Aspiring musician movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant aspiring musician movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, touching, feel good, humorous and psychological films and TV shows about / with aspiring musician, musician, music, singer, teenager, love and romance, love, friendship, youth and boyfriend girlfriend relationship plots mostly in Drama, Music and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as aspiring musician: Nowhere Boy (2009), Whiplash (2014), The Idol (2015), Infamy (2023), Food of Love (2002), Brown Sugar (2002), LOL (2012), Yesterday (2019), One-Way Ticket to Mombasa (2002), Save the Last Dance 2 (2006).

List of aspiring musician movies

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 7.1
 39K
Nowhere Boy (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The drama tells the story of Lennon's teenage years and the start of his journey to becoming a successful musician. The story also examines the impact on his early life and personality of the two dominant females in his childhood
Style: sentimental, intense, emotional, sincere, witty ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: musician's life, music, rock and roll, coming of age, the beatles, follow your dream, biopic, prodigy, adolescence, rock, dysfunctional family, artist ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, 60s, 1940s, 1950s ...
Place: europe, england, liverpool, hamburg germany, new zealand
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 8.5
 976K
Whiplash (2014)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Style: motivational, dramatic, psychological, inspirational, realistic ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, teen drama, adult
Plot: music, jazz, obsession, mentor, teachers and students, follow your dream, emotional abuse, desire for fame, drummer, musician's life, musician, public humiliation ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place: peru, manhattan new york city, new york, usa
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 6.7
 2K
The Idol (2015)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, Qatar, Netherlands, Egypt, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."
Style: captivating, humorous, inspirational, sincere, social
Plot: competition, singer, audition, musician, brother sister relationship, aspiring musician, aspiring singer, border crossing, funeral, world war, teenager, boy ...
Time: year 2005, year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: palestine, cairo egypt, middle east
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 7.3
 760
Infamy (2023)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Caught between her Roma roots and pressure from her friends, a 17-year-old girl aspires to become a hip-hop musician despite her parents' strict rules.
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating
Audience: teen drama
Plot: music, teenage girl, aspiring musician, female protagonist, hip hop, coping, teenage life, ambitious woman, musician, adolescence, hip hop culture, ambition ...
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 6.1
 2K
Food of Love (2002)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Spain, Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Young aspiring pianist attracts attention of famous musicians. Chance encounters bring them together but expectations must be managed by all.
Style: serious, emotional, sentimental, touching, realistic ...
Plot: gay, gay teenager, lgbt, family relations, love affair, gay relationship, youth, lifestyle, musician's life, passionate interest, spouse leaving, lgbtq ...
Place: new york, barcelona, usa, san francisco, spain ...
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 6.5
 10K
Brown Sugar (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Sidney is a writer who's just left her L.A. Times music review gig to edit New York hip-hop magazine XXL. Dre is an executive with a hip-hop record company based in New York. They've known each other since they met as children, when both ...
Style: romantic, intense, touching, feel good, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, adult
Plot: hip hop, wedding, friendship, infidelity, music, fall in love, black, dating, best friend, looking for love, couples, happy ending ...
Time: year 2002
Place: new york, los angeles, usa
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 4.4
 58K
LOL (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola's mom, Anne, ...
Style: romantic, light, feel good, teen, realistic ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: teen romance, teenage life, teenage love, high school life, youth, love and romance, high school, mother daughter relationship, high school romance, coming of age, happy ending, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: paris france, france, chicago
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 6.8
 166K
Yesterday (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Country: UK, China, Japan, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles.
Style: romantic, feel good, sincere, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: family friendly, adult
Plot: the beatles, musician, rock star, moral dilemma, alternate reality, music, alternate dimension, alternate timeline, plagiarism, parallel universe, rock concert, male female friendship ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019, year 2004, 21st century
Place: england, liverpool, united kingdom, los angeles, moscow russia
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One-Way Ticket to Mombasa (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Pete loses his consciousness while playing in a pop band. The diagnosis is harsh and the doctor cannot say for sure whether Pete will celebrate his 18th birthday. One night, encouraged by the vodka on Jusa's 18th birthday, Pete confesses his ...
Style: road movie, semi serious, sentimental, touching, humorous ...
