Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Been So Long

If you loved Been So Long, 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 Been So Long 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
Center Stage: Turn It Up

Center Stage: Turn It Up

2008★ 6.9

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

All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ballet. But when she doesnt make it after auditioning, she learns that it takes mo...

#3
Battle of the Year

Battle of the Year

2013★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Been So Long 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...

#4
Suburbia

Suburbia

1984★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Been So Long 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...

#5
Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records

2008★ 7.1

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

The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Ches...

#6
Young at Heart

Young at Heart

1954★ 6.0

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

The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arrang...

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