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10 Best Movies Like A Beat to Rest

If you loved A Beat to Rest, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Born to Be Blue

Born to Be Blue

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Beat to Rest for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback....

#2
Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

1990★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Beat to Rest for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid o...

#3
Whiplash

Whiplash

2014★ 8.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Beat to Rest for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity....

#4
Hounddog

Hounddog

2008★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Beat to Rest for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley....

#5
Coda

Coda

2020★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Beat to Rest for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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....

#6
Take the Lead

Take the Lead

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Beat to Rest for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create ...

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