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1. We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen (2005)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A feature-length documentary chronicling early 80's punk rock band the Minutemen, from their beginnings in San Pedro, California, to their demise after the death of singer D. Boon in 1985.
Director: Tim Irwin | Stars: Milo Aukerman, Joe Baiza, Kevin Barrett, Scott Becker
Votes: 1,063
2. Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets (2014)
90 min | Documentary, Music
Britpop band Pulp found fame on the world stage in the mid-1990s with anthems including "Common People" and "Disco 2000". Twenty five years and 10 million album sales later, they return to their hometown for their last UK concert.
Director: Florian Habicht | Stars: Pulp, Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle
Votes: 1,766
3. Live Forever (2003)
R | 82 min | Documentary, Music
The story of the mid-1990s Britpop music scene.
Director: John Dower | Stars: Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker
Votes: 1,314
4. Upside Down: The Creation Records Story (2010)
TV-MA | 101 min | Documentary, Music
The definitive film about Creation Records, one of the world's most successful and colorful independent labels.
Director: Danny O'Connor | Stars: Alan McGee, Bobby Gillespie, Noel Gallagher, Chris Abbot
Votes: 657
5. Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Music
A girl group find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy to deliver subliminal messages through popular music.
Directors: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan | Stars: Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Alan Cumming
Votes: 24,941 | Gross: $14.25M
6. Punk: Attitude (2005)
Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary on the music, performers, attitude and distinctive look that made up punk rock.
Director: Don Letts | Stars: K.K. Barrett, Roberta Bayley, Jello Biafra, Glenn Branca
Votes: 1,668
7. The Punk Rock Movie from England (1978)
R | 86 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78.
Director: Don Letts | Stars: Soo Catwoman, Steve Strange, Robin Banks, Mark Perry
Votes: 313
8. Hype! (1996)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, History, Music
Documentary covering the growth and subsequent overexposure of the Seattle "grunge" music scene in the early 90s
Director: Doug Pray | Stars: 7 Year Bitch, Valerie M. Agnew, Carrie Akre, Jeff Ament
Votes: 2,930 | Gross: $0.27M
9. Rock Star (2001)
R | 105 min | Drama, Music
Lead singer of a tribute band becomes lead singer of the real band he idolizes.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Dominic West, Jason Bonham
Votes: 45,316 | Gross: $17.01M
10. The Death and Resurrection Show (2013)
150 min | Documentary, Music
A music documentary exploring the turbulent, controversial and often unbelievable 30 year history of British post-punk industrial band Killing Joke.
Director: Shaun Pettigrew | Stars: Killing Joke, Jaz Coleman, Jimmy Page, Paul Vincent Raven
Votes: 282
11. Industrial Soundtrack for the Urban Decay (2015)
52 min | Documentary, History, Music
Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay traces the origins of Industrial music, taking you on a journey through the crumbling industrial cities of Europe to America's thriving avant-garde scene.
Directors: Travis Collins, Amélie Ravalec | Stars: Mark Albrow, Stefan Alt, Chris Carter, Graham Cunnington
Votes: 169
12. Beautiful Noise (2014)
90 min | Documentary, Music
BEAUTIFUL NOISE is an in-depth exploration of a music movement in the late twentieth century, a fascinating period when some innovative musicians mixed guitar noise into conventional pop ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Green | Stars: Emma Anderson, Alex Ayuli, Andy Bell, Sonic Boom
Votes: 487
13. I Dream of Wires (2014)
96 min | Documentary, History, Music
The history and resurgence of the electronic modular music synthesizer.
Director: Robert Fantinatto | Stars: Patti Schmidt, Joel Chadabe, John Mills-Cockell, Morton Subotnick
Votes: 853
14. The Sound of Belgium (2012)
85 min | Documentary, History, Music
'The Sound of Belgium' explores the rich but untold story of Belgian electronic dance music. From the grand dance halls with Decap organs to the golden days of Popcorn; From dark and cold ... See full summary »
Director: Jozef Deville | Star: John Flanders
Votes: 512
15. The Source (2012)
Drama
Doug Aitken's latest venture into the depths of interviewing is one of the most magnificent acts of cinema the artist has ever produced. No stranger to the act of conversation (see his past... See full synopsis »
Director: Doug Aitken | Stars: David Adjaye, Doug Aitken, Devendra Banhart, Beck
16. Breadcrumb Trail (2014)
90 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary on the Louisville, Kentucky band Slint with a focus on their seminal final album, Spiderland.
