Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Applause

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

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#1
Hounddog

Hounddog

2008★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Applause 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....

#2
Grace Unplugged

Grace Unplugged

2013★ 5.9

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

A talented young singer and aspiring songwriter’s Christian faith and family ties are tested when she defies her worship-pastor father and pursues pop-music stardom in GRACE UNPLUG...

#3
Honeydripper

Honeydripper

2007★ 5.9

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

In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort ...

#4
Battle of the Year

Battle of the Year

2013★ 6.8

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

A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Ame...

#5
Wild Style

Wild Style

1982★ 6.1

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

Legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city's hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. The actual story of the movie concerns the tension betw...

#6
Suburbia

Suburbia

1984★ 6.7

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

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like...

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