Plot: hospital, on the road, life is a bitch, tragic hero, child illness, unfulfillment, love and romance, young adult, illness, friendship, dream, death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: finland
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Save the Last Dance 2 (2006)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Sara joins Julliard in New York to fulfill her and her mother's dream of becoming the Prima ballerina of the school. She befriends her roommates, Zoe and Miles, who teach hip-hop classes. She has ballet classes with the rigid and famous Monique ...
Style: feel good, serious, realistic, teen
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot: street dance, music, interracial relations, dance, dancing, cinderella story, love and romance, follow your dream, hopes, hip hop, teachers and students, hardcase students ...
Time: 2000s
Place: usa, new york, chicago
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 6.0
 253
Pop World (2005)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: Russia
Duration: 111 min.
Story: 18-year old girl, called Slavka, born in a small northern town, comes to Moscow - to become a singer or a real pop-star. She got no cash, but just the business card of one of the most famous music producer, called Larisa. But Slavka appears to be ...
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: producer, ambitious woman, desire for fame, aspiring musician, rock music, ambition, aspiration, musician's life, music, music business, career, musician ...
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Andy And The Band (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 14 min.
TV show
Story: Andy and the Band risk missing their next gig by taking on super-weird Odd Jobs for their fans. A madcap mix of songs, slapstick and silliness.
Style: slapstick, captivating, exciting, funny, humorous ...
Plot: music business, musician, group of friends, music and dance, rock music, music band, group, music industry, pop music, music, rock band, aspiring musician
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 7.9
 2K
Quartet (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Maki Maki, Sebuki Suzume, Beppu Tsukasa and Iemori Yutaka happen to meet and form a quartet. They even begin to live together in Karuizawa during the winter, but there is a big hidden secret.
Style: serious, thrilling, captivating, dramatic, psychological
Plot: music, musician, musician's life, female singer, music band, singing, secret, aspiring musician, relationships, female musician, problem, singer ...
Place: japan
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 9.4
 8
Feedback (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Feedback is about finding new creative ways to doubt yourself. It's about half-quitting toxic influences, being smug at low budget art events, and writing what you know when you feel like you're too young to know anything. Feedback is ...
Style: surreal, feel good, captivating, humorous, entertaining ...
Plot: roommate, musician, writers, surrealism, aspiring musician, creativity, music, young man, humour, musician's life, young girl, young adult ...
Place: melbourne
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 6.5
 27
Soldout (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Russia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The music label that rapper Drumma'K works with is reminiscent of a dysfunctional family in which everyone pursues only their own interests. The concept of "Sold Out" is a landmark for every artist. This is not just a successful ...
Style: emotional, captivating, disturbing, realistic, light ...
Plot: hip hop, rap, rapper, hearing voices, musician's life, creative block, musician, music business, rap star, crisis, male protagonist, rehearsal ...
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 6.6
 223
THE iDOLM@STER (2011)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: THE IDOLM@STER follows 13 girls from the 765 Production Studio, whose sole goals is to become the top idols in the Japanese entertainment industry. Along with the laughs, struggles and tears that are inherently part of this journey, you will cheer ...
Style: anime, sincere, uplifting, touching, captivating ...
Plot: idol, pop music, aspiring singer, music industry, friendship, musician, stage fright, female singer, singer, aspiring musician, fame, backstage ...
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 4.5
 337
Bad Tutor (2018)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: When a single mom hires a tutor to help her daughter graduate high school, the tutor becomes dangerously obsessed.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: teacher student romance, teacher student relationship, tutor, romantic obsession, single mother, relationships, male female relationship, relationship problems, love affair, family problems, forbidden love, love interest ...
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 8.7
 66K
Peep Show (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Peep Show is an award-winning British sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. The television programme is written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, with additional material by Mitchell and Webb amongst others. It has been broadcast on Channel ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, funny, feel good, not serious ...
Plot: slacker, roommate, odd couple, socially awkward, point of view, satire, humour, neighbor, everyday life, friendship between men, unlikely friendships, buddies ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: london, england, europe
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 6.7
 128K
If I Stay (2014)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam, a rock ...
Style: touching, emotional, sad, tear jerker, uplifting ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: love, teenager, hospital, teenage girl, family drama, love and romance, teenage love, teenage life, youth, death in the family, out of body experience, high school ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, indianapolis indiana, portland oregon
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 6.4
 174K
She's the Man (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Viola Johnson is in a real jam. Complications threaten her scheme to pose as her twin brother, Sebastian, and take his place at a new boarding school. She falls in love with her handsome roommate, Duke, who loves beautiful Olivia, who has fallen for ...
