Rock star movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant rock star movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, melancholic, humorous, sexy and cult classic films and TV shows about / with rock star, musician, musician's life, artists and showbiz, music, rock, rock music, friendship, rock and roll and dialogue plots mostly in Drama, Music and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as rock star: Rock Star (2001), Queen of the Damned (2002), Night Eyes (1990), Rock of Ages (2012), Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013), Single by Contract (2010), Grand Theft Parsons (2003), A Bigger Splash (2015), Clean (2004), The Banger Sisters (2002).
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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 ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Lestat de Lioncourt is awakened from his slumber. Bored with his existence, he has now become this generation's new Rock God. While in the course of time, another has arisen, Akasha, the Queen of the Vampires and the Dammed. He wants immortal ...
Style:
gothic, sexy, atmospheric, suspenseful, light ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
vampire, goth, rock star, brutality, fatal attraction, vampirism, vampire human love, supernatural, immortality, love triangle, vengeance, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
2000s, y2k, year 2002, 1780s, 18th century
Place:
new orleans, america, california, usa, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A Beverly Hills home-security guard is seduced by a rock star's wife he monitors by video.
Style:
sexy, realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
femme fatale, rock star, investigation, crumbling marriage, law enforcement, love and romance, dishonesty, couple relations, obsession, love affair, strong sexual content, nudity ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
Style:
sexy, entertaining, feel good, visually appealing, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
rock, teenager, broadway, rock and roll, sex scene, dancing, music, nightclub, love story, fall in love, rock star, musician ...
Time:
80s, year 2012, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Ireland, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.
Style:
realistic, captivating, atmospheric, sincere, cult classic ...
Plot:
musician, rock star, music, biopic, rock, musician's life, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, infidelity, drug use, guitarist, rock music ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
england, london, seattle, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A love connection clicks for Lila when she moves back to Berlin and meets Christopher -- never realizing that she's fallen for a rock star who's signed a contract to remain single for life.
Style:
touching, romantic, sentimental, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
groupie, love and romance, fall in love, fame, artists and showbiz, couples, teenage girl, pop singer, celebrity, couple relations, love affair, superstar ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
germany
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
There are times when it's right and proper to simply bury the dead. This is not one of those times... Gram Parsons was one of the most influential musicians of his time; a bitter, brilliant, genius who knew Elvis, tripped with the Stones and ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, sentimental, dark comedy ...
Plot:
musician, musician's life, friendship, on the road, rock star, overdose, chase, country music, trip, road trip, outlaw, hearse ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Drama, Music, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experiences trouble when the wife invites a former lover and his teenage daughter to visit, which leads to jealousy and dangerous sexual scenarios.
Style:
sexy, emotional, melancholic, suspense, sexual ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
rock star, infidelity, skinny dipping, father daughter relationship, beach, extramarital affair, teenage girl, love quadrangle, relationships, singer, rock concert, male nudity ...
Time:
year 2015, 90s
Place:
italy, mediterranean sea, london, canada
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5K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France, Canada, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After losing her husband to a heroin overdose, Emily Wang fights to overcome her own addictions and to be reconciled with her estranged son.
Style:
stylized, atmospheric, touching, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
addiction, drug overdose, prison, redemption, road trip, loneliness, life is a bitch, going straight, rock star, musician's life, custody, estranged son ...
Time:
year 2004, 70s
Place:
paris france, vancouver, ontario canada, france, canada ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In the late '60s, the self-proclaimed belles of the rock 'n' roll ball, rocked the worlds of every music legend whose pants they could take off -- and they have the pictures to prove it. But it's been more than two decades since ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, humorous, feel good, light ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
friendship, rock star, secret past, odd couple, drug abuse, female protagonist, road trip, female bonding, women, family relations, self discovery, midlife crisis ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
los angeles, phoenix arizona, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, funny, stylized, lyrical ...
