20 best movies like Bright Lights (1935)


List of the best movies like Bright Lights (1935): Mistaken for Strangers, Dinner in America, Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special, Drumline: A New Beat, Guava Island, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Mozart in the Jungle, Work It, Tumbledown, Keep in Touch.

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Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, documentary, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:15

Mistaken for Strangers follows The National on its biggest tour to date. Newbie roadie Tom (lead singer Matt Berninger’s younger brother) is a heavy metal and horror movie enthusiast, and can't help but put his own spin on the experience. Inevitably, Tom’s moonlighting as an irreverent documentarian creates some drama for the band on the road. The film is a hilarious and touching look at two very different brothers, and an entertaining story of artistic aspiration.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
CountryUSA

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.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical, music
CountryUSA

After Santa tells Michael Bolton that he needs 75,000 new babies by Christmas to meet toy supply, Michael Bolton hosts a sexy telethon to get the world to star making love.

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: 6.6
Genrethriller, comedy, drama, musical, music
CountryUSA

Deni Maroon, a musician and dock worker is determined to pull off a music festival against the interests of the local factory owner.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, music, talk show
CountryUSA

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUSA

In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on my Grave" comes an insider’s look into the secret world of classical musicians. From her debut recital at Carnegie Recital Hall to the Broadway pits of "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon," Blair Tindall has played with some of the biggest names in classical music for twenty-five years. Now in "Mozart in the Jungle," Tindall exposes the scandalous rock and roll lifestyles of the musicians, conductors, and administrators who inhabit the insular world of classical music.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, music
CountryUSA

A brilliant but clumsy high school senior vows to get into her late father's alma mater by transforming herself and a misfit squad into dance champions.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:21

A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to confront her loss and the ambiguous circumstances of his death.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUSA

After a major crisis, a man attempts to track down his long-lost first love, only to discover that she was killed in a car accident many years prior. His online search leads him to her younger sister, an aspiring musician who bears a striking resemblance to the girl he used to love. Quickly becoming obsessed, he arranges a not-so-chance meeting and a relationship blossoms between the two before he has a chance to disclose his true identity.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUSA
Duration02:12

An insider's look at the reckless, romantic, funny, and often poignant lives of a committed group of "roadies," who live for music and the de facto family they've formed along the way.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
CountryUSA, Italy, Spain
Duration01:52

    Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a mortician with an amazing voice, and he seizes the opportunity to rejuvenate his own flagging career; a young couple have separate romantic interludes; a spotlight shines on an ordinary man.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genrecomedy, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:03

    Combining his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor with original music, Bo Burnham offers up his unique twist on life in this stand-up special about life, death, sexuality, hypocrisy, mental illness and Pringles cans.

    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: 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: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, drama, music, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:22

    Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.

    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: 5.5
      Genrecomedy, musical, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a massive snowstorm in New York City. Through luck and perseverance, guests arrive at Gotham’s Carlyle Hotel to help him — dancing and singing in holiday spirit.

      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: 5.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
      CountryUSA

      Sonia is a jingle writer who's always dreamt of a big and exciting life. Surprised by a sudden proposal and subsequent ultimatum from her easy-going boyfriend, Chris, Sonia has to decide whether she'll join the ranks of her married friends or take a leap and pursue her fantasies. A whimsical romantic comedy that's raunchy and yet gentle, 'It Had To Be You' explores the choices women face today while satirizing cultural expectations of gender and romance.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, family, music
      CountryUSA, Canada

      In Big Time Movie, the guys must tap their inner spy as their adventure finds them driving exotic cars and jumping out of helicopters, while trying to make it to their first world tour concert on time. Hot on their trail are evil henchmen named Maxwell, British secret agents and Swedish spies as well as billionaire businessman, Sir Atticus Moon who wants back his precious device code named: “The Beetle,” an anti-gravitational device with enormous power. Once they learn they’re carrying this precious cargo, the guys get pulled into a madcap mission throughout London, which threatens the onset of their world tour. With the help of teen spy Penny Lane, the guys set out to save Penny’s father MI6 Agent Simon Lane and stop Sir Atticus Moon’s plot to use “The Beetle” to gain world domination (Nickpress).

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrecomedy, drama, musical, family, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:43

        The story follows five disparate high school students - Olivia, Mo, Charlie, Stella, and Wen who meet in detention. They realize they are destined to rock, and ultimately form a band that becomes a champion for students sidelined by the high school elite.

        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
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
        CountryUSA

        Kristin has just had to close her small Manhattan clothing boutique to return to her Ohio home town and live in her parents' former home. It's an adjustment for Kristin and her young daughter— especially when she runs into her former high school rival. Kristen and Emily struggle to find their new normal with the help of the hunky local music teacher.




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