Movies Like Carl, My Childhood Symphony
If you liked Carl, My Childhood Symphony (1994), a drama and music movie directed by Erik Clausen, 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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Coda (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also music and dramaA famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.
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Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
★ 7/10Also drama and musicA collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
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Beyond the Sea (2004)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and musicBased on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life.
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TÁR (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also music and dramaAs celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and musicBruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
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tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and musicOn the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
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Taking Sides (2002)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and musicOne of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In…
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A Complete Unknown (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and musicNew York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent…
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Amadeus (1984)
★ 8/10Also drama and musicDisciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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Maria (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and musicMaria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
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Teen Spirit (2019)
★ 6/10Also music and dramaA 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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Bravetown (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and musicAfter an accidental drug overdose, a talented teenage DJ goes to live with his estranged father in a small Army town, where he gets to the bottom of his own pain and learns empathy for others.
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The Jazz Singer (1927)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and musicA young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the…
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The Soloist (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and musicA Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
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The Sound of Silence (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaA successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.
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I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaA man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.
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Jonathan (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaJonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested.
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Honkytonk Man (1982)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and musicDuring the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family's Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry.
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Clouds (2020)
★ 8.2/10Also music and dramaYoung musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.
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Munich - The Edge of War (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaAt the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.