Best Music movies of 2008

Actors : Rafi Gavron, Aaron Yoo, Kat Dennings, Michael Cera,
Directors : Peter Sollett,

High school student Nick O'Leary, member of the Queercore band The Jerk Offs, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg when she asks him to be her boyfriend for five minutes.

Actors : Columbus Short, Beyoncé Knowles, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody,
Directors : Darnell Martin,

Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.

Actors : Steve Coogan, Elisabeth Shue, Joseph Julian Soria, Catherine Keener,
Directors : Andrew Fleming,

In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Actors : Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Cassie Ventura, Adam Sevani,
Directors : Jon M. Chu,

Romantic sparks occur between two dance students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.

Actors : Ryôko Hirosue, Masahiro Motoki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tsutomu Yamazaki,
Directors : Yôjirô Takita,

A newly unemployed cellist takes a job preparing the dead for funerals.

Actors : Christina Applegate, Josh Gad, Rainn Wilson, Teddy Geiger,
Directors : Peter Cattaneo,

The Rocker tells the story of a failed drummer who is given a second chance at fame. Robert "Fish" Fishman is the extremely dedicated and astoundingly passionate drummer for the eighties ...

Actors : Richard E. Grant, Holly Weston, Vicky McClure, Eugene Hutz,
Directors : Madonna,

A comedy centered on three flatmates living desperate lives in London.

Actors : Samuel L. Jackson, Adam Herschman, Sharon Leal, Bernie Mac,
Directors : Malcolm D. Lee,

Though it's been some twenty years since they have spoken with one another, two estranged soul-singing legends agree to participate in a reunion performance at the Apollo Theater to honor their recently deceased band leader.

Actors : Sónia Bandeira, Fábio Oliveira, Joaquim Carvalho, Emmanuelle Fèvre,
Directors : Miguel Gomes,

Docu-drama about Portuguese social life in the countryside during the busy month of August

Actors : Ari Gold, Shoshannah Stern, Michael McKean, Jane Lynch,
Directors : Ari Gold,

In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town dreamer must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day.

Actors : Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak, Shah Rukh Khan, M.K. Raina,
Directors : Aditya Chopra,

A breathtaking, goose flesh igniting, awe inspiring love journey of an ordinary man Suri and his 'total opposite' love Taani.

Actors : Purab Kohli, Farhan Akhtar, Luke Kenny, Arjun Rampal,
Directors : Abhishek Kapoor,

Four friends reunite to relive their moments of glory as a rock band.

Actors : Clovis Cornillac, Nora Arnezeder, Kad Merad, Gérard Jugnot,
Directors : Christophe Barratier,

A man is charged with murder. He is Pigoil, the aging stage manager at Chansonia, a music hall in a Paris faubourg. His confession is a long flashback to New Year's Eve, 1935, when he ...

Actors : Paul Kalkbrenner, Rita Lengyel, Corinna Harfouch, Araba Walton,
Directors : Hannes Stöhr,

A man tours clubs around the globe with his manager and girlfriend. On the eve of their largest album release he is admitted to a psychiatric clinic after overdosing at a gig.

Actors : Con O'Neill, Pam Ferris, Kevin Spacey, JJ Feild,
Directors : Nick Moran,

A music-infused drama about Joe Meek, the flamboyantly gay, tone deaf, songwriter-producer behind the '60s hits "Have I the Right," "Just Like Eddie," "Johnny, Remember Me" and "Telstar."

Actors : Rachele Brooke Smith, Kenny Wormald, Sarah Jayne Jensen, Nicole Muñoz,
Directors : Steven Jacobson,

A self-trained dancer from the streets of Detroit finds her way after auditioning for the most prestigious ballet academy in New York.

Actors : Fredrik Grøndahl, Trine Dyrholm, Pål Sverre Hagen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen,
Directors : Erik Poppe,

A man convicted in his teens for killing a child is released on parole. He struggles to build a new life, but his past is uncovered.

Actors : Ida Elise Broch, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Arthur Berning, Ole Christoffer Ertvaag,
Directors : Stian Kristiansen,

A teenage boy loses his footing when he finds himself drawn to the new boy in class.

Actors : Tae-hyun Cha, Il-Kwon Ahn, Kyeong-min Hong, Seok-hyeon Hwang,
Directors : Hyeong-Cheol Kang,

A radio DJ/entertainer in his 30s suddenly learns he may be a grandfather, thanks to a young girl who has a baby son and claims to be his daughter.

Actors : Wei-min Ying, Van Fan, Chie Tanaka, Min-Hsiung,
Directors : Te-Sheng Wei,

A unusual group of people in a village on the coast of Taiwan form a band to perform at a beach concert, while the lead singer searches for the intended recipient of 7 lost love letters.