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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Music
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.
Style:
atmospheric, satanic, dark comedy, demonic, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
heavy metal, demon, teenage boy, bullying, music, supernatural, high school student, hard rock, black metal, demonic possession, blood, stoner ...
Place:
oceania, new zealand, new jersey
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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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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
What happens when the coolest rock star in the world is held hostage by the hottest sorority babes on campus? The most outrageously rockin' seriously sexy Sorority House Party of all time! Staring ravishing Playboy cover-girl Avalon Anders, ...
Style:
sex comedy, lighthearted, sensual, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sorority, rock star, rock and roll, party, hostage, seduction, college campus, kidnapping, sexploitation, male protagonist, glamour, campus ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Tony Manero is a Brooklyn paint-store clerk who'd give anything to break out of his dead-end existence. In life, Tony is a peasant; on the disco dance floor, he's a king. As the soundtrack plays one Bee Gees hit after another, white-suited ...
Style:
sexy, sentimental, rough, teen, light ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
dancing, disco, dance, coming of age, dancer, nightclub, friendship, profanity, music, working class, slut, pizza ...
Time:
70s, year 1977, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, north america, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along ...
Style:
sentimental, hood, independent film, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
music, friendship, racism, black, rock and roll, african american, drug addiction, music business, rise and fall, blaxploitation, black history, corruption ...
Time:
60s, year 1991, 70s, 20th century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Courtney, the sister of a survivor from the 1st movie and the members of her rock band go to a condo for the weekend to play music and have fun with their boyfriends. Courtney's dreams are of her sister, who is in a mental institution, warning ...
Style:
sexy, surreal, grindhouse, bloody, slasher ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
killer, serial killer, rock and roll, high school, gory, exploitation, rock, murderer, body horror, violence, blood, female nudity ...
Time:
80s
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229K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven -- watched over by a hypnotic crow -- returns from the grave to exact revenge.
Style:
gothic, suspenseful, dark fantasy, rough, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
vengeance, supernatural, vigilante, good versus evil, goth, halloween, murder, superhero, afterlife, justice, revenge, vigilantism ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, near future, 20th century
Place:
michigan, seattle, detroit
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min.
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Story:
Ku’damm 56 is a German television trilogy about the 50s youth generation in the period between the end of World War II and the German Wirtschaftswunder.
Style:
saga, sincere, thought provoking, captivating, family saga ...
Plot:
post war germany, dance school, rock and roll, musician, sister sister relationship, mother daughter relationship, lifestyle, family relations, overprotective parent, family life, sisters, teenage rebellion ...
Time:
1950s, year 1956, 20th century, 50s
Place:
germany, berlin germany, west berlin west germany, west germany
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Discouraged by her lack of success and her parents' disapproval of her career choice, a struggling singer is about to give up on her dream when her manager cooks up a scandal designed to finally bring her some long-awaited fame.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, semi serious, satirical, captivating
Plot:
music industry, ambition, female protagonist, rock and roll, rock band, scandal, musician, music manager, aspiring musician, rock, satire, record producer ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
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176K
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A mother and her two teenage sons move to a seemingly nice and quiet small coastal California town yet soon find out that it's overrun by bike gangs and vampires. A couple of teenage friends take it upon themselves to hunt down the vampires ...
Style:
black comedy, cult classic, gothic, horror comedy, scary ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot:
vampire, small town, single mother, supernatural, amusement park, goth, teenage boy, vampire hunter, fear, coming of age, brother brother relationship, blood ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, wisconsin, pacific ocean, georgia ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A biography of Ian Dury, who was stricken with polio at a young age and defied expectations by becoming one of the founders of the punk-rock scene in Britain in the 1970s.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, touching, cult classic, teen ...
Plot:
disability, biopic, rock and roll, human spirit, desire for fame, follow your dream, ambition, lifestyle, couples, musician's life, hopes, rising to stardom ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 60s, 50s, 20th century ...
Place:
england, ireland, europe
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Scott Pilgrim is a 23 year old Canadian slacker and wannabe rockstar who falls in love with an American delivery girl, Ramona V. Flowers, and must defeat her seven "evil exes" to be able to date her.
Style:
stylized, entertaining, funny, visually stunning, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
magic realism, coming of age, twentysomething life, music band, musician, rock, dating, fight scenes, manic pixie dream girl, love and romance, hipster, teenage girl ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
canada, montreal, north america, toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
"Touring makes you crazy," Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this film came to him while the Mothers of Invention were touring. The story, interspersed with performances by the Mothers and the Royal Symphony Orchestra, is a ...
Style:
surreal, mondo, cult classic, independent film, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rock, rock and roll, trippy, musician, music, satire, surrealism, rock musician, rock music, counterculture, pop music, dancing ...
Time:
year 1971, 70s
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6K
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:
parody, cynical, black comedy, horror comedy, suspense ...
