Movies Like Beats

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Hustle & Flow

2005·1h 56m·★ 7.3·Craig Brewer

TMDB recommendsStarring Anthony AndersonDrama & Music

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995·2h 23m·★ 7.4·Stephen Herek

TMDB recommendsDrama & Music

La Haine

1995·1h 38m·★ 8.1·Mathieu Kassovitz

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The Joker is Wild

1957·2h 6m·★ 7.0·Charles Vidor

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Do the Right Thing

1989·2h·★ 7.9·Spike Lee

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Memoirs of a Geisha

2005·2h 26m·★ 7.3·Rob Marshall

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999·1h 57m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

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Like Sunday, Like Rain

2014·1h 44m·★ 6.9·Frank Whaley

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Finding Forrester

2000·2h 16m·★ 7.3·Gus Van Sant

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Cadillac Records

2008·1h 49m·★ 7.0·Darnell Martin

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Nas: Time Is Illmatic

2014·1h 14m·★ 7.1·One9

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The High Note

2020·1h 53m·★ 6.4·Nisha Ganatra

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Honey: Rise Up and Dance

2018·1h 40m·★ 5.0·Bille Woodruff

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Dave Chappelle's Block Party

2005·1h 40m·★ 7.2·Michel Gondry

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Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005·1h 57m·★ 5.6·Jim Sheridan

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All Eyez on Me

2017·2h 19m·★ 5.9·Benny Boom

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The Forty-Year-Old Version

2020·2h 3m·★ 7.2·Radha Blank

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G

2002·1h 36m·★ 5.2·Christopher Scott Cherot

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One Chance

2013·1h 43m·★ 6.8·David Frankel

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Patti Cake$

2017·1h 49m·★ 6.8·Geremy Jasper

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How Good Is Beats?

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