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Movies like Power Ballad (2026)
10 films to watch after Power Ballad, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.
When Rick, a past-his-prime wedding singer, meets fading boy-band star Danny during a gig, the two bond over music and a late-night jam session. But when Danny turns one of Rick’s songs into the hit that reignites his career, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves - even if it means risking everything he cares about.
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1Rock Star (2001)
Fit 70%Shares Music, Drama and Comedy with Power Ballad.
A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his bandmates kick him out of the group he founded. Things begin to look up for Izzy when he is asked to join Steel Dragon, the heavy metal rockers he had been imitating for so long. This film is loosely based on the true story of the band Judas Priest.
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2Wild Rose (2019)
Fit 67%Shares Music, Comedy and Drama with Power Ballad.
A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.
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3The Commitments (1991)
Fit 67%Shares Comedy, Drama and Music with Power Ballad.
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan.
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4Almost Famous (2000)
Fit 65%Shares Drama and Music with Power Ballad.
In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom.
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5One Chance (2013)
Fit 61%Shares Drama, Comedy and Music with Power Ballad.
This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.
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6Coda (2020)
Fit 59%Shares Music and Drama with Power Ballad.
A famous pianist at the twilight of his career meets a free-spirited music critic who soon becomes his rock as his mental state deteriorates.
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7Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
Fit 53%Shares Music and Comedy with Power Ballad.
Two small-town singers chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where high stakes, scheming rivals and onstage mishaps test their bond.
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8La Bamba (1987)
Fit 53%Shares Drama and Music with Power Ballad.
Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.
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9Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025)
Fit 48%Shares Drama and Music with Power Ballad.
Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
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10Beyond the Sea (2004)
Fit 47%Shares Drama and Music with Power Ballad.
Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life.
