
Movies that feel likeAugust Rush (2007)
If you loved August Rush, the closest films we have are Walk the Line (2005), Still Walking (2008) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). All three share August Rush's contemplative and melancholy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008).
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If August Rush hit the spot, these will too

Common ground in both: guitar and grief
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Warm where it counts, cozy underneath
The difference: Trades the style of August Rush for an angle of its own

The same city underneath both: New York City
The difference: Easier on the warmth than August Rush

Both land stillness and style at once
The difference: Sits closer to romance than August Rush does

Music with a pulse of warmth, in both cases


Both keep coming back to the same thing: grief


Family built on melancholy, twice over

Both lean on comfort more than on family
The difference: 42 years apart, and the 1960s show

The same preoccupation in both: composer

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