Style: romantic, feel good, funny, teen, romantic comedy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, kids ...
Plot: high school, teenager, soccer, cross dressing, tomboy, roommate, teenage love, teen romance, high school life, teenage life, hidden identity, gender disguise ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, london
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Running on Empty (1988)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been ...
Style: touching, serious, political, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot: coming of age, music, vietnam war, radical, hidden identity, follow your dream, love, parents and children, haunted by the past, eccentric family, rebelliousness, society ...
Time: 80s, 70s, year 1988, 20th century, 60s ...
Place: new jersey, new york, oakland california, usa, florida ...
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A Little Help (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: It's a movie for everyone whose life has been thrown off-course, out of whack, or simply not turned out the way they planned it. In other words, it's a movie for everyone, period. Set in suburban Long Island in the summer of 2002, with the ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, touching, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: lie, lifestyle, dishonesty, single parent, infidelity, love and romance, family relations, couples, family problems, death in the family, lawsuit, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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 6.7
 612
Farewell Song (2019)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A female duo band "Haruleo" hires a handsome roadie Shima. Contrary to their success, adding a male leads them to the love-triangle. They set out on their final tour after deciding the break-up.
Style: romantic, melancholic, touching, psychological, sexy ...
Plot: lesbian, lesbian love, singer, lesbian relationship, lesbianism, lesbian interest, love and romance, society, lgbt, love affair, fall in love, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Billy, a struggling young gay photographer (who likes Polaroids), tired of being the "other man", falls in love with Gabriel, a waiter and aspiring musician who is probably straight but possibly gay or at least curious. Billy tries to get ...
Style: light, semi serious, humorous, erotic, witty ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, lgbt, hollywood, relationships, stereotypes, artists and showbiz, fall in love, lgbtq, lifestyle, celebrity culture, gender, gay interest ...
Time: year 1998, 90s
Place: los angeles, california, usa, indiana, san francisco
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 5.9
 511
Wheeler (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The story of an aspiring musician from Kaufman, Texas who travels to Nashville with the lifelong dream of trying his hand at country music. By embodying the title character under prosthetic make up, actor Stephen Dorff successfully infiltrates Music ...
Style: mockumentary, independent film
Plot: aspiring musician, american south, car crash, actress playing herself, musician, car accident, ranch, songwriter, cameraman, haunted by the past, recording studio, music industry ...
Time: year 2008
Place: nashville tennessee, texas, southern usa
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 5.9
 274
Restless City (2011)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Tells the story of an African immigrant surviving on the fringes of New York City where music is his passion, life is a hustle and falling in love is his greatest risk.
Style: contemplative, realistic, atmospheric, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: immigrant, society, city life, fall in love, music, social misfits, love, african, couples, rivalry, hustler, self discovery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, africa, manhattan new york city, west africa ...
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 7.5
 12K
Clouds (2020)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.
Style: heartbreaking, touching, compassionate, teen, tear jerker ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: cancer, teenager, terminal illness, star crossed lovers, dying, dealing with death, dream, follow your dream, life is a bitch, hopes, love and romance, first love ...
Time: 2020s
Place: minnesota
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Creation Stories (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder Alan McGee; the man responsible for supplying the “Brit Pop” soundtrack to the ‘90s, a decade of cultural renaissance known as Cool Britannia. From humble ...
Style: captivating, thought provoking
Plot: musician's life, historical figure, music, historical character, producer, celebrity, social relations, father son conflict, interview, recording studio, rock concert, aspiring musician ...
Time: 90s, 70s, 80s
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 7.0
 13K
Aquarius (2015)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: In the late 1960s, a Los Angeles police sergeant with a complicated personal life starts tracking a small-time criminal and budding cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his “cause.” The name of that man is Charles Manson.
Style: tense, stylized, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, family friendly
Plot: police detective, hippie, missing person, police investigation, murder, charles manson, policewoman, party, drug, police station, name calling, teenage girl ...
Time: year 1967, 20th century, year 1969, year 1968, 60s
Place: usa, los angeles, california
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Too Late Blues (1961)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Ghost is an idealogical musician who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself.
Style: crying
Plot: music and dance, jazz, bar fight, bare chested male, piano, children, older woman younger man relationship, interracial friendship, talent agent, countess, fistfight, music industry ...
Time: year 1961
Place: los angeles
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