Top Musician Movies & TV Shows

Cast

Michael B. Jordan

Hailee Steinfeld

Miles Caton

Jack O'Connell

Sinners (2025)

7.5 4.8K votes

Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 138 min.

Audience: R

Story: Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

Plot: chicago, illinois, capitalism, ku klux klan, musician, immortality, vampire, cousin, ...

Time: 1990s, 1930s

Cast

Lady Gaga

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Bobby Campbell

Mark Ronson

Florence Welch

Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017)

7.4 601 votes

Genre: Documentary, Music

Country: United States of America

Duration: 101 min.

Audience: R

Story: Follow pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a new album, preps for her Super Bowl halftime show, and confronts physical and emotional struggles.

Plot: musician, pop star, writing, super bowl

If I Stay (2014)

7.3 4.3K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 106 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam, a rock singer/guitarist. However, a car wreck changes everything in an instant, and now Mia's life hangs in the balance. Suspended between life and death, Mia faces a choice that will decide her future.

Plot: coma, based on novel or book, musician, teenage girl, car accident, out of body experience, teen drama, based on young adult novel

Cast

Tilda Swinton

Tom Hiddleston

Anton Yelchin

Mia Wasikowska

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

7.2 2.4K votes

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Country: United Kingdom, Germany

Duration: 123 min.

Audience: R

Story: A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, already played over several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

Plot: guitar, musician, immortality, vampire, tangier morocco, love, detroit, michigan, ...

Cast

Henry Fonda

Vera Miles

Anthony Quayle

Harold J. Stone

The Wrong Man (1956)

7.1 616 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Duration: 105 min.

Audience: NR

Story: In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.

Plot: new york city, robbery, based on novel or book, musician, falsely accused, innocence, black and white, insurance

Cast

Cate Blanchett

Nina Hoss

Nou00e9mie Merlant

Sophie Kauer

TÁR (2022)

7.1 1.5K votes

Genre: Drama, Music

Country: United States of America

Duration: 158 min.

Audience: R

Story: As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.

Style: intense

Plot: infidelity, new york city, berlin, germany, composer, musician, classical music, conductor, ...

Place: philippines

Cast

Jack Black

Joan Cusack

Mike White

Sarah Silverman

The School of Rock (2003)

7.1 6.2K votes

Genre: Comedy, Family, Music

Country: United States of America

Duration: 110 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.

Plot: rock 'n' roll, musician, private school, music competition, substitute teacher, elementary school, teacher, rock music, ...

Cast

Timothu00e9e Chalamet

Edward Norton

Elle Fanning

Monica Barbaro

A Complete Unknown (2024)

7.1 1.5K votes

Genre: Drama, Music

Country: United States of America

Duration: 141 min.

Audience: R

Story: New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.

Plot: new york city, based on novel or book, musician, biography, folk music, music history, singer-songwriter, greenwich village, ...

Time: 1960s

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Cast

Naomi Ackie

Ashton Sanders

Stanley Tucci

Nafessa Williams

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

7.0 526 votes

Genre: Drama, Music

Country: United States of America

Duration: 144 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.

Plot: musician, drug addiction, biography, rhythm and blues (r&b), singer, pop music, lgbt, burlesque, ...

Cast

Sean Penn

Olwen Fouu00e9ru00e9

Eve Hewson

Johnny Ward

This Must Be the Place (2011)

7.0 1.3K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: Italy, France

Duration: 118 min.

Audience: R

Story: A bored, retired rock star living in Ireland sets out to find his dead father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.

Plot: rock 'n' roll, michigan, parent child relationship, rock star, new mexico, surrealism, dublin, ireland, ...

Cast

Dave Franco

Alison Brie

Damon Herriman

Mia Morrissey

Together (2025)

6.9 1.2K votes

Genre: Horror, Romance

Country: Australia, United States of America

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: R

Story: Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.

Plot: countryside, musician, cave, cult, woods, romance, teacher, church, ...

Cast

Jeff Bridges

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Robert Duvall

Colin Farrell

Crazy Heart (2009)

6.9 1.2K votes

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 112 min.

Audience: R

Story: When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.

Plot: journalist, taxi, country music, guitar, musician, alcoholism, singer, memory, ...

Cast

Jackie Chan

Leehom Wang

Steve Yoo

Lin Peng

Little Big Soldier (2010)

6.9 340 votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Country: China, Hong Kong

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: NR

Story: The story of a farmer forced into conscription, who has been looking to get out of the army ever since. His great chance arrives when he stumbles upon a wounded general from an enemy state, and he kidnaps him, intending to claim credit for the capture, which includes five acres of land, and most importantly, honorable discharge from the army.

Plot: martial arts, showdown, escape, general, musician, slavery, duel, soldier, ...

Cast

Michael Fassbender

Domhnall Gleeson

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Scoot McNairy

Frank (2014)

6.8 1.7K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Country: Ireland, United Kingdom

Duration: 95 min.

Audience: R

Story: A young wannabe musician discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.

Style: philosophical, intimate, whimsical

Plot: mask, friendship, musician, identity, songwriter, austin, texas, twitter, ...

Place: ireland

Cast

Al Pacino

Annette Bening

Christopher Plummer

Jennifer Garner

Danny Collins (2015)

6.7 585 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music

Country: United States of America

Duration: 107 min.

Audience: R

Story: An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.

Plot: concert, musician, rock star, based on true story, los angeles, california, cheerful, middle age

Cast

Daniel Radcliffe

Evan Rachel Wood

Rainn Wilson

Toby Huss

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

6.7 631 votes

Genre: Comedy, Music

Country: United States of America

Duration: 108 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle, this biopic takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.

Plot: musician, accordion, parody, duringcreditsstinger, based on myths, legends or folklore, fictional biography, playful, ...

Cast

Himesh Patel

Lily James

Sophia Di Martino

Ellise Chappell

Yesterday (2019)

6.7 4.3K votes

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Music

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where the group was forgotten.

Plot: musician, pop singer, liverpool, england, music festival, rock concert, alternative reality, moral dilemma, ...

Place: united kingdom

Cast

Robert Downey Jr.

Jamie Foxx

Catherine Keener

Tom Hollander

The Soloist (2009)

6.7 829 votes

Genre: Drama, Music

Country: France, United States of America

Duration: 117 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

Plot: newspaper, schizophrenia, musician, violin, cello, based on true story, los angeles, california, ...

Cast

Naomi Scott

Rosemarie DeWitt

Lukas Gage

Miles Gutierrez-Riley

Smile 2 (2024)

6.6 2.2K votes

Genre: Horror, Music, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Duration: 127 min.

Audience: R

Story: About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

Style: creepy, disturbing

Plot: drug dealer, depression, new york city, dancing, suicide, concert, nightmare, escape, ...

Time: 2020s

Cast

Andy Samberg

Jorma Taccone

Akiva Schaffer

Sarah Silverman

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

6.6 1.4K votes

Genre: Comedy, Music

Country: United States of America

Duration: 86 min.

Audience: R

Story: When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz.

Plot: concert, musician, pop star, celebrity, mockumentary, record album, cheerful

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