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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Finnish musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune. As they cross the country, trying to get to a wedding in Mexico, they are followed by the village idiot, who wishes to join the band.
Style:
road movie, humorous, funny, light, satirical ...
Plot:
music, road trip, rock and roll, music business, music band, career, family relations, artists and showbiz, siblings relations, dancing, rock band, culture clash ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s
Place:
usa, mexico, russia, finland, new orleans ...
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10K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Midler is the rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster (known as the Rose to her legions of fans), whose romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperiled by the demands of life on the road.
Style:
retro, serious, realistic, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
addiction, rock band, rock and roll, musician, singer, female singer, love, women, stalker, blues, rock, drug abuse ...
Time:
year 1979, 60s, 20th century, year 1969, 70s
Place:
usa, new jersey, new york
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill ...
Style:
funny, cult classic, light, humorous, slapstick ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
time travel, time machine, heaven, death, afterlife, robot, musician, escape, rock and roll, sent to the past, time, grim reaper ...
Time:
future, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death.
Style:
independent film, retro, psychotronic, thinking, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punk, punk rock, punk rocker, girl band, punk band, feminist, rock and roll, rock, fictional band, taunting, teenager, girl group ...
Time:
80s, year 1982, 20th century
Place:
usa, pennsylvania
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When a young rock group called The Mystery gets its first gig at a club, it's an opportunity to see what life is all about! Fresh out of high school, the rockers are hired by an exclusive beach resort thanks to a faded '60s songwriter. ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
rock and roll, friendship, women, rock, music, coming of age, teenager, teen angst, sexual content, profanity, friends, teenage life ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
hawaii, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.
Style:
funny, spoof, parody, satirical, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
musician, music, addiction, divorce, singer, marijuana, stupidity, success, rock, satire, farce, hip hop ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 80s, 90s, 60s ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam ...
Style:
grindhouse, mockumentary, erotic, independent film, contemplative ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punk, music, rock and roll, punk rock, rock, dancing, showbiz, subculture, musician, nudity, music business, male pubic hair ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
england, london, new jersey
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22K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
This Beatles film has an obscure Asian cult, that believes in human sacrifice, chasing Ringo after he accidentally put on the their victim's ceremonial ring. He is pursued by the cult, a pair of mad scientists, a member of a side cult that no ...
Style:
humorous, witty, surreal, light, absurd ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
the beatles, mad scientist, music, religious cult, rock and roll, good versus evil, heroic mission, curses spells and rituals, rock, musician, pop music, human sacrifice ...
Time:
60s
Place:
england, bahamas, europe, scotland yard, buckingham palace ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Eddie is your average 80's metal head teen. Now he's obsessed with his heavy-metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr who is killed in a hotel fire. Eddie becomes the recipient of the only copy of Curr's unreleased album, which when played ...
Style:
slasher, sexy, homoerotic, scary, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
halloween, heavy metal, bullying, demon, hard rock, satanic ritual, male nudity, bully, back from the dead, rock and roll, radio, sexual assault ...
Time:
80s
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44K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, War
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
"Hair" is a 1979 musical war comedy-drama film adaptation of the 1968 Broadway musical "Hair: An American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" about a Vietnam War draftee, Claude, who meets and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on ...
Style:
stylized, thought provoking, psychedelic, cult classic, feel good ...
Plot:
hippie, nudity, counterculture, vietnam war, broadway, anti war, music, rock and roll, dancing, male nudity, commune, lsd ...
Time:
60s, year 1979, 20th century, 70s
Place:
oklahoma, vietnam, new york, manchester, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A young man with a talent for music meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs.
Style:
captivating, exciting, realistic, sentimental, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
musician, rivalry, african american, motorcycle, singer, music, redemption, dysfunctional family, rock band, possessiveness, skinny dipping, dysfunctional marriage ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
minneapolis minnesota, minnesota, usa, north america
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK, West Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must thwart a plot to destroy their home town. Built around the music of the beatles, this musical uses ...
Style:
cult classic, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
rock and roll, music, the beatles, video arcade, resurrection, greed, disco, hysteria, interracial, hippie, musician, billboard ...
Time:
1940s, year 1978, 1930s, 1920s, 1910s ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA, Canada
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, teen, not serious, witty, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
satire, music, showbiz, rock and roll, friendship, fictional band, celebrity, music band, lifestyle, desire for fame, musician's life, disorder ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Animation, Drama, History, Music
Country: USA, Netherlands, UK, South Korea
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
American Pop is an American animated film that tells the story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music.
