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poster
Netflix
89
8.5
/1133486/
84
/31654/
83
/16250/
4.4
/3922211/
94
/304/
94
/5080/
89
/50/
cc age 15+

Whiplash (2014)
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
7.1
/4334/
75
/674/
80
/191/
4.0
/50584/
86
/88/

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.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.2
/354932/
74
/13060/
71
/6019/
3.8
/1097012/
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.
poster
AMC+
75
7.0
/6552/
70
/99/
67
/65/
3.8
/6426/
79
/100/
79
/434/
78
/33/

The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000.
poster
Kanopy
77
74
7.5
/19159/
73
/246/
71
/183/
3.7
/5048/
83
/6/
91
/1000/

As It Is in Heaven (2004)
A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir, which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.1
/11741/
67
/382/
70
/201/
3.8
/20070/
97
/132/
77
/120/
87
/29/

We Are the Best! (2013)
Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band—despite not having any instruments, and being told by everyone that punk is dead.