Movies like Coal Miner's Daughter: 20 to watch next
If you loved Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) — a music, drama and history film directed by Michael Apted — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Coal Miner's Daughter most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like country music, kentucky and female friendship. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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I Saw the Light 2016★ 6.2
Shares: Music, Drama
Singer and songwriter Hank Williams rises to fame in the 1940s, but alcohol abuse and infidelity take a toll on his career and marriage to fellow musician Audrey Mae Williams.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Respect 2021★ 6.8
Shares: 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Honkytonk Man 1982★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Music
During the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family's Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Elvis 2022★ 7.4
Shares: Music, History, Drama
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Back to Black 2024★ 6.7
Shares: 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Judy 2019★ 6.7
Shares: 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.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere 2025★ 6.6
Shares: 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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La Bamba 1987★ 7.3
Shares: 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Almost Famous 2000★ 7.5
Shares: 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.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Bound for Glory 1976★ 6.9
Shares: Music, Drama
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Inside Llewyn Davis 2013★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Music
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Köln 75 2025★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, History, Music
The true story of Vera Brandes, teenage patron saint of the 1970s Cologne music scene, who risked everything to organize the greatest solo concert in music history: Keith Jarrett’s legendary Köln Concert.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love & Mercy 2015★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Music, History
In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda Ledbetter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Am Woman 2020★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Music
In 1966, Helen Reddy landed in New York with her three year old daughter, a suitcase, and $230 in her pocket. Within weeks, she was broke. Within months, she was in love. Within five years, she was one of the biggest superstars of her time and an icon of the 1970s feminist movement who wrote a song which galvanized a generation of women to fight for change.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blue Moon 2025★ 6.7
Shares: History, Drama
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator, Richard Rodgers, celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical, “Oklahoma!”
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Elvis 1979★ 6.9
Shares: Music, Drama
This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Eddie and the Cruisers 1983★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Music
A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose long-lost leader — Eddie Wilson — may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of the band's never-released album.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Great Balls of Fire! 1989★ 6.3
Shares: 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Buddy Holly Story 1978★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Music
A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound. Holly and his band, the Crickets, are first invited to record in Nashville, where they encounter creative differences with the producing staff. Later they play a major booking at the Apollo Theater, scheduled there under the mistaken assumption that they're a black band. Holly's career eventually goes solo -- until the tragic day the music dies.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Current War 2018★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, History
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now