Movies like Love & Mercy
Love & Mercy (2015) is a music movie directed by Bill Pohlad. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. This Is It (2009)
★ 7.4 · 1,115 votes · Music, Documentary
A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.
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2. What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
★ 7.1 · 385 votes · Drama, Music, History
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
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3. Once (2007)
★ 7.4 · 1,512 votes · Drama, Music, Romance
A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.
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4. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
★ 7.9 · 18,131 votes · Music, Drama
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
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5. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
★ 7.0 · 545 votes · Music, Drama
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
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6. The School of Rock (2003)
★ 7.1 · 6,427 votes · Comedy, Family, Music
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 straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.
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7. Elvis (2022)
★ 7.4 · 4,060 votes · Music, History, Drama
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
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8. Almost Famous (2000)
★ 7.5 · 3,259 votes · Drama, Music
In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom.
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9. Hidden Figures (2016)
★ 8.1 · 10,750 votes · Drama, History
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
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10. Ford v Ferrari (2019)
★ 8.0 · 9,378 votes · Drama, History, Action
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
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11. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
★ 7.9 · 9,326 votes · Drama, History
Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.
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12. Michael (2026)
★ 8.6 · 4,565 votes · Music, Drama
The story of Michael Jackson, one of the most influential artists the world has ever known, and his life beyond the music. His journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world, highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career.
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13. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
★ 7.2 · 3,024 votes · Drama, Music
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.
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14. Back to Black (2024)
★ 6.7 · 759 votes · Music, History, Drama
The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the iconic artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.
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15. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025)
★ 6.6 · 359 votes · Drama, Music
Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
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16. La Bamba (1987)
★ 7.3 · 841 votes · Drama, Music
Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.
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17. Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
★ 6.3 · 355 votes · Drama, History, Music
The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public.
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18. Judy (2019)
★ 6.7 · 1,289 votes · Drama, History, Music
Thirty years after starring in 'The Wizard of Oz', beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind romance with musician Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.
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19. Respect (2021)
★ 6.8 · 488 votes · Drama, Music, History
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
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20. The Soloist (2009)
★ 6.7 · 859 votes · Drama, Music
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
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