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Movies in the genre Music

  • Slumdog Millionaire

    9

    I have watch this movie twice, the latest being on .

    A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.

  • Once

    9

    I have watch this movie twice, the latest being on .

    A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.

  • Crazy Heart

    8

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.

  • Autism: The Musical

    8

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    Follows five autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical production.

  • The Pianist

    8

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.

  • Control

    8

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.

  • Walk the Line

    8

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    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.

  • This is Spinal Tap

    7

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    In 1982 legendary British heavy metal band Spinal Tap attempt an American comeback tour accompanied by a fan who is also a film-maker. The resulting documentary, interspersed with powerful performances of Tap’s pivotal music and profound lyrics, candidly follows a rock group heading towards crisis, culminating in the infamous affair of the eighteen-inch-high Stonehenge stage prop.

  • The Runaways

    7

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    In 1975, San Fernando Valley teen Joan Larkin reinvents herself as Joan Jett, a guitarist who wants to form an all-girl punk band. She pitches the idea to a sleazy manager, Kim Fowley, who pairs her with a drummer and then searches for a face: he finds Cherie Currie, at 15 the perfect jailbait image for his purpose; by luck, she can sing. Two others round out the band, "The Runaways." Fowley books a tour, signs them to Mercury Records, and packs them off to crowds in Japan. Seeds of conflict sprout early: Fowley puts Cherie front and center in the publicity, she's soon strung out on pills and vodka, and jealousies arise. Without adult supervision, where can Joan and Cherie end up?

  • Happy Endings

    7

    I have watch this movie twice, the latest being on .

    Happy Endings weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictablity of life itself.

  • The Piano Teacher

    7

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    A young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.

  • Koyaanisqatsi

    6

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    A movie with no conventional plot: merely a collection of expertly photographed scenes. Subject matter has a highly environmental theme.

  • Nowhere Boy

    6

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    A chronicle of John Lennon’s childhood.

  • The Soloist

    6

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Julliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

  • Three Colours: Blue

    6

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    First of a trilogy of films dealing with contemporary French society concerns how the wife of a composer deals with the death of her husband and child.

  • High Fidelity

    6

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress.

  • The School of Rock

    6

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    A wannabe rock star in need of cash poses as a substitute teacher at a prep school, and tries to turn his class into a rock band.

  • The Wedding Singer

    5

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    Robbie Hart is singing the hits of the 1980s at weddings and other celebrations. He also can keep the party going in good spirit, he knows what to say and when to say it. Julia is a waitress at the events where Robbie performs. When both of them find someone to marry and prepare for their weddings, it becomes clear that they've chosen wrong partners.

  • Laurel Canyon

    5

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    When an uptight young man and his fiancee move into his libertine mother’s house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.

  • Taking Woodstock

    5

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    A man working at his parents’ motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.

  • This Is It

    5

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.

  • Notorious

    5

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G.(a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.

  • Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

    5

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    High school student Nick O’Leary, member of the Queercore band The Jerk Offs, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg and she asks him to be her boyfriend for five minutes.

  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?

    5

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey”, set in the deep south during the 1930’s. In it, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

  • I'm Still Here

    4

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    Documenting Joaquin Phoenix’s transition from the acting world to a career as an aspiring rapper.

  • Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

    4

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world’s greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers — a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.

  • Coffee and Cigarettes

    2

    I have watch this movie once, which was on .

    A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.