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Movies similar to Whiplash
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
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Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
It has a 45% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
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A Late Quartet (2012)
It has a 42% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and country of origin.
When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet is diagnosed with a life threatening illness, the group's future suddenly hangs in the balance as suppressed emotions, competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration. As they are about to play their 25th anniversary concert — quite possibly their last — only their intimate bond and the power of music can preserve their legacy.
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Beats (2019)
It has a 41% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and country of origin.
An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.
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Born to Be Blue (2015)
It has a 39% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and release period.
Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
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Mo' Better Blues (1990)
It has a 38% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and country of origin.
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
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Fame (1980)
It has a 38% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and country of origin.
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
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The Crush (1993)
It has a 37% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and country of origin.
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
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Rogue Agent (2022)
It has a 35% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and release period.
Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.
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Rope (1948)
It has a 34% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and country of origin.
Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.
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Class of 1984 (1982)
It has a 32% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.
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The Godfather Part III (1990)
It has a 31% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.
View mapAnna Bolena (2019)
It has a 31% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and TMDB relationship signals.
Around 1536, at Windsor Castle, King Henry VIII of England fell in love with the young queen's lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour. In order to free himself from his marriage to Anne Boleyn, the monarch decided to recall Anne's former lover, Lord Percy, from exile, as he still loved the queen. Both were unjustly sentenced to be beheaded for alleged adultery. The outcast Anne Boleyn spends her last moments in the Tower of London, from where she is led directly to the execution site...
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The Dark Knight (2008)
It has a 28% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by its story and themes, country of origin and TMDB relationship signals.
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
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After Impact (2026)
It has a 27% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and country of origin.
After losing his father, Ethan Nichols inherits one of the largest greenhouses in the country, just as the world faces a devastating threat from an approaching asteroid. As society begins to unravel, Ethan grapples with personal betrayal, overwhelming loneliness, and the growing fear that survival may come at the cost of his humanity. Seeking refuge in his family’s bunker, Ethan endures the harsh aftermath of the impact, wrestling with physical injury and emotional despair. When a faint voice crackles over his radio, Ethan discovers he's not as alone as he believed.
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Hotel Rwanda (2004)
It has a 25% affinity with Whiplash, driven mainly by country of origin, TMDB relationship signals and shared genres.
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
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