
10 Best Movies Like Taking Off
If you loved Taking Off, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Grace of My Heart
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Taking Off for fans of Music & Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big. Though she...

The Wackness
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Taking Off for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. ...

Jailhouse Rock
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Taking Off for fans of Music & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star....

Out of the Blue
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Taking Off for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene....

Wild Rose
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Taking Off for fans of Music & Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison....

King Creole
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Taking Off for fans of Music & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the loc...