film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.
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Coyote Ugly (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also musicGraced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job…
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Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also musicThe Yowie Yahoo starts kidnapping musicians at a concert attended by Scooby and the gang in Vampire Rock, Australia.
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Don't Say Good Luck (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also musicSophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical—until she's suddenly facing more drama at home than on the stage.
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Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also musicIroha's life gets knocked off its orbit when Kaguya, a carefree runaway from the Moon, moves in and convinces her to perform in a virtual world together.
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Boychoir (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also musicA troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school after the death of his single mother. Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding…
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Drumline: A New Beat (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also musicA girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.
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Another Cinderella Story (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also musicA guy who danced with what could be the girl of his dreams at a costume ball only has one hint at her identity: the Zune she left behind as she rushed home in order to make her curfew. And with a once-in-a-lifetime…
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Respect (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also musicThe rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Earth Symphony (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also musicWhen a malevolent entity intent on eradicating music from the world surfaces, Nobita and his friends must unite with supernatural companions to safeguard the planet.
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Lemonade Mouth (2011)
★ 7.4/10Also musicWhen five ragtag freshman first meet in detention, it seems they have nothing in common. But, through music, they form an unbreakable bond and discover they have the makings of the greatest high school garage band in…
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Honey: Rise Up and Dance (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also musicStreet dancer Skyler comes out of the shadow of her trained dancer sister, Tosha, & joins a dance competition with the Honey dance studio; the prize is a college scholarship.
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Sneakerella (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also musicWhen El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity…
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Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also 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.