Movies Like And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story
If you liked And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story (1999), a music and drama movie directed by David Burton Morris, 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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Dreamgirls (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and musicA trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
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What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and musicSinger Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
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Rocketman (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also music and dramaThe story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
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Elvis (1979)
★ 6.9/10Also tv movie and musicThis biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.
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I Am Woman (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and musicIn 1966, Helen Reddy landed in New York with her three year old daughter, a suitcase, and $230 in her pocket. Within weeks, she was broke. Within months, she was in love. Within five years, she was one of the biggest…
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Michael (2026)
★ 8.6/10Also music and dramaThe story of Michael Jackson, one of the most influential artists the world has ever known, and his life beyond the music. His journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to…
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Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and musicThe story of R&B singer and actress Aaliyah; namely, the highs and lows of her career, her romantic pursuits, and the events leading up to her death in 2001 at the age of 22.
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Back to Black (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also music and dramaThe extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s…
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Judy (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and musicThirty years after starring in 'The Wizard of Oz', beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and…
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Jersey Boys (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also music and dramaA 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…
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Blaze (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and musicInspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw country movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three periods in Blaze's life…
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I Saw the Light (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also music and dramaSinger and songwriter Hank Williams rises to fame in the 1940s, but alcohol abuse and infidelity take a toll on his career and marriage to fellow musician Audrey Mae Williams.
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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
★ 7/10Also music and dramaThe joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
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Love & Mercy (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and musicIn the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda…
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Respect (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and 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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Bessie (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and musicThe story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
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Born to Be Blue (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and musicJazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
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Grease Live (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also tv movie and musicAfter enjoying a holiday romance, high school students Danny and Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High, where she must contend with cynical Rizzo and the Pink Ladies.
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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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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.