Plot:
vampire, dark humor, female vampire, rock, friends, lifestyle, desire for fame, musician's life, rock and roll, gory, blind ambition, dracula ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
canada, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the sordid life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones, who was found in the bottom of his swimming pool weeks after being let go from the band.
Style:
realistic, serious, erotic, captivating, retro ...
Plot:
rock, musician, music, drug abuse, musician's life, showbiz, male nudity, rock star, orgy, swimming, swimming pool, rise and fall ...
Time:
year 2005, 60s
Place:
britain, paris france, morocco, munich germany, london
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899
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Light the Rock 'n Roll spark with a Flame in the guise of Dave, Noddy, Jim and Don and their showcase of the rise and demise of rock band Flame. Set in the hardships of North England's seventies working class society and music scene. This ...
Style:
offbeat, independent film, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
rock and roll, rock star, fictional band, swing, rock, friends, music, musician's life, lifestyle, music band, rise to the top, rising to stardom ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Greece, France
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries, it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable younger sister.
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, artsy, philosophical, stylized ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
vampire, goth, love, immortality, blood, supernatural, vampirism, eternal life, death, musician, fate of humanity, vampire bite ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 90s, year 1975, year 1968 ...
Place:
tangier morocco, detroit
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16K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A high school social outcast and the popular girl bond through a shared love of music.
Style:
romantic, teen, humorous, semi serious, light ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
teenager, high school, music, teenage love, hopes, friends, love and romance, rock and roll, rock, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, adolescence ...
Time:
year 2009, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa, california, texas, canada
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his remarkable life. Kevin Spacey did his own singing for Beyond the Sea, recreating Bobby ...
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, touching, stylized, intense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
music, biopic, musician, showbiz, singer, nightclub, musician's life, lifestyle, rise and fall, rising to stardom, ambition, dancing ...
Time:
50s, year 2004, 60s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
usa, las vegas, italy, new york, pacific ocean ...
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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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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A new-wave extravaganza in which a young woman wants to become the next big singer with the help of her friends and despite the wishes of her working class family.
Style:
erotic, realistic, laugh out loud, psychotronic, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
couples, hopes, friends, cinderella story, love and romance, follow your dream, artists and showbiz, ambition, showbiz, rising to stardom, musician's life, rock and roll ...
Time:
80s, year 1982
Place:
australia, sydney australia, new south wales
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, biting, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
music, music business, rock and roll, showbiz, rock music, love and romance, human nature, ambition, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, musician's life, rising to stardom ...
Time:
year 1980, 50s, 60s, 1950s, 80s
Place:
new jersey, new york, memphis, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, ...
Style:
teen sex comedy, humorous, sexy, funny, teen ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
high school, coming of age, abortion, friendship, teenager, stoner, shopping mall, teacher, sex scene, teenage pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy, high school student ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, southern california, usa
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Fox and Jett play a brother and sister who are lead performers in a rock band, The Barbusters, in Cleveland, Ohio. The sister, Patti Rasnick, is an unmarried mother and has a troubled relationship with her own mother, who is deeply religious. ...
Style:
touching, independent film, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
rock band, rock and roll, rock, cancer, music, hospital, working class, death, brother sister relationship, medical, club, siblings ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
ohio, cleveland ohio
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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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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In a post-apocalyptic world where the Russians have taken over a nuked USA and Elvis is king of Lost Vegas, Buddy is a '50s rocker and wandering warrior rolled into one, too-cool package. Armed with his six-string in one hand and his sword in ...
Style:
surreal, futuristic, entertaining, apocalyptic, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
desert, martial arts, apocalypse, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, road trip, alternate history, medieval, rock and roll, danger, heroes, chaos ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 50s
Place:
las vegas, north america, nevada
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for ...
Style:
touching, sad, sincere, factual, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
music, murder, dancing, tragedy, childhood, singer, musician's life, musician, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, marriage, racial segregation ...
Time:
80s, 90s, year 1997, 20th century, year 1981 ...
Place:
texas, mexico, usa, los angeles, california
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Sequel to 1973's That'll Be The Day. Jim McLain is now enjoying the nomadic 'gigs and groupies' life on tour with his band. When he achieves all his wildest dreams of international stardom, the sweet taste of success begins to ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, stylized
Plot:
rock and roll, music, musician, post war, rock star, dancing, swing, nudity, musician's life, lifestyle, rise and fall, performer's life ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Music, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The tale of rock band KISS and their efforts to thwart a diabolical plan by mad scientist Abner Devereaux. Devereaux has found a way to clone humans into robots in his laboratory at an amusement park. It just so happens that he plans to uses the ...
Style:
psychotronic, semi serious, exciting, offbeat, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
amusement park, killer clown, rock, rock and roll, robot, heavy metal, hard rock, werewolf, hysteria, punk, badass, music ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950's. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting ...
Style:
psychotronic, humorous, sentimental, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot:
rock and roll, musician, radio, racial discrimination, jazz, coming of age, talk show host, racism, radio station, radio dj, music business, rise and fall ...
Time:
year 1978, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
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