20 best movies like Adventures of Power (2008)

List of the best movies like Adventures of Power (2008): Drumline: A New Beat, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, Stuck in the Suburbs, Pride, Joyful Noise, Get Him to the Greek, I'm Still Here, Cape No. 7, School Dance, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.

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Markimdb: 5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical, family, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

Mitchie can't wait to go back to Camp Rock and spend the summer making new music with her friends and superstar Shane Gray. But the slick new camp across the lake, Camp Star, has drummed up some serious competition — featuring newcomers Luke (Matthew "Mdot" Finley) and Dana (Chloe Bridges). In a sensational battle of the bands, with Camp Rock's future at stake, will Camp Star's flashy production and over-the-top antics win out, or will Camp Rockers prove that music, teamwork, and spirit are what truly matter?

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrecomedy, family, music
CountryUSA

Brittany Aarons is one of the many girls who has a crush on popular singer and boy-toy Jordan Cahill. However, she is bored of living a suburban existence and seeks a little something more.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy, drama, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
Duration02:00

Based on a true story, the film is set in the summer of 1984 – when Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem - the union seems embarrassed to receive their support. However the activists are not deterred. They decide to ignore the union and go direct to the miners. They identify a mining village of Onllwyn, in the Dulais Valley in Wales, and later set off in a mini bus to make their donation in person. And so begins the extraordinary story of two seemingly alien communities who form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:57

G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, adventure, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:53

Pinnacle records has the perfect plan to get their sinking company back on track: a comeback concert in LA featuring Aldous Snow, a fading rockstar who has dropped off the radar in recent years. Record company intern Aaron Green is faced with the monumental task of bringing his idol, out of control rock star Aldous Snow, back to LA for his comeback show.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
CountryTaiwan, USA

Aga, a band singer, returns to Hengchun with frustration. Tomoko is a Japanese model assigned to organize a local warm-up band for the Japanese super star beach concert. Together with other five ordinary Hengchun residents who were not expected to be great or anything, they formed an impossible band.

Markimdb: 4.4
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:25

High schooler Jason has found his dream girl—the gorgeous Anastacia. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t know he exists. If he can win a spot on the school’s hottest dance crew, Jason might have a shot. But before he does, he’ll have to overcome his battle-ax of a mother, survive Anastacia’s gangsta brother, and pass the crew’s initiation—in this fresh, sexy, and outrageously funny comedy.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genrecomedy, family, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:24

Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, family, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

    Jessica Olsen goes to Los Angeles with nothing more in mind that visiting her grandparents while her sister tries to meet Christopher Wilde. One night she meets Christopher Wilde. They go an an adventure around Los Angeles and start to like each other. When Jessica returns home, Christopher, on national TV, says he doesn't know her, and never met her.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, music, biography
    CountryAustralia, USA
    Duration01:37

    Based on the true events surrounding Frank Sinatra's tour of Australia. When Sinatra calls a local reporter a "two-bit hooker", every union in the country black-bans the star until he issues an apology.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy, drama, music
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
    Duration01:44

    In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future following the suicide of his singing partner.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, music
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:48

    Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, drama, music
    CountryJapan

    Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It’s a race against time as the group struggles to learn three tunes for the festival’s rock concert—including a classic '80s punk-pop song by the Japanese group The Blue Hearts called “Linda Linda”...

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    If they missed Beatles' first appearance in the U.S.A. they would hate themselves for the rest of their lives! So six young girls from New Jersey set off even though they don't have tickets for the show! The journey is full of surprises and misfortunes but the young ladies are determined to reach their idols.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, family, music
    CountryGermany, USA
    Duration01:29

      When the teenager Mary Elizabeth Steppe, a.k.a. Lola, moves with her mother and two younger twin sisters from New York to the suburb of Dellwood, New Jersey, she has the feeling that her cultural and entertaining world ended. While in school, the displaced Lola becomes close friend of the unpopular Ella, who is also a great fan of the her favorite rock band Sidarthur. However, the most popular girl in the school, Carla Santini, disputes the lead role in an adaptation of Pygmalion with Lola and also the leadership of their mates. When the last concert of Sidarthur is sold-out, Lola plans with Ella to travel to New York and buy the tickets from scalpers. However, the girls get into trouble while helping the lead singer and Lola's idol Stu Wolf, changing their lives forever.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:32

      'Pleasantly Plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.

