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AMC
87
8.5
/1421320/
85
/46488/
83
/21132/
4.2
/2268862/
93
/115/
95
/40104/
88
/27/
cc age 10+

Back to the Future (1985)
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
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MGM Plus
81
7.3
/41320/
72
/892/
69
/487/
3.8
/49070/
87
/99/
87
/1634/
85
/29/
cc age 17+

24 Hour Party People (2002)
Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.
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Amazon Prime Video
81
78
8.1
/5321/
78
/270/
69
/77/
3.9
/13438/
100
/9/
85
/207/
cc age 5+

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.
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Amazon Prime Video
78
77
7.1
/4238/
75
/669/
80
/190/
4.0
/41803/
86
/87/

My Little Pony - Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks (2014)
Music rules and rainbows rock as Twilight Sparkle and pals compete for the top spot in the Canterlot High "Mane Event" talent show. The girls must rock their way to the top, and outshine rival Adagio Dazzle and her band The Dazzlings, to restore harmony back to Canterlot High.
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Hulu
77
7.2
/352440/
74
/12754/
71
/5955/
3.8
/1017195/
92
/199/
64
/1335862/
82
/41/
cc age 10+

School of Rock (2003)
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 students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
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Starz
77
7.5
/490133/
78
/22946/
75
/8297/
3.9
/2214310/
83
/272/
84
/14506/
69
/38/
cc age 14+

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.
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Hulu
68
6.0
/37404/
69
/1062/
69
/543/
3.2
/24717/
81
/86/
70
/9580/
63
/28/
cc age 12+

Drumline (2002)
A talented street drummer from Harlem enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.
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Netflix
67
6.7
/35933/
68
/2072/
69
/720/
2.7
/109768/
62
/47/
84
/134/
59
/20/
cc age 16+

Metal Lords (2022)
For teenage misfits Hunter and Kevin, the path to glory is clear: Devote themselves to metal. Win Battle of the Bands. And be worshipped like gods.
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YouTube TV
66
6.8
/181594/
71
/10382/
66
/4118/
2.9
/467638/
63
/366/
89
/3270/
55
/45/
cc age 13+

Yesterday (2019)
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.
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Kanopy
66
6.3
/15546/
65
/546/
58
/474/
2.9
/12461/
81
/102/
64
/1175/
66
/20/
cc age 10+

Bandslam (2009)
A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band — together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.
poster
65
6.4
/4258/
65
/91/
63
/49/
3.1
/1586/
69
/150/
59
/1098/
66
/29/
cc age 15+

American Teen (2008)
A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.
poster
64
6.8
/118630/
72
/4210/
67
/1698/
3.5
/113657/
53
/124/
67
/14520/
55
/29/
cc age 16+

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
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 magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.
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Amazon Prime Video
63
6.3
/84226/
67
/3589/
62
/1300/
3.3
/97980/
56
/55/
56
/4929/
61
/10/
cc age 10+

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.
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Kanopy
61
59
6.9
/11448/
67
/316/
68
/228/
3.6
/10214/
44
/18/
71
/191/
36
/4/

Ex Drummer (2007)
Three handicapped losers who form a band ask famous writer Dries to be their drummer. He joins the band and starts manipulating them.
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49
4.9
/35934/
61
/1115/
52
/713/
2.4
/18489/
47
/47/
37
/1547/
48
/23/

Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.
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Kanopy
46
4.4
/59598/
60
/1820/
61
/2728/
2.6
/96550/
14
/7/
50
/567/
cc age 15+

LOL (2012)
In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola's mom, Anne, "accidentally" reads her teenage daughter's racy journal, she realizes just how wide their communication gap has grown.
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Disney Plus
46
4.6
/59408/
59
/4000/
56
/3047/
2.5
/222535/
21
/84/
49
/7614/
41
/20/
cc age 6+

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music super stardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school's music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes - Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.
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62
45
6.5
/3244/
66
/109/
58
/49/
3.1
/806/
61
/82/

The Curiosity of Chance (2006)
It’s the ‘80s once again, new wave angst and genderbending fashion are all the rage, but new kid at school, Chance Marquis, is trying to find new ways to stand out. Being an odd and somewhat awkward teenager makes him the target of the school bully. To deal with this dilemma, Chance turns to the opposite ends of the high school spectrum for help. On one side is the flamboyant drag queen and at the other, the varsity jock, Levi Sparks with whom Chance develops a unique friendship.
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The Roku Channel
49
44
4.7
/9041/
56
/117/
50
/49/
2.5
/2231/
19
/27/
88
/161/
36
/18/

Graffiti Bridge (1990)
It's got that Purple Rain feeling through and though. And it's got The Kid, too! For the first time since Purple Rain, Prince is back as The Kid. And where he goes , there's music! With Thieves in the Temple, New Power Generation, Elephants and Flowers and more red-hot Prince tunes from the Platinum-selling Graffiti Bridge soundtrack. What time is it? Party time! Morris Day and the Time play Release It, Shake! and more. And you'll also see and hear George Clinton, Tevin Campbell, Robin Power, Mavis Staples and other hot performers, too. Graffiti Bridge is where the movie meets the music. Cross over on it now.
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Amazon Prime Video
61
44
6.5
/2005/
67
/129/
63
/40/
3.2
/8860/
50
/8/
61
/17/

The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014)
Teenage boy Tom lives with his single mum in a flat in South London. Into the flat below moves Steve, an anti-social former Rock God who faked his death 8 years ago. Tom agrees not to reveal his secret on condition that he teaches him the dark arts of Rock Guitar.
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Amazon Prime Video
67
42
6.9
/3169/
69
/46/
58
/29/
3.3
/631/
73
/60/

