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10 Best Movies Like When I Am Dead and White

If you loved When I Am Dead and White, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Krush Groove

Krush Groove

1985★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When I Am Dead and White for fans of Comedy & Drama & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and ...

#2
Feel the Beat

Feel the Beat

2020★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When I Am Dead and White for fans of Comedy & Drama & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition....

#3
Coyote Ugly

Coyote Ugly

2000★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When I Am Dead and White for fans of Comedy & Drama & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and no...

#4
School Dance

School Dance

2014★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When I Am Dead and White for fans of Comedy & Drama & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

High schooler Jason has found his dream girl—the gorgeous Anastacia. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t know he exists. If he can win a spot on the school’s hottest dance crew, ...

#5
My Own Love Song

My Own Love Song

2010★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When I Am Dead and White for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis....

#6
Let's Make Love

Let's Make Love

1960★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When I Am Dead and White for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful...

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