Rave movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant rave movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, semi serious, independent film, humorous and psychological films and TV shows about / with rave, party, drug, nightclub, clubbing, lifestyle, nude, female nudity, dj and dancing plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Music genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
rave movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as rave: Ecstasy (2011), The Acid House (1998), Morvern Callar (2002), Beats (2019), Rolling (2007), Night #1 (2011), Ecstasy (2011), XOXO (2016), Flatliners (2017), Sorted (2000).

List of rave movies

 5.1
 2K
Ecstasy (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story: ECSTASY is a dark romantic comedy, based on the controversial book, “Ecstasy”, by Irvine Welsh. “Ecstasy”, was translated into 20 languages and was a number one bestseller in over 20 countries. Mr. Welsh’s first book, “Trainspotting”, ...
Style: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, tense, semi serious ...
Plot: rave, ecstasy, introspection, going straight, couples, fall in love, addiction, hopes, drug dealing, drug, clubbing, party ...
Time: 21st century
Place: britain, edinburgh scotland, scotland
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The Acid House (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story: THE ACID HOUSE is a surreal triptych adapted by "Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh from his acclaimed collection of short stories. Combining a vicious sense of humor with hard-talking drama, the film reaches into the hearts and minds of ...
Style: surreal, psychedelic, dark comedy, disturbing, humorous ...
Plot: drug abuse, rave, lsd, dark humor, surrealism, god, breast feeding, transformation, vengeance, murder, infidelity, family relations ...
Time: 90s
Place: scotland, europe
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 6.8
 12K
Morvern Callar (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Morvern Callar wakes on Christmas morning to discover that her troubled boyfriend has committed suicide, leaving behind the unpublished manuscript to his first novel and a sum of money intended to pay for his burial. Instead, Morvern attempts to use ...
Style: erotic, talky, psychological, serious, touching ...
Plot: self discovery, christmas, writers, desert, friendship, supermarket, life philosophy, road trip, friends, couple relations, best friend, twentysomething life ...
Time: year 2002, 90s
Place: scotland, spain, ibiza, europe, united kingdom
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 7.1
 5K
Beats (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: 1994, a small town in central Scotland. Best mates Johnno and Spanner, despite being total opposites, have a deep bond. Now on the cusp of adulthood, life is destined to take them in different directions – Johnno’s family are moving him to a new ...
Style: homoerotic, emotional, atmospheric, semi serious, social
Plot: rave, electronic music, homoerotic friendship, friendship, escape, best friend, gay, police, fight, social realism, dream, music ...
Time: 90s, year 1994, year 2019
Place: scotland, britain, england
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 5.4
 474
Rolling (2007)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A med student, a teenage runaway, a lawyer, a drag queen, a high school basketball player, a drug dealer, and a teacher all cross paths in the Ecstasy-riddled L.A. underground party scene. Rolling is a turbulent journey that takes a tough yet ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, captivating, psychedelic, independent film ...
Plot: drug abuse, clubbing, rave, drug overdose, lifestyle, society, drug dealing, social misfits, juvenile delinquency, youth, addiction, nightlife ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: los angeles
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 6.3
 922
Night #1 (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Clara and Nikolai meet at a sweat-soaked rave and end their night at his apartment. The first part of the film is an erotic and candid portrait of their lovemaking. When Clara tries to sneak out without saying goodbye, this typical hookup takes an ...
Style: sexy, talky, serious, sincere, realistic ...
Plot: one night stand, erection, young lovers, rave, slacker, sex, couples, conversation, introspection, twentysomething life, sexual relations, crazy love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, quebec
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 3.8
 809
Ecstasy (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: ECSTASY is a contemporary and relevant film about how drugs transcend all borders of society and affect every facet of our lives. But when it leaves it takes away your soul. A new party drug arrives on the rave scene in a college town and is ...
Style: touching, cerebral, realistic, serious, gloomy ...
Plot: sex, lifestyle, depression, college, drug abuse, sexual promiscuity, youth, life is a bitch, family problems, parents and children, campus, drug addiction ...
Time: 21st century
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 5.3
 7K
XOXO (2016)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: XOXO follows six strangers whose lives collide in one frenetic, dream-chasing, hopelessly romantic night.
Style: rom com, captivating, romantic, exciting, funny ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: festival, dating, rave, friendship, pop star, rock music, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, party, dancing, dj, singer, car ...
