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Movies that feel like The Marching Band (2024)

If you loved The Marching Band, the closest films we have are A Mighty Wind (2003), Joyful Noise (2012) and Waiting for Guffman (1997). All three share The Marching Band's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Hulu, Kino Film Collection and Freeform and others, checked against today's data.

A world-famous orchestra conductor discovers the brother he never knew he had — a school cafeteria worker who plays trombone in a local marching band. Detecting his brother's exceptional musical talent, he takes it upon himself to rectify the injustice of fate.

🍅 97% Rotten Tomatoes7.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Emmanuel Courcolwittyplayfulcontemplativestylish

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A Mighty Wind
2003 · dir. Christopher Guest
🍅 87%7.2comedy · music

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: Not nearly as contemplative as The Marching Band

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.

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Joyful Noise
2012 · dir. Todd Graff
🍅 32%5.7comedy · music

Stylish comedy, and it commits to that

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.

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Waiting for Guffman
1997 · dir. Christopher Guest
🍅 91%7.4comedy · music

Both lean on wit more than on music

The difference: A 1990s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.

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Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018 · dir. Dava Whisenant
🍅 100%7.6documentary · comedy · music

Playful drama in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into documentary than The Marching Band does

When he started as a comedy writer for the Late Show with David Letterman, Steve Young had few interests and not many friends outside of his day job. But while gathering material for a segment on the show, Steve stumbled onto a few vintage record albums that would change his life forever.

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Dolly Parton: Here I Am
2019 · dir. Francis Whately
7.3documentary · music

Music with a pulse of style, in both cases

Dolly Parton leads a moving, musical journey in this documentary that details the people and places who have helped shape her iconic career.

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Hit the Road
2021 · dir. Panah Panahi
🍅 95%7.2comedy · drama

Comedy built on stillness, twice over

A chaotic family is on a road trip across a rugged landscape. In the back seat, Dad has a broken leg, Mom tries to laugh when she's not holding back tears, and the youngest keeps exploding into car karaoke. Only the older brother is quiet.

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20 Feet from Stardom
2013 · dir. Morgan Neville
🍅 99%7.4documentary · music

Both lean on style more than on drama

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.

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Searching for Sugar Man
2012 · dir. Malik Bendjelloul
🍅 95%8.2music · documentary

Playful music in both cases

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.

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Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988 · dir. Terence Davies
🍅 80%7.4drama · music

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.

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The Court Jester
1955 · dir. Melvin Frank
🍅 97%7.8music · adventure · comedy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.

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Pitch Perfect 2
2015 · dir. Elizabeth Banks
🍅 66%6.4comedy · music

The comedy is handled with the same confidence

The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name, and regain their status, the Bellas take on a seemingly impossible task: winning an international competition no American team has ever won. In order to accomplish this monumental task, they need to strengthen the bonds of friendship and sisterhood and blow away the competition with their amazing aca-magic! With all new friends and old rivals tagging along for the trip, the Bellas can hopefully accomplish their dreams.

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Gloria
2013 · dir. Sebastián Lelio
🍅 100%6.9comedy · drama

Both run contemplative where it counts

Gloria is a 58-year-old divorcée. Her children have all left home but she has no desire to spend her days and nights alone. Determined to defy old age and loneliness, she rushes headlong into a whirl of singles’ parties on the hunt for instant gratification – which only leads to repeated disappointment and enduring emptiness. But when Gloria meets Rodolfo, an ex-naval officer seven years her senior, she begins to imagine the possibility of a permanent relationship.

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