Best Music movies of 1980

Actors : Phyllis Boyens-Liptak, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm,
Directors : Michael Apted,

Biographical story of Loretta Lynn, a legendary country singer that came from poverty to worldwide fame. She rose from humble beginnings in Kentucky to superstardom and changing the sound and style of country music forever.

Actors : Irene Cara, Eddie Barth, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean,
Directors : Alan Parker,

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.

Actors : Trini Alvarado, Tim Curry, Robin Johnson, Peter Coffield,
Directors : Allan Moyle,

Two ill-matched teenage girls form a punk band and soon have New York City by its ears.

Actors : Amy Irving, Sam Wanamaker, Richard Dreyfuss, Lee Remick,
Directors : Joel Oliansky,

The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul's last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better pianist. Can romance be far away? Will ...

Actors : Catlin Adams, Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz,
Directors : Richard Fleischer,

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.

Actors : Sid Vicious, Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Malcolm McLaren,
Directors : Julien Temple,

A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular ...

Actors : Gailard Sartain, Meat Loaf, Kaki Hunter, Art Carney,
Directors : Alan Rudolph,

A young Texas good ol' boy has a knack with electronic equipment, and that talent gets him a job as a roadie with a raucous traveling rock-and-roll show.

Actors : Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, Tovah Feldshuh,
Directors : Taylor Hackford,

Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.

Actors : Catherine Mary Stewart, Grace Kennedy, Allan Love, George Gilmour,
Directors : Menahem Golan,

In 1994, a young couple enters the world of the music industry, and subsequently the world of drugs.

Actors : Alan Bates, Alan Badel, George De La Pena, Leslie Browne,
Directors : Herbert Ross,

Set in the early 1910s at a time of passionate artistic experimentalism, and based on biographical fact, this is the story of Vaslav Nijinsky, the young and brilliant but headstrong premier...

Actors : Slim Pickens, Amy Irving, Dyan Cannon, Willie Nelson,
Directors : Jerry Schatzberg,

Willie Nelson is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Dyan Cannon and Amy Irving, the daughter of one of his longtime musical sidekick.

Actors : Dave Armstrong, Barry Baker, Terry Barry, Reg Bazell,

A young British punk and roadie for The Clash navigates life in socially torn 1970s England.

Actors : Dieter Montag, Heide Kipp, Alexander Lang, Renate Krößner,

Sunny is the singer of band trying to establish itself in the music-scene of East-Berlin. They play regular gigs in small towns, but Sunny feels out of touch with the audience and her life ...

Actors : John Gielgud, Jan Ciecierski, Andrzej Seweryn, Krystyna Janda,
Directors : Andrzej Wajda,

A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was...

Actors : Carole Bouquet, Ulli Lommel, Suzanna Love, Richard Hell,
Directors : Ulli Lommel,

Nada, a beautiful French journalist on assignment in New York, records the life and work of an up and coming punk rock star, Billy. Soon she enters into a volatile relationship with him and...

Actors : Robby Benson, Elsa Lanchester, Linda Grovenor, Charles Durning,
Directors : Jeff Werner,

A San Francisco cab driver finds himself in possession of a monkey that is carrying a formula for turning atomic waste into a plutonium bomb. He finds himself framed for a murder and chased all over town by people trying to get the formula.

Actors : Dave Galluzzo, Chip Greenman, Rich Pemberton, Rick Styles,
Directors : Don Edmonds,

A rock band called "The Clowns" comes under suspicion of murder when several prostitutes are killed by individuals made up like members of the band.

Actors : Sean McCann, Sean Hewitt, Sneezy Waters, Dixie Seatle,
Directors : David Acomba,

On the final night of his life, Dec. 31, 1952, country music legend Hank Williams imagines himself giving a New Year's Eve performance in a small bar, with his comments to the audience reflecting upon his life.

Actors : Sanath Gunathilake, Vijaya Kumaratunga, Tony Ranasinghe, Vasanthi Chathurani,
Directors : Sumitra Peries,

"Ganga Addara" is a classic Sinhala movie released in 1980. It was directed by Sumitra Peiris, and written by Tissa Abesekara. The movie tells the story of Dr. Sarath Pathirana (Vijaya ...

Actors : Sun Gyu Choe, Jong Hwan Ko, Yong Suk Kim,

A tender hearted young noble man, Mong Ryong, falls in love with the famous Chun Hyang, the most beautiful girl of a Korean village, who is also a pure hearted artist but unfortunately from...