Originally by Ranker FilmList RulesVote up your favorite movies on this list that are about music, not just have good music in them.
The films on this list of the best music movies have been ranked by fans like you. This list features the best movies about music and is compiled from the most popular titles on the subject of music, including both feature films about bands and musicians as well as music documentaries. What are the best films about music? Which music films are the greatest? These films are about the greatest rock bands, singers, and musicians, whether fictional or real, and surely have some of the best film soundtracks as well.
This list includes titles that have been top box office hits and many of the films featured on this list are award winners as well. Some of the these films about musicians and music feature (or are based on) true events, while others are completely fictional in nature. A variety of genres are also covered, including drama, comedy, documentary, and romance.
The top music movies on this list feature many famous film stars and include films like A Star Is Born and The Blues Brothers. Vote up the best movies about music below and see which one makes it to the top of the list.
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313190Rock Star
Jennifer Aniston, Mark WahlbergReleased: 2001
Directed by: Stephen Herek
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13990Pitch Perfect
Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth BanksReleased: 2012
Directed by: Jason Moore
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6730The Runaways
Kristen Stewart, Dakota FanningReleased: 2010
Directed by: Floria Sigismondi
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369309That Thing You Do!
Charlize Theron, Tom HanksReleased: 1996
Directed by: Tom Hanks
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311300Coal Miner's Daughter
Tommy Lee Jones, Sissy SpacekReleased: 1980
Directed by: Michael Apted
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236205Eddie and the Cruisers
Tom Berenger, Ellen BarkinReleased: 1983
Directed by: Martin Davidson
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139116Fame
Debbie Allen, Irene CaraReleased: 1980
Directed by: Alan Parker
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212156Help!
Paul McCartney, John LennonReleased: 1965
Directed by: Richard Lester
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4928Great Balls of Fire!
Alec Baldwin, Winona RyderReleased: 1989
Directed by: Jim McBride
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4629What's Love Got to Do with It
Angela Bassett, Laurence FishburneReleased: 1993
Directed by: Brian Gibson
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5342Straight Outta Compton
O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey HawkinsReleased: 2015
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
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10571Detroit Rock City
Emmanuelle Chriqui, Edward FurlongReleased: 1999
Directed by: Adam Rifkin
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161131The Phantom of the Opera
Emmy Rossum, Gerard ButlerReleased: 2004
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
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9251The Song Remains the Same
Jimmy Page, John BonhamReleased: 1976
Directed by: Peter Clifton, Joe Massot
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173185Sid and Nancy
Courtney Love, Gary OldmanReleased: 1986
Directed by: Alex Cox
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305278Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix, Janis JoplinReleased: 1970
Directed by: Michael Wadleigh
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162142Jailhouse Rock
Kajal Aggarwal, JayabalanReleased: 2014
Directed by: R. T. Neason
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190166Hairspray
Debbie Harry, Jerry StillerReleased: 1988
Directed by: John Waters
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9252Vox Lux
Natalie Portman, Jude LawReleased: 2018
Directed by: Brady Corbet
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139121Airheads
Adam Sandler, Brendan FraserReleased: 1994
Directed by: Michael Lehmann
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133100Let It Be
Paul McCartney, George HarrisonReleased: 1970
Directed by: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
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179161The Last Waltz
Robbie Robertson, Muddy WatersReleased: 1978
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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3321Cabaret
Liza Minnelli, Michael YorkReleased: 1972
Directed by: Bob Fosse
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168152Crossroads
Steve Vai, Jami GertzReleased: 1986
Directed by: Walter Hill
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