| Rock Star (2001) | 6.3 | |
| Heavy Trip (2018) | 7.0 | |
| Still Crazy (1998) | 7.0 | |
| The Runaways (2010) | 6.5 | |
| American Satan (2017) | 5.7 |
Rock band movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant rock band movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, humorous, cult classic, independent film and serious films and TV shows about / with rock band, musician, rock music, music band, music, rock, musician's life, band, rock and roll 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 band: The Dirt (2019), American Satan (2017), Almost Famous (2000), The Runaways (2010), Daisy Jones & the Six (2023), At Any Cost (2000), Rock Star (2001), The Doors (1991), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Lords of Chaos (2018).
Best films
List of rock band movies
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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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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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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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story:
Following the rise of the rock band Daisy Jones and The Six through the '70s L.A. music scene on their quest for worldwide icon status.
Style:
dramatic, entertaining, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
rock band, subculture, rock music, musician, musical tour, rock concert, rock musician, music band, success, rock singer, music, musician's life ...
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Two brothers and their best friend start a rock band and try to make it big in Los Angeles.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
music industry, drug overdose, musician, rock band, price of fame, husband wife relationship, deception, heroin addict, record producer, rock music, addiction, rock ...
Place:
los angeles, austin texas
Is relevant?
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 ...
Is relevant?
106K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: France, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The story of the famous and influential 1960's rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Style:
psychedelic, sexy, factual, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
rock and roll, music band, musician, drug addiction, addiction, musician's life, life philosophy, music, biopic, drug abuse, rise and fall, hippie ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s, year 1965, year 1969 ...
Place:
california, paris france, los angeles, usa, miami ...
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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: Biography, Drama, Horror, Music, Thriller
Country: Hungary, UK, Sweden, Norway, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, rough, sexual ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
music band, heavy metal, violence, black metal, musician, death, rock band, music, murderer, murder, danger, gay ...
Time:
year 1987, 90s, 80s
Place:
oslo norway
Is relevant?
26K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in 1970s New York, Vinyl is a ride through the sex- and drug-addled music business at the dawn of punk, disco, and hip-hop. The show is seen through the eyes of a record label president, Richie Finestra, who is trying to save his company and his ...
Style:
captivating, tense, realistic, sensual, dark drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
music, music business, musician, showbiz, rock band, mafia, blackmail, historical character, disco, murder, racism, concert ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
new york, usa, las vegas
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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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Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Tripp Campbell is the new lead guitarist for Iron Weasel, a band that once ruled the world of 80s pop metal. Can he push the washed-up rockers out of his parents' guest room and back in the limelight?
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens
Plot:
heavy metal, music band, starting over, musician's life, career change, performer's life, artists and showbiz, youth, unlikely partners, hip hop, grownups, dream come true ...
Time:
80s, 2010s, 2000s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star is an American comedy television series starring Oliver Hudson. The series premiered March 14, 2002 on The WB Television Network. It is based on the UK series The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star.
Style:
satirical, disturbing, captivating, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot:
rock band, ambition, satire, aspiring singer, musician, music industry, desire for fame, music band, direction and purpose, music, musician's life, aspiration ...
Is relevant?
523
Genre: Horror
Country: Argentina
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A struggling all-female rock band kicks off a new tour, hoping to rekindle their popularity. When they catch the attention of horrors from beyond our reality, the band realizes that being forgotten by their fans is the least of their problems.
Style:
tense, dark, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
rock band, music band, survival horror, rock music, women, problem, musician's life, fight, musician, battles, female protagonist, music fan ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.
Style:
sexy, sentimental, humorous, period piece, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
music, rock and roll, drummer, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, recording studio, fictional band, small town, showbiz, rock band, dentist, music industry, breakup ...
Time:
60s, year 1996, 90s, 50s, 20th century
Place:
pennsylvania, los angeles, wisconsin, illinois, pittsburgh ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Hansel Schmidt, is a young East German boy, born and raised during the Cold War in communist East Berlin. In his 20s, he meets Luther Robinson, an older American soldier, who falls in love with Hansel and the two decide to marry, which will allow ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, lyrical, semi serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
gender, transvestism, transsexual, gay, gay interest, drag queen, transvestite, berlin wall, musician, self discovery, gender bending, lgbtqi ...
