10 Movies like Praise This are 1. The Fighting Temptation 2. Pitch Perfect 3. Sister Act and 7 others. The movies focus on musical themes.
Praise This is Peacock’s new movie, released on April 7, 2023. The movie depicts the story of a girl who has been punished by her father due to her behaviour.
As punishment, she is forced to join the church music team.
The movie has been directed by Tina Gordon and written by Tina Gordon, Brandon Broussard, and Hudson Obayuwana.
Similar stories of choir groups and musical teams are depicted in the movies which show their struggle for their passion and dedication giving their utmost dedication to the team.
10. The Mistle-Tones (2012)
- Rating: 6.4/10
- Genre: Comedy, Family and Music
- Cast Members: Tia Mowry-Hardict, Jonathan Patrick Moore, Andy Gala, Megan Kathleen Duffy and Jason Rogel
- Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Where To Watch: Prime Video, Disney Plus, Apple TV, Tubi TV and Roku Channel
The Mistle-Tone is about a talented singer who creates her own group when she is not given the opportunity which is rightfully hers.
The movie starts with Holly, who has had an amazing voice since a young age. The Snow Belles is one of the popular Christmas choirs her mother founded when she was alive.
Holly was excited about the chance to be in the group.
But she is denied being part of the group when the leader Marci selects her barely talented friend instead of her.
Upset, she creates her own musical choir called The Mistle-Tones to challenge the Snow Belles to win.
9. Preaching To the Choir (2005)
- Rating: 5.4/10
- Genre: Comedy, Drama and Musical
- Cast Members: Billoah Greene, Darien Sills-Evans, Novella Nelson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Tichina Arnold
- Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes
- Where To Watch: Netflix, DirecTV, Prime Video and Plex TV
The movie Preaching To The Choir is about twin brothers who reconcile after taking a different path.
The movie shows the story of two brothers who are seaprated after their parents pass away. They both take their path where Wesley becomes a minister in Harlem gospel church while Teshawn becomes hip-hop star Zulu.
Both are forced to reconcile when Teshawn flees from his enraged producer and takes shelter with his brother. But Teshawn gets rooted in the community of his brother’s church and reconnects with his brother.
8. Sunday School Musical (2008)
- Rating: 2.3/10
- Genre: Drama and Musical
- Cast Members: Chris Chatman, Candise Lakota, Krystle Connot, Robert Acinapura and Amy Ganser
- Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes
- Where To Watch: Prime Video, Tubi TV, DirecTV, Vudu and Apple TV
Sunday School Musical was released on October 21, 2008. It is about saving the church’s future through a dance competition.
The movie follows the story of Zachery, whose family had to move due to certain difficulties. This led to leaving his friends and his church choir, which had qualified for the state-level championship.
Between his old and new friends, he struggles to keep them united. But the church struggling to keep open allows Zachery to unite all his friends to realize his dreams.
7. Boychoir (2014)
- Rating: 6.7/10
- Genre: Drama and Musical
- Cast Members: Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Eddie Izzard, Kevin McHale and Josh Lucas
- Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes
- Where To Watch: Apple TV, Cineplex, Prime Video and Roku Channel
The story is about an orphan boy who is in a battle of wits with a choirmaster who recognizes the boy’s talent and is pushing him to discover his creativity in music.
Boy Choir follows the story of Stet Tate, who is disruptive and troublesome but has an unusual talent for music.
After his alcoholic mother’s demise, he is sent to an elite music boarding school by his father to keep a secret about him.
Stet struggles to fit in with other privileged children in the school as he cannot read music.
But he works hard in learning about music and practicing his vocal technique, which leads him to be one of the best singer in the school and be part of the choir tours.
6. The Chorus / Les choristes (2004)
- Rating: 7.8/10
- Genre: Comedy, Drama and Music
- Cast Members: Gerard Jugnot, Francois Berleand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Kad Merad and Marie Bunel
- Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes
- Where To Watch: Prime Video, Vudu, Disney Plus, Apple TV and DirecTV
The production houses involved with The Chorus are Vega Film, CP Medien AG and Canal+. The movie is based on a true story inspired by the origin of the boys’ choir, The Little Singers of Paris.