Place: usa
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 5.2
 54K
Flatliners (2017)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Five medical students, hoping to gain insight into the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring and dangerous experiment. By stopping their hearts for short periods of time, each triggers a near-death experience. As the ...
Style: disturbing, medical horror, serious, surprise ending, psychological horror ...
Audience: teens
Plot: hospital, haunted by the past, medical experiment, friendship, redemption, guilt, death, near death experience, afterlife, medical student, medical, obsession ...
Time: 2010s, year 2017, 2000s
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 5.9
 1K
Sorted (2000)
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A young lawyer gets more than he bargains for while investigating his brother's mysterious death.
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, independent film
Plot: nightclub, clubbing, rave, amateur detective, murder, uncover truth, investigation, nightlife, life is a bitch, danger, naked man, drug use ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: london, england
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 7.2
 16K
Berlin Calling (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A man tours clubs around the globe with his manager and girlfriend. On the eve of their largest album release he is admitted to a psychiatric clinic after overdosing at a gig.
Style: serious, realistic, rough, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot: techno, techno music, dj, drug abuse, mentally unstable, rehabilitation, drug trip, mental institution, lifestyle, musician's life, cocaine, party ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: berlin germany, germany
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 6.2
 61K
Fear (1996)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A 16 year old girl takes up with a charming young man who quickly shows his colors when he beats a friend simply for walking with her and then goes totally ballistic after she tries to break up with him.
Style: psychological thriller, psychological, sexy, sexual, psychosexual thriller ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: obsession, psychopath, dangerous attraction, fatal attraction, teenager, obsessive love, stalker, rape, danger, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, violence against women ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: seattle, usa, san francisco
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A Midsummer Night's Rave (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A Midsummer Night's Rave is a modern rave take on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream released in 2002
Style: independent film, realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: rave, clubbing, party, dj, shakespeare, club, tragic love, drug use, stoner, profanity, sexual content, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
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 5.5
 2K
Weekender (2011)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: 1990. The rave scene has arrived from Ibiza and warehouse parties are exploding across the UK bringing phenomenal wealth to the organisers. In Manchester, best mates Matt and Dylan are in their early 20's and long to be more than just punters. ...
Style: exciting, sentimental, realistic, serious
Plot: rave, drug dealing, gangster, ambition, friendship, dream come true, buddies, partner, clubbing, dj, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, party ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place: england, amsterdam, europe, ibiza, manchester
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Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA, Germany
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Vampire hunter Edgar Frog is destitute and nearly friendless, when the beautiful vampire-romance novelist Gwen Lieber offers him a small fortune to go on the vampire hunt of a lifetime and save her brother from an army of newborn vampires who use a ...
Style: black comedy, scary, suspenseful, surprise ending, serious ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: vampire, rave, missing person, reluctant partners, supernatural, human sacrifice, amateur detective, profanity, captive, island, brother brother relationship, rescue mission ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., california, usa
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24 Hour Party People (2002)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester's music to the world.
Style: witty, psychedelic, satirical, atmospheric, sincere ...
Plot: clubbing, music, rock and roll, punk, party, rave, biopic, skinny dipping, rock, businessman, musician, profanity ...
Time: 80s, 70s, year 2002, 20th century, 90s ...
Place: england, manchester, europe, northern england, united kingdom ...
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One Perfect Day (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Tommy Matisse, a gifted musician, undertakes an odyssey of self-discovery and tragedy in Melbourne's dance music scene.
Style: realistic, psychological, captivating, sentimental, gloomy ...
Plot: self discovery, musician's life, prodigy, lifestyle, couples, addiction, rave, redemption, nightclub, fall in love, drug abuse, overdose ...
Place: europe, australia, london, england
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It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
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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Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story: When stubborn, spotty Kevin and his equally hopeless best friend Perry go on holiday to the party island Ibiza, they see it as their big chance to become superstar club DJs and, more importantly, to lose their virginities. But they aren't ...
Style: humorous, feel good, not serious, sexy, sex comedy ...
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: nightclub, longing, youth, nothing goes right, rave, sexual humor, misfit, disorder, lifestyle, looking for sex, teenage life, teenage love ...
Time: 90s, 2000s
Place: ibiza, europe, spain
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 3.9
 257
Raving Maniacs (2005)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: At a rave, people give out glowing pills that turns people into zombies.