Director: Lance Bangs | Stars: Steve Albini, Todd Brashear, Ethan Buckler, Ian MacKaye
Votes: 739
17. What Difference Does It Make? A Film About Making Music (2014)
Documentary, Music
A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.
Director: Ralf Schmerberg | Stars: Erykah Badu, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Debbie Harry
Votes: 111
18. Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary, Music
On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. Documenting this once in a life time performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.
Directors: Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern | Stars: James Murphy, Chuck Klosterman, Keith Wood, Nancy Whang
Votes: 2,889 | Gross: $0.51M
19. Miles Ahead (2015)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Music
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
Director: Don Cheadle | Stars: Don Cheadle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Ewan McGregor, Michael Stuhlbarg
Votes: 10,567 | Gross: $2.61M
20. Sing Street (2016)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A young lad notices a beautiful girl who begins to occupy his thoughts. While struggling with poverty, personal relationships and life's woes, he starts a band, hoping to catch her attention.
Director: John Carney | Stars: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor
Votes: 101,004 | Gross: $3.24M
21. Born to Be Blue (2015)
R | 97 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.
Director: Robert Budreau | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie, Tony Nappo
Votes: 9,279 | Gross: $0.83M
22. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The media and disaffected teens mistake the acerbic rants of an obnoxious teenage punk rocker as a rallying cry for the women of America, launching her and her talentless group to national stardom.
Director: Lou Adler | Stars: Peter Donat, Diane Lane, Marin Kanter, Laura Dern
Votes: 3,050
23. Smithereens (1982)
R | 93 min | Drama, Music
A talent-challenged girl tries to promote herself to stardom in New York's waning punk music world.
Director: Susan Seidelman | Stars: Susan Berman, Brad Rijn, Richard Hell, Nada Despotovich
Votes: 2,635
24. Times Square (1980)
R | 111 min | Drama, Music
Two ill-matched teenage girls form a punk band and soon have New York City by its ears.
Director: Allan Moyle | Stars: Tim Curry, Trini Alvarado, Robin Johnson, Peter Coffield
Votes: 1,987 | Gross: $1.40M
25. Breaking Glass (1980)
PG | 104 min | Drama, Musical
A rock singer is determined to rise to the top of the profession, letting nothing stand in the way of that goal.
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Phil Daniels, Hazel O'Connor, Jon Finch, Jonathan Pryce
Votes: 1,544
26. Jubilee (1978)
Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Queen Elizabeth I travels 400 years into the future to witness the appalling revelation of a dystopian London overrun by corruption and a vicious gang of punk guerrilla girls led by the new Monarch of Punk.
Director: Derek Jarman | Stars: Adam Ant, Richard O'Brien, Ian Charleson, Jayne County
Votes: 3,705
27. Blackout (I) (2014)
12 min | Short, Drama, Music
Taylor, a 27 year old alcoholic musician, is faced with the choice of continuing her life on a self destructive path or taking a step towards recovery.
Director: Alana Waksman | Stars: Peter Michael Biondolillo, Charla Bocchicchio, Corey Cleary-Stoner, David Cooley
Votes: 14
28. Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey (2006 Video)
150 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Directors: Morgan Tovey Frost, Frank Tovey, Alex Proyas | Stars: Janice Anastasi, Peter Balmer, Günther Bernhard, Reto Buhler
Votes: 58
29. Garage Days (2002)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The story of a young garage band in Sydney, Australia trying to make it big.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Kick Gurry, Maya Stange, Pia Miranda, Russell Dykstra
Votes: 2,924 | Gross: $0.02M
30. Oi for England (1982 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
In the Moss Side, Manchester "race riots" of 1981 a struggling punk band are tempted by a sinister entrepreneur to perform at a major gig in support of British extreme Right political organizations.
