Best Music Movies of All Time

The best music movies by audience rating and number of votes. Each movie links to a list of similar ones. Still can't decide? Swipe to find yours.

1. Michael (2026)
★ 8.6 · 4,565 votes · Music, Drama
The story of Michael Jackson, one of the most influential artists the world has ever known, and his life beyond the music. His journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world, highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career.
Movies like Michael →
2. Whiplash (2014)
★ 8.4 · 17,234 votes · Drama, Music, Thriller
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Movies like Whiplash →
3. The Legend of 1900 (1998)
★ 8.2 · 2,510 votes · Drama, Music
Musician Max Tooney goes to sell his prized Conn trumpet to a music shop, where he plays the instrument one last time. The shopkeeper recognises the song as one on a record matrix he found and asks who the piece is by. Tooney tells the story of an infant found abandoned in the first class dining room of the four-stacker ocean-liner SS Virginian on 1 January 1900. Danny Boodman, a coal-man from the boiler room, names the boy Danny Boodman T. D. Lemon 1900, after himself, the fruit crate the boy was found in, and the year, and raises him as his own.
Movies like The Legend of 1900 →
4. Amadeus (1984)
★ 8.0 · 4,964 votes · Drama, History, Music
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Movies like Amadeus →
5. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
★ 8.0 · 1,724 votes · Music, Drama
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Movies like Pink Floyd: The Wall →
6. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
★ 7.9 · 18,131 votes · Music, Drama
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
Movies like Bohemian Rhapsody →
7. CODA (2021)
★ 7.9 · 2,748 votes · Drama, Music, Romance
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
Movies like CODA →
8. Sing Street (2016)
★ 7.9 · 2,527 votes · Romance, Drama, Music
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Movies like Sing Street →
9. Straight Outta Compton (2015)
★ 7.8 · 4,329 votes · Drama, Music, History
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.
Movies like Straight Outta Compton →
10. The Chorus (2004)
★ 7.7 · 2,679 votes · Drama, Comedy, Music
In 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
Movies like The Chorus →
11. The Sound of Music (1965)
★ 7.7 · 3,769 votes · Drama, Family, Music
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
Movies like The Sound of Music →
12. The Blues Brothers (1980)
★ 7.7 · 4,709 votes · Music, Comedy, Crime
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
Movies like The Blues Brothers →
13. Sound of Metal (2020)
★ 7.7 · 2,978 votes · Drama, Music
Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.
Movies like Sound of Metal →
14. Billy Elliot (2000)
★ 7.6 · 4,198 votes · Drama, Comedy, Music
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
Movies like Billy Elliot →
15. tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
★ 7.6 · 2,389 votes · Drama, Music
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
Movies like tick, tick... BOOM! →
16. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
★ 7.5 · 4,972 votes · Drama, Romance, Music
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
Movies like Moulin Rouge! →
17. Almost Famous (2000)
★ 7.5 · 3,258 votes · Drama, Music
In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom.
Movies like Almost Famous →
18. Walk the Line (2005)
★ 7.5 · 3,232 votes · Drama, Music, Romance
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.
Movies like Walk the Line →
19. A Star Is Born (2018)
★ 7.5 · 12,437 votes · Music, Drama, Romance
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
Movies like A Star Is Born →
20. Ray (2004)
★ 7.5 · 2,322 votes · Drama, Music
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Movies like Ray →

Best Music Movies of All Time

The best music movies by audience rating and number of votes. Each movie links to a list of similar ones. Still can't decide? Swipe to find yours.

1. Michael (2026)
★ 8.6 · 4,565 votes · Music, Drama
The story of Michael Jackson, one of the most influential artists the world has ever known, and his life beyond the music. His journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world, highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career.
Movies like Michael →
2. Whiplash (2014)
★ 8.4 · 17,234 votes · Drama, Music, Thriller
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Movies like Whiplash →
3. The Legend of 1900 (1998)
★ 8.2 · 2,510 votes · Drama, Music
Musician Max Tooney goes to sell his prized Conn trumpet to a music shop, where he plays the instrument one last time. The shopkeeper recognises the song as one on a record matrix he found and asks who the piece is by. Tooney tells the story of an infant found abandoned in the first class dining room of the four-stacker ocean-liner SS Virginian on 1 January 1900. Danny Boodman, a coal-man from the boiler room, names the boy Danny Boodman T. D. Lemon 1900, after himself, the fruit crate the boy was found in, and the year, and raises him as his own.
Movies like The Legend of 1900 →
4. Amadeus (1984)
★ 8.0 · 4,964 votes · Drama, History, Music
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Movies like Amadeus →
5. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
★ 8.0 · 1,724 votes · Music, Drama
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Movies like Pink Floyd: The Wall →
6. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
★ 7.9 · 18,131 votes · Music, Drama
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
Movies like Bohemian Rhapsody →
7. CODA (2021)
★ 7.9 · 2,748 votes · Drama, Music, Romance
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
Movies like CODA →
8. Sing Street (2016)
★ 7.9 · 2,527 votes · Romance, Drama, Music
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Movies like Sing Street →
9. Straight Outta Compton (2015)
★ 7.8 · 4,329 votes · Drama, Music, History
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.
Movies like Straight Outta Compton →
10. The Chorus (2004)
★ 7.7 · 2,679 votes · Drama, Comedy, Music
In 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
Movies like The Chorus →
11. The Sound of Music (1965)
★ 7.7 · 3,769 votes · Drama, Family, Music
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
Movies like The Sound of Music →
12. The Blues Brothers (1980)
★ 7.7 · 4,709 votes · Music, Comedy, Crime
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
Movies like The Blues Brothers →
13. Sound of Metal (2020)
★ 7.7 · 2,978 votes · Drama, Music
Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.
Movies like Sound of Metal →
14. Billy Elliot (2000)
★ 7.6 · 4,198 votes · Drama, Comedy, Music
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
Movies like Billy Elliot →
15. tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
★ 7.6 · 2,389 votes · Drama, Music
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
Movies like tick, tick... BOOM! →
16. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
★ 7.5 · 4,972 votes · Drama, Romance, Music
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
Movies like Moulin Rouge! →
17. Almost Famous (2000)
★ 7.5 · 3,258 votes · Drama, Music
In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom.
Movies like Almost Famous →
18. Walk the Line (2005)
★ 7.5 · 3,232 votes · Drama, Music, Romance
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.
Movies like Walk the Line →
19. A Star Is Born (2018)
★ 7.5 · 12,437 votes · Music, Drama, Romance
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
Movies like A Star Is Born →
20. Ray (2004)
★ 7.5 · 2,322 votes · Drama, Music
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
Movies like Ray →

1. Michael (2026)

2. Whiplash (2014)

3. The Legend of 1900 (1998)

4. Amadeus (1984)

5. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)

6. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

7. CODA (2021)

8. Sing Street (2016)

9. Straight Outta Compton (2015)

10. The Chorus (2004)

11. The Sound of Music (1965)

12. The Blues Brothers (1980)

13. Sound of Metal (2020)

14. Billy Elliot (2000)

15. tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)

16. Moulin Rouge! (2001)

17. Almost Famous (2000)

18. Walk the Line (2005)

19. A Star Is Born (2018)

20. Ray (2004)

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