Movies Like Going Down in La-La Land

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

Violet Tendencies

2010·1h 39m·★ 6.2·Casper Andreas

2 shared crewBoth star Jesse Archer & Casper AndreasDir. Casper Andreas

Brokeback Mountain

2005·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

Themes: closeted homosexual, gay themeTMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Bowfinger

1999·1h 37m·★ 6.5·Frank Oz

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Swingers

1996·1h 36m·★ 7.2·Doug Liman

Themes: aspiring actor, hollywoodFans also likedComedy & Drama

Boy Culture

2006·1h 28m·★ 6.8·Q. Allan Brocka

Themes: male prostitution, gay themeFans also likedDrama & Romance

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019·2h 42m·★ 7.6·Quentin Tarantino

Themes: fame, hollywood, celebrityComedy & Drama

Slutty Summer

2004·1h 25m·★ 5.1·Casper Andreas

Both star Casper Andreas & Jesse ArcherDir. Casper AndreasComedy & Romance

La La Land

2016·2h 9m·★ 8.0·Damien Chazelle

Themes: aspiring actor, hollywoodComedy & Drama & Romance

A Star Is Born

2018·2h 16m·★ 7.6·Bradley Cooper

Themes: fame, celebrityDrama & Romance

Perfect Blue

1998·1h 22m·★ 8.0·Satoshi Kon

Themes: fame, celebrity

American Beauty

1999·2h 2m·★ 8.3·Sam Mendes

Themes: closeted homosexual, gay theme

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

The Wedding Date

2005·1h 28m·★ 6.1·Clare Kilner

TMDB recommendsRomance & Comedy

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007·2h 19m·★ 6.4·Mike Newell

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Love and Other Disasters

2006·1h 31m·★ 6.1·Alek Keshishian

TMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018·2h 15m·★ 7.9·Bryan Singer

Themes: fame, gay theme

Sweet Charity

1969·2h 33m·★ 6.9·Bob Fosse

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The Spectacular Now

2013·1h 35m·★ 7.0·James Ponsoldt

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Tall Girl

2019·1h 41m·★ 5.2·Nzingha Stewart

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How Good Is Going Down in La-La Land?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.