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List of musician's life movies

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Stupid Hype (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Story: When the dopest white break dancer of the 1990's tries to bust a move but ends up busting an ankle instead, he seeks the wise counsel of a hip-hop grand master (Flavor Flav) to reinvent himself as an MC and rapper.
Style: humorous, realistic, not serious, parody, captivating
Audience: teens
Plot: goofy hero, hip hop culture, musician's life, ambition, rising to stardom, desire for fame, follow your dream, silly humor, performer's life, career change, music, hip hop ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa
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30 Days Until I'm Famous (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A Latina working in Los Angeles as a messenger is randomly discovered and fashioned into a pop music star.
Style: humorous, feel good, semi serious, realistic
Audience: date night
Plot: rising to stardom, musician's life, ambition, starting over, fall in love, teenage life, showbiz, teaching the ways of the world, lifestyle, wooing, couples, celebrity culture ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, california
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37: A Final Promise (2014)
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A rocker makes a pact to kill himself on his 37th birthday. 12 weeks before the release of his final album and the end of his life, he meets and falls in love with a woman who has a dark secret of her own.
Style: realistic, emotional, touching, serious, independent film ...
Plot: redemption, introspection, fall in love, musician's life, music band, haunted by the past, artists and showbiz, love and romance, life is a bitch, bittersweet, rock, terminal illness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The One I Wrote For You (2014)
Genre: Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: THE ONE I WROTE FOR YOU follows a songwriter who defers his dreams to support his family. He gets a second chance when his 10-year-old daughter, Gracie, secretly enters his name into a song writing contest/reality show. Fourteen original songs help ...
Style: serious, touching, sentimental, feel good, realistic
Audience: family outing
Plot: ambition, family relations, musician's life, rising to stardom, parents and children, contests and competitions, hopes, music, artists and showbiz, songwriter, father daughter relationship, aspiring musician ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, chicago, san antonio texas, new york
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The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story: The Jacksons are your average working-class family in Gary, Indiana; but when their father discovers the kids have an extraordinary musical talent they form a band. Winning talent show after talent show they soon hit it big when Motown calls. From ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, controversial
Plot: music, musician's life, music band, desire for fame, follow your dream, performer's life, youth, family problems, working class, black, crumbling marriage, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 70s, 80s, 1940s, 60s, 50s ...
Place: indiana, harlem, alabama, usa
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They Shoot Divas, Don't They? (2002)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Sloan McBride is an 1980s music star who is trying to hold on to her career. She hires Jenny as her assistant and Jenny seems to be the perfect employee. However, Jenny is actually planning her revenge because she blames Sloan for ruining her ...
Style: suspense, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Plot: psychopath, murder, vengeance, rivalry, rise and fall, musician's life, ambition, stalker, showbiz, artists and showbiz, mentally unstable, love and romance ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
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Soulbound (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 105 min.
Story: What if life blindsided destiny? What if happiness was found in the unlikeliest of places? When do we allow ourselves to embrace the new without fear of letting go of the past? Gil is a twenty year old young man that questions himself and the world. ...
Style: realistic, contemplative, captivating, psychological, serious ...
Plot: gay, musician's life, starting over, on the road, follow your dream, running away from home, twentysomething life, destiny, hopes, introspection, lgbt, friendship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil
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 6.5
 1K
Itsi Bitsi (2014)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 109 min.
Story: 1962 is the year when an entire generation lives life as though it was their last day. Young activist Eik Skaløe has his entire life turned upside down when he falls head over heels in love with the beautiful peace activist Iben Nagel Rasmussen, ...
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, touching, sexy
Plot: love triangle, dysfunctional relationship, love affair, fighting the system, musician's life, ambition, music band, rebellion, drug use, rock, love and romance, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: denmark, europe
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Taylor Swift: American Beauty (2012)
Genre: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
Story: Biography - Taylor Alison Swift has evolved into one of the most popular names in modern music. Her strong voice and natural charm has made her the most successful country music artist in history. At the tender age of 21, she's already sold ...
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, sincere
Plot: musician, ambition, musician's life, artists and showbiz, performer's life, pop singer, biopic, singer, strong female presence, country, country singer, fame
Time: 21st century
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Empire (2015)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, soap opera ...
