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10 Best Movies Like Britten: Billy Budd

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

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#1
The Secret: Dare to Dream

The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Britten: Billy Budd for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe ...

#2
Star!

Star!

1968★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Britten: Billy Budd for fans of Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness....

#3
Honeydripper

Honeydripper

2007★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Britten: Billy Budd for fans of 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
Too Late Blues

Too Late Blues

1961★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Britten: Billy Budd for fans of Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him t...

#5
Brigadoon

Brigadoon

1954★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Britten: Billy Budd for fans of Music. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and spe...

#6
Silk Stockings

Silk Stockings

1957★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Britten: Billy Budd for fans of Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After three bumbling Soviet agents fail in their mission to retrieve a straying Soviet composer from Paris, the beautiful, ultra-serious Ninotchka is sent to complete their mission...

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