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15 Movies Like The Dirt (2019)

Requiem for a Dream (2000) poster

1 Requiem for a Dream (2000) ★ 8.3

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Everyone aspires to their ultimate dream. Sarah Goldfarb dreamed of starring in a famous TV show, her son Harold and his friend Tyrone dreamed of getting fabulously rich, Harold's girlfriend Marion dreamed of having her own fashion store, but there were all kinds of obstacles in their way. All of them choose unobvious ways to achieve their goals, and the dreams remain unattainable, and the characters' lives are irrevocably ruined.
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2 The Runaways (2010) ★ 6.5

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In 1975, San Fernando Valley teen Joan Larkin reinvents herself as Joan Jett, a guitarist who wants to form an all-girl punk band. She pitches the idea to a sleazy manager, Kim Fowley, who pairs her with a drummer and then searches for a face: he finds Cherie Currie, at age 15, the perfect jailbait image for his purpose; by luck, she can sing. Two others round out the band, The Runaways. Fowley books a tour, signs them to Mercury Records, and packs them off to crowds in Japan. Seeds of conflict sprout early: Fowley puts Cherie front and center in the publicity, she's soon strung out on drugs and vodka, and jealousies arise. Without adult supervision, where can Joan and Cherie end up?
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3 The Doors (1991) ★ 7.2

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Oliver Stone's homage to 1960s rock group The Doors also doubles as a biography of the group's late singer, the "Electric Poet" Jim Morrison. The movie follows Morrison from his days as a film student in Los Angeles to his death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. The movie features a tour-de-force performance by Val Kilmer, who not only looks like Jim Morrison's long-lost twin brother, but also sounds so much like him that he did much of his own singing. It has been written that even the surviving Doors had trouble distinguishing Kilmer's vocals from Morrison's originals.
Almost Famous (2000) poster

4 Almost Famous (2000) ★ 7.9

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A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Airheads (1994) poster

5 Airheads (1994) ★ 6.1

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Three would be rockers Chazz, Rex and Pip, known as The Lone Rangers plan to play their demo on a recording company, but then they're turned down rudely. Then they decide to try the famous rock n' roll radio station, but are not accepted either. Then they decide arm themselves with squirt guns and take the station hostage for not playing their demo. But the three get more than what they have bargained for.
Trainspotting (1996) poster

6 Trainspotting (1996) ★ 8.1

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Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Straight Outta Compton (2015) poster

7 Straight Outta Compton (2015) ★ 7.8

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In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world's most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Rock of Ages (2012) poster

8 Rock of Ages (2012) ★ 5.9

A small-town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
Jersey Boys (2014) poster

9 Jersey Boys (2014) ★ 6.8

The story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons.

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8 Mile (2002) poster

10 8 Mile (2002) ★ 7.1

The setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary boundaries to fulfill his dream of success in hip hop. With his pal Future and the three one third in place, all he has to do is not choke.
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11 Walk the Line (2005) ★ 7.8

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
Heavy Trip (2018) poster

12 Heavy Trip (2018) ★ 7.0

After years of playing songs by other artists, the opportunity of a concert in Norway encourages a metal band to compose their own material, but not before overcoming some unexpected difficulties.
Rock Star (2001) poster

13 Rock Star (2001) ★ 6.3

Lead singer of a tribute band becomes lead singer of the real band he idolizes.
Rocketman (2019) poster

14 Rocketman (2019) ★ 7.3

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) poster

15 Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) ★ 7.9

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The story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) is on #15 spot of movies related to The Dirt (2019). Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) was released in 2018, made by Bryan Singer and has average rating 7.9 in 2022. Main stars of the Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) film are: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee.

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