Movies like Spike Island: 20 to watch next
If you loved Spike Island (2012) — a comedy, drama and music film directed by Mat Whitecross — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Spike Island most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like ecstasy, liverpool, england and cannabis. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls 1970★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Music
An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Human Traffic 1999★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Drama
For Jip, Lulu, Koop, Nina, and Moff, the dead-end jobs they endure during the week just kill the time until Friday night. That's when they cut very loose and get on the rollercoaster ride that takes them right through to Monday morning.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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24 Hour Party People 2002★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Music
Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Taking Off 1971★ 6.9
Shares: Music, Comedy, Drama
Unable to deal with her parents, Jeannie Tyne runs away from home. Larry and Lynn Tyne search for her, and in the process meet other people whose children ran away. With their children gone, the parents are now free to rediscover/enjoy life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Detroit Rock City 1999★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Music
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Beats 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Music
Summer 1994, Scotland. Johnno and Spanner are best mates, but Johnno’s family are moving him to a new town and a better life, leaving Spanner behind to face a precarious future. In pursuit of adventure and escape they head out on one last night to an illegal rave before parting ways indefinitely.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Dirt 2019★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Music, Comedy
The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Doors 1991★ 7.1
Shares: Music, Drama
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Festival 2018★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Music
After Nick's girlfriend dumps him, his best mate Shane has the perfect antidote to his break-up blues: three days at an epic music festival.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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American Satan 2017★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Music
A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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The Wild Life 1984★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and his crazy self, and Anita with her older man David.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Boat That Rocked 2009★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Comedy
When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban on government-censored music, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Doom Generation 1995★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Krush Groove 1985★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Music
Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more copies, he borrows it from a street hustler and soon regrets his decision.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Get Him to the Greek 2010★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Music
Pinnacle records has the perfect plan to get their sinking company back on track: a comeback concert in LA featuring Aldous Snow, a fading rockstar who has dropped off the radar in recent years. Record company intern Aaron Green is faced with the monumental task of bringing his idol, out of control rock star Aldous Snow, back to LA for his comeback show.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Sweet and Lowdown 1999★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Music
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Topsy-Turvy 1999★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Music, Comedy
For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work, "Princess Ida", receives lukewarm press. In an effort to reconcile their creative differences and drawing inspiration from Japanese culture, they went on to create the hit opera "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I'm Still Here 2010★ 5.9
Shares: Music, Comedy, Drama
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dazed and Confused 1993★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Moment 2026★ 6.2
Shares: Music, Comedy
A rising pop sensation navigates fame and industry pressures while preparing for her arena tour debut, revealing the transformation of underground culture into mainstream success.
Stream in India on JioHotstar