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1. A Star Is Born (2018)
R | 136 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Director: Bradley Cooper | Stars: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott, Greg Grunberg
Votes: 418,855 | Gross: $215.29M
2. Yesterday (III) (2019)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where they never existed.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino, Ellise Chappell
Votes: 167,449 | Gross: $73.29M
3. Daisy Jones & The Six (2023)
TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Following the rise of rock band Daisy Jones and The Six through the 1970s Los Angeles music scene on their quest for worldwide icon status.
Stars: Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Camila Morrone, Suki Waterhouse
Votes: 37,388
4. Begin Again (II) (2013)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A chance encounter between a down-and-out music business executive, and a young singer songwriter new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.
Director: John Carney | Stars: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine, Hailee Steinfeld
Votes: 166,783 | Gross: $16.17M
5. Juliet, Naked (2018)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Annie (the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan) has an unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter, Tucker Crowe, who also happens to be the subject of Duncan's musical obsession.
Director: Jesse Peretz | Stars: Chris O'Dowd, Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, Kitty O'Beirne
Votes: 24,648 | Gross: $3.44M
6. Gypsy (2017)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Thriller
Therapist Jean Holloway becomes too immersed in the lives of her patients.
Stars: Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup, Sophie Cookson, Karl Glusman
Votes: 18,715
7. Midnight Sun (2018)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Romance
A 17-year-old girl suffers from a condition that prevents her from being out in the sunlight.
Director: Scott Speer | Stars: Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rob Riggle, Quinn Shephard
Votes: 36,037 | Gross: $9.56M
8. Control (2007)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.
Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Alexandra Maria Lara
Votes: 68,510 | Gross: $0.87M
9. I Still Believe (2020)
PG | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.
Directors: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin | Stars: K.J. Apa, Britt Robertson, Nathan Parsons, Gary Sinise
Votes: 13,592
10. Duck Butter (2018)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two women, who are dissatisfied with the dishonesty they see in dating and relationships, decide to make a pact to spend 24 hours together hoping to find a new way to create intimacy.
Director: Miguel Arteta | Stars: Alia Shawkat, Drew Langer, Marc Maron, Mark Duplass
Votes: 4,603 | Gross: $0.01M
11. The Thing Called Love (1993)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Newcomers to the country-music business seek love and stardom.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney, Sandra Bullock
Votes: 8,753 | Gross: $1.03M
12. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
Director: Malik Bendjelloul | Stars: Rodriguez, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore
Votes: 72,845 | Gross: $3.97M
13. Tumbledown (2015)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to confront her loss and the ambiguous circumstances of his death.
Director: Sean Mewshaw | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Blythe Danner, Joe Manganiello
Votes: 8,043 | Gross: $0.14M
14. Very Good Girls (2013)
R | 91 min | Drama, Romance
Two New York City girls make a pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school. When they both fall for the same street artist, the friends find their connection tested for the first time.
Director: Naomi Foner | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen, Sterling Jones, Lenny Platt
Votes: 16,347
15. Blaze (2018)
R | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.
Director: Ethan Hawke | Stars: Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Josh Hamilton, Charlie Sexton
Votes: 3,638 | Gross: $0.07M
16. Country Strong (2010)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Music
A rising country-music songwriter works with a fallen star to work their way to fame, causing romantic complications along the way.
Director: Shana Feste | Stars: Garrett Hedlund, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester, Tim McGraw
Votes: 18,941 | Gross: $20.22M
17. Say You Will (2017)
TV-14 | 95 min | Drama
A recent high school graduate cares for his mother and navigates his first relationship in the wake of his father's suicide.
Director: Nick Naveda | Stars: Travis Tope, Katherine Hughes, Israel Broussard, Sam Trammell
Votes: 798
18. Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021)
R | 140 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
An intimate look at the singer-songwriter's journey, navigating life on the road, on stage, in the streets and at home, while creating her debut album.
Director: R.J. Cutler | Stars: Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell, Maggie Baird, Patrick O'Connell
Votes: 8,807
19. Girl Play (2004)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
Two real-life lesbian actresses meet by chance when they are cast as lovers in a local stage play, and end up actually falling in love.
Director: Lee Friedlander | Stars: Robin Greenspan, Lacie Harmon, Mink Stole, Dom DeLuise
Votes: 866
20. Dandelion (2024)
R | 113 min | Drama, Romance
It follows a singer-songwriter in a downward spiral as she takes a last effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago.