Director: Tony Smith | Stars: Adam Kotz, Neil Pearson, Richard Platt, Ian Mercer
Votes: 31
31. Tapeheads (1988)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Music
A couple of creative losers accidently become big shots in the video music industry.
Director: Bill Fishman | Stars: John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Mary Crosby, Clu Gulager
Votes: 4,357 | Gross: $0.34M
32. Detroit Rock City (1999)
R | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
In 1978, four rebellious teenagers try to scam their way into a KISS concert.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Edward Furlong, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello, Sam Huntington
Votes: 41,370 | Gross: $4.22M
33. The Nomi Song (2004)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Having failed to break into professional opera in his native Germany (where, as an usher in West Berlin's Deutsche Oper, he would serenade the staff after the real performances were over) ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Horn | Stars: Klaus Nomi, Ann Magnuson, David Bowie, Gabriele Lafari
Votes: 1,122 | Gross: $0.07M
34. Rough Cut and Ready Dubbed (1982)
59 min | Documentary, Music
Documents the post-punk period between 1978 and 1981, featuring the looks, the poses, the rucks, the riots and the slaggings of bands and their fans. Includes footage of the Wasted Festival... See full summary »
Directors: Hasan Shah, Dom Shaw | Stars: John Burns, Garry Bushell, A Certain Ratio, Cockney Rejects
Votes: 37
35. Riot on the Dance Floor (2014)
114 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Riot on the Dance Floor: The story of Randy Now and City Gardens is a documentary from director Steve Tozzi, that features the stark and iconic photography of Thrasher Magazine's Ken ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Tozzi | Stars: H.R., Dean Ween, Jack Irons, Milo Aukerman
Votes: 109
36. Sounds Like a Revolution (2010)
76 min | Documentary, Music
Documents the rise of a new generation of activist musicians who are living proof that music is a powerful tool in the ongoing struggle for social change. From the The Chicks to Michael ... See full summary »
Directors: Summer Preney, Jane Michener | Stars: Jello Biafra, Rob Bowman, David Crosby, Alan Cross
Votes: 75
37. Another State of Mind (1984)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary following the 1982 tour of punk bands Youth Brigade and Social Distortion.
Directors: Adam Small, Peter Stuart | Stars: M. Otis Beard, Dennis Danell, Brent Liles, John Macias
Votes: 863
38. Every Everything: The Music, Life & Times of Grant Hart (2013)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Music
In marked contrast to "Color Me Obsessed," director Gorman Bechard's risky yet rewarding 2011 Replacements documentary that featured no songs or appearances by its subject matter, his ... See full summary »
Director: Gorman Bechard | Star: Grant Hart
Votes: 118
39. Color Me Obsessed: A Film About the Replacements (2011)
Not Rated | 123 min | Documentary, Music
For some aging music fans and kids with a passion for musical history, The Replacements are rock and roll defined. This Minneapolis quartet took a teenage-punk attitude, threw it in a ... See full summary »
Director: Gorman Bechard | Stars: Robert Voedisch, Tommy Ramone, Tom Arnold, David Foley
Votes: 374
40. Bayou Maharajah (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Explores the life, times and music of James Booker, the legendary New Orleans performer who Dr. John proclaimed 'the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced.'
Director: Lily Keber | Stars: James Booker, Joe Boyd, Douglas Brinkley, Harry Connick Jr.
Votes: 205
41. A.K.A. Doc Pomus (2012)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Doc Pomus was the unlikeliest of rock and roll icons. Paralyzed by polio as a child, Jerome Felder reinvented himself first as a blues singer, choosing the blues name Doc Pomus, and then as... See full summary »
Directors: William Hechter, Peter Miller | Stars: Willi Burke, Marshall Chapman, Shawn Colvin, Dion DiMucci
Votes: 96
42. The Punk Syndrome (2012)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
A Finnish punk-rock band formed by four mentally disabled guys.
Directors: Jukka Kärkkäinen, J-P Passi | Stars: Pertti Kurikka, Kari Aalto, Sami Helle, Toni Välitalo
Votes: 1,615
43. Big Easy Express (2012)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Musical
Folk rock and bluegrass musicians Mumford & Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes travel together by train from San Francisco to New Orleans in the spring of 2011.
