Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Heartbeat

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

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#1
Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

1981★ 6.1

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

During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher....

#2
August Rush

August Rush

2007★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Heartbeat for fans of Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless ...

#3
Young Hearts

Young Hearts

2024★ 8.5

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

14-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality....

#4
Around the Bend

Around the Bend

2004★ 5.9

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

A tale of four generations of men, all of whom have had their offspring at a young age: a great-grandfather, a grandfather, a father in his twenties and a son who is about 7 years ...

#5
The Soloist

The Soloist

2009★ 6.7

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

A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper....

#6
The Last Song

The Last Song

2010★ 7.2

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

A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to re...

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