Under The Greenwood Tree (2005)
Set in a rustic English village in the mid 19th century, Under The Greenwood Tree tells the story of a poor young man who falls for a middle-class schoolteacher and attempts to win her over.
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The Roku Channel
54
40
5.2
/1822/
55
/77/
47
/40/
3.1
/4905/
54
/453/

Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984)
Aliens land in the mythical town of "Speelburgh, U.S.A" searching for the source of rock & roll. What they find is a gang of teenagers, led by Dee Dee and Frankie, along with Frankie's posse/rock band, the Pack. The leader of the aliens takes a shine to Dee Dee and all sorts of trouble breaks out.
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59
35
6.5
/1544/
62
/30/
58
/21/
3.3
/247/
48
/27/
60
/71/
59
/13/

The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003)
In Ireland in the mid 1960s, two feuding brothers and their respective Ceilidh bands compete at a music festival.
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40
35
4.3
/7477/
63
/152/
43
/55/
2.6
/5631/
11
/27/
44
/484/
27
/9/

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
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 some big name groups like Peter Frampton and Aerosmith.
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47
6
5.1
/343/
38
/7/
46
/11/
3.0
/205/
40
/1/

Lovelines (1984)
Greed, lust, dirty tricks and bloody fist fights... All those things that make life worth living. When Piper and Rick, the two hottest properties in the Battle of the Bands want to make it, only one thing stands in their way. They're from opposing High Schools. And Malibu High's 6'6" muscle-bound monster Godzilla is going to do everything and anything stop his sweet little sister getting it on with some jerk from the Coldwater Canyon High. When all else fails, only Lovelines answering service can keep them together.
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?
8.4
/85/

Minstrel Man (1977)
Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to succeed in a field that is dominated by white performers in blackface, and the other is a composer fighting to break away from the stereotypes associated with black minstrel performers.
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64
?
7.1
/697/
64
/7/
59
/8/

Bandwagon (1997)
Tony gets fired from his job. He's not really sad about this because he prefers writing songs and playing the guitar. He meets the drummer Charlie and they decide to start a band, although Tony is afraid of playing in front of other people. He can't even play in front of Charlie. They find another guitarist, Wynn, who enjoys fishing if he's not playing the guitar. The final member of the band is Eric, the bass-player who is often unpredictable in his actions. They name the band Circus Monkey and want to get famous and rich. However, after some successful gigs, they begin to realize what all the big music and show business is about
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?
6.7
/68/
65
/10/
30
/1/

And on the 7th Day, God Rocked (2008)
A mockumentary about a Christan Battle of the Bands.
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48
?
6.3
/330/
35
/4/
46
/12/

American Chai (2001)
Sureel is a young first-generation Indian American. All he wants is to be like his American friends, but his strict immigrant parents keep a tight rein on his life. Will he realize his dream of performing rock-and-roll music?
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16
?
2.3
/1944/
10
/3/

Siren (2006)
She seems like your ordinary overweight middle-aged wife & mom except her dream of being a rock star still weighs heavy on her soul, "they" say she can't do it, watch her transform and over come life's brutal obstacles to turn her dream into reality.
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?
7.4
/37/
40
/2/
75
/2/

Rock 'n' Roll Hotel (1983)
The story follows a young trio of musicians, played by Rachel Sweet, Matthew Penn (son of Arthur) and Judd Nelson, called The Third Dimension. They enter a battle of the bands in an old hotel called the Rock N' Roll Hotel. However, rival band The Weevils are intent on stopping the young band from winning the contest and taking the title for themselves... Essentially one of the first feature-length music videos, the film was produced in Richmond, VA, shot in 3D, filled with musical numbers, written by Russ Dvonch (Rock 'n' Roll High School), co-directed by Paul Justman (Standing In The Shadows of Motown) and featured 80s cable icon Colin Quinn as a local DJ. (Synopsis from Spectacle Theater)
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Amazon Prime Video
?
5.8
/78/
30
/2/
10
/3/

Rock and Roll: The Movie (2016)
Can a burned out, has been- never was 80's rocker still rock today in the modern music world?
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62
?
6.7
/206/
60
/11/
61
/8/

Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)
Gerry and Fred Marsden, Les McGuire, and Les "Chad" Chadwick portray themselves in a romp through the early-1960s Liverpool Beat Scene. Art students by day and musicians by night, the boys' big break comes by winning a local talent contest. But first, they must retrieve their instruments, which have been mistakenly carried to the airport.
poster
59
?
6.2
/345/
70
/2/
45
/7/

Cotton Candy (1978)
An uncool high-schooler forms his own group to beat the local hotshots in a battle of the bands.
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Amazon Prime Video
55
?
6.0
/157/
60
/11/
62
/7/
43

Kla$h (1995)
Reggae music is featured in this romantic thriller set in Jamaica. Stoney (Giancarlo Esposito), a photojournalist, is assigned by a U.S. music magazine to cover a battle of the bands in Jamaica. There he becomes involved with the seductive Blossom (Jasmine Guy) who works for Mr. Lee (Lucien Chen), a crime boss. Lee is planning to rob the concert box office. Blossom tries to convince Stoney to help her steal the money from Lee and escape to another island paradise. Interspersed amongst the action are many clips of the reggae bands as they musically battle it out.
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64
?
6.5
/412/
74
/15/
55
/13/

Notes from Dad (2013)
Trumpet player Roy Allen starts anew as a music teacher in a school full of kids with little exposure to music. Roy connects with a talented virtuoso in need of a father figure. Through the journey of launching a school band and learning to reach kids on their own terms, Nate reconnects with his own estranged son, becoming the father he always wanted to be.
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?

Beyond Belief the Movie
An aspiring teenage rock star trains for a marathon after hearing a mysterious voice.
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?

The Great War: Director's Cut (2013)
The Great War: Director's Cut (2013)


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