Movies like Tommy
Tommy (1975) is a music movie directed by Ken Russell. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. 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.
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2. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
★ 7.5 · 790 votes · Drama, Horror, Music
Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.
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3. Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
★ 6.3 · 400 votes · Music, Sci-Fi, Horror
By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. The megacorporation GeneCo provides organ transplants on a payment plan — and those unable to fulfill their plans have their organs repossessed. In the midst of this, a sickly teenager discovers a shocking secret about herself, her father, and their connection to GeneCo.
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4. Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
★ 6.8 · 1,869 votes · Comedy, Music, Fantasy
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.
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5. Walk the Line (2005)
★ 7.5 · 3,233 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.
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6. Better Man (2024)
★ 7.6 · 946 votes · Music, Drama
Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.
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7. What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
★ 7.1 · 385 votes · Drama, Music, History
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
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8. The Runaways (2010)
★ 6.5 · 871 votes · Drama, Music
Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for The Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. Under the Svengali-like influence of impresario Kim Fowley, the band becomes a huge success.
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9. Battle of the Year (2013)
★ 6.8 · 366 votes · Music, Drama
A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.
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10. 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.
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11. Cadillac Records (2008)
★ 7.1 · 495 votes · Drama, History, Music
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
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