Most Similar Movies to Absolute Beginners (1986)
If you are looking for movies like Absolute Beginners (1986), you might like movies tagged with keyword : musical, romance, coming of age, youth, london, 1950s, cultural clash, race relations, rebellion, fashion, jazz, dance, love, social change, nostalgia, art, dreams, friendship, identity, urban life .
Hunky Dory (2011), Fame (1980), That'll Be the Day (1973), Step Up Revolution (2012), Quadrophenia (1979), Grease (1978), Hairspray (2007) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Hunky Dory (2011)
In the summer of 1976, a British drama teacher (Minnie Driver) tries to motivate her apathetic students by staging a glam-rock musical version of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
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Fame (1980)
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
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That'll Be the Day (1973)
Musical drama starring David Essex and Ringo Starr, loosely based on John Lennon's early years. Set in the 1950s, a gifted but wayward young man finally discovers a sense of purpose when he decides to turn his love of music into a career.
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Step Up Revolution (2012)
Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.
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Quadrophenia (1979)
Jimmy loathes his job and parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding and drugs, only to be disappointed.
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Grease (1978)
Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
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Hairspray (2007)
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
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Scenes From the Goldmine (1987)
A young songwriter/musician joins a rock group but pays the price for success when she becomes involved with the band's leader and he tries to steal her music.
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Hair (1979)
Claude Bukowski leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly embraced into the hippie group of youngsters led by Berger, yet he's already been drafted. He soon falls in love with Sheila Franklin, a rich girl but still a rebel inside.
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Strictly Ballroom (1992)
A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.
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Don't Knock the Rock (1956)
Weary of the road, rock star Arnie Haines (Alan Dale) returns to his small town to relax. But when he learns that his hometown has banned rock 'n' roll, Haines doesn't take it lying down. He has a whole new task ahead of him: to prove to the adults that the kids are all right and rock music is okay. With the support of popular disc jockey Alan Freed and some musical assistance from the likes of Bill Haley and the Comets and singer Little Richard, Haines is off to a terrific start.
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Cool as Ice (1991)
A rapper gets stuck in a small town and falls for a local girl whose family is in witness protection.
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Aaja Nachle (2007)
Dia's dance teacher is dying. She returns to the town where she learnt to live and dance and most importantly to save the endangered Ajanta theatre.
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School Daze (1988)
Musical numbers underscore Spike Lee's account of tensions erupting among the student body at an all-black university.
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Minnale (2001)
A young girl is torn between an obsessive lover and a mild-mannered suitor.
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The Harvey Girls (1946)
On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley (Judy Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
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Blues in the Night (1941)
"Jigger' Lane forms a band that includes singer Ginger 'Character' Powell, wife of the trumpeter Leo Powell, and Nickie Haroyen and Peppi. All of them dedicate themselves to work as a unit and to play 'blues' music. The dedication isn't paying off in money and, while riding the rails in a boxcar, they meet and befriend a gangster named Del Davis. He offers them a job ...Read all
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