Movies like New York, New York: 20 to watch next
If you loved New York, New York (1977) — a romance, drama and music film directed by Martin Scorsese — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of New York, New York most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like new york city, jazz and jazz singer or musician. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Glenn Miller Story 1954★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Music, Romance
A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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tick, tick... BOOM! 2021★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, Music
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Ruth & Boaz 2025★ 7.3
Shares: Romance, Drama, Music
A talented singer leaves the Atlanta music scene and starts over in small-town Tennessee, where she finds love and new purpose but can't escape the past.
Stream in India on Netflix
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'Round Midnight 1986★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Music
Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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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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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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Like Sunday, Like Rain 2014★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Music
A struggling musician becomes a 12-year-old musical prodigy's guardian for a summer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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High Strung 2016★ 7.0
Shares: Music, Romance, Drama
When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Humoresque 1947★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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TÁR 2022★ 7.1
Shares: Music, Drama
As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Materialists 2025★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Drama
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Yentl 1983★ 6.7
Shares: Music, Drama, Romance
In a time when girls were forbidden to study religious scriptures, a Jewish girl masquerades as a boy to enter religious training and unexpectedly finds love along the way.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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High Strung Free Dance 2018★ 7.3
Shares: Music, Romance, Drama
Zander Raines, a dazzling and tempestuous young choreographer, gives the break of a lifetime to two hopeful artists when he casts a stunning contemporary dancer, Barlow, and innovative pianist, Charlie, in New York’s most-anticipated new Broadway show: Free Dance. But the move throws off the show’s delicate creative balance when Charlie falls hard for Barlow, while Zander embraces her as his muse.
Stream in India on Brew, Plex
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August Rush 2007★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Music
Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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An Affair to Remember 1957★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Beyond the Sea 2004★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Music
Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pure Country 2: The Gift 2010★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Music, Romance
Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rebel in the Rye 2017★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
The life of celebrated but reclusive author J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel The Catcher in the Rye.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Intermezzo: A Love Story 1939★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Romance
A concert violinist becomes charmed with his daughter's talented piano teacher. When he invites her to go on tour with him, they make beautiful music away from the concert hall as well. He soon leaves his wife so the two can go off together.
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex