Movies Like Sparkle

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

Sparkle

2012·1h 56m·★ 5.8·Salim Akil

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Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942·2h 6m·★ 7.6·Michael Curtiz

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Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

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The Joker is Wild

1957·2h 6m·★ 7.0·Charles Vidor

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Annie Hall

1977·1h 33m·★ 7.9·Woody Allen

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Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

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Rocketman

2019·2h 1m·★ 7.3·Dexter Fletcher

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998·1h 58m·★ 7.4·Terry Gilliam

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Cadillac Records

2008·1h 49m·★ 7.0·Darnell Martin

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A Complete Unknown

2024·2h 21m·★ 7.3·James Mangold

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Pusher

1996·1h 50m·★ 7.3·Nicolas Winding Refn

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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

2022·2h 24m·★ 6.6·Kasi Lemmons

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Sister Act

1992·1h 40m·★ 6.6·Emile Ardolino

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Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005·1h 57m·★ 5.6·Jim Sheridan

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Drumline: A New Beat

2014·1h 41m·★ 5.0·Bille Woodruff

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Respect

2021·2h 25m·★ 6.6·Liesl Tommy

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The Bodyguard

1992·2h 9m·★ 6.4·Mick Jackson

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Dreamgirls

2006·2h 10m·★ 6.6·Bill Condon

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Dig!

2004·1h 47m·★ 7.7·Ondi Timoner

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We Own the Night

2007·1h 58m·★ 6.8·James Gray

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How Good Is Sparkle?

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