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10 Best Movies Like Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

If you loved Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
I'm Tryna Tell Ya

I'm Tryna Tell Ya

2014★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary of Chicago Footwork and Juke scene. "In spring 2012 We went to Chicago to document the Footwork Scene. When we got home and started reviewing the footage we realised ...

#2
Film

Film

2012★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

"This piece, with the generic title Film, is a series of short videos built around one protocol: a snippet of news from a newspaper of the day, is rolled up and then placed on a bl...

#3
Paradise and Back

Paradise and Back

1964★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tonnemann lives in one of the wooden sheds at the far end of Islands Brygge, close to Copenhagen's landfill site. But in 1928, he wants to leave this environment behind – to go whe...

#4
Animal Instincts 2

Animal Instincts 2

1994★ 4.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An unhappy divorcée has the bad fortune to move next door to a security systems installer, a voyeur whose hobby is planting hidden video cameras in the bedrooms of all his clients....

#5
The Way Back

The Way Back

2022★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Ember is a 21-year-old photography student, stubborn, confident and independent. Her biggest dream has always been to move out of her hometown - she hated it for as long as she cou...

#6
Gaither Christmas in South Africa

Gaither Christmas in South Africa

2006★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Joy To The World, A King Is Coming To Town, Jesus Loves Me, O Come, All Ye Faithful, Jesus, What A Wonderful Child!, Deck The Halls/Jingle Bells/Feliz Navidad, Go Tell It On The Mo...