Movies Like Black Butterfly
If you liked Black Butterfly, a drama and music movie, 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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Hounddog (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and 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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Grace Unplugged (2013)
★ 6/10Also drama and musicA talented young singer and aspiring songwriter’s Christian faith and family ties are tested when she defies her worship-pastor father and pursues pop-music stardom in GRACE UNPLUGGED, a moving and inspiring new film…
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Too Late Blues (1961)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and 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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Taurus (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and musicA rising but troubled musician searches for the inspiration to record one last song, pushing himself deep into the void.
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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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Clika (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also music and dramaAspiring 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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Mo' Better Blues (1990)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and musicTalented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend…
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A (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and musicA young alcoholic ambient musician locks himself in his apartment on a dangerous seven day bender as he attempts to finish his upcoming album.
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Honeydripper (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and musicIn 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.
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Battle of the Year (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also music and dramaA down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.
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Jailhouse Rock (1957)
★ 6.3/10Also music and dramaYoung convict Vince Everett, serving time for manslaughter, discovers his musical talent in prison and becomes a rock and roll star after his release, navigating fame and relationships.
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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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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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To Write Love on Her Arms (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and musicThe story follows 19-year-old Renee who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee’s life is that of a darker tale: she’s a young woman battling addiction…
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Honey: Rise Up and Dance (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also music and dramaStreet 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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Crossroads (1986)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and musicA wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
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Beats (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and musicAn agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.
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Stomp the Yard (2007)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and musicAfter the death of his younger brother, a troubled 19-year-old street dancer from Los Angeles is able to bypass juvenile hall by enrolling in the historically black, Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. But his…
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The Mambo Kings (1992)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and musicThe Mambo Kings tells the story of César and Nestor Castillo, brothers and aspiring musicians who flee from Cuba to America in search of the American Dream.
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The Unforgivable (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaA woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.