Movies about music

Movies about music
List of the best music movies selected by visitors to our site: August Rush, Beyond the Lights, Shoplifters of the World, Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry, Tigertail, Straight Outta Compton, Bravetown, Behind the Candelabra, Small Town Saturday Night, Vox Lux.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 7.5
Genredrama, music
CountryUSA, South Korea
Duration01:49

A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genremelodrama, drama, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA

1987. Denver, Co. One crazy night in the life of four friends reeling from the sudden demise of iconic British band The Smiths, while the local airwaves are hijacked at gunpoint by an impassioned Smiths fan.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredocumentary, music, biography
CountryUSA

This documentary offers a deeply intimate look at extraordinary teenager Billie Eilish. Award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler follows her journey on the road, onstage, and at home with her family as the writing and recording of her debut album changes her life.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredrama
CountryUSA

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredrama, music, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

    In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genredrama, music
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration02:21

    After an accidental drug overdose, a talented teenage DJ goes to live with his estranged father in a small Army town, where he gets to the bottom of his own pain and learns empathy for others.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genremelodrama, drama, music, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    Just days before Rhett (Chris Pine) is leaving for Nashville to pursue a lifelong dream of being a singer/songwriter, his girlfriend Samantha (Bre Blair) realizes that "his" future may not be "their" future. This news comes as a shock to Rhett, and he is faced with having to choose between following his dream and staying in his hometown in order to be with the woman he loves.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genredrama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    In 1999, teenage sisters Celeste and Eleanor survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of a catastrophe - while also catapulting Celeste to stardom. By 2017, Celeste is a mother to a teenage daughter of her own and is struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genredrama, music, biography
    CountryUSA

    The daughter of jazz pianist Joe Albany witnesses her beloved father's struggle -- and failure -- to kick his heroin habit.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genredrama, music
    CountryUSA

    During the Great Depression, identical twins are separated at birth. One, Drexel Hemsley becomes a wildly successful '50s rock star, while the other, Ryan Wade, struggles to balance his passion for music and pleasing his parents, who want him to become a preacher. Finally, Ryan rebels against his parents' wishes and launches his own music career -- performing the hits of Drexel Hemsley. Ryan later learns the truth about Drexel when their fates tragically collide.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama, music, biography
    CountryUSA

    The most feared battle emcee in early-'80s NYC was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At age 14, hustling the streets to provide for her family, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genremelodrama, drama, music
    CountryUSA

    In Center Stage: On Pointe, Jonathan Reeves (Gallagher) is tasked with infusing more contemporary styles and modernism into the American Ballet Academy, and enlists his his top choreographers Charlie (Radetsky), Cooper (Stiefel) and Tommy (Wormald) to recruit dancers to compete at a camp where the winners will be selected to join the Academy. Bella Parker (Muñoz), who has always lived in the shadow of her hugely successful sister Kate, finally gets her chance to step into the limelight as one of the dancers recruited for the camp. Chloe Lukasiak plays Gwen, a talented dance prodigy who competes at the camp. - Denise Petski

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama, music, biography
    CountryCanada, USA

    The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama, music, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:19

    A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

      Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrefantastic, comedy, music
      CountryUSA

      An alien intending to claim Earth for his people before their homeworld is destroyed by a comet decides not to eliminate humanity when he hears their music. Instead, he lives among them until another alien is sent to find and kill him.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

        A long lost music producer finds a singer-songwriter right about the moment he has given up all hope on life.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genredocumentary, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:40

        The documentary story of Madonna's struggling days in New York with her first band "Breakfast Club," leading up to her first solo record deal.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genredrama, short, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration00:28

        A resident of a suburban dystopia tries to reassemble his fragmented memories of life as a teen.

        Markimdb: 4.7
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountrySpain, USA, Malaysia

        After their plane crashes off the coast of a deserted Pacific island, the surviving members of an American soccer team find themselves in the most dire of circumstances with limited resources, dwindling food supply and no rescue coming any time soon. Team spirit evaporates as disagreements cause the group to separate into factions - a violent one lead by an unbalanced ruler, and a compassionate one led by a selfless player.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genredrama, music, biography
        CountryUSA

        Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrethriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:30

        A young punk rock band find themselves trapped in a secluded venue after stumbling upon a horrific act of violence.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrecomedy, drama, music
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
        Duration01:44

        In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future following the suicide of his singing partner.

        Markimdb: 8.5
        Genredrama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:46

        Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

        Markimdb: 3.2
        Genredrama, musical
        CountryUSA

        Zu, a free spirit estranged from her family, suddenly finds herself the sole guardian of her half-sister, Music, a teenager on the autism spectrum whose whole world order has been beautifully crafted by her late grandmother. The film soon challenges whether it is Zu or Music who has a better view of the world, and that love, trust, and being able to be there for each other is everything.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genredocumentary, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:47

        The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. It follows former Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighter David Grohl as he attempts to resurrect the studio back to former glories.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genredocumentary, music, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:56

        Over four decades, Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister has registered an immeasurable impact on music history. Nearly 65, he remains the living embodiment of the rock and roll lifestyle, and this feature-length documentary tells his story, one of a hard-living rock icon who continues to enjoy the life of a man half his age.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genredrama, music
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:43

        Stet, a troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school back East after the death of his single mom. Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding Choir Master who recognizes a unique talent in this young boy as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genredocumentary, music, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:00

        The authorized documentary on late Guitar/lead singer Kurt Cobain from his early days in Aberdeen Washington to his success and downfall with Grunge band Nirvana.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genremelodrama, drama, music
        CountryUSA

        When a young woman meets an aspiring saxophonist in her father’s record shop in 1950s Harlem, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends changing times, geography, and professional success.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genrethriller, drama, detective, music
        CountrySpain, USA
        Duration01:30

        Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a note written on his music sheet.