Director: Nicole Riegel | Stars: Thomas Doherty, Melanie Nicholls-King, KiKi Layne, Visionz2turnt
Votes: 8
21. Butterflies Are Free (1972)
PG | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A blind man moves into his own apartment against the wishes of his overprotective mother and befriends the freethinking young woman next door.
Director: Milton Katselas | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart, Paul Michael Glaser
Votes: 5,953 | Gross: $0.25M
22. Summer of Dreams (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama
Washed-up pop-star has to move back to her hometown and finds a new direction by teaching young music students at the local high school. Romance is not far behind.
Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: Debbie Gibson, Robert Gant, Pascale Hutton, Lane Edwards
Votes: 887
23. A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish (2019 Video)
PG | 85 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Despite her vain stepmother and mean stepsisters, an aspiring singer finds her own holiday miracle as she works as an elf at a Christmas-tree lot.
Director: Michelle Johnston | Stars: Laura Marano, Gregg Sulkin, Isabella Gomez, Johannah Newmarch
Votes: 7,711
24. George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
Not Rated | 208 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese examines the life of musician George Harrison, weaving together interviews, concert footage, home movies and photographs.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: George Harrison, Harry Harrison, Peter Harrison, Paul McCartney
Votes: 12,616
25. Lucky Them (2013)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A rock journalist is assigned to track down her ex-boyfriend.
Director: Megan Griffiths | Stars: Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church, Nina Arianda, Oliver Platt
Votes: 4,104 | Gross: $0.03M
26. One More Time (2015)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A New York City crooner plots his comeback.
Director: Robert Edwards | Stars: Christopher Walken, Amber Heard, Kelli Garner, Hamish Linklater
Votes: 3,544
27. The Idolmaker (1980)
PG | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Ray Sharkey, Tovah Feldshuh, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land
Votes: 1,500
28. Grace of My Heart (1996)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Edna wins a recording contract singing her own song at a competition in 1958. After trying to make it as a singer/songwriter for 11 months in NYC, she has success writing songs for others at the Brill Building.
Director: Allison Anders | Stars: Illeana Douglas, John Turturro, Sissy Boyd, Christina Pickles
Votes: 4,077 | Gross: $0.62M
29. Yellow Rose (I) (2019)
PG-13 | 94 min | Drama, Music
A Filipina teen from a small Texas town fights to pursue her dreams as a country music performer while having to decide between staying with her family or leaving the only home she has known.
Director: Diane Paragas | Stars: Eva Noblezada, Princess Punzalan, Sylvia Ramos, Liam Booth
Votes: 1,327
30. Disappearing Acts (2000 TV Movie)
R | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A couple in the midst of a tumultuous relationship fight to stay together.
Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood | Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Wesley Snipes, Michael Imperioli, Laz Alonso
Votes: 1,921
31. London Town (I) (2016)
R | 92 min | Drama, Music
In '70s London, a 14 year-old boy is introduced to the Clash by his estranged mother. It changes his life forever.
Director: Derrick Borte | Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Daniel Huttlestone, Dougray Scott, Natascha McElhone
Votes: 2,555
32. Trust the Man (2005)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After much drama, cheating, and trial separations, two men fight to save their respective relationships.
Director: Bart Freundlich | Stars: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Votes: 8,831 | Gross: $1.53M
33. Bloodthirsty (2020)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Horror, Music
Grey is an indie singer who is having visions that she is a wolf. When she gets an invitation to work with notorious music producer Vaughn Daniels at his remote studio in the woods she begins to find out who she really is.
Director: Amelia Moses | Stars: Lauren Beatty, Greg Bryk, Katharine King So, Judith Buchan
Votes: 1,736
34. Write Before Christmas (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
Jessica gets dumped before Christmas. She sends five Christmas cards that affect her BFF, brother, aunt, pop star, and past music/cello teacher, meeting her single, photographer son.
Director: Pat Williams | Stars: Torrey DeVitto, Chad Michael Murray, Lolita Davidovich, Grant Show
Votes: 3,296
35. The Song to My Heart (2022 TV Movie)
TV-G | 92 min | Drama, Romance
An organic tea shop owner helps a music sensation write lyrics for a new solo album.
Director: Paula Elle | Stars: Lanie McAuley, Sebastian Pigott, Martin Cummins, Leigh Rachel Faith
Votes: 358
36. Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2021)
PG-13 | 118 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
This documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, "Hallelujah".
