Rock music movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant rock music movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, melancholic, humorous, weird and serious films and TV shows about / with rock music, music, rock, rock and roll, musician, guitar, singer, punk, rock band and friendship plots mostly in Music, Drama and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as rock music: Almost Famous (2000), The Runaways (2010), The Dirt (2019), CBGB (2013), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Her Smell (2018), The Boat That Rocked (2009), Rock Star (2001), Hard Core Logo (1996), Last Days (2005).
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313K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band Stillwater – fronted by lead guitar ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, teen, road movie, semi autobiographical ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
coming of age, journalism, rock and roll, rock music, on the road, musician, musician's life, music, rock, fame, manic pixie dream girl, road trip ...
Time:
70s, 2000s, year 2000, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
california, new york, san francisco, phoenix arizona, seattle ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for the Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. Under the Svengalilike influence of ...
Style:
sexy, teen, stylized, emotional, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
rock music, lesbian, music band, music, teenage girl, coming of age, lesbian love, sex scene, teenage sexuality, teenager, biopic, revisionist history ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, japan, usa, tokyo
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60K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.
Style:
sexy, humorous, captivating, feel good, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
rock, rock music, heavy metal, guitarist, rock band, bassist, music band, singer, celebrity, drug, drummer, price of fame ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
los angeles, seattle
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12K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
CBGB looks at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal (Alan Rickman) in 1973 which launched thousands of bands.
Style:
captivating, sincere, realistic, serious, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punk, rock music, nightclub, punk rock, music band, rock and roll, rock band, music, rock, subculture, musician's life, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs like "Killer Queen", "Bohemian ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, rough, sexy, period piece ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
musician, music, lgbt, gay, aids, rock band, singer, rock music, musician's life, friendship between men, music industry, rock concert ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, year 1982, year 1975 ...
Place:
atlanta georgia, england, britain, edinburgh scotland, munich germany ...
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Greece, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.
Style:
psychological, rough, captivating, art house, f word
Plot:
rock music, addiction, drug use, friendship, husband wife relationship, nervousness, chaos, photographer, punk, punk rocker, drinking alcohol, guru ...
Place:
europe, new york state
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The Boat that Rocked is an ensemble comedy, where the romance is between the young people of the 60s, and pop music. It's about a band of DJs that captivate Britain, playing the music that defines a generation and standing up to a government ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, funny, light, colorful ...
Plot:
rock, radio, music, hippie, rock and roll, rock music, boat, musician, friendship, rebellion, marijuana, counterculture ...
Time:
year 2009, 20th century, 60s
Place:
london, britain, england
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47K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Rock Star tells the story of Chris Cole and a rock band called Steel Dragon. Cole is a photocopier technician by day, and the lead singer of a Steel Dragon tribute band called "Blood Pollution" by night.Internal struggles between the Steel ...
Style:
period piece, cult classic, melancholic, stylized, intense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
music, rock star, rock and roll, rock music, heavy metal, rock, rock band, orgy, rock concert, musician, success, audition ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, y2k, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania, pittsburgh, seattle, los angeles, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Bruce Macdonald follows punk bank Hard Core Logo on a harrowing last-gasp reunion tour throughout Western Canada. As magnetic lead-singer Joe Dick holds the whole magilla together through sheer force of will, all the tensions and pitfalls of life on ...
Style:
mockumentary, talky, humorous, intense, captivating ...
Plot:
rock music, punk, music, punk rock, on the road, existentialism, music band, rock and roll, artists and showbiz, friends, musician's life, ambition ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada, vancouver, winnipeg, los angeles, british columbia
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25K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The life and struggles of a notorious rock musician seeping into a pit of loneliness whose everyday life involves friends and family seeking financial aid and favors, inspired by rock music legend Kurt Cobain and his final hours.
Style:
psychedelic, art house, bleak, lyrical, intense ...
Plot:
musician, music, rock, rock music, depression, isolation, addiction, drug abuse, biopic, rock and roll, suicide, drug addiction ...
Time:
year 2005, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
seattle, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Finland, Norway, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Turo is stuck in a small village and the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. He and his bandmates have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from ...
Style:
road movie, humorous, captivating, feel good, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
heavy metal, rock, rock band, rock music, border, black metal, viking, small town, grave robbing, friendship, entertainment industry, punk ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
europe, scandinavia, eastern europe, finland
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123K
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
Style:
road movie, psychedelic, independent film, cult classic, avant garde ...
Plot:
road trip, hippie, on the road, existentialism, motorcycle, marijuana, rebelliousness, friendship, biker, self discovery, rock music, stoner ...
Time:
year 1969, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
california, new mexico, alabama, arizona, louisiana ...
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert ...
Style:
mockumentary, parody, funny, independent film, spoof ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heavy metal, satire, musician, music, rock music, rock and roll, profanity, concert tour, singer, dating, chauffeur, friendship ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, 70s
Place:
seattle, middle east, austin texas, atlanta georgia, north carolina ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young garage band in Sydney, is trying to make it big in Australia.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, semi serious, feel good, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rock music, music, loneliness, friends, lifestyle, rock and roll, rock, musician's life, music band, love and romance, punk rock, punk ...
Place:
australia, sydney australia, new zealand
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259K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Style:
costume drama, touching, historical drama, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
rock music, musician, career, based on real people, music, singer, biopic, singing, rock and roll, manager, death of protagonist, king ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 2020s, 70s, 60s ...
