SimilarScreen
This Movie Is Broken

This Movie Is Broken

Love is instrumental.

20103.61h 25m

Overview

Bruno wakes up in bed next to Caroline, his long time crush. But tomorrow she's off for school in France, and maybe she only granted this miracle as a parting gift for her long time friend. So tonight is Bruno's last chance. And tonight, as it happens, Broken Social Scene, her favourite band, is throwing a big outdoor bash. Maybe if Bruno, with the help of his best pal Blake, can score tickets and give Caroline a night to remember, he can keep this miracle alive.

Directed by Bruce McDonald
Written by Don McKellar, Bruce McDonald, Kevin Drew
Produced by Sarah Haywood, Brandi-Ann Milbradt, Howard Ng
0

Top Cast

Georgina Reilly

Georgina Reilly

Caroline

Gregory Ambrose Calderone

Gregory Ambrose Calderone

Bruno

Kjartan Hewitt

Kjartan Hewitt

Blake

Lyndie Greenwood

Lyndie Greenwood

Blake's Girlfriend

Tracy Wright

Tracy Wright

Box Office Woman

Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

Security Guard

Mayko Nguyen

Mayko Nguyen

Publicist

B

Bobby Sahni

Concert MC

Trailer

Themes & Keywords

concertdrinkingone night

About This Movie Is Broken

This Movie Is Broken is a drama, music, romance film released in 2010 exploring themes of concert, drinking, one night. Directed by Bruce McDonald, it stars Georgina Reilly, Gregory Ambrose Calderone, Kjartan Hewitt. Bruno wakes up in bed next to Caroline, his long time crush. But tomorrow she's off for school in France, and maybe she only granted this miracle as a parting gift for her long time friend. So tonight is Bruno's last chance. And tonight, as it happens, Broken Social Scene, her favourite band, is throwing a big outdoor bash. Maybe if Bruno, with the help of his best pal Blake, can score tickets and give Caroline a night to remember, he can keep this miracle alive.

Movies Similar to This Movie Is Broken

Discover titles like This Movie Is Broken — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to This Movie Is Broken

If you enjoyed This Movie Is Broken, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of This Movie Is Broken.

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
43% Match

Nick cannot stop obsessing over his ex-girlfriend, Tris, until Tris' friend Norah suddenly shows interest in him at a club. Thus begins an odd night filled with ups and downs as the two keep running into Tris and her new boyfriend while searching for Norah's drunken friend, Caroline, with help from Nick's band mates. As the night winds down, the two have to figure out what they want from each other.

A Star Is Born
32% Match

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

9 Songs
32% Match

9 Songs(2004)

Movie5.5/10

Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.

Walk the Line
32% Match

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.

Footloose
21% Match

Footloose(2011)

Movie6.6/10

Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s troubled daughter Ariel in the process.

Drumline
18% Match

Drumline(2002)

Movie6.9/10

A talented street drummer from Harlem enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.

Brokeback Mountain
18% Match

In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.

London
18% Match

London(2005)

Movie5.9/10

London is a drug laden adventure that centers on a party in a New York loft where a young man is trying to win back his ex-girlfriend.

Almost Famous
17% Match

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.

Chéri
16% Match

Chéri(2009)

Movie6.1/10

The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.

Quartet
16% Match

Quartet(2012)

Movie6.5/10

Cissy, Reggie, and Wilf are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on, and it does.