Audience: teens
Plot: music, hip hop, music business, artists and showbiz, rapper, musician's life, ceo, sibling rivalry, family relations, ambition, african american family, gay son ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: usa, idaho, indiana, new york
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Revival (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The comedy Revival tells the story of four musicians whose rock band SMOKE broke up under uncertain circumstances in 1972 and who, each for their own reasons, decide to attempt a spectacular comeback. The reasons vary - money, longing for lost fame, ...
Style: realistic, not serious, humorous
Plot: aging, music band, musician's life, rocker, artists and showbiz, buddies, music, elderly, friends, rock, bossy wife, rebirth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, czech republic
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Bessie (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Style: realistic, emotional, serious, factual, historical drama ...
Plot: blues, black lgbt, african american, lesbian, rise to the top, musician's life, jazz, artists and showbiz, music, ambition, life is a bitch, rising to stardom ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, 1920s
Place: usa, indiana, southern usa, new york, tennessee ...
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The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story: This movie re-creates the life stories of the members of the rock group "The Beach Boys. The film focuses primarily on the Wilson brothers and their parents, but also includes stories about the rest of members of the band. A two-part television ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating
Plot: music band, musician's life, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, ambition, friends, teenage love, listener, beach boys, rock and roll, rock band ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: california, usa
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 15K
Pootie Tang (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to his battles against the evil Corporate America, who try to steal his magic belt and make him sell out by endorsing addictive products to his people. ...
Style: humorous, funny, not serious, feel good, witty ...
Audience: teens
Plot: blaxploitation, urban, righting the wronged, musician's life, fighting the system, folk hero, heroic mission, optimism, society, black, dishonesty, corporate crime ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, chicago
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 2K
The Song (2014)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The film follows aspiring singer-songwriter Jed King (Alan Powell) as he struggles to catch a break and escape the long shadow of his father, a country music legend. After reluctantly accepting a gig at a local vineyard harvest festival, Jed is ...
Style: serious, sentimental, uplifting, captivating, christian film ...
Audience: date night
Plot: musician's life, love affair, christian, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, music, couples, country singer, faith, unfulfillment, introspection, hopes ...
Time: 80s, 2000s, year 2006, year 1981, 21st century
Place: usa, nashville tennessee
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Canone inverso - Making Love (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Costanza is drinking a beer in a Prague pub, a summer night in 1968, while a violinist enters and starts playing a "canone inverso" for her. It is not a case, that music and that violin have a story behind that could concern her. It is the ...
Style: emotional, touching, captivating, serious, period piece ...
Plot: fall in love, friendship, world war two, love affair, violinist, holocaust, musician's life, violin, family relations, destiny, love and romance, musician ...
Time: 20th century
Place: prague, europe, czech republic
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Broken Hill (2009)
Genre: Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Tommy was born and raised on a rocky, drought-ridden sheep station in the middle of the Australian Outback.
Style: semi serious, realistic, sincere, touching, spiritual ...
Plot: prison, musician's life, music band, rebelliousness, family relations, teenage life, family life, parents and children, hopes, youth, artists and showbiz, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
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Seeing Double (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story: When the members of S Club complain about how tough it is to stay on top, they find themselves replaced by lookalikes... or are they?
Style: humorous, semi serious, captivating, stylized
Plot: musician's life, music band, mad scientist, artists and showbiz, disorder, friends, celebrity culture, showbiz, kidnapping, music, music and dance, pop music ...
Place: england, europe
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Jackpot (2001)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Sunny Holiday, an aspiring singing star, abandons his wife and young baby to set off on a nine-month tour of bleak western towns. He takes off with his road manager in a pink Chrysler in search of their own version of the American Dream: a country ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, independent film, offbeat ...
Plot: relationship vs career, ambition, obsessive quest, performer's life, lifestyle, musician's life, showbiz, on the road, family problems, crumbling marriage, artists and showbiz, road trip ...
Time: year 2001
Place: idaho, usa
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Tender Mercies (1983)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Alchoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
Style: touching, sentimental, realistic, atmospheric, sincere ...
