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Movies Like The Desire: A Journey of a Woman

If you liked The Desire: A Journey of a Woman (2011), a drama and music movie directed by R Sarath, 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. 2Saiyaara

    Saiyaara (2025)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance and drama

    Two artistic souls find harmony through music despite their contrasting worlds. As feelings deepen, age and circumstances challenge their undeniable bond.

  3. 3Broadway Melody of 1940

    Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

    ★ 6.9/10Also music and romance

    Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the…

  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. 5Listen to Your Heart

    Listen to Your Heart (2010)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and music

    Struggling New York City singer/songwriter Danny falls in love with Ariana, a wealthy girl from Connecticut who tragically cannot hear the music she inspires him to write. After falling in love against the wishes of…

  6. 6Save 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…

  7. 7Peter Ibbetson

    Peter Ibbetson (1935)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and romance

    When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project…

  8. 8A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born (1976)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and music

    Has-been singing idol John Norman Howard falls in love with young, up-and-coming songstress Esther Hoffman in Frank Pierson's version of the classic love story updated to the rock and roll era.

  9. 9Not 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.

  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. 11Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!

    Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    Prem and Nisha meet and fall in love at the wedding of their elder siblings, but their plans to be together are put in jeopardy when Nisha's sister dies, leaving behind a baby.

  12. 12Jab Tak Hai Jaan

    Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and romance

    Samar Anand, a London-based struggling musician falls in love with Meera Thappar. After a severe accident, a panicked Meera promises God to leave Samar if he lives. Heartbroken, Samar leaves for India to become a…

  13. 13Coda

    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.

  14. 14Star!

    Star! (1968)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and music

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

  15. 15High Strung

    High Strung (2016)

    ★ 7/10Also music and romance

    When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common…

  16. 16Taurus

    Taurus (2022)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and music

    A rising but troubled musician searches for the inspiration to record one last song, pushing himself deep into the void.

  17. 17Ashes in the Snow

    Ashes in the Snow (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance

    The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly documents her harrowing journey with her…

  18. 18Step Up All In

    Step Up All In (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance and drama

    All-stars from previous installments convene in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.

  19. 19Ruth & 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.

  20. 20Honey: Rise Up and Dance

    Honey: Rise Up and Dance (2018)

    ★ 6.9/10Also music and drama

    Street 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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