      Markimdb: 4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
      CountryUSA

      A pair of high school rappers have two major goals - make music and get hot girls. The best way to get both is to throw the biggest and best house party ever! The night of the party, one of the boys is grounded by his parents, so it's up to his best friend to break him out of his house confinement and get the party started.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrecomedy, drama, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:32

      In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to college while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly jam sessions into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical discovery.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, drama, music
      CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom
      Duration01:40

      In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the three teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, drama, music
      CountryUSA, France

      Between surrealism, unusual characters, art and magic tricks, "Swim Little Fish Swim" is a dreamlike journey from childhood to adulthood.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

        A long lost music producer finds a singer-songwriter right about the moment he has given up all hope on life.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, western, music
        CountryUSA

        A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime, music
        CountryUSA

        As four friends prepare for life after high school, different challenges bring about turning points in each of their lives. The dramas unfold and resolve at their local rollerskating rink, Cascade.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrecomedy, music
        CountryGermany
        Duration01:38

        The ambitious punk rocker Max and the eco-activist Inge cannot stand each other, ever since Max publicly exposed her by singing the offensive song "When Inge is Dancing" in front of the whole school. But for Max and his classmates Fabio, Joscha and Lukas this song in particular has become a real hit at school as well as in the regional music scene: Their band called Systemfehler is on the verge of a breakthrough. But just before the important gig, which could get them a record deal, guitarist Josha is injured and can't play. Inge happens to be an excellent guitarist, and the only person who can fill in at such short notice. But when Max asks for her help, she imposes one non-negotiable condition: If she decides to play with the band, they will not perform the song "Wenn Inge tanzt".

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:37

        Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
        CountryUSA

        The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try anything to stop the store being absorbed by a large chain.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:51

        A high school social outcast and the popular girl bond through a shared love of music.

        Markimdb: 4.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, family, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:57

        After a talent scout spots her performing with her dog Boi at a charity gala, Sharpay Evans sets off for the bright lights of NYC, convinced instant fame and fortune are in the bag. But theatre's a dog-eat-dog world. Fortunately, Sharpay also meets Peyton, a handsome student filmmaker who finds Sharpay nearly as fascinating as she finds herself.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:22

        Freshly graduated from high school, Ana receives a full scholarship to Columbia University. Her very traditional, old-world parents feel that now is the time for Ana to help provide for the family, not the time for college.

        Markimdb: 8.3
        Genrecomedy, music
        CountryUSA

        New Zealand’s 4th Most Popular Parody Duo are back for a mutha-uckin’ special concert live at the London Apollo.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrecomedy, family, crime, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:47

        Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be closed by the unscrupulous chief of a local authority.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrecomedy, drama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:23

        A sweeping multigenerational story set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young—and old—are all major elements in this heart-aching tale of the son of diehard hippies and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
        CountryNorway

        A strong, human tale about a boy growing up with an alcoholic father, but also an energetic story about teenage lust, pain and passion – about liberation and redemption.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrecomedy, short, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration00:09

        2014's best actors pair up in a series of intimate encounters.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrecomedy, drama, music
        CountryUSA

        On the verge of a nervous breakdown, Maxwell meets a talking sloth in his dreams and becomes obsessed with saving the animal's habitat in his waking life by returning to his first passion of music.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, documentary, music, biography
        CountryUSA

        November 18th 2011 a small Danish film crew disappeared in the woods of northern Sweden without a trace. One year later, their footage was leaked by a hacker group now known as Pandoras. This is the crew's unsettling and disturbing footage.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrecomedy, drama, music
        CountryUSA

        Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrehorror, comedy, music
        CountryNew Zealand, USA
        Duration02:01

          Two teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          Nick cannot stop obsessing over his ex-girlfriend, Tris, until Tris' friend Norah suddenly shows interest in him at a club. Thus beings an odd night filled with ups and downs as the two keep running into Tris and her new boyfriend while searching for Norah's drunken friend, Caroline, with help from Nick's band mates. As the night winds down, the two have to figure out what they want from each other.

          Markimdb: 5
          Genrecomedy, drama, music
          CountryUSA

          Beautiful aspiring rock star Jude is stuck in a rut - relegated to recording commercial jingles and lost in a series of one night stands. When she is evicted from her Brooklyn apartment, she is forced to move into the Hamptons home of her wealthy - and selfish - father Paul Lombard, an over-the-hill, Sinatra-esque crooner angling for a musical comeback.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:45

          Brilliant trivia whiz Paul Tarson is great at answering little questions but horrible at answering the big ones – like what’s he going to do after grad school? When his father withdraws his funding, Paul is forced to confront his future and much procrastinated dissertation deadline…until he discovers the First Annual Ann Arbor Pub Trivia Tournament.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:29

          A couple who can't stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genrecomedy, music
          CountryUSA

          The new season of "American Dreamz," the wildly popular television singing contest, has captured the country's attention, as the competition looks to be between a young Midwestern gal (Moore) and a showtunes-loving young man from Orange County (Golzari). Recently awakened President Staton (Quaid) even wants in on the craze, as he signs up for the potential explosive season finale.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrecomedy, drama, music
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:17

          A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrecomedy, drama, short, music
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom, South Africa, France
          Duration00:15

          Big dreams, big blunts, big rims, and big guns. It's time to get gangsta gangsta. Ninja and Yo Landi are wheelchair-bound lovers and real gangstas. They live in the outskirts of civilization, they shoot guns for fun, smoke massive joints, and sleep in the woods. They don't have any bling to show for their gangsta cred, but the world deserves to know who they are. They're tramps, and their wheels are starting to fall off. Ninja become despondent over their vagabond existence, but Yo Landi won't let him give up. What ensues is straight up gangsta mayhem, the realist of the real, true gangsta shit.




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