Best Music movies of 2000s

Actors : Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, David Threlfall,
Directors : Sam Taylor-Johnson,

A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.

Actors : Jack Black, Kyle Gass, JR Reed, Ronnie James Dio,
Directors : Liam Lynch,

To become the greatest band of all time, two slacker, wannabe-rockers set out on a quest to steal a legendary guitar pick that gives its holders incredible guitar skills, from a maximum security Rock and Roll museum.

Actors : Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Alan Cumming,
Directors : Steve Antin,

A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.

Actors : Asia Argento, Lukas Haas, Michael Pitt, Scott Patrick Green,
Directors : Gus Van Sant,

A Seattle musician's life and career are reminiscent to those of Kurt Cobain.

Actors : Will Young, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest, Judi Dench,
Directors : Stephen Frears,

Laura Henderson buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, among other things, its all-nude revues.

Actors : Susan Sarandon, Jennifer Lopez, Stanley Tucci, Richard Gere,
Directors : Peter Chelsom,

A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.

Actors : Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bonham, Dominic West, Mark Wahlberg,
Directors : Stephen Herek,

Lead singer of a tribute band becomes lead singer of the real band he idolizes.

Actors : Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Damaine Radcliff, De'Shawn Washington,
Directors : Anne Fletcher,

Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora.

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

Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.

Actors : Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Dwayne Johnson, John Travolta,
Directors : F. Gary Gray,

Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive on the way.

Actors : Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington, Fredro Starr, Julia Stiles,
Directors : Thomas Carter,

A white midwestern girl moves to Chicago, where her new boyfriend is a black teen from the South Side with a rough, semi-criminal past.

Actors : Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keri Russell, Terrence Howard,
Directors : Kirsten Sheridan,

A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.

Actors : Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Alfre Woodard, Yaya DaCosta,
Directors : Liz Friedlander,

The real story of a dance teacher who believed in the talent of a group of problem kids.

Actors : Sharni Vinson, Alyson Stoner, Adam Sevani, Rick Malambri,
Directors : Jon M. Chu,

A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown.

Actors : Hugh Grant, Willem Dafoe, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore,
Directors : Paul Weitz,

The new season of "American Dreamz," the wildly popular television singing contest, has captured the country's attention, as the competition looks to be between a young Midwestern gal (Moore) and a showtunes-loving young man from Orange County (Golzari). Recently awakened President Staton (Quaid) even wants in on the craze, as he signs up for the potential explosive season finale.

Actors : Catherine Keener, Steve Coogan, Elisabeth Shue, Joseph Julian Soria,
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 : Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah-Jane Potts, Joel Edgerton, Nick Frost,
Directors : Julian Jarrold,

A drag queen comes to the rescue of a man who, after inheriting his father's shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business afloat.

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 : Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Gabriel Mann,

A girl group find themselves in the middle of a conspiracy to deliver subliminal messages through popular music in this send up of the music industry and pop culture.

Actors : Joaquin Phoenix, Antony Langdon, Carey Perloff, Larry McHale,
Directors : Casey Affleck,

Documenting Joaquin Phoenix's transition from the acting world to a career as an aspiring rapper.