Time:
20th century, year 2001, 2000s, 90s, 80s
Place:
germany, east germany, berlin germany, usa, europe ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When a rock band at the top of their game suddenly loses their leader, their direction suddenly becomes questionable. All the band members know is that the leader's clothes were found at the edge of a waterfront and he had not been seen since. ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
musician, culture clash, friends, music band, society, artists and showbiz, disorder, power relations, misfit, love and romance, social differences, fish out of water ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
england
Is relevant?
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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Music, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In a world where ninjas dream of being rock stars and rock stars dream of being ninjas, a martial arts rock band goes up against a band of motorcycle ninjas who have tightened their grip on Florida's narcotics trade.
Style:
funny, psychotronic, action adventure, mockbuster, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, rock band, motorcycle, street fight, rock, exploitation, rock music, nightclub, bare breasts, beach, friendship, rock and roll ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
florida, miami, usa, orlando florida
Is relevant?
4K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young singer/songwriter, despite being married, becomes involved with her new guitarist, who she soon discovers has a dark past and may be a danger to her and those close to her.
Style:
sexy, serious, suspenseful, erotic, disturbing ...
Plot:
stalker, erotica, passion, music band, cheating wife, seduction, sex scene, obsessed fan, guitarist, drug use, celebrity, musician's life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Almost a decade has elapsed since Bowiesque glam-rock superstar Brian Slade escaped the spotlight of the London scene. Now, investigative journalist Arthur Stuart is on assignment to uncover the truth behind the enigmatic Slade. Stuart, himself ...
Style:
cult classic, erotic, surreal, homoerotic, sexual ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
homosexuality, lgbtq, male nudity, gay interest, gay, sex, homoeroticism, music, rock and roll, rock, homosexual, glbt ...
Time:
70s, year 1998, 19th century, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
seattle, britain, europe, england, dublin ireland ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Hitori Gotoh, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she’d always start her conversations with “Ah...”
During her middle school years, she started playing the guitar, wanting to join a band because she ...
Style:
anime, satirical, semi serious, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
musician, satire, rock band, music, introvert, shyness, music band, direction and purpose, social anxiety, high school student, rock, rock music ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
In search of inspiration, rock band “Excellent Souls” — Lee Min Ki, Kang Hyeok, Yoo Han Cheol — goes on hiatus deep in the countryside. To their surprise, the village elder is none other than Kang Yoon Hee, a zippy woman who's not only ...
Style:
dorama, touching, feel good, humorous, romantic ...
Plot:
friendship, true love, village life, rock band, music, countryside, complex characters, dream, farm, farmer, relationship vs career, aspiring singer ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Hajime (Ryuji Sato) and Ryo (Toshiyuki Someya) are brothers. They hoped to perform at the Budokan one day, but, after their mother died, they went their separate ways.
Years later, the 5 member band Daidarabotchi decides to do a live performance. ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
rock band, brothers, live performance, rock music, rock singer, musician's life, music, brother, singer, brother brother relationship, musician, music band ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Music, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A malevolent rock star kidnaps a female singer to force her to participate in the summoning of a demon and her band must help her stop him.
Style:
adult animation, semi serious, anime, stylized, futuristic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rock band, musician, rock, violence, self sacrifice, dystopia, rock music, good versus evil, cocaine, rescue, musician's life, imaginary ...
Time:
future, year 1983
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam. First is the cigar smoking drake Howard from the duck's planet. A few kids try to keep him from the greedy scientists and help him back to ...
Style:
black comedy, erotic, lovecraft, humorous, grindhouse ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
duck, superhero, alien, villain, fish out of water, nubile woman, comic book, anthropomorphic animal, anthropomorphism, pun, evil alien, benign alien ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, future
Place:
cleveland ohio, ohio
Is relevant?
474
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Los Bando Immortale is a crazy road movie about a young band from Norway who set out on a journey across the country to attend the National Championship of Rock in a race against time, the police and their parents.
Style:
road movie, entertaining, light, feel good, captivating
Audience:
kids
Plot:
rock band, rock music, friendship, best friend, teenager in love, rock concert, teenage boy, teenage runaway, father son relationship, music, rock, van ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In a small town, high school students in their final year try to balance their studies while also playing together in a rock band.
Style:
melancholic, period piece
Plot:
rock band, high school, teenager, youth, coming of age, friendship, small town, graduation, high school life, ambition, aspiration, slice of life ...
Time:
80s
Place:
japan, asia
Is relevant?
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