Director: Emmett Malloy | Stars: Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, 'Country' Winston Marshall, Marcus Mumford
Votes: 1,020
44. Urgh! A Music War (1981)
R | 96 min | Documentary, Music
Live performances from dozens of leading early-1980s musical acts - rock, punk, ska, reggae - it's all here.
Director: Derek Burbidge | Stars: Wall of Voodoo, Stan Ridgway, Marc Moreland, Chas T. Gray
Votes: 865
45. Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm (2010)
Unrated | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary on Levon Helm, a founding member of The Band, at home in Woodstock in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years.
Director: Jacob Hatley | Stars: Larry Campbell, Jay Collins, Elizabeth Danko, Amy Helm
Votes: 551 | Gross: $0.10M
46. Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2006)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.
Director: Stephen Kijak | Stars: Sara Kestelman, Arnie Potts, Jarvis Cocker, Scott Walker
Votes: 1,543
47. Hit So Hard (2011)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary that follows Hole drummer Patty Schemel as she struggles with fame and addiction during the band's 1994-1995 world tour and after.
Director: P. David Ebersole | Stars: Patty Schemel, Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Melissa Auf der Maur
Votes: 737 | Gross: $0.03M
48. Betty Blowtorch and Her Amazing True Life Adventures (2003)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Drama, Music
For two years a filmmaker follows the all girl rock band Betty Blowtorch documenting the bands ferocious sound and dangerously low-tech pyrotechnic show, unaware of the turmoil and tragedy that she will ultimately capture.
Director: Antonia Scarpa | Stars: Bianca Butthole, Blare N' Bitch, Sharon Needles, Sharon Nijland
Votes: 105
49. Last Shop Standing (2012)
50 min | Documentary
The rapid rise of record shops in the 1960's / 70s and 80's, the influence of the chart, the underhand deals, the demise of vinyl and rise of the CD as well as new technologies. Hear from ... See full summary »
Director: Pip Piper | Stars: Phil Barton, Clint Boon, Billy Bragg, Diane Cain
Votes: 217
50. The Carter (2009 Video)
72 min | Documentary, Music
An in-depth look at the artist Dwayne LIL' WAYNE Carter Jr, proclaimed by many as the "greatest rapper alive" With comprehensive and personal interviews with Lil' Wayne, this film will also... See full summary »
Director: Adam Bhala Lough | Stars: Birdman, Cortez Bryant, Reginae Carter, Drake
Votes: 679
51. I'm Rick James (2009)
Documentary
The Rick James Story comes to the screen with all same unstoppable energy and outrageous humor that made him famous. It's a non-apologetic celebration of the man and his music. The songs ... See full summary »
Director: Perry Santos | Stars: Rick James, Charlie Murphy, Ty James, Dave Chappelle
Votes: 38
52. Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2002)
102 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary about the music group They Might Be Giants.
Director: AJ Schnack | Stars: John Flansburgh, John Linnell, Gina Arnold, Michael Azerrad
Votes: 756 | Gross: $0.16M
53. Kurt Cobain About a Son (2006)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, Music
In this visual essay style documentary, intimate audio of journalist Michael Azerrad's interviews with Kurt Cobain is played over more recently photographed footage of Cobain's Washington state homes and haunts.
Director: AJ Schnack | Stars: Kurt Cobain, Evan Fortin, Nathan Streifel, Michael Azerrad
Votes: 3,849 | Gross: $0.08M
54. The Shield Around the K (2000 Video)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Music
Profiles the birth and growth of the punk rock DIY record label, K Records, based in Olympia, Washington.
Director: Heather Rose Dominic | Stars: Michael Azerrad, Sonic Boom, Timothy Brock, Gerard Cosloy
Votes: 60
55. Bight of the Twin (2016)
55 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary film that will take viewers to Ouidah, Benin, the geographic heart of the Vodoun religion, where friends and collaborators, director Hazel Hill McCarthy, III and cultural ... See full summary »
Director: Hazel Hill McCarthy III | Star: Genesis P-Orridge
Votes: 14
56. Neil Young Journeys (2011)
PG | 87 min | Documentary, Music
Neil Young returns to his birth Canadian province of Ontario to revisit his old haunts and to perform in Toronto's vintage Massey Hall.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Star: Neil Young
Votes: 838 | Gross: $0.21M
57. Year of the Horse (1997)
R | 106 min | Documentary, Music
This film documents Neil Young and Crazy Horse's 1996 concert tour. Jim Jarmusch interviews the band about their long history, and we see backstage footage from the 1970s and 1980s.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Neil Young, Jim Jarmusch, Ralph Molina, Frank 'Pancho' Sampedro
Votes: 1,971 | Gross: $0.19M
58. Hustle & Flow (2005)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Music
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning
Votes: 43,233 | Gross: $22.20M
59. Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Horror, Music
At a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, a hopeful hair-metal band seeking inspiration to record their upcoming new LP will soon find themselves in a furious confrontation against the Prince of Darkness himself.
Director: John Fasano | Stars: Cindy Cirile, Jesse D'Angelo, Chris Finkel, Jon Mikl Thor
Votes: 2,086
60. Trick or Treat (1986)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Horror, Music
A bullied teenage boy is devastated after the death of his heavy metal idol, Sammi Curr. But as Halloween night approaches, he discovers that he may be the only one who can stop Sammi from making a Satanic comeback from beyond the grave.
Director: Charles Martin Smith | Stars: Marc Price, Tony Fields, Lisa Orgolini, Doug Savant
Votes: 7,879 | Gross: $6.80M
61. Metal Messiah (1978)
76 min | Musical, Sci-Fi
A dystopian rock opera about an enigmatic metallic-skinned stranger, who is trying to stop society's self-destructive obsession with rock and roll hedonism, and a rock promoter who plans to corrupt him too and keep the society decadent.
Director: Tibor Takács | Stars: John Paul Young, Richard Ward Allen, David Jensen, Liane Hogan
Votes: 57
62. Wild Thing (2010)
106 min | Documentary
A documentary about The Troggs (performers of Wild Thing) and other Rock bands.
Director: Jérôme de Missolz | Stars: Iggy Pop, Eric Burdon, Reg Presley, Kevin Ayers
Votes: 37
63. Kids of Töday (2011)
97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
A legendary 70's rock critic takes hold of a group of young counter-culturalist. From Paris to Beijing, by way of New York, Montreal and Hong Kong, the nightdwellers ride a William ... See full summary »
Director: Jérôme de Missolz | Stars: Yves Adrien, Lio, Edwige, Aurélie Benchekri
Votes: 41
64. Queercore: How To Punk A Revolution (2017)
TV-MA | 83 min | Documentary
A documentary on Queercore, the cultural and social movement that began as an offshoot of punk and was distinguished by its discontent with society's disapproval of the gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender communities.
Director: Yony Leyser | Stars: John Waters, Bruce La Bruce, Beth Ditto, Kim Gordon
Votes: 275
65. Let's Get Lost (1988)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from Baker's earlier life and some modern-day performances.
Director: Bruce Weber | Stars: Chet Baker, Carol Baker, Vera Baker, Paul Baker
Votes: 2,210
66. The Blues (2003)
770 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary series about the origin and history of The Blues.
Stars: B.B. King, Ike Turner, Pinetop Perkins, Dick Waterman
Votes: 1,251
67. Party Monster (2003)
R | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the true story of Michael Alig, a Club Kid party organizer whose life was sent spiraling down when he bragged on television about killing his drug dealer and roommate.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Wilson Cruz, Seth Green, Diana Scarwid
Votes: 17,232 | Gross: $0.73M
68. The Defiant Ones (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
"The Defiant Ones" examines the partnership between Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre - one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton - and their leading roles in a chain of transformative events in contemporary culture.
Stars: Stevie Nicks, Bono, Dr. Dre, Tom Petty
Votes: 15,682
69. The Breaks (2016 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 96 min | Drama, Music
Three friends aspire to break into the hip-hop music industry.
Director: Seith Mann | Stars: Sinqua Walls, Afton Williamson, Tristan Mack Wilds, Antoine Harris
Votes: 459
70. Clean (I) (2004)
R | 90 min | Drama, Music, Romance
After she ends up in prison and loses custody of her son, a woman struggles to assimilate outside her former life and remain clean long enough to regain custody of her son.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Béatrice Dalle, Jeanne Balibar
Votes: 4,915 | Gross: $0.14M
71. Rock the Kasbah (2015)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Music, War
A down-on-his-luck music manager discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary voice while on a music tour in Afghanistan and takes her to Kabul to compete on the popular television show, Afghan Star.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Bill Murray, Leem Lubany, Zooey Deschanel, Bruce Willis
Votes: 12,752 | Gross: $2.98M
72. The Commitments (1991)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Votes: 38,830 | Gross: $14.92M
73. Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Music
Ramones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battles it out with the strict new principal of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones.
Directors: Allan Arkush, Joe Dante | Stars: P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard, Dey Young
Votes: 11,212
74. Blank Generation (1980)
Not Rated | 90 min | Music, Drama
Nada, a beautiful French journalist on assignment in New York, records the life and work of an up and coming punk rock star, Billy. Soon she enters into a volatile relationship with him and... See full summary »
Director: Ulli Lommel | Stars: Carole Bouquet, Richard Hell, Ulli Lommel, Suzanna Love
Votes: 446
75. Strangers in Paradise (1984)
84 min | Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Mesmerist Jonathan Sage escapes Nazi Germany via a cryogenic tube. In the 1980s, a group of Fascist Americans thaw him out, hoping to use him as a way to rid their community of homosexuals,... See full summary »
Director: Ulli Lommel | Stars: Ulli Lommel, Ken Letner, Thom Jones, Cliff Brisbois
Votes: 146
76. Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 (2016)
Not Rated | 75 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
A young punk's odyssey.
Director: James Merendino | Stars: Ben Schnetzer, Hannah Marks, Colson Baker, Sarah Clarke
Votes: 1,198
77. Lisztomania (1975)
R | 103 min | Biography, Comedy, Music
Composer and pianist Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey) attempts to overcome his hedonistic life-style while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas).
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas, Ringo Starr
Votes: 3,121
78. A Mighty Wind (2003)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Music
Mockumentary captures the reunion of 1960s folk trio the Folksmen as they prepare for a show at The Town Hall to memorialize a recently deceased concert promoter.
Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer
Votes: 29,548 | Gross: $17.51M
79. Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Music, Mystery
A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.
Director: Paul Auster | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, Richard Edson, Don Byron
Votes: 4,202
80. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham
Votes: 22,427 | Gross: $0.16M
81. Dancehall Queen (1997)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
A single street vendor disguises herself for a dance contest, and pits her enemies against each other.
Directors: Rick Elgood, Don Letts | Stars: Audrey Reid, Carl Davis, Paul Campbell, Mark Danvers
Votes: 641 | Gross: $0.16M
82. Danny Collins (2015)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon.
Director: Dan Fogelman | Stars: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale
Votes: 33,172 | Gross: $5.35M
83. Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
R | 106 min | Drama, Musical
Azealia Banks, Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, and Common lead this inspiring, music-filled story of a struggling rapper looking to find her own voice.
Director: RZA | Stars: John David Washington, Common, Lorraine Toussaint, Lucien Laviscount
Votes: 1,197
84.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Inventing David Geffen
(2012)
Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History
David Geffen's far-reaching influence - as agent, manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and philanthropist - has helped shape American popular culture for the ... See full summary »
Director: Susan Lacy | Stars: David Geffen, Irving Azoff, Jackson Browne, Cher
Votes: 586
85. Lords of Chaos (2018)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Horror
A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.
Director: Jonas Åkerlund | Stars: Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, Sky Ferreira
Votes: 19,406 | Gross: $0.25M
86. Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
TV-MA | 132 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
An authorized documentary on the late musician Kurt Cobain, from his early days in Aberdeen, Washington to his success and downfall with the grunge band Nirvana.
Director: Brett Morgen | Stars: Kurt Cobain, Wendy O'Connor, Don Cobain, Jenny Cobain
Votes: 32,149
87. City of Lies (2018)
R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G.
