Movies like August Rush
If August Rush's mix of love of one's life, guitar and composer stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what August Rush's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Lion King
1994 · Directed by Roger Allers · 89 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: loss of loved one · Also family and drama
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself.
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The Godfather
1972 · Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 175 min8.7
Why you'll like itShares: loss of loved one, love at first sight
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son,…
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tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · Directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda · 120 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: composer · Also drama and 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.
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The Shack
2017 · Directed by Stuart Hazeldine · 132 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: loss of loved one · Also drama and family
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.
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Inside Llewyn Davis
2013 · Directed by Ethan Coen · 105 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: guitar · Also 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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TÁR
2022 · Directed by Todd Field · 158 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: composer · Also music and 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.
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Steven Universe: The Movie
2019 · Directed by Rebecca Sugar · 83 min8.2
Why you'll like itAlso family and drama
Two years after bringing peace to the galaxy, Steven Universe sees his past come back to haunt him in the form of a deranged Gem who wants to destroy the Earth.
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Soul
2020 · Directed by Pete Docter · 101 min8.1
Why you'll like itAlso family and drama
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 transported to the…