Best movies like Live Is Life
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Plot Summary:
A greater Vienna seniors home is run like a prison by the stuck up female executive and staff. Hipie type rebel Rochus 'Rocco' Siwak incurs a community service to be spent there as orderly. Sympathizing with seniors who still aspire some dignity and self-realization, he helps them against the rules, such as smuggling in contraband, and ends up inspiring them to form a rock band and enter a free podium competition. Howevr it doesn't square with his own last shot as band guitarist.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining
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Eine Handvoll Briefe (2013)
Plot Summary:
Kristin, a single 40-year-old secretary, is planning to celebrate her 40th birthday together with her boss. However, her plans for a romantic evening under the candlelight will change, because Gerti, her strong-minded but concerned mother and her partner in crime Lenny, Kristin's best friend, have also plans for a surprise party. Soon, Kristin will find out that inside Lenny's present, a reclaimed suitcase from the airport's lost and found auction, there is a collection of love letters and poems of affection addressed to a mysterious woman. Who might she be and who would be able to write such emotional and romantic letters? As a result, Kristin touched and inspired by the fiery content of the suitcase, while at the same time determined to solve the mystery, she will attempt to experience for once in her life, such a profound love with her one true soulmate. But where could he be?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 79
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Austria
Duration: 90 min
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The Music in Me (2015)
Plot Summary:
A singer/songwriter leaves her dreams behind to help her family, until one special guy and a group of musically-challenged strangers help her find her voice again.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Our Shining Days (2017)
Plot Summary:
A youth inspirational film, about how a group of high school students try to revive Chinese orchestra ensemble. They face many challenges along the way to compete nationally, including a rivalry with the more popular Western orchestra club.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 771
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: China
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing, inspirational
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Songbird (2018)
Plot Summary:
Joanne, lead singer of the once-popular 1990s Britpop band the Filthy Dukes, mistakenly enrolled in university after a drunken night out with her friend Sara. Determined to give the young students a run for their money as a party animal, she finds they aren’t interested in rock ’n’ roll. However, love and new beginnings might be on the cards for rocker Joanne.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Little Love Song (2019)
Plot Summary:
A popular high school band is scouted by a Tokyo-based record company. The band is involved in a car accident, however, shattering many hopes. The band receives a demo tape from a girl who lives on the navy base. They are reinvigorated.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, disturbing, sweet, entertaining
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Chinese Grandma (2010)
Plot Summary:
The life of two old people Katya and Pasha is turning upside down after arrival of Katya's sister Mila who is definitely not an ordinary average person.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Dinner in America (2020)
Plot Summary:
An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Just Like Before (2006)
Plot Summary:
A movie about the Filipino rock Band The Dawn.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: captivating, semi autobiographical, independent film, entertaining
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Len and Company (2015)
Plot Summary:
A successful music producer quits the industry and exiles himself in upstate New York, but the solitude he seeks is shattered when his estranged son and the pop star he's created come looking for answers.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 628
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Life, Death and Mini-golf (2004)
Plot Summary:
When rock star Kent Ramsey kills himself, his friends, family members and bandmates gather together to deal with issues old and new ... and play a few rounds of golf.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, gothic, grunge
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Orchestra Class (2017)
Plot Summary:
A violinist looks to inspire his students at a challenging music school.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 831
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sincere, thought provoking, captivating, entertaining
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Somebody's Life (2014)
Plot Summary:
A decade after the disappearance of his best friend and musical partner, Guille receives the offer from a label to finally release an album that never saw the light of day. His friend Pablo tries to help him overcome loss and grief, and release the album.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Argentina
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating
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Legends (2017)
Plot Summary:
Three estranged friends are going to be forced to gather very much to their regret ... Axel (Santiago Segura), a very particular Spaniard, decides to undertake the search of his former companions in Buenos Aires. 25 years ago they formed a musical group that was about to be famous but for mysterious reasons never it succeeded. Now Axel is going to have to rediscover himself with Javier (Diego Peretti), a teacher who fails to communicate with his teenage son, and Lucas (Diego Torres), a presumed lawyer who loses his job overnight. A double challenge awaits them: to be the band that always dreamed and as if it were little to solve their calamitosas lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 789
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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SuckSeed (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ped (Jirayu La-ongmanee) was a shy boy who had never listened to music until introduced to the world of Pop and Rock by would-be childhood crush Ern (Nattasha Nualjam). Ern soon left for Bangkok, however, and it is six years later in their final school year when she is re-introduced to Ped and his brash best friend Koong (Pachara Chirathivat). Koong convinces Ped, along with schoolmate Ex (Thawat Pornrattanaprasert), to form a band, partly to be cool and attract girls, partly as an attempt by Koong to try and one-up his popular twin brother Kay. Their musical talents aren't great, but that doesn't stop them from trying. However, when Ern decides to lend them her outstanding guitar skills, Ped and Koong's shared attraction to her puts a strain on the band's survival, as well as their friendship.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious, romantic, touching, romantic comedy
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Born To Sing (2013)
Plot Summary:
A movie directed by comedian Lee Kyeong-kyu about the laughter and inspiration of competitiors in the process of getting prepared for the singing comtest that has become one of Korea's representing event.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Never Too Late (2020)
Plot Summary:
It's been a long time since Caine, Bronson, Angus and Wendell—aka ‘The Chain Breakers'—escaped a torturous Vietnamese POW camp. They now find themselves sharing a new prison, The Hogan Hills Retirement Home for Returned Veterans. Each of the boys has an unrealised dream they want to achieve, so they band together to devise a plan to escape their new hell. But the rules of engagement have changed. In fact, they can’t even remember what they were—and that’s half the problem.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 796
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: entertaining, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Heartsong (2022)
Plot Summary:
While serenading a wedding that quickly implodes, a nomadic musician falls for the bride, who runs afoul of her family. Now he has to save her life.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: entertaining, light, sincere, romantic, feel good, captivating
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Elvis Gratton 3: Le retour d'Elvis Wong (2004)
Plot Summary:
Le film raconte les aventures extraordinaires de notre libéral Elvis Gratton ben ben québécois qui, après avoir gagné des concours d'imitateurs d'Elvis puis être devenu une star internationale du rock, se lance dans le monde merveilleux des médias. Il y découvre alors un milieu grossier et vulgaire où règnent la concentration, la convergence et la bêtise. À la tête d'un immense empire de presse (il a acquis Radio-Cadenas et Power Corporation), Gratton en profite pour tenter de forger le monde à son image.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 552
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, cult film
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Garfunkel and Oates: Trying to be Special (2016)
Plot Summary:
Garkfunkel and Oates: Trying to Be Special is the first special by the musical comedy duo of Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome. The pair filmed the special at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle, and it features songs, comedy, and a new Garfunkel and Oates music video.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, funny, fun
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Meesaya Murukku (2017)
Plot Summary:
A passionate youngster who dreams of making it in the music industry is on the verge of losing his love. What will happen to his career and romance?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: semi autobiographical, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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American Reject (2020)
Plot Summary:
Kay Montgomery is a top finalist who gets kicked off America's hottest singing competition and is forced to move back in with her mother as reality cameras follow her every move.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Granny Nanny (2020)
Plot Summary:
A group of pensioners want to escape the boredom of their everyday life.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 889
Genere: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (2002)
Plot Summary:
After her husband's death, woman starts looking for independence.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 834
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, feel good, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, black comedy, realistic, semi serious
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How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents (2016)
Plot Summary:
More and more parents take competitive behavior towards the teachers of their children: deny votes and programs, vaneggiano of likes, dislikes, and conspiracies. So, instead of helping in the training of their children, they become insurmountable obstacles to their growth. Presumptuously they think: "We know better than anyone else our children and we know what they are worth and how and what you have to teach.".
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Bus Palladium (2010)
Plot Summary:
Lucas, Manu, Philippe, Jacob et Mario s'aiment depuis l'enfance. Ils ont du talent et de l'espoir. Ils rêvent de musique et de gloire. Leur groupe de rock, Lust, connaît un succès grandissant, mais les aspirations de chacun rendent incertain leur avenir commun. L'arrivée de Laura dans leur vie va bousculer un peu plus ce fragile équilibre.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 366
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, atmospheric, sexy, serious, realistic, stylized, sexual, eighties
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1234 (2008)
Plot Summary:
Ian Bonar is Stevie, a wannabe musician whose look is a hybrid of Jarvis Cocker and early Elvis Costello. Working with his drummer pal Neil (Matthew Baynton) in a call centre, they dream of breaking into the indie music scene. To do this they require additional band members. Step forward the driven (and drinking) guitarist Billy (Kieran Bew) and slightly scatty bassist Emily (Lyndsey Marshal), who has a sideline in making sculpture from hair.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, touching, feel good, realistic, humorous, witty, semi serious
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Alex & Co. (2015)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends studying in secondary school find their love for music after stumbling upon a banned room in their school.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 407
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Song for Marion (2012)
Plot Summary:
A feel-good, heart-warming story about how music can inspire you. Song for Marion stars Terence Stamp as Arthur, a grumpy pensioner who can't understand why his wife Marion (Vanessa Redgrave) would want to embarrass herself singing silly songs with her unconventional local choir. But choir director Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton) sees something special in the reluctant Arthur and refuses to give up on him. As she coaxes him out of his shell, Arthur realizes that it is never too late to change.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, uplifting, touching, feel good, heartbreaking, crying, independent film, sensitive, humorous, realistic
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Quartet (2012)
Plot Summary:
The directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman, Quartet is a high-drama comedy about temperamental divas and old grudges, passion and pride, romance and Rigoletto. At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and former wife of one of the residents. Expect poignancy and plenty of laughs.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, sincere, humorous, feel good, funny, sexy, realistic, semi serious, light
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Let Me Be Your Knight (2021)
Plot Summary:
A story of romance and healing between one of the world’s greatest idols who is suffering from somnambulism and the doctor who is secretly treating him. Jun’s character Yoon Tae In is an untouchable idol star who is loved all around the world, and a musical genius who believes he is the center of the universe.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious