20 best movies like Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

List of the best movies like Saving Mr. Banks (2013): Get on Up, The Good Lie, The Soloist, Elvis, Straight Outta Compton, Life, Hitchcock, The Postman, Bright Star, Topsy-Turvy.

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Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, music, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:19

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, biography
CountryKenya, India, USA, Canada, South Africa
Duration01:50

A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredrama, music, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
Duration01:57

    A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, music, biography, history
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration02:45

    Biographical miniseries chronicling the rise of American music icon Elvis Presley from his high school years to his international superstardom.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, music, biography, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

      In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia, USA
      Duration02:11

      In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting pictures of the rising Hollywood star.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:38

        Hitchcock follows the relationship between director Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the making of his most famous film "Psycho" - and the trials and tribulations the director faced from Hollywood censors.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, biography
        CountryItaly, France, Belgium

        Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia, France
        Duration01:59

        In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she finds herself even more drawn to the taciturn Keats. Although he agrees to teach her about poetry, Keats cannot act on his reciprocated feelings for Fanny, since as a struggling poet he has no money to support a wife.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrecomedy, drama, musical, music, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:34

        After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which opens the way to "The Mikado," one of the duo's greatest successes.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:51

        The Whole Wide World tells the story of Novalyne Price, an attractive feisty West Texas schoolteacher and her bittersweet, romantic and turbulent relationship with Robert E. Howard, the great pulp fiction writer of the 1930's.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genredrama, music, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:48

        Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of singer Ritchie Valens whose life was cut short by a plane crash.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genremelodrama, drama, music, biography
        CountryAustralia
        Duration01:45

        Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrecomedy, drama, biography
        CountryUSA, France, Japan, Italy
        Duration02:24

        An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, while is depicted his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
        Duration01:58

        The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:31

          Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genredrama, music, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:41

          Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genredrama, music, biography
          CountryUSA

          The daughter of jazz pianist Joe Albany witnesses her beloved father's struggle -- and failure -- to kick his heroin habit.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
          CountryTurkey
          Duration02:18

          In a small Turkish town, two young tuberculous poets try to survive while publishing their poems. As they both fall in love, their life would never be the same.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genredrama, biography, history
          CountryChile, Spain, United Kingdom, France

          Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) St. Patrick to allow free admission of some proletarian kids. One of them is Pedro Machuca, slum-raised son of the cleaning lady in Gonzalo Infante's liberal-bourgeois home. Yet the new classmates become buddies, paradoxically protesting together as Gonzalo gets adopted by Pedro's slum family and gang. But the adults spoil that too, not in the least when general Pinochet's coup ousts Allende, and supporters such as McEnroe.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
          CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
          Duration02:45

          Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

          Markimdb: 7.8
          Genredrama, military, history
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:30

          When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrecomedy, drama, music, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, France
          Duration02:24

          The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
          CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
          Duration02:01

          Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genredrama, music, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:07

          In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genremelodrama, drama, biography
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration02:32

          Out of Africa tells the story of the life of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on the autobiographical novel by Karen Blixen from 1937.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genremelodrama, drama, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:28

          The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness and success.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genredrama, musical, biography, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:15

          The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-movie Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president and dictator Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genremelodrama, drama, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom
          Duration02:11

          C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genremelodrama, drama, music, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:01

          The life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. Beside all the work he is known for, the composer once wrote a famous love letter to a nameless beloved and the movie tries to find out who this beloved was. Not easy as Beethoven has had many women in his life.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genredrama, music, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:27

          A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genredrama, music, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:54

          A film about the life and career of the early rock and roll star.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genredrama, biography
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration01:45

          It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genredrama, military, music, biography, history
          CountryUSA

          The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.

          Markimdb: 8.1
          Genredrama, military, biography, history
          CountryAustralia, USA
          Duration02:29

            WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genredrama, music, biography
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:14

            From director Clint Eastwood comes the big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys. The film tells the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons. The story of their trials and triumphs are accompanied by the songs that influenced a generation, including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Rag Doll,” and many more.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genredrama, family, biography
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom
            Duration01:37

            Finding Neverland is an amusing drama about how the story of Peter Pan and Neverland came to be. During a writing slump play writer J.M. Barrie meets the widowed Sylvia and her three children who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece “Peter Pan.”

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genredrama, military, biography, history
            CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary, USA, Australia
            Duration01:59

            England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.

            Markimdb: 8
            Genredrama, biography
            CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, USA, India
            Duration01:43

            A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genredrama, musical, music, biography
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration02:05

            From Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood, the lives of Cole Porter and his wife, Linda were never less than glamorous and wildly unconventional. And though Cole's thirst for life strained their marriage, Linda never stopped being his muse, inspiring some of the greatest sons of the twentieth century.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genredrama, biography, history
            CountryGermany, France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, USA
            Duration01:05

            A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Puerto Rico

            FBI informant Jim Hoffman lures troubled automobile magnate John DeLorean to an undercover sting for cocaine trafficking.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, biography
            CountryMexico

            Mike Todd is a Broadway producer struggling to produce the film. Around the World in 80 Days. In Mexico, Mario Moreno, a young entertainer is struggling to get some respect, and he manages to become a star. A twist of faith makes them partners. Together they won the Oscar for Best Picture.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genredrama, music, biography
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:56

            In the mid-80s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager, Morris Levy. One is an L.A. singer, formerly of the Platters; one is a petty thief from Philly; one teaches school in a small Georgia town. Each claims to be the widow of long-dead doo-wop singer-songwriter Frankie Lyman, and each wants years of royalties due to his estate, money Levy has never shared. During an ensuing civil trial, flashbacks tell the story of each one's life with Lyman, a boyish, high-pitched, dynamic performer, lost to heroin. Slowly, the three wives establish their own bond.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genremelodrama, drama, biography
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Japan
            Duration02:35

              When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

              Markimdb: 8.2
              Genredrama, biography, history
              CountryUnited Kingdom
              Duration01:30

              This special one-off drama travels back in time to 1963 to see how Doctor Who was first brought to the screen. Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles. Wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling. Both of them were to find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama. Allied with a team of unusual but brilliant people, they went on to create the longest running science fiction series ever made.

              Markimdb: 7
              Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
              CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Thailand
              Duration02:12

              The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.

              Markimdb: 7.5
              Genredrama, biography
              CountryUSA

              Mitch became caught up with his career as a sport commentator and journalist. He ignored his girlfriend and did not make time to do things in life that are of the most value to a human being. Morrie was one of Mitch's professors in college and a famous scholar. One day Mitch was watching television and saw Morrie giving an interview stating that he is dying of Lou Gehrig disease or ALS.

              Markimdb: 7.8
              Genredrama, biography, history
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:28

              King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas Becket, technically a deacon of the church, to the post. Unfortunately, Becket takes the job seriously and provides abler opposition to Henry.

              Markimdb: 6.5
              Genremelodrama, drama, military, history
              CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, China, USA
              Duration02:15

              Iin 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia—a fallen member of the Russian aristocracy—and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat, who asks Sofia to be the centerpiece of the world he wants to create.




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