Plot:
rock, music, musician, heavy metal, rock star, rock and roll, stoner, weed, road trip, farce, stupidity, obsessive quest ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, venice beach california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A young girl who has been abandoned by her former-groupie mother informs a fading rock star that she is his daughter.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, semi serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
rock star, self discovery, adolescence vs adulthood, parents and children, family relations, musician's life, father daughter relationship, daughter, couples, friendship, society, musician ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, austin texas
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Cyprus
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After a failed comeback album, a rock star retreats to a cliffside home on Cyprus, only to find his new life complicated by visitors — and an old flame.
Style:
rom com, semi serious, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
rock star, rock, house, musician, musician's life, relationship problems, satire, problem, relationships, character study, old love, loneliness ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with ...
Style:
sweet, romantic, realistic, serious, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
divorce, father daughter relationship, ex husband ex wife relationship, female protagonist, female musician, singer, wedding, rock star, self pity, motherhood, rock band, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
illinois, usa, chicago, indianapolis indiana, los angeles ...
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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: 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 ...
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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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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Inspired by the moving and brave book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, emotional, lgbt cinema ...
Plot:
gay, aids, addiction, rock star, musician's life, lgbt, ambition, rise to the top, music band, rising to stardom, lifestyle, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil, latin america, boston
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Rock star Jarvis Marshall returns to the village where he grew up when his estranged mother dies. He finds many of his childhood friends, including local Sweet Shop owner Katie Powell have never left.
Style:
romantic drama, captivating, romantic, light, emotional ...
Plot:
rock star, getting home, small town, musician's life, coping, problem solving, friends, problem, relationships, tragic past, confronting the past, music ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Once considered a teen prodigy, a recovering addict sobers up and tries to get her writing career back on track. She begins a relationship with a rising author known for his wartime memoirs.
Style:
captivating, crying, entertaining
Plot:
relationships, writers, rock star, musician, relationship problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, relationship vs career, writer's life, couple relations, male female relationship, female nudity, rabbi ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Since rock star John Winter has completely turned his life around and is happy, he has stopped writing hits - much to the chagrin of his manager Grobsch, who is in a real pickle as a result. He therefore instructs his assistant Lou to get John back ...
Style:
humorous, disturbing, romantic, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
rock star, creative block, couples, love and romance, lifestyle change, male female relationship, musician, love, rock, couple relations, romantic relationship, love story ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Slackers who live for free in a rock star's mansion find that their ride on the gravy train is coming to an end with the sale of their pal's residence.
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, raunchy comedy ...
Plot:
musician, mansion, lifestyle, friendship, slacker, buddies, life turned upside down, celebrity culture, rock star, disorder, friends, satire ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A mega-platinum, aging rock star's supermodel wife is abducted by pirates while vacationing in Chile.
Style:
action comedy, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
rock star, kidnapping, desire, hostage, save the day, chase, macho man, rescue mission, travel, violence, husband wife relationship, male protagonist ...
Place:
chile, south america
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An ageing rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
musician, rock star, aging, musician's life, elderly, midlife crisis, transformation, family relations, starting over, introspection, cancer, love and romance ...
Time:
70s, year 2014, year 1971, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, los angeles, usa, new york
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In this film, childhood friends come face to face with the demons of rock and roll (lust, drugs, and passion) on a cross-country road trip that compels them to face their past, present, and future. Rocker Spyder, whose debut album was a huge hit saw ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
rock star, musician's life, homecoming, friendship, on the road, rock, small town, music band, artists and showbiz, ego clash, rock and roll, entertainment industry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Failed musician Kyle Cassidy is in love with Nikki Duke, the charismatic wife of an abusive rock star who's away on tour. After a wild evening at the Dukes' Hollywood Hills mansion, Nikki passes out and bumps her head. Kyle, in a ...
Style:
dark comedy, disturbing, satirical, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
rock star, satire, drug abuse, unlikely criminals, male female relationship, musician, police brutality, drug use, attempted robbery, night, robbery, dark humor ...
Place:
los angeles
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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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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: 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 ...
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, black and white, mockumentary, not serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
the beatles, music, musician, rock and roll, adolescence, artists and showbiz, rock, culture clash, fame, irreverence, disguise, price of fame ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
london, britain, europe, united kingdom, england
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