If You Liked Love & Mercy, Watch These Next
Finished Love & Mercy (2015) and want more of the same? These 19 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Love & Mercy, most of them are drama, music, history.
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19 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere(2025)
6.6DramaMusicAlso drama and 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.
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2.Back to Black(2024)
6.7MusicHistoryDramaAlso music and history
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…
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4.Almost Famous(2000)
7.5DramaMusicAlso drama and 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.
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5.Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody(2022)
7.0MusicDramaAlso music and 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.
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6.La Bamba(1987)
7.3DramaMusicAlso drama and 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…
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7.Eddie and the Cruisers(1983)
6.6DramaMusicMysteryAlso drama and 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.
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8.I Saw the Light(2016)
6.2MusicDramaAlso music and 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.
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9.Michael(2026)
8.6MusicDramaAlso music and drama
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 Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest…
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10.The Five Heartbeats(1991)
7.3DramaMusicAlso drama and music
In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of…
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11.Great Balls of Fire!(1989)
6.3DramaHistoryMusicAlso drama and history
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.
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12.Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!(1989)
6.6DramaThrillerMusicAlso drama and music
In the sixties, Eddie and the Cruisers were the hottest band around. But the tragic death of its lead singer broke the band up...only Eddie is not dead. He works as a carpenter in Montreal, but his love of music forces him to create a new band which will have to struggle with its anonymity.
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13.The Buddy Holly Story(1978)
7.2DramaMusicAlso drama and 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…
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14.Judy(2019)
6.7DramaHistoryMusicAlso drama and history
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.
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15.Inside Llewyn Davis(2013)
7.2DramaMusicAlso drama and music
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.
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16.Teen Spirit(2019)
6.0MusicDramaAlso music and 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.
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17.Janie Jones(2010)
6.3DramaMusicAlso drama and music
When a fading musician (Alessandro Nivola) learns he has a teenage daughter (Abigail Breslin) from a long-ago tryst, he’s forced to take her on tour after her mother checks into rehab.
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19.The Soloist(2009)
6.7DramaMusicAlso drama and music
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
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