Movies Like Get On Up

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

The Help

2011·2h 26m·★ 8.1·Tate Taylor

2 shared crewBoth star Viola Davis & Octavia SpencerDir. Tate Taylor

Ava

2020·1h 36m·★ 5.5·Tate Taylor

2 shared crewDir. Tate TaylorDP: Stephen Goldblatt

What's Love Got to Do with It

1993·1h 58m·★ 7.4·Brian Gibson

Themes: domestic violence, singer, 1970sFans also likedDrama & Music & History

TINA

2021·1h 58m·★ 7.9·T.J. Martin

5 shared themes: soul music, domestic violence, 1950s...Fans also liked

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

2022·2h 24m·★ 6.6·Kasi Lemmons

Themes: soul music, singerFans also likedMusic & History & Drama

Back to Black

2024·2h 2m·★ 6.3·Sam Taylor-Johnson

Themes: soul music, 1980sFans also likedMusic & History & Drama

Rocketman

2019·2h 1m·★ 7.3·Dexter Fletcher

Themes: singer, 1970sFans also likedMusic & History & Drama

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018·2h 15m·★ 7.9·Bryan Singer

Themes: singer, 1970s, 1980sMusic & History & Drama

Sweet Dreams

1985·1h 55m·★ 7.0·Karel Reisz

Themes: 1950s, singerFans also likedDrama & Music

Elvis

2022·2h 39m·★ 7.3·Baz Luhrmann

Themes: 1950s, singerMusic & History & Drama

The Brutalist

2024·3h 35m·★ 7.2·Brady Corbet

Themes: 1950s, 1980sDrama & History

Forrest Gump

1994·2h 22m·★ 8.8·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: vietnam war, 1970s

Frost/Nixon

2008·2h 2m·★ 7.6·Ron Howard

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

The Madness of King George

1994·1h 47m·★ 7.2·Nicholas Hytner

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Public Enemies

2009·2h 20m·★ 6.9·Michael Mann

TMDB recommendsHistory & Drama

Wilde

1997·1h 58m·★ 6.9·Brian Gilbert

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2020·1h 33m·★ 6.9·George C. Wolfe

Both star Viola Davis & Chadwick BosemanDrama & Music

Selena

1997·2h 7m·★ 6.9·Gregory Nava

Fans also likedDrama & Music & History

The Doors

1991·2h 20m·★ 7.2·Oliver Stone

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Cadillac Records

2008·1h 49m·★ 7.0·Darnell Martin

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How Good Is Get On Up?

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