Place:
las vegas, memphis, nevada, germany
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208K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, touching, stylized, compassionate ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
musician, rock music, homosexual, homosexuality, biopic, lgbt, gay, rock and roll, addiction, pop music, rising to stardom, drug use ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 70s, 2010s, future ...
Place:
california, england, los angeles, london, new york ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with a collection of stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Style:
adult animation, erotic, stylized, atmospheric, sexual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
intergalactic, space station, heavy metal, good versus evil, rock, androids and robots, danger, blood, graphic violence, alien, nudity, flying car ...
Time:
future, year 1981, 80s
Place:
usa, pentagon, new york, new jersey, canada
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' ...
Style:
feel good, funny, entertaining, inspirational, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
music, teacher, teachers and students, musician, children, rock music, student, school, fish out of water, music band, rock concert, rock band ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, y2k, 80s, 21st century
Place:
america, new york, usa, los angeles, north america ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
TV show
Story:
The Herlihys are a working class family from Chicago whose three children take wildly divergent paths: Brian joins the Marines right out of High School and goes to Vietnam..
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, sincere, sentimental
Plot:
vietnam war, hippie, pregnancy, unrequited love, high school football, passion, drug abuse, civil rights, protest, concert, politician, rock music ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
woodstock, vietnam, chicago, los angeles, san francisco ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, anime, slapstick comedy ...
Plot:
music, rock, hopes, rock music, ambition, follow your dream, disorder, friends, musician's life, hidden identity, lifestyle, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
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25K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, sexy, sensual, controversial ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
sex, sexuality, strong sexual content, explicit sex, sex scene, lust, erection, sexual desire, desire, unsimulated sex, intercourse, sensuality ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, antarctica, britain, europe, england
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the early years of the hard rock band, Def Leppard, the group faces both success and personal tragedies such as drummer, Rick Allen losing his arm in a car accident and guitarist Steve Clark's alcohol addiction.
Style:
captivating, disturbing
Plot:
heavy metal, musician, rock music, music band, hard rock, rehearsal, desire for fame, musician's life, alcohol abuse, ambition, coping, direction and purpose ...
Time:
80s
Place:
britain
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Genre: Horror, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Radioactive waste dumped off the coastline creates mutant monsters. The beasts attack slumber parties, beaches, tourists, and terrorize a waterfront community as a scientist, his daughter, her boyfriend and the local police try to find a way to stop ...
Style:
semi serious, scary, humorous, grindhouse, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
beach, beach party, sea monster, mutant, monster, teenager, voodoo, rock music, voodoo doll, teenage girl, deadly creature, black maid ...
Time:
60s
Place:
long island, connecticut, new york
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6K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.
Style:
realistic, emotional, touching, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
elvis presley, music, rock music, biopic, musician's life, price of fame, rags to riches, rock and roll, celebrity culture, desire for fame, music band, showbiz ...
Time:
50s, 60s, 1950s
Place:
las vegas, mississippi
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8K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: Russia, France
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Leningrad, one summer in the early eighties. Smuggling LP’s by Lou Reed and David Bowie, the underground rock scene is boiling ahead of the Perestroika. Mike and his beautiful wife Natasha meet with young Viktor Tsoï. Together with friends, they ...
Style:
inspirational, romantic, art house, art film, black and white ...
Plot:
rock, musician's life, youth, destiny, skinny dipping, rock music, musician, male pubic hair, male nudity, husband wife relationship, drinking, love triangle ...
Time:
80s
Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia
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Genre: Horror, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Teens in a small conservative town are turned into evil demons thanks to the music of the titular heavy metal band.
Style:
satanic, demonic, surprise ending, horror musical, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
heavy metal, teacher, rock music, demon, supernatural, rock concert, monster, rock, rock band, small town, hard rock, rock and roll ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Lestat de Lioncourt is awakened from his slumber. Bored with his existence, he has now become this generation's new Rock God. While in the course of time, another has arisen, Akasha, the Queen of the Vampires and the Dammed. He wants immortal ...
Style:
gothic, sexy, atmospheric, suspenseful, light ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
vampire, goth, rock star, brutality, fatal attraction, vampirism, vampire human love, supernatural, immortality, love triangle, vengeance, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
2000s, y2k, year 2002, 1780s, 18th century
Place:
new orleans, america, california, usa, europe ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA, China, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After touring the world, Bodi takes some time off and returns to his village. When he learns that the girl group, K-9, doesn't know who rock legend Angus Scattergood is, he is compelled to join the musical competition show, “Battle the ...
Style:
funny, entertaining, captivating, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
competition, rock music, music competition, dog, music, anthropomorphic animal, rock band, anthropomorphic dog, interspecies friendship, singing, contest, contests and competitions ...
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: Peru
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Based on a theater musical, this movie is set in the city of Lima, Peru during the end of the 80's. The plot is about a group of youngsters from Lima who are participating in a contest for the best new Peruvian rock band. All these while they ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, semi serious, period piece, emotional ...
Plot:
rock music, adolescence, coming of age, musician's life, music, love affair, competitor, grownups, love interest, life, musician, record producer ...
Place:
latin america
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Three old friends who used to be part of a rock band reunite at the fourth member's funeral. They decide to band back together with the deceased's estranged son serving as the new fourth member.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, melancholic, comedy drama
Plot:
rock band, rock music, friendship, musician, nostalgia, bittersweet, midlife crisis, music band, musician's life, blind ambition, ambition, escapades ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
south korea, seoul
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