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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Pinnacle records has the perfect plan to get their sinking company back on track: a comeback concert in LA featuring Aldous Snow, a fading rockstar who has dropped off the radar in recent years. Record company intern Aaron Green is faced with the ...
Style:
funny, humorous, not serious, teen, hilarious ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
intern, friends, showbiz, marijuana, rock and roll, satire, musician's life, lifestyle, plan gone awry, disorder, escapades, celebrity culture ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, las vegas, new york, california, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Romantic comedy about an ambitious teaching student, busy preparing for her final exams, whose studies are interrupted by a passionate affair with a jazz musician.
Twenty-one-year-old Valentine (Sophie Marceau) works part time as a teacher while ...
Style:
realistic, romantic, light, sentimental, retro ...
Plot:
musician, student life, couples, sexual content, love affair, relationship vs career, musician's life, student, ambition, youth, twentysomething life, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Animation, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tori is a blonde princess who is bored of living her royal life, and has dreams of becoming a popstar. Keira, on the other hand, is a brunette popstar who dreams of being a princess. When the two meet, they magically trade places, but after ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
kids, preschool
Plot:
barbie, princess, musician's life, friendship, pop music, musician, music, magic, best friend, friends, escapades, youth ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Set in Japan in the early 1990s, there's one rising band called LANDS, that is starting to find success amidst a flood of other bands. Asako and Miharu are two Tokyo high school students. When Miharu gives Asako her favorite indie rock band; a ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching, romantic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
musician's life, friendship, betrayal, rising to stardom, contests and competitions, coming of age, artists and showbiz, music, love and romance, music band, rivalry, desire for fame ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Marie leaves home to study the piano at the conservatory in Lyons. Through lack of money, she is obliged to share an apartment with Emma, a friend of the family who has lived alone since the death of her father. The two young women develop a strange ...
Style:
sexy, serious, psychological, sexual, tense ...
Plot:
dangerous attraction, lesbian, gender, lgbt, lesbian relationship, glbt, obsession, youth, love and romance, unfulfilled love, student life, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe, lyon
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Victorious is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon from March 27, 2010 until February 2, 2013. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega, a teenager who attends a performing arts high school ...
Style:
feel good, sitcom, semi serious, funny, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, friendship, lifestyle, teenage girl, hollywood, high school life, teenage life, teachers and students, singer, friends, high school student ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When his estranged daughter Miranda tragically dies, a retired musician sets out to complete the last song she wrote.
Style:
emotional, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
musician's life, daughter, tragedy, musician, father, ghost, loss, grief, bereavement, life is a bitch, problem, loss of daughter ...
Place:
georgia
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Russian poet, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was an idol of the 1970s and '80s. In 1980, at the age of 42, he passed away during the Moscow Olympic Games. This is the story of his last great love as handed down to his son from a family ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, dramatic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
drug addiction, musician's life, artists and showbiz, society, addiction, life is a bitch, kgb, songwriter, actor, concert, writers, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s, year 1979
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Brazil
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to make it happen.
Style:
serious, captivating, emotional, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
rags to riches, musician's life, success, obsession, death, rise to the top, lifestyle, society, parents and children, music, peasant, car accident ...
Place:
brazil, latin america
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet is diagnosed with a life threatening illness, the group’s future suddenly hangs in the balance as suppressed emotions, competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, intense, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
classical music, musician, aging, music, musician's life, rehearsal, ego clash, intrigue, friendship, life is a bitch, rivalry, overcoming ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Biography of rock star Jimi Hendrix chronicles his early career, including a stint with Little Richard who fired him for getting too flamboyant, to his tragic failure.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, gloomy
Plot:
musician's life, biopic, ambition, rising to stardom, prodigy, tragic hero, music band, life is a bitch, rise and fall, artists and showbiz, drug abuse, overdose ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.
Style:
surreal, atmospheric, sincere, lyrical, visually appealing ...
Plot:
musician, jazz, biopic, sex, songwriter, music, success, artist, female nudity, musician's life, art, introspection ...
Time:
60s, 80s, 20th century, 70s, 1940s ...
Place:
paris france, france, israel, europe, tokyo
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Blood, Sweat and Tears is a story about the life of Andre Hazes, a Dutch popular singer. It shows three crucial phases in the life of Hazes: his youth (in the 1960s), his breakthrough (1980s) and the last year of his life (early 2000s).
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot:
biopic, singer, musician's life, ambition, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, music, cultural icon, music industry, portrait, pop music, family drama ...
Time:
80s, 60s, 70s, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
netherlands, amsterdam, holland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the days leading up to Jeff Buckley's performance at his father's tribute concert in 1991.
Style:
captivating, realistic, atmospheric, gloomy, serious ...
