Movies like For the Boys: 20 to watch next
If you loved For the Boys (1991) — a drama, music and comedy film directed by Mark Rydell — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of For the Boys most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like concert, dancer and entertainer. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Coda 2020★ 6.1
Shares: Music, Drama
A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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One Chance 2013★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Music
This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Taking Sides 2002★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, War, Music
One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, the Allies slowly bring law and order to bear on an occupied Germany. An American major is given the Furtwangler file, and is told to find everything he can and to prosecute the man ruthlessly. Tough and hard-nosed, Major Steve Arnold sets out to investigate a world of which he knows nothing.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould 1993★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Music
A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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You Got Served 2004★ 6.4
Shares: Music, Drama
At Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But when a suburban crew crashes the party, stealing their dancers — and their moves — two warring friends have to pull together to represent the street.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Grace Unplugged 2013★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Music
A talented young singer and aspiring songwriter’s Christian faith and family ties are tested when she defies her worship-pastor father and pursues pop-music stardom in GRACE UNPLUGGED, a moving and inspiring new film that explores the true meaning of success.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Bo Burnham: What. 2013★ 7.8
Shares: Comedy, Music
Left brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham's quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at pop entertainment while offering unadulterated showmanship of his own.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Back to the Beach 1987★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Music
A former beach boy and his wife go to California to visit their daughter and become part of the new beach scene.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Moxie 2021★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Music
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.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Guava Island 2019★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Music
Deni Maroon, a musician and dock worker is determined to pull off a music festival against the interests of the local factory owner.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Game Change 2012★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Comedy
During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Gypsy 1962★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Music
Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Duke 2021★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver steals Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happens next becomes the stuff of legend.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Airheads 1994★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Music
The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Very Jonas Christmas Movie 2025★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Music
Kevin, Nick, and Joe Jonas face a series of escalating obstacles as they struggle to make it from London to New York in time to spend Christmas with their families.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Scarlet and the Black 1983★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, War
Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mister Roberts 1955★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama, War
Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Teen Spirit 2019★ 6.0
Shares: Music, Drama
A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody 2022★ 7.0
Shares: 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.
Stream in India on Sony Liv
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Wild Rose 2019★ 6.8
Shares: Music, Comedy, Drama
A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now