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Movies Like Bandage

If you liked Bandage (2010), a drama and music movie directed by Takeshi Kobayashi, 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. 1Center Stage: Turn It Up

    Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and music

    All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ballet. But when she doesnt make it after auditioning, she learns that it takes more than precision and perfection to…

  2. 2Your Lie in April

    Your Lie in April (2016)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and music

    Arima Kousei won numerous piano competitions while under the strict watch of his mother. He was known as the human metronome during that time. Since the death of his mother, Kousei has been unable to hear the sound of…

  3. 3Ruth & Boaz

    Ruth & Boaz (2025)

    ★ 7.4/10Also romance and drama

    A talented singer leaves the Atlanta music scene and starts over in small-town Tennessee, where she finds love and new purpose but can't escape the past.

  4. 4Pure Country 2: The Gift

    Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and music

    Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.

  5. 5Star!

    Star! (1968)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and music

    Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.

  6. 6Purple Hearts

    Purple Hearts (2022)

    ★ 8/10Also romance and drama

    An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.

  7. 7Coda

    Coda (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10Also music and drama

    A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.

  8. 8Not Easily Broken

    Not Easily Broken (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

  9. 9Teen Spirit

    Teen Spirit (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also music and drama

    A 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.

  10. 10Pure Country

    Pure Country (1992)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and music

    Dusty Chandler is a super star in the country music world, but his shows have the style of a '70s rock concert. One day he takes a walk - out of his overdone concerts to find his real country roots. He's helped and…

  11. 11Save the Last Dance

    Save the Last Dance (2001)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her…

  12. 12I Still Believe

    I Still Believe (2020)

    ★ 7.6/10Also music and drama

    The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.

  13. 13The Anthem of the Heart

    The Anthem of the Heart (2015)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama and music

    A 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?

  14. 14Radiance

    Radiance (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance and drama

    The story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world.

  15. 15Love Everlasting

    Love Everlasting (2016)

    ★ 7.4/10Also romance and drama

    Bridger is a young outsider who's always wanted more. He and his mother flee an abusive home, eventually finding a small town in the middle of nowhere. Once there, Bridger finds true acceptance with another misfit.

  16. 16Footloose

    Footloose (2011)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and music

    Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling…

  17. 17Good Vibrations

    Good Vibrations (2012)

    ★ 6.7/10Also music and drama

    The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The…

  18. 18Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

    Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?

  19. 19Racing with the Moon

    Racing with the Moon (1984)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be…

  20. 20Life in a Year

    Life in a Year (2020)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama and romance

    A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.

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