Pierre Morhange is a French conductor performing in the United States when he was informed his mother had taken her last breath.
After his performance, he returns to France for the funeral.
His friend brings him a diary of their teacher Clement Mathieu which they read together. The story in the diary tells about what situation Mathieu went through to teach the children music.
5. Song for Marion (2012)
- Rating: 6.9/10
- Genre: Comedy, Drama and Music
- Cast Members: Terence Stamp, Gemma Arterton, Christopher Eccleston, Vanessa Redgrave and Taru Devani
- Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Where To Watch: Disney Plus, Prime Video and Apple TV
Song For Marion was written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams himself. He is known for movies such as Filth, The Cottage and London to Brighton.
The movie is about a grumpy pensioner who joins the choir group in replacement of his wife.
Arthur Harris is the husband of Marion. She is a participant in her local senior choir group called THE OPA’Z, but she is also terminally ill.
The group’s young choirmaster puts the group into a local musical choir competition.
Marion sleeps for eternity on her bed one night which also estranges his relationship with his son. When the competition comes, he takes the place of his wife to complete her wife’s wish.
4. Joyful Noise (2012)
- Rating: 5.7/10
- Genre: Comedy, Drama and Music
- Cast Members: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan and Dexter Darden
- Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes
- Where To Watch: Netflix, Prime Video, Tubi and Apple TV
The movie Joyful Noise was made under the production house of Alcon Entertainment, Farrell Paura Productions and Gospel Truth Pictures.
It shows two-strong-willed women united due to the budget cuts on a small-town choir.
A small-town church choir director passes away. So, Vi Rose Hill is given control of the choir, who uses the traditional Gospel style that the church Pastor approves of.
But the director’s widowed wife now wants the position of choir director.
With the increasing debate on church choir, Vi Rose has her own problem in her home due to her Asperger syndrome suffering son and talented and beautiful but rebellious daughter. Will Vi Rose stand up to the position of director?
3. Pitch Perfect (2012)
- Rating: 7.1/10
- Genre: Comedy, Music and Romance
- Cast Members: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp and Skylar Astin
- Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes
- Where To Watch: Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Apple TV and Peacock TV
Pitch Perfect movies are based on a book written by Kay Cannon and Mickey Rapkin. The movie is about an all-girl a cappella group that competes in the National championship.
The movie follows shows the finals of ICCA finals of a cappella group where an all-female a cappella group goes against an all-male rival group only to lose due to one of the members of an all-girl member becoming sick.
Beca Mitchell, at the insistence of her father joins the university, where she gets her internship at the school radio station.
She is later called by an all-girl a capella group to join the group. Initially, she declines, but later she accepts the invitation.
2. Sister Act (1992)
- Rating: 6.5/10
- Genre: Comedy, Family and Music
- Cast Members: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Harvey Keitel, Bill Nunn and Mary Wickes
- Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Where To Watch: Prime Video, Disney Plus and Vudu
Sister Act entails a story about a lounge singer who is forced to join a convent after being placed in a witness protection program.
The movie follows the story of Deloris, who is less serious about her studies which embarrasses her nun teacher.
Now, all grown up, she is a lounge singer. But when her boyfriend executes an informant, she is put into witness protection.
Now, she has to stay as a nun in a run-down neighborhood school in San Francisco which she initially objects but later relents.
The head nun of the school also objects but is convinced when convent will receive a good sum of money.
1. The Fighting Temptation (2003)
- Rating: 5.6/10
- Genre: Comedy, Drama and Music
- Cast Members: Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyonce, Mike Epps, Nigel Washington and Chloe Bailey
- Duration: 2 hours 3 minutes
- Where To Watch: Prime Video, DirecTV, Tubi, Vudu and Apple TV
The Fighting Temptation follows the story of Darrin, who travels to his hometown of Monte Carlo to revive the church choir to enter a gospel competition.
The movie follows Darrin Hill and his mother, who are kicked out of the town when Darrin’s mother is also found singing secular music.
Though Darrin’s aunt tries to defend his mother, she is unsuccessful.
Now, Darrin is all grown up, he has become a successful advertising executive in New York, but he has credit problems, has achieved everything under false pretenses, and has faked college and school diplomas.