Audience: family outing, date night
Plot: country music, character study, music, self discovery, small town, alcoholism, comeback, musician's life, starting over, divorce, love and romance, couples ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1983
Place: texas, midwest, austin texas, usa
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Turn It Up (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long-time pal Gage acting as his manager, he's trying to lay down a demo tape with cut-rate studio time. To pay the bills, he and Gage run ...
Style: disturbing, realistic, serious, rough, hood ...
Plot: hip hop, gang, friendship, lifestyle, musician's life, down on your luck, social decay, addiction, drug dealing, going straight, juvenile delinquency, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, new york
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Play It Loud! (2003)
Genre: Music, Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot: lifestyle, music band, musician's life, artists and showbiz, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, unfaithful boyfriend, financial problem, musician, german history, punk rock, gay couple, music ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: munich germany, germany, hamburg germany
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Crazy (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Crazy is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950s. Blessed with incomparable, natural talent, Hank Garland quickly established his reputation as the finest sessions player in Nashville.
Style: serious, realistic, sincere, contemplative, independent film
Plot: infidelity, womanizer, desire for fame, musician's life, rise and fall, ambition, rising to stardom, obsession, lifestyle, showbiz, relationship vs career, drug addiction ...
Time: 1940s, y2k, 60s, 70s, 1950s ...
Place: tennessee, usa, new york, florida, chicago ...
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Suck (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The film follows a petty rock band called the Winners, consisting of vocalist Joey Winner, bassist Jennifer, guitarist Tyler, drummer Sam, and French-Canadian roadie Hugo, along with their sleazy manager Jeff, as they tour across Canada and the USA ...
Style: cynical, parody, horror comedy, suspense, scary ...
Plot: vampire, supernatural, female vampire, rock, friends, musician's life, desire for fame, lifestyle, rock and roll, gory, blind ambition, concert tour ...
Time: 2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place: canada, usa
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My Way (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 148 min.
Story: A biopic of French pop star Claude Francois, most famous for co-writing the song 'My Way'. Tracing his life from his childhood in Egypt through his success in France to his untimely death in Paris in 1978.
Style: realistic, serious, sincere, sentimental, tragic
Plot: childhood, lifestyle, desire for fame, musician's life, womanizer, rising to stardom, family relations, showbiz, parents and children, music, biopic, singer ...
Time: year 2012, 60s, 70s, 20th century, 50s ...
Place: france, saint tropez, paris france, monte carlo, egypt
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 6.3
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Prison Song (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Elijah has been bounced from group home to group home throughout his turbulent young life. What has sustained him is his art. After a promised scholarship is taken away, Elijah ends up in a fight that result in the death of another boy. Now, ...
Style: serious, captivating, sincere, rough, hood ...
Plot: prison, injustice, hip hop, juvenile delinquency, musician's life, criminal heroes, redemption, prison life, life is a bitch, society, youth, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: africa
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The Last Ride (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The final days of Hank Williams.
Style: serious, captivating, touching, sincere, sad ...
Plot: country music, friendship, redemption, musician's life, starting over, rise and fall, road trip, rising to stardom, downfall, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, hopes ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, year 2010, year 1952, 1950s
Place: usa, alabama, ohio, west virginia, virginia
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Hilde (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A biography of Hildegard Knef, one of Germany's biggest post-war stars.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Plot: world war two, musician's life, performer's life, artists and showbiz, older man younger woman relationship, nazi germany, desire for fame, rise and fall, showbiz, human nature, music, lifestyle ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 60s, 50s, 1950s
Place: berlin germany, germany, europe
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Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but ...
Style: humorous, cult classic, not serious, feel good, witty ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot: music, showbiz, rock and roll, friendship, celebrity, teenager, fictional band, music band, lifestyle, musician's life, desire for fame, ambition ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york
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Worried About the Boy (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: In 1980 young George O'Dowd baffles his parents with his love of frocks and make-up and moves into a squat with kindred spirit Peter, who dresses as Marilyn Monroe and calls himself Marilyn. They make a splash at Steve Strange's trendy ...
Style: realistic, serious, sentimental, captivating, period piece ...
Plot: gay, musician's life, lifestyle, desire for fame, rise and fall, ambition, music band, rising to stardom, love and romance, anti conformity, love affair, addiction ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: england, london
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