Rock opera movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant rock opera movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out cult classic, surreal, weird, stylized, visually appealing and offbeat films and TV shows about / with rock opera, rock music, dancing, musician, music, singing, redemption, mentor, storytelling and dialogue plots mostly in Musical, Drama and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, West Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as rock opera: Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Tommy (1975), Alice Cooper: The Nightmare (1975), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004), Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982), Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008), GWAR: Phallus in Wonderland (1992), Lisztomania (1975), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).
List of rock opera movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Rock Opera version of Phantom Of The Opera with elements of Faust. Record producer Swan steals both the music and the girl (Phoenix) from composer Leach. Disfigured Leach plans revenge on Swan and his rock palace, The Paradise, and becomes The ...
Style:
gothic, black comedy, independent film, scary, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
deal with the devil, rock opera, masked man, rock, vengeance, rock and roll, macabre, rock star, record company, childhood, hopes, tragedy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1974, 80s
Place:
new york, cincinnati ohio, liverpool
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.
Style:
surreal, cult classic, stylized, visual, psychotronic ...
Plot:
surrealism, rock and roll, music, rock, rock opera, dancing, social commentary, trippy, musician, mute, christmas party, acid trip ...
Time:
70s, year 1975, 1950s, 60s, 1940s ...
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Horror, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
Steven, a character from Alice Cooper's album “Welcome to My Nightmare”, encounters a surreal dream fantasy, guided by the spirit of the nightmare. This TV special won an Emmy for best video tape editing in 1976. (from: ...
Style:
gothic, surreal, psychedelic, psychological, experimental ...
Plot:
rock opera, nightmare, dreamscape, haunting, macabre, surrealism, hallucination, night, dark humor, obsession, concert, character study ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Oscar-nominated film adaptation of the rock opera of the same name, based on the last weeks before the crucifixion of Jesus. The film was directed by Norman Jewison. Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson were nominated for two 1974 Golden Globe Award for ...
Style:
stylized, talky, intense, cult classic, retro ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
betrayal, dancing, rock and roll, music, desert, christianity, broadway, hopes, storytelling, adaptation, greed, creativity ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, 70s
Place:
middle east, israel, ancient greece, palestine, jerusalem ...
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The award-winning show is re-imagined as a live concert event, featuring an all-star cast of recording artists, set during the last week of Jesus' life as he deals with betrayal, love and jealousy, and told from the perspective of Judas.
Style:
captivating, serious, sincere
Plot:
live performance, singing, christianity, betrayal, concert, dancing, jesus, rock opera, spectacle, stage musical, theater, crucifix ...
Place:
jerusalem
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
Story:
An all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. With a comic twist, this familiar story is brought to life through the eyes of the innkeeper. Despairing after a bad year, he ...
Style:
parody, semi serious, humorous, stylized, biblical ...
Plot:
life turned upside down, religions or cults, miraculous event, rock opera, divine intervention, stage musical, irreverent, satire, rock music, nativity, babies and infants, ancient history ...
Time:
70s, 2000s
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
While Toki and Abigail remain in the clutches of Magnus Hammersmith and the Metal Masked Assassin, the remaining members of Dethklok carry on with their lives while pretending not to care. But as their guilt mounts and their fans become increasingly ...
Style:
saga, satirical, semi serious, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, prophecy, rock band, rock opera, heavy metal, rock music, musician, music band, brotherhood, dark humor, rescue mission, kidnapping ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Musical, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In 1978 Jeff Wayne composed and produced one of the most groundbreaking and best-selling musical works of all time. In 2006, after much anticipation, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds was brought to the stage for the first ...
Style:
dramatic, epic, suspenseful, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
alien invasion, martian, live performance, concert, rock opera, adaptation, performance art, orchestra, rock concert, dancing, narration, industrial revolution ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Style:
cult classic, psychedelic, adult animation, disturbing, surreal ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rock, rock and roll, nightmare, music, teacher, surrealism, loss of father, musician, visceral, violent, corporal punishment, rock music ...
Time:
year 1982, 1940s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s ...
Place:
england, europe, london, los angeles
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Genre: Horror, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A worldwide epidemic encourages a bio-tech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however.
Style:
gothic, dark, medical horror, horror musical, visual ...
Plot:
goth, medical, opera, violence, mercilessness, support group, musician, torture, addiction, rock, life is a bitch, against humanity ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
italy, venice, paris france
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Genre: Music, Musical
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
Grammy award winning maestro of rock Serj Tankian is releasing his first live album that features a full orchestral performance of his critically-acclaimed debut solo rock album 'Elect The Dead'. With The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at ...
Style:
epic, emotional, intense, concert film
Plot:
concert, live performance, rock opera, performance art, rock music, symphony, maestro
Place:
los angeles, new zealand
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Genre: Animation
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
After the heroic rescue of Toki Wartooth, DETHKLOK frontman Nathan Explosion finds himself traumatized in a BRUTAL professional and romantic flat-spin all while he is tasked with fulfilling the prophecy and confronting the ultimate songwriting ...
Style:
adult animation, stylized, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Plot:
heavy metal, music, problem, rock musician, music band, rock, rock star, rock music, fight, musician, rock band, music business ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
Revolting heavy metal band and The Scumdogs of the Universe, Gwar are about to be wiped off the face of the earth by Edna Granbo, an old hag who cannot stand Gwar and wants them eliminated. She has assembled the Morality Squad to accomplish her ...