Directors: Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine | Stars: Leonard Cohen, Nancy Bacal, Steve Berkowitz, Jeff Buckley
Votes: 1,288 | Gross: $1.06M
37. Paper Heart (2009)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn't fully understand: Love.
Director: Nicholas Jasenovec | Stars: Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera, Jake Johnson, Gill Summers
Votes: 8,592 | Gross: $1.27M
38. Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010)
PG | 112 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.
Director: Christopher Cain | Stars: Michael McKean, Bronson Pinchot, Cheech Marin, Jackie Welch
Votes: 913
39. Hard Luck Love Song (2020)
R | 104 min | Romance, Thriller
A gritty love story about a charismatic but down-on-his-luck troubadour living out of cheap motels and making bad decisions.
Director: Justin Corsbie | Stars: Michael Dorman, Sophia Bush, Dermot Mulroney, RZA
Votes: 542
40. The Day the Music Died/American Pie (2022)
94 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
50 years after its release, Don McLean shares the secrets behind his iconic song 'American Pie', one of the great musical touchstones of the 20th century.
Director: Mark Moormann | Stars: Peter Gallagher, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Garth Brooks, Brian Wilson
Votes: 559
41. Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
When strangers Cara and Heath are stranded before Christmas, they embark on an unexpected journey that may give them the miracles they've been hoping for.
Director: David Winning | Stars: Josh Henderson, Megan Park, Lindsay Maxwell, Paul McGillion
Votes: 1,851
42. Freedom Uncut (2022)
113 min | Documentary, Music
Freedom is George Michael's last and final work. George reflects on a life changing period of his life when he allows us access to his memories, thoughts, unseen footage and photographs never before seen.
Directors: David Austin, George Michael | Stars: Tony Bennett, Mary J. Blige, David Bowie, Naomi Campbell
Votes: 765
43. Small Town Saturday Night (2010)
R | 94 min | Drama
One day in the life of a small US town. Donnie, newly released from jail; Tommy the local cop separated from his wife; Rhett, preparing to leave to try his luck in Nashville. The story weaves these characters' stories.
Director: Ryan Craig | Stars: Shawn Christian, Chris Pine, Bre Blair, Kali Majors
Votes: 1,305
44. Listen to Your Heart (2010)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A singer/songwriter falls in love with a girl who can't hear the music she inspires him to write.
Director: Matt Thompson | Stars: Alexia Rasmussen, Kent Moran, Cybill Shepherd, Shirley Knight
Votes: 4,813
45. Louder Than Words (2017)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Drama, Music
A young musician named Ansel, and his unexpected encounter with Niall, an endearing, deaf dancer.
Director: Julio Dowansingh | Stars: Marcia Marcia Marcia, Apryl Wilson, Luke Farley, Madeline Miller
Votes: 280
46. Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Romance
With a wedding to plan, an engagement party to throw, and an inn full of surprise guests, the road to true love for Olivia and Mick takes a few unexpected twists and turns.
Director: Peter DeLuise | Stars: Jack Wagner, Merritt Patterson, Josie Bissett, Andrew W. Walker
Votes: 721
47. You Light Up My Life (1977)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Laurie has been in show business since she was a child. Her dream is to be a singer, songwriter and actress. Her father wants her to be a comedian like him and Laurie only tries because it ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Brooks | Stars: Didi Conn, Joe Silver, Michael Zaslow, Stephen Nathan
Votes: 835
48. Dio: Dreamers Never Die (2022)
127 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The first career spanning documentary on the heavy metal vocalist to be authorized by the artist's estate includes scenes with peers, family and friends; never before seen footage; personal photos.
Directors: Don Argott, Demian Fenton | Stars: Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio, Mick Wall, Dave Feinstein
Votes: 1,438
49. Christmas in Tune (2021 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Drama, Romance
The story of Belle, a marketing executive who is worried that she might lose her job.
Director: Emily Moss Wilson | Stars: Reba McEntire, John Schneider, Candice King, Justin David
Votes: 735
50. Wish You (2021)
102 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Shy keyboardist working for S. Korean music label discovers beautiful male street singer, is transfixed, falling in love at first sight. He shows the video to his boss, giving the singer a chance in the industry and a place in his heart.
Director: Do Joon Sung | Stars: Sang Lee, Kang Ye Na, Baek Seo-Bin, Kang In Soo
Votes: 1,315