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Grace of My Heart

Movies Like Grace of My Heart (1996)

Grace of My Heart is a 1996 comedy, drama, music film from Allison Anders with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The American Mall and Get on Up.

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The American Mall

2008

The executive producers of High School Musical keep the good times rolling with this upbeat musical comedy set in the one place every American teenager's home away from home - the local shopping mall. Ally (Nina Dobrev) is an optimistic adolescent singer/songwriter whose hard working mother owns the mall music shop frequented by every teen in town. When Ally shares her music with Joey (Rob Mayes), a janitor in the mall who harbors rock star ambitions, she is thrilled to find someone who can truly relate to her songs as well as her heart. Trouble looms on the horizon, however, in the form of the mall owner's spoiled rotten daughter Madison (Autumn Reeser). Madison is the kind of girl who's used to getting whatever she wants, and what she wants now could prove disastrous for both Ally's ambitions, and her mother's popular music store.

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Get on Up

2014

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

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Bye Bye Birdie

1963

A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.

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Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

2010

The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.

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Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

2010

A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.

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My Last Day Without You

2011

On a one-day business trip to New York, a German business executive falls in love with a singer-songwriter who exposes him to her Brooklyn world and emotions he's never experienced before.

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Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

2006

Poet, singer / songwriter and ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his home about his life and times. The interview is interspersed with archive photos and exuberant praise and live perfomances from an eclectic mix of musicians, including: Jarvis Cocker, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, ANOHNI, The Handsome Family and U2's Bono and The Edge.

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Pitch Perfect 2

2015

The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name, and regain their status, the Bellas take on a seemingly impossible task: winning an international competition no American team has ever won. In order to accomplish this monumental task, they need to strengthen the bonds of friendship and sisterhood and blow away the competition with their amazing aca-magic! With all new friends and old rivals tagging along for the trip, the Bellas can hopefully accomplish their dreams.

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The Bride Wore Red

1937

A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.

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Meu Nome é Gal

2023

Film about the Bahian singer dives into the moment when shy Gracinha becomes Gal Costa, during the violent, innovative and mind-blowing years that helped shape Brazil's greatest singer.

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Country Strong

2010

Soon after the rising young singer-songwriter Beau Williams gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star Kelly Canter, the pair embark on a career resurrection tour helmed by her husband/manager James and featuring a beauty queen-turned-singer Chiles Stanton. Between concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all.

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The Man Who Cried

2000

A young refugee travels from Russia to America in search of her lost father and falls in love with a gypsy horseman.

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Elvis & Nixon

2016

In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by the President himself.

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Bathtubs Over Broadway

2018

When he started as a comedy writer for the Late Show with David Letterman, Steve Young had few interests and not many friends outside of his day job. But while gathering material for a segment on the show, Steve stumbled onto a few vintage record albums that would change his life forever.

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Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.

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Love & Mercy

2015

In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda Ledbetter.

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American Pop

1981

The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.

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Frank

2014

A young wannabe musician discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.

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Blaze

2018

Inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw country movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three periods in Blaze's life, exploring his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his last, dark night on Earth; and the impact his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes.

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The Hottest State

2007

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Grace of My Heart?

The top films similar to Grace of My Heart by MovieMagicScore are The American Mall (5.4), Get on Up (6.8), Bye Bye Birdie (5.8). Each shares comedy/drama/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Grace of My Heart worth watching?

Grace of My Heart holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 60 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Grace of My Heart?

Grace of My Heart (1996) is a comedy, drama, music film directed by Allison Anders, starring Illeana Douglas, Matt Dillon, Eric Stoltz.

Where can I find more recommendations like Grace of My Heart?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Grace of My Heart

This ranked list pairs Grace of My Heart (1996), a comedy and drama and music film from Allison Anders, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Illeana Douglas take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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