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Movies that feel likeWe Are Your Friends (2015)

Young Cole Carter dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world on fire. Opportunity comes knocking when he meets James Reed, a charismatic DJ who takes the 23-year-old under his wing. Soon, his seemingly clear path to success gets complicated when he starts falling for his mentor's girlfriend, jeopardizing his new friendship and the future he seems destined to fulfill.

If you loved We Are Your Friends, the closest films we have are Sing Street (2016), Begin Again (2014) and Cold War (2018). All three share We Are Your Friends' contemplative and stylish feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Tender Mercies (1983).

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If We Are Your Friends hit the spot, these will too

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Sing Street
2016 · dir. John Carney
🍅 95%★ 7.9romance · drama · musicMaxStarz

Contemplative where it counts, stylish underneath

The difference: Reviewed even better

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.

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Begin Again
2014 · dir. John Carney
🍅 83%★ 7.4comedy · music · romancePeacock

Romantic and tender in the same breath

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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Cold War
2018 · dir. Paweł Pawlikowski
🍅 92%★ 7.5romance · music · dramaPrime Video

Contemplative drama in both cases

The difference: Easier on the wit than We Are Your Friends

A man and a woman meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatally mismatched and yet drawn to each other.

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You, the Living
2007 · dir. Roy Andersson
🍅 98%★ 7.4drama · comedy · music

Both land wit and play at once

In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts about success while being robbed by a pickpocket, and so on. The absurdist collection is accompanied by Dixieland jazz and similar music.

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Once
2007 · dir. John Carney
🍅 97%★ 7.8drama · music · romance

Music built on style, twice over

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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Pitch Perfect
2012 · dir. Jason Moore
🍅 81%★ 7.1comedy · music · romance

Romantic romance, and it commits to that

College student Beca knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that's exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thrust in among mean gals, nice gals and just plain weird gals, Beca finds that the only thing they have in common is how well they sing together. She takes the women of the group out of their comfort zone of traditional arrangements and into a world of amazing harmonic combinations in a fight to the top of college music competitions.

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A Beautiful Life
2023 · dir. Mehdi Avaz
🍅 33%★ 6.4drama · music · romanceNetflix

Comedy with a pulse of tenderness, in both cases

When a young fisherman with a hidden talent gets discovered by a music producer, he must decide if he's ready to open himself up to stardom — and love.

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Beyond the Universe
2022 · dir. Diego Freitas
★ 6.6romance · drama · musicNetflix

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

While waiting for a kidney transplant, a young pianist finds an unexpected connection with her doctor — and the courage to fulfill her musical dreams.

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Café Society
2016 · dir. Woody Allen
🍅 70%★ 6.6comedy · drama · romancePrime Video

Romance with a pulse of wit, in both cases

The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age.

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Tender Mercies
1983 · dir. Bruce Beresford
🍅 83%★ 7.3drama · music · romancePrime Video

Both lean on style more than on music

The difference: 32 years apart, and the 1980s show

Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.

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Step Up
2006 · dir. Anne Fletcher
🍅 21%★ 6.5music · drama · romance

Romantic comedy, and it commits to that

The difference: Sits closer to crime than We Are Your Friends does

Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.

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A Star Is Born
2018 · dir. Bradley Cooper
🍅 90%★ 7.6music · drama · romanceRent or buy

Drama built on tenderness, twice over

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

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