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Movies that feel like Sing Street (2016)

If you loved Sing Street, the closest films we have are Begin Again (2014), Once (2007) and La La Land (2016). All three share Sing Street's romantic and tender feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Philo and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and others, checked against today's data.

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

πŸ… 95% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. John Carneyromantictendercontemplativestylishwittyplayful

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If Sing Street hit the spot, these will too

Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Across 110th Street (1972) Β· A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Β· 21 Jump Street (2012) Β· The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Β· 22 Jump Street (2014) Β· The End of Oak Street (2026)

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Begin Again
2014 Β· dir. John Carney
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.4comedy Β· music Β· romance

The same hand behind both of them: John Carney

Gretta, a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave ditches her. Her life gains purpose when Dan, a record label executive, notices her talent.

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Once
2007 Β· dir. John Carney
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.8drama Β· music Β· romance

John Carney directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Not nearly as witty as Sing Street

A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.

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La La Land
2016 Β· dir. Damien Chazelle
πŸ… 91%β˜… 8comedy Β· drama Β· romance

The same mix in both: romance, then tenderness

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

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(500) Days of Summer
2009 Β· dir. Marc Webb
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Contemplative where it counts, witty underneath

Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.

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Paterson
2016 Β· dir. Jim Jarmusch
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.3drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Romance with a pulse of play, in both cases

A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.

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The Worst Person in the World
2021 Β· dir. Joachim Trier
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.7drama Β· romance Β· comedy

Romantic drama in both cases

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

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Love Actually
2003 Β· dir. Richard Curtis
πŸ… 65%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· romance Β· drama

Both rooted in London

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.

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Beginners
2011 Β· dir. Mike Mills
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.2drama Β· romance Β· comedy

Tender comedy, and it commits to that

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.

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The Invite
2026 Β· dir. Olivia Wilde
β˜… 7.8comedy Β· drama Β· romance

Both trade on stillness more than on being music

Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

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The Proposal
2009 Β· dir. Anne Fletcher
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.8comedy Β· romance Β· drama

Romance built on wit, twice over

When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.

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Don Jon
2013 Β· dir. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.5romance Β· comedy Β· drama

Both trade on play more than on being drama

A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.

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Love & Other Drugs
2010 Β· dir. Edward Zwick
πŸ… 49%β˜… 6.7drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Comedy built on romance, twice over

Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone – or anything – tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serves him well with the ladies and the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.

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