Movies Like They Shot the Piano Player

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

Soul

2020·1h 41m·★ 8.0·Pete Docter

Themes: jazz singer or musician, musician, jazzFans also likedAnimation & Drama

'Round Midnight

1986·2h 11m·★ 7.4·Bertrand Tavernier

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Young Man with a Horn

1950·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Michael Curtiz

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Whiplash

2014·1h 47m·★ 8.5·Damien Chazelle

Themes: musician, jazz

Braveheart

1995·2h 58m·★ 8.3·Mel Gibson

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Betrayed

2020·2h 6m·★ 7.1·Eirik Svensson

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303 Squadron

2018·1h 35m·★ 5.5·Denis Delić

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Princess Mononoke

1997·2h 14m·★ 8.3·Hayao Miyazaki

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Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

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Akira

1988·2h 4m·★ 8.0·Katsuhiro Otomo

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Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

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Walk the Line

2005·2h 16m·★ 7.8·James Mangold

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Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

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2014·1h 14m·★ 6.7·Ethan Spaulding

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Term Life

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The Dancer and the Thief

2009·2h 7m·★ 6.1·Fernando Trueba

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How Good Is They Shot the Piano Player?

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