Movies Like Falsettos

If you liked Falsettos (2017), a music and drama movie directed by James Lapine and Matthew Diamond, 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
Rent (2005)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance
In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
2
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and music
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
3
Better Nate Than Ever (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also music and comedy
13-year-old Nate Foster has big Broadway dreams but there’s only one problem — he can’t even land a part in the school play. When his parents leave town, Nate and his best friend Libby sneak off to the Big Apple for a…
4
Prime (2005)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.
5
Whatever Works (2009)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romance
Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are…
6
Author! Author! (1982)
★ 6/10Also comedy and drama
A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her.
7
Feel the Beat (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and music
After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.
8
13: The Musical (2022)
★ 6/10Also drama and comedy
After moving from New York City to Indiana, a 12 year old navigates his parents' divorce, his impending bar mitzvah and his new school's social circles.
9
West Side Story (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
10
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedy
In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sharp-witted duo…
11
The Prom (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy
After the PTA of a conservative high school in Indiana bans same-sex couples from attending the annual prom, a gang of flamboyant Broadway stars try to boost their image by showing up to support two lesbian students.
12
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
13
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also music and drama
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics…
14
West Side Story (1961)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance
In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.
15
August Rush (2007)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and music
Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater…
16
High Strung Free Dance (2018)
★ 7.3/10Also music and romance
Zander Raines, a dazzling and tempestuous young choreographer, gives the break of a lifetime to two hopeful artists when he casts a stunning contemporary dancer, Barlow, and innovative pianist, Charlie, in New York’s…
17
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romance
It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and…
18
The Tender Trap (1955)
★ 6.2/10Also music and comedy
A young actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.
19
New York, New York (1977)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and drama
An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb.
20
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance
In this contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly…