Critically acclaimed Music movies

Ray(2004)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 80

The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.



A Prairie Home Companion(2006)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 80

A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.



Elvis(2022)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 80

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.



Hedwig and the Angry Inch(2001)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A transgender punk-rock girl from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.



Walk the Line(2005)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 79

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.



Frank(2014)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 78

Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.



Bill & Ted Face the Music(2020)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 78

Once told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, 2 would-be rockers from San Dimas, California find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.



Get on Up(2014)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.



Brad's Status(2017)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A father takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life's choices.



Control(2007)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.



Youth(2015)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A retired orchestra conductor is on holiday with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.



Hustle & Flow(2005)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 75

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.



Mrs Henderson Presents(2005)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 75

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.



The Runaways(2010)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.



Pitch Perfect 2(2015)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

After a humiliating commando performance at The Kennedy Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform.



Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping(2016)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 75

When it becomes clear that his solo album is a failure, a former boy band member does everything in his power to maintain his celebrity status.



Patti Cake$(2017)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 75

PATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.



Yesterday(2019)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate timeline where they never existed.



Ema(2019)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A couple deals with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry as their household falls apart.



Billy Elliot(2000)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.




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