Style: psychedelic, indie film, teen horror, fast paced, suspense ...
Plot: zombie, rave, zombie outbreak, party, friends, electronic music, young adult, survival, teenager, underground, virus, mind control ...
Place: rhode island
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This Is England '90 (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Following on from This Is England ’86 and ‘88, this much-anticipated final chapter finds the gang embracing the rave scene of a new decade. But the utter hilarity and unadulterated joy of the second ‘summer of love’ soon gives way to a war ...
Style: realistic, serious, emotional, touching, retro ...
Plot: hippie, friendship, rave, racism, life is a bitch, love and romance, realism, society, misfit, drug, pop culture, angry ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: manchester, yorkshire, england
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 2.6
 211
DeadThirsty (2017)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Set in 1992, during a hallucinogenic drug nightmare infused with illicit partying and forbidden sex, young ravers discover the murderous world of the DeadThirsty.
Style: slasher, emotional, serious, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, massacre, rave, abandoned hospital, drug, nightmare, psychopath, party, murder, psycho killer, killing spree, masked killer ...
Time: 90s
Is relevant?
 7.2
 6K
The Bubble (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 117 min.
Story: The movie follows a group of young friends in the city of Tel Aviv and is as much a love song to the city as it is an exploration of the claim that people in Tel Aviv are isolated from the rest of the country and the turmoil it's going through. ...
Style: sincere, emotional, touching, serious, lgbt cinema ...
Plot: gay relationship, gay sex, sex, male nudity, gay love, gay, lgbtq, forbidden love, israeli, gay interest, lgbt, gay soldier ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: israel, middle east, tel aviv israel, palestine, idaho ...
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 7.2
 49
Happy Life (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story: New York Tunez, an all techno record store, is going under. The owner, Keith, a down and out trance DJ, struggles to cope with the changing cultural climate. In a final effort to save the store he organizes a rave. Unfortunately, 2009 is a far cry ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, sincere, humorous, light ...
Plot: rave, lifestyle, introspection, music, store, clubbing, city life, nightlife, satire, business, humour, social problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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 3.4
 427
The Choke (2006)
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A band playing their final gig in a former meat packing factory find themselves being stalked by a psychopath
Style: slasher, suspense, scary, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: rock, survival, teenage life, gory, rave, danger, stalking, murder, rock and roll, serial killer, hard rock, teenager ...
Time: 21st century
Is relevant?
 4.6
 494
Ravers (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When a contaminated energy drink turns an illegal rave into a nightmare, a germaphobic journalist has to overcome her deepest fears to get her friends out alive.
Style: horror comedy, dark comedy, thrilling, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot: virus, fear, journalist, rave party, rave, humanity, chaos, hospital, scientist, laboratory, research, epidemic ...
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 6.6
 5K
Groove (2000)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: An inside look into one night in the San Francisco underground rave scene.
Style: independent film, atmospheric, intense, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot: rave, dj, bisexual, drug dealing, lifestyle, drug, fish out of water, nightlife, city life, gay, party, drug use ...
Time: 90s
Place: san francisco, usa, new york, california
Is relevant?
 7.0
 18K
Sirat (2025)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Music, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A man and his son arrive at a rave lost in the mountains of Morocco. They are looking for Marina, their daughter and sister, who disappeared months ago at another rave. Driven by fate, they decide to follow a group of ravers in search of one last ...
Style: emotional, suspense, tense, intense, melancholic ...
Plot: rave, rave party, father son relationship, missing daughter, missing person, desert, fatherhood, family bonds, family drama, loss, disappearance, grief ...
Place: morocco, north africa
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 3.8
 585
The Ghouls (2003)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Eric Hayes is a stringer. One notch below the lowest rung of the journalistic ladder. A video vulture preying on police chases, ambulance runs, and random street violence, selling his footage to the highest bidder and living on a steady diet of ...
Style: scary, serious, bleak, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: cannibalism, zombie, journalism, danger, life is a bitch, deadly creature, supernatural, gory, rave, undead, eaten alive, xmas ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles
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Hotel Very Welcome (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: contemplative, realistic, humorous, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot: travel, tourist, self discovery, culture clash, friendship, society, rave, fish out of water, longing, tourism, inspiration, backpacking ...
Time: 21st century
Place: thailand, india, asia
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