Style:
parody, transgressive, horror comedy, absurd, surreal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, heavy metal, anti establishment, monster, political satire, dark humor, underground, counterculture, rescue mission, absurd violence, trial, mutant ...
Time:
90s
Place:
america
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Genre: Documentary, Horror, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A 1975 Alice Cooper concert hosted by Vincent Price, with Alice Cooper's trademark "horror" stage act, and performances of some of his hit songs, including "Only Women Bleed", "School's Out" and ...
Style:
cult classic, surreal, black comedy, avant garde, experimental ...
Plot:
rock concert, live performance, nightmare, dark humor, performance art, macabre, rock opera, rock, rock music, underground, concert, dancing ...
Time:
70s
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A send-up of the bawdy life of Romantic composer/piano virtuoso Franz Liszt, with ubiquitous phallic imagery and a good portion of the film devoted to Liszt's "friendship" with fellow composer Richard Wagner. The film begins during ...
Style:
erotic, cult classic, surreal, art house, disturbing ...
Plot:
composer, classical music, nobility, piano, surrealism, musician, bondage, biopic, music, rock, the beatles, rock and roll ...
Time:
19th century, year 1975, 1840s, 1800s
Place:
europe, st. petersburg russia, berlin germany, russia
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker ...
Style:
parody, cult classic, sexy, homoerotic, erotic ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
lgbtq, mad scientist, gay interest, transvestite, gay, gender, homosexual, castle, rock and roll, wedding, surrealism, dance ...
Time:
20th century, year 1975, 70s
Place:
transylvania, ohio
Is relevant?
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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: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Janet and Brad Majors, unhappily married, are separated after appearing on a game show. Janet becomes a superstar while Brad is thrown into a mental hospital. But what does fast food magnate Farley Flavors have up his sleeve?
Style:
surreal, allegory, spoof, cult classic, horror musical ...
Plot:
satire, nervous breakdown, cheerleader, brainwashing, fictional game show, social commentary, small town, insanity, psychiatric hospital, surrealism, rock band, mental health ...
Time:
year 1981, 80s
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Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A farm girl is on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love – but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ...
Plot:
female protagonist, interracial couple, rock opera, post-apocalyptic future, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family relations, female singer, dead mother, toys, death of protagonist, songwriter, mother daughter relationship ...
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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
Is relevant?
58K
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village, New York, USA. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark ...
Style:
sentimental, stylized, lyrical, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
lesbian, bohemian life, aids, lgbtq, gay, drug abuse, hiv, glbt, drug addiction, christmas, friendship, drag queen ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, year 2005, future, 90s ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, lower east side manhattan new york city, usa, new mexico ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, History, Horror, Music, Musical
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Born to an esteemed family, Inu-oh is afflicted with an ancient curse that has left him on the margins of society. When he meets the blind musician Tomona, a young biwa priest haunted by his past, Inu-oh discovers a captivating ability to dance. The ...
Style:
anime, psychological, disturbing, captivating, adult animation ...
Plot:
blindness, musician, buddy, deformity, dancer, bonding, blind man, music, society, social issues, friendship, friendship between men ...
Time:
14th century
Place:
japan, kyoto japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The stage emulates life and compresses it, setting free skills learned over lifetimes in brief but dazzling displays for the amusement and judgment of others. For the performers, it is the ultimate risk, and some will rise while others must fall. ...
Style:
anime, postmodern, surreal, crying
Plot:
theater, train, tokyo tower, giraffe, surrealism, high school life, bow and arrow, katana, gymnastics, dormitory, sword duel, singing ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s
Place:
japan, england, london, tokyo, tower bridge london
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-movie Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president and dictator Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
Style:
emotional, period piece, lyrical, intense, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
politics, dancing, rise to power, political unrest, broadway, music, death, biopic, dictator, glamour, military coup, female protagonist ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1945, 1950s ...
Place:
argentina, latin america, buenos aires argentina, south america, italy ...
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Genre: Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Zachary Blasto, a hard-drinking, talented songwriter and performer, envisions madcap musical fantasies in order to avoid dealing with the downward spiral of his personal life.
Style:
independent film, avant garde
Plot:
rock music, love, friend, musician, friendship, singing, loss of father, singer, father son relationship, reporter, concert, male female relationship ...
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
Genre: Musical, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Zombie Musical
Style:
horror comedy, indie film, splatter, parody, grindhouse ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
zombie, infection, undead, biological warfare, virus outbreak, survival, dark humor, mosquito, terrorist, military base, irreverent, urban ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Mary Beth is a marine biologist that gets annoyed when a dog called Zeus stows aboard her research boat. Nevertheless she is intrigued when the intrusive canine makes best-friends with her captive dolphin, Roxanne. She falls in love with Zeus's ...
Style:
sweet, melancholic, feel good, touching, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens, girls' night
Plot:
dog, dolphins, friendship, youth, animal, rescue, single parent, odd couple, daring rescue, mischievous children, escapades, young heroes ...
Time:
year 1997
Place:
bahamas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. ...
Style:
sexy, feel good, sex comedy, funny, rom com ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
breakup, vacation, love and romance, resort, sex scene, sarcasm, rock star, nothing goes right, surfing, one night stand, friendship, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
hawaii, los angeles, oceania, usa
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