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The Best Movies About Music

Updated January 7, 2021 41.2k votes 4.7k voters 293.7k views191 items

List 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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Walk the Line
Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix
Released: 2005
Directed by: James Mangold
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Whiplash
J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist
Released: 2014
Directed by: Damien Chazelle
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Almost Famous
Zooey Deschanel, Kate Hudson
Released: 2000
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
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Amadeus
Jeffrey Jones, Cynthia Nixon
Released: 1984
Directed by: Miloš Forman
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Bohemian Rhapsody
Rami Malek, Ben Hardy
Released: 2018
Directed by: Bryan Singer
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The Blues Brothers
Carrie Fisher, Aretha Franklin
Released: 1980
Directed by: John Landis
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Pink Floyd – The Wall
Bob Hoskins, Bob Geldof
Released: 1982
Directed by: Alan Parker
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School of Rock
Sarah Silverman, Jack Black
Released: 2003
Directed by: Richard Linklater
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A Star Is Born
Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga
Released: 2018
Directed by: Bradley Cooper
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Ray
Kerry Washington, Jamie Foxx
Released: 2004
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
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This Is Spinal Tap
Billy Crystal, Fran Drescher
Released: 1984
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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La Bamba
Lou Diamond Phillips, Joe Pantoliano
Released: 1987
Directed by: Luis Valdez
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The Doors
Meg Ryan, Val Kilmer
Released: 1991
Directed by: Oliver Stone
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The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer
Released: 1965
Directed by: Robert Wise
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Green Book
Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali
Released: 2018
Directed by: Peter Farrelly
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8 Mile
Eminem, Kim Basinger
Released: 2002
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
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Purple Rain
Prince, Apollonia Kotero
Released: 1984
Directed by: Albert Magnoli
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High Fidelity
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bruce Springsteen
Released: 2000
Directed by: Stephen Frears
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The Buddy Holly Story
Gary Busey, Buddy Miles
Released: 1978
Directed by: Steve Rash
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Mr. Holland's Opus
Alicia Witt, William H. Macy
Released: 1995
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Jack Black, Kyle Gass
Released: 2006
Directed by: Liam Lynch
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Flashdance
Jennifer Beals, Lee Ving
Released: 1983
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
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A Hard Day's Night
Paul McCartney, John Lennon
Released: 1964
Directed by: Richard Lester
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Saturday Night Fever
John Travolta, Fran Drescher
Released: 1977
Directed by: John Badham
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Footloose
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kevin Bacon
Released: 1984
Directed by: Herbert Ross
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