Most Similar Movies to The Planet of Junior Brown (1997)
If you are looking for movies like The Planet of Junior Brown (1997), you might like movies tagged with keyword : teen, coming of age, friendship, music, piano, loneliness, dreams, urban life, poverty, race, african american, education, school, mentor, art, psychological pressure, escapism, self-discovery, social marginalization, hope .
Urban Hymn (2015), The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019), Skylark (1993), Poor Butterfly (1986), Dancing in September (2000), All the Wilderness (2014), Scarborough (2018) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Urban Hymn (2015)
A social worker helps a young female offender who has a remarkable voice recognize her potential.
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind.
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Skylark (1993)
Sarah (Glenn Close) and farmer husband Jacob Witting (Christopher Walken) want to keep their family together, but a drought makes it difficult to farm their land and provide for their children. When a fire ruins several buildings on their property, Sarah takes stepdaughter Anna (Lexi Randall) and stepson Caleb (Christopher Bell) to her brother's home in Maine, leaving Jacob to tend what's left of their farm. As they steel themselves for a period of separation, Jacob and Sarah pledge to reunite.
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Poor Butterfly (1986)
In May of 1945, the news of the fall of Berlin spread to Buenos Aires. Clara is the daughter of a socialist leader named Boris who has died unexpectedly. As Clara learns more about a father she hardly knew, she finds out slowly about his political involvement during the war. There is some unrest in Argentina, and soon, not even Clara's life is free from danger.
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All the Wilderness (2014)
A restless teenager explores the wilderness of his city while struggling with the absence of his father.
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Scarborough (2018)
Two couples - each comprising a teacher and a student - spend a life-changing weekend at the seaside resort town of Scarborough.
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In America (2002)
A handsome actor (Paddy Considine), his wife (Samantha Morton) and their two daughters emigrate from Ireland and search for success in New York.
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Last Goodbye (2004)
A confusing intermingling of individuals, drunk office worker, vampire slayer actress, rock band members, runaway teenage girl, father, whiskey drinking preacher etc., whose lives are somehow connected.
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Breaking Through (2015)
When Casey, a dancer who is discovered on YouTube, gets thrust into the modern world of internet celebrity and culture, she must find a way to balance her true identity with her online persona, or risk losing everything she cares about.
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Butterfly (1999)
For Moncho, it's an idyllic year: he starts school, he has a wonderful teacher, he makes a friend in Roque, he begins to figure out some of the mysteries of Eros, and, with his older brother, a budding saxophone player, he makes a trip with the band from their town in Galicia. But it's also the year that the Spanish Republic comes under fire from Fascist rebels. Monch...Read all
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Imagine (2012)
A blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life.
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Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.
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Lean on Pete (2017)
A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete.
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8 Mile (2002)
A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
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Chinese Coffee (2000)
Harry and Jake, two unsuccessful writers, spend a cathartic evening arguing about money, aesthetics, their friendship, and Harry's new manuscript.
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The Book of Stars (1999)
On his book tour, Michael Moore exposes more wrongdoing by greedy big businesses and callous politicians around America.
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