49 Movies Like Better Man (2024) You Need to Watch Next
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If you loved Better Man (2024) by Michael Gracey, here are 49 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are 8 Mile, Pink Floyd: The Wall, August Rush. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
49 Movies Similar to Better Man
8 Mile
2002 · Curtis Hanson
For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and ear
In common: Drama · Music
Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982 · Alan Parker
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
In common: Drama · Music
August Rush
2007 · Kirsten Sheridan
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
In common: Drama · Music
The Legend of 1900
1998 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Musician Max Tooney goes to sell his prized Conn trumpet to a music shop, where he plays the instrument one last time. The shopkeeper recognises the song as one on a record matrix he found and asks wh
In common: Drama · Music
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018 · Bryan Singer
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 ins
In common: Drama · Music
Amadeus
1984 · Miloš Forman
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
In common: Drama · Music
A Complete Unknown
2024 · James Mangold
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutio
In common: Drama · Music
Almost Famous
2000 · Cameron Crowe
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-comin
In common: Drama · Music
Rocketman
2019 · Dexter Fletcher
The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
In common: Drama · Music
Step Up 2: The Streets
2008 · Jon M. Chu
When rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with th
In common: Drama · Music
Walk the Line
2005 · James Mangold
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry
In common: Drama · Music
Whiplash
2014 · Damien Chazelle
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
In common: Drama · Music
Elvis
2022 · Baz Luhrmann
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
In common: Drama · Music
9 Songs
2004 · Michael Winterbottom
Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - Lon
In common: Drama · Music
The Sound of Music
1965 · Robert Wise
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music
In common: Drama · Music
CODA
2021 · Sian Heder
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and h
In common: Drama · Music
Dirty Dancing
1987 · Emile Ardolino
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer
In common: Drama · Music
The Chorus
2004 · Christophe Barratier
In 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
In common: Drama · Music
A Star Is Born
2018 · Bradley Cooper
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotli
In common: Drama · Music
Clouds
2020 · Justin Baldoni
Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral mus
In common: Drama · Music
Moulin Rouge!
2001 · Baz Luhrmann
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world o
In common: Drama · Music
Straight Outta Compton
2015 · F. Gary Gray
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: thei
In common: Drama · Music
Descendants 3
2019 · Kenny Ortega
The teenagers of Disney's most infamous villains return to the Isle of the Lost to recruit a new batch of villainous offspring to join them at Auradon Prep.
Mysterious Skin
2005 · Gregg Araki
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
In common: Drama
Philadelphia
1993 · Jonathan Demme
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful a
In common: Drama
Dallas Buyers Club
2013 · Jean-Marc Vallée
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.
In common: Drama
Wild
2014 · Jean-Marc Vallée
A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.
In common: Drama
Michael
2026 · Antoine Fuqua
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
In common: Drama · Music
Soul
2020 · Pete Docter
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is tra
In common: Drama
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 · Stephen Chbosky
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, h
In common: Drama
Hillbilly Elegy
2020 · Ron Howard
An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.
In common: Drama
The Idea of You
2024 · Michael Showalter
40-year-old single mom Solène begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. As they begin a whirlwind romance, it is
In common: Drama · Music
Drumline
2002 · Charles Stone III
A talented street drummer from Harlem enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it tak
In common: Drama · Music
Coyote Ugly
2000 · David McNally
Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives
In common: Drama · Music
Step Up
2006 · Anne Fletcher
Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.
In common: Drama · Music
I'm Still Here
2024 · Walter Salles
A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.
In common: Drama
How to Have Sex
2023 · Molly Manning Walker
Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday—drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should be the best summer of their lives.
In common: Drama
The Babysitters
2008 · David Ross
Seventeen-year-old Shirley is a good student who works as a babysitter in order to make money for college. One night Michael, a father Shirley works for, confesses he's unhappy with married life. Shir
In common: Drama
Malena
2000 · Giuseppe Tornatore
12-year-old Renato experiences three significant events on the same day: the beginning of the Second World War, getting a bike, and witnessing the arrival of the gorgeous Malèna. Through his eyes, we
In common: Drama
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
2013 · Lars von Trier
A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with h
In common: Drama
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 · Gabriele Muccino
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
In common: Drama
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Miloš Forman
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs
In common: Drama
Hope
2013 · Lee Joon-ik
After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.
In common: Drama
American History X
1998 · Tony Kaye
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinh
In common: Drama
The Social Network
2010 · David Fincher
In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of
In common: Drama
The Help
2011 · Tate Taylor
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended
In common: Drama
Sentimental Value
2025 · Joachim Trier
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora
In common: Drama
Wonder
2017 · Stephen Chbosky
The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
In common: Drama
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
2022 · Alek Keshishian
After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and intimate documentary spa
In common: Music