Plot:
rock, musician's life, music, introspection, artists and showbiz, love and romance, lifestyle, ambition, art, biopic, junkie, punk ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When talented young singer, Roxie Santos, meets music producer, Eddie Marz, he promises her an amazing new lifestyle and a future record deal. All he needs her to do is first lend her voice to a celebrity with no singing talent. However, when things ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, serious, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
musician's life, teenage life, desire for fame, follow your dream, lifestyle, love and romance, youth, artists and showbiz, hopes, teenage love, music band, coming of age ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
19-year old Belle practices playing the violin diligently, but is unable to impart her music with a sensitive undertone. Her life changes when she discovers that sexual desire stimulates passion in her music.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sentimental, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lust, musician, coming of age, sex, young lovers, sex with a stranger, orgy, audition, sexual relations, male pubic hair, erection, unsimulated sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Ireland, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.
Style:
realistic, captivating, atmospheric, sincere, cult classic ...
Plot:
musician, rock star, music, biopic, rock, musician's life, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, infidelity, drug use, guitarist, rock music ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
england, london, seattle, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A black metal band it is about to split up. In their way to one last gig at Hellfest festival an accidental death triggers numerous misadventures to four metalheads.
Style:
not serious, realistic, exciting, humorous
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rock, buddies, music band, musician's life, on the road, friends, artists and showbiz, midlife crisis, comedy of errors, wanted, police investigation, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, Music, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a note written on his music sheet.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, horror musical, cult classic ...
Plot:
sniper, music, murder, secrets, prodigy, musician's life, haunted by the past, musician, piano, danger, comeback, kidnapping ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, england
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Its All Gone Pete Tong is a comedy following the tragic life of legendary Frankie Wilde. The story takes us through Frankie's life from one of the best DJ's alive, through subsequent battle with a hearing disorder, culminating in his ...
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, touching, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
pre-teens
Plot:
dj, music, disability, party, clubbing, recording studio, mute or deaf, addiction, rave, comeback, musician's life, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ibiza, canada
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.
Style:
touching, sentimental, humorous, feel good, uplifting ...
Plot:
opera, bullying, biopic, follow your dream, opera singer, talent show, lifestyle, musician's life, against the odds, self fulfillment, audition, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, venice, england
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A talented young singer and aspiring songwriter’s Christian faith and family ties are tested when she defies her worship-pastor father and pursues pop-music stardom in GRACE UNPLUGGED, a moving and inspiring new film that explores the true meaning ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, realistic, serious, christian film ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, family friendly
Plot:
christianity, religious, ambition, desire for fame, musician's life, lifestyle, teenage life, youth, society, family relations, once in a lifetime opportunity, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, alabama, usa, birmingham alabama
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A dark psychological drama, Shooting Livien explores the inner psyche of John Livien, a disillusioned New York musician who deals with a childhood trauma by claiming an alter ego. His band on the brink of success, fantasy becomes dangerously blurred ...
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
musician's life, addiction, drug abuse, music, life is a bitch, ambition, lifestyle, showbiz, alcohol abuse, nightlife, identity crisis, lgbt ...
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as singing group The Sapphires.
Style:
humorous, sweet, captivating, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
girl group, vietnam war, friendship, biopic, female singer, indigenous people, family relations, lifestyle, desire for fame, musician's life, ambition, goodhearted ...
Time:
60s, year 1968, 70s, year 1967, year 2012 ...
Place:
vietnam, australia, oceania, saigon, southeast asia ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A four-member teen girl group named the Cheetah Girls go to a Manhattan High School for the Performing Arts and try to become the first freshmen to win the talent show in the school's history. During the talent show auditions, they meet a ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, touching, teen ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, kids, pre-teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
friendship, biracial, high school, coming of age, showbiz, musician's life, follow your dream, fashion, music band, rising to stardom, lifestyle, teenage life ...
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A profile of John Lennon in the late 1960s as the Beatles are set to fall apart.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
rock, male pubic hair, music band, musician's life, the beatles, lifestyle, peaceful mission, couples, family relations, dysfunctional family, disagreement, music ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe, london
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Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment.
Style:
captivating, serious, adult animation, sexual, stylized ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
jazz, lovers apart, pianist, young lovers, love affair, desire, music, follow your dream, lifestyle, musician's life, deportation, youth ...
Time:
2010s, year 1948, 1940s, 20th century, 50s ...
Place:
cuba, paris france, las vegas, usa, new york ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his remarkable life. Kevin Spacey did his own singing for Beyond the Sea, recreating Bobby ...
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, touching, stylized, intense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
music, biopic, musician, showbiz, singer, nightclub, musician's life, lifestyle, rise and fall, rising to stardom, ambition, dancing ...
Time:
50s, year 2004, 60s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
usa, las vegas, italy, new york, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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
Style:
humorous, lyrical, feel good, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
radio, backstage, country music, musician's life, lifestyle, society, showbiz, artists and showbiz, music, singer, death, storytelling ...
Time:
year 2006, 70s, 21st century
Place:
minnesota, usa, chicago, wisconsin, texas ...
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Tremé takes its name from a neighborhood of New Orleans and portrays life in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane. Beginning three months after Hurricane Katrina, the residents of New Orleans, including musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and ...
Style:
sincere, touching, serious, sentimental, erotic ...
Plot:
musician, jazz, social problems, disappearance, musician's life, starting over, survival, tragic event, lifestyle, life turned upside down, talented, poverty ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa, louisiana
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