        Markimdb: 7.9
        Genrecomedy, documentary, short, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration00:30

        Fight for Your Right Revisited stars Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, and Elijah Wood as the "young" Beastie Boys from the past and Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and Will Ferrell as the "old" Beastie Boys from the future. The story begins where the video for "Fight for Your Right (1987)" ended. It features music from the band's album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genredrama, music, biography
        CountryAustralia, USA

        The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:43

        This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.

        Markimdb: 5.1
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:00

        After being diagnosed with Dementia, an elderly war veteran is forced by his estranged family to hire a live-in nurse, only to find she harbors a sinister secret.

        Markimdb: 4.5
        Genredrama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:31

        Three dance crews – one Latin American, one European and one Canadian – prepare to battle at the International Beat the World competition in Detroit. Along the way, they struggle with gambling debt, bad break-ups and their own egos. In the final showdown to become world champions they find that their lifelong hopes, dreams and even lives, are at stake.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrehorror, comedy, music
        CountryNew Zealand, USA
        Duration02:01

          Two teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:52

            College student Beca knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that's exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thrust in among mean gals, nice gals and just plain weird gals, Beca finds that the only thing they have in common is how well they sing together. She takes the women of the group out of their comfort zone of traditional arrangements and into a world of amazing harmonic combinations in a fight to the top of college music competitions.

            Markimdb: 6.4
            Genremelodrama, drama, musical, music
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:59

            The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge's troupe members becoming increasingly distracted by personal problems and a threat coming from a wealthy businessman's quest to buy the spot from Tess, the good fortune seems to have abandoned the club altogether. Meanwhile, the life of Ali, a small-town girl from Iowa, is about to change dramatically. Hired by Tess as a waitress at the Lounge, Ali escapes a hollow past and quickly falls in love with the art of burlesque. Backed by newfound friends amongst the theater's crew, she manages to fulfill her dreams of being on stage herself. Things take a dramatic turn though when Ali's big voice makes her become the main attraction of the revue

            Markimdb: 7.3
            Genredocumentary, music
            CountryFrance, USA
            Duration01:53

            Daft Punk Unchained is the first film about the pop culture phenomenon that is Daft Punk, the duo with 12 million albums sold worldwide and seven Grammy Awards. Throughout their career Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have always resisted compromise and the established codes of show business. They have remained determined to maintain control of every link in the chain of their creative process. In the era of globalisation and social networks, they rarely speak in public and neither do they show their faces on TV. This documentary explores this unprecedented cultural revolution revealing a duo of artists on a permanent quest for creativity, independence and freedom.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genredocumentary, music
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration01:35

            A music documentary following the breakup of Swedish House Mafia and their subsequent One Last Tour. The largest electronic tour in history, selling over 1 million tickets in one week. Director Christian Larson captures the band in a unique fly on the wall manner as they call it quits and seek closure by going on the tour they had always dreamed of. With breathtaking live moments, huge laughs and dark lows, the band start to unravel why they came to the decision to end the biggest achievement of their lives to date to save their friendship. The film maps out three of the biggest stars in a scene which has gripped youth the world over and the psychology of the band. A film not to be missed.

            Markimdb: 5.9
            Genrefantasy, drama, musical, family
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:46

            Dive in and rock out with the hottest surf sequel under the sun! Now that summer's over and school has begun, Brady (Ross Lynch) and Mack's (Maia Mitchell) relationship seems headed for a wipeout — until Lela, Tanner and the "Wet Side Story" kids show up! Dazzled by the novelty and variety of the modern world, Lela wants to stay, but the real world and the "reel" world just don't mix. Can Mack and Brady find the magic to get the kids home and get their own romance back on track before it's too late? Packed with electrifying song & dance numbers and hilarious fish-out-of-water wackiness, "Teen Beach 2" is "wow-abunga" fun for everyone!

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genredocumentary
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:35

            See Michael Jackson, one of the most recognizable and popular entertainers of all time, like never before in the feature-length tribute Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon. Known to millions of fans worldwide for his record-breaking albums, groundbreaking music videos, mesmerizing dance moves and humanitarian efforts, his true story has never really been told...until now. This unprecedented look into the King of Pop's fascinating life includes all-new interviews with his mother Katherine Jackson as well as siblings Tito and Rebbie Jackson, family, friends and music legends such as Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick and many more.

            Markimdb: 6
            Genredrama, music
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

            A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.

            Markimdb: 5.5
            Genrecomedy, military, music
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:47

            A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own.

            Markimdb: 5.9
            Genredocumentary, music
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:33

            Giving fans unprecedented access to the real life of the music sensation, Katy Perry: Part of Me exposes the hard work, dedication and phenomenal talent of a girl who remained true to herself and her vision in order to achieve her dreams. Featuring rare behind-the-scenes interviews, personal moments between Katy and her friends, and all-access footage of rehearsals, choreography, Katy’s signature style and more, Katy Perry: Part of Me reveals the singer’s unwavering belief that if you can be yourself, then you can be anything.

            Markimdb: 5
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:41

            A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.

            Markimdb: 8.1
            Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure
            CountryUSA
            Duration03:20

            Once upon a time, the dashing hero, Prince Galavant lost the love of his life, Madalena, to the evil King Richard. Now, our fallen hero is ready to take revenge and restore his “happily ever after.” But it won't be without a few twists and turns along the way in this fairytale musical.




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