Director: Brad Furman | Stars: Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Toby Huss, Dayton Callie
Votes: 19,081 | Gross: $0.57M
88. All Eyez on Me (2017)
R | 139 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Tells the true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet and activist Tupac Shakur.
Director: Benny Boom | Stars: Demetrius Shipp Jr., Danai Gurira, Kat Graham, Annie Ilonzeh
Votes: 24,742 | Gross: $44.92M
89. Notorious (2009)
R | 122 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The life and death story of The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.
Director: George Tillman Jr. | Stars: Jamal Woolard, Anthony Mackie, Derek Luke, Momo Dione
Votes: 46,082 | Gross: $36.84M
90. Biggie & Tupac (2002)
R | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Documentary on the deaths of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls and the East Coast/West Coast, hip-hop/rap rivalry that culminated in late 1996 and early 1997.
Director: Nick Broomfield | Stars: The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Nick Broomfield, Russell Poole
Votes: 5,012 | Gross: $0.09M
91. Bus Palladium (2010)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A comedy that follows the break-up of a French rock group.
Director: Christopher Thompson | Stars: Marc-André Grondin, Arthur Dupont, Elisa Sednaoui, Géraldine Pailhas
Votes: 371
92. Rockers (1978)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Horsemouth sets himself up in business selling records but when gangsters steal his bike things start to turn nasty. As tensions build, Horsemouth and friends plot to end the gangsters ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Bafaloukos | Stars: Leroy 'Horsemouth' Wallace, Richard 'Dirty Harry' Hall, Monica Craig, Marjorie Norman
Votes: 2,176
93. The Harder They Come (1972)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Wishing to become a successful reggae singer, a young Jamaican man finds himself tied to corrupt record producers and drug pushers.
Director: Perry Henzell | Stars: Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw, Ras Daniel Hartman
Votes: 7,039
94. Slade in Flame (1975)
91 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Light the Rock n' Roll spark with a Flame in the guise of Dave, Noddy, Jim and Don and their showcase of the rise and demise of rock band Flame.
Director: Richard Loncraine | Stars: Don Powell, Jim Lea, Noddy Holder, Dave Hill
Votes: 663
95. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World (2017)
103 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary about the role of Native Americans in popular music history.
Directors: Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana | Stars: George Clinton, Robbie Robertson, Gary Giddins, Martin Scorsese
Votes: 1,080 | Gross: $0.23M
96. I Called Him Morgan (2016)
92 min | Documentary, Drama, History
An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.
Director: Kasper Collin | Stars: Lee Morgan, Helen Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Larry Reni Thomas
Votes: 1,947 | Gross: $0.10M
97. All Dolled Up: A New York Dolls Story (2005)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Music
This feature length documentary captures the band during early performances in New York at Kenny's Castaways and Max's Kansas City, then follows the Dolls on their tour of the west coast, ... See full summary »
Directors: Nadya Beck, Bob Gruen | Stars: David Johansen, Arthur Kane, Jerry Nolan, Sylvain Sylvain
Votes: 118
98. Rock School (2005)
R | 93 min | Documentary, Music
At the real life School of Rock a group of misfit kids get in touch with their inner rock star.
Director: Don Argott | Stars: Tucker Collins, Will O'Connor, C.J. Tywoniak, Napoleon Murphy Brock
Votes: 1,047 | Gross: $0.06M
99. loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies (2006)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Music
loudQUIETloud is the story of this unforseen plot twist. A deeply compelling portrait of four band members and their difficult, tense, and ultimately triumphant return.
Directors: Steven Cantor, Matthew Galkin | Stars: Frank Black, Kim Deal, David Lovering, Joey Santiago
Votes: 1,415 | Gross: $0.00M
100. The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (2009)
Unrated | 93 min | Documentary, Music
Follow the White Stripes' 2007 tour of Canada, as the duo avoided the conventional by playing in buses, cafes and for Indian tribal elders.
Director: Emmett Malloy | Stars: Alex Debogorski, Maria Durham, Jack White, Meg White
Votes: 2,501
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