Style:
adult animation, intense, disturbing, sentimental, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
jazz, music, music business, songwriter, rock and roll, justice, dark hero, dysfunctional family, multiple storylines, family relations, love and romance, musician's life ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1981, 80s, 70s ...
Place:
new york, kansas, israel, russia, san francisco ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try anything to stop the store being absorbed by a large chain.
Style:
teen, cult classic, funny, rom com, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, date night, girls' night ...
Plot:
coming of age, woman urinating, music, rock and roll, workplace, sexuality, sexual attraction, promiscuous woman, rock, high school, friendship, pop star ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
atlantic city new jersey, seattle, atlantic city, new jersey
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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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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When a teen tries to set up a band at his school, his mother who was a big fan of Elvis Presley gets in a wreck he and his band members decides to kidnap Elvis and have him hooked up with his mother.
Style:
entertaining, surreal, light, road movie, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
rock and roll, twists and turns, storytelling, unlikely friendships, missing person, teenage life, odd couple, partner, kidnapping, musician, teenage boy, single mother ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
las vegas, north america, new jersey
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
From director Clint Eastwood comes the big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys. The film tells the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group ...
Style:
intense, stylized, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
music, biopic, music band, broadway, rock and roll, life philosophy, desire for fame, rising to stardom, ambition, showbiz, friends, performer's life ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
new jersey, usa
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14K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, factual, stylized, realistic ...
Plot:
jazz, music, biopic, drug abuse, addiction, heroin, drug addict, musician, childhood, character study, musician's life, showbiz ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, year 1988, 20th century, 50s
Place:
usa, brooklyn new york city, africa
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101K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock.
Style:
teen, cult classic, serious, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, kids, family outing ...
Plot:
dancing, high school, youth, dance, small town, love and romance, music, dancer's life, rebelliousness, rebellion, artists and showbiz, teenager ...
Time:
80s, 90s, year 1984, 70s, 20th century
Place:
utah, pittsburgh, usa
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
About sweeping love, rock & roll and getting rid of all that stale air of the fifties. You've got the good guys - that's Lulu and Jimi - and the bad guys: Lulu's mother Gertrud, her secret lover Schultz, the chauffeur, and a ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, touching, sincere, sexy ...
Plot:
forbidden love, rock and roll, love affair, lovers reunited, on the run, fall in love, on the road, love and romance, class society, interracial relations, racial tension, class conflict ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
germany
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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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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, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A hip and happenin' all girl rock group head to LA to claim lead-singer Kelly's inheritance and make it (and make it) in LA. Soon the girls fall into a morass of drugs and deceit as their recording success soars. It takes several tragedies ...
Style:
erotic, grindhouse, psychedelic, sexual, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
satire, lesbian, erotica, friendship, sexploitation, sex, hippie, price of fame, music industry, inheritance, hollywood, abortion ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off ...
Style:
retro, psychotronic, hilarious, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
racing, dancing, rock and roll, elvis presley, gambling, music, auto racing, dance, race, rock, car, casino ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1964, 80s
Place:
las vegas, nevada, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager hires ...
Style:
atmospheric, cult classic, neo noir, surreal, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rescue, abduction, kidnapping, singer, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, motorcycle, greaser, mercenary, rock and roll, homecoming, romantic rivalry, urban setting ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Albert Einstein is the son of a Tasmanian apple farmer, who discovers the secret of splitting the beer atom to put the bubbles back into beer. When Albert travels to Sydney to patent his invention he meets beatuiful French scientist Marie Curie, as ...
Style:
slapstick, surreal, humorous, mind bending, psychedelic ...
Audience:
kids, date night, teens
Plot:
beer, rock and roll, inventor, tasmanian devil, physics, absurdism, rock, atomic bomb, weirdo, love affair, autism, exploitation ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
australia, tasmania, paris france, sydney australia
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.
Style:
anthology, independent film, humorous, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
hotel, train, tourist, ghost, hotel room, rock and roll, drinking, recording studio, drunkenness, robbery, cafe, italian woman ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989
Place:
memphis, tennessee, usa, rome italy, tokyo ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams.
Style:
gothic, suspense, captivating, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
rock band, deal with the devil, rock and roll, music band, musician, sex scene, manipulation, stranger, price of fame, obsession, rock music, drug ...
Place:
moscow russia, indiana, australia, london
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music
Country: China, USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.
Style:
3d animation, captivating, exciting, computer animated, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly
Plot:
dog, musician, village, father son relationship, rock, singing, music, furry, rock and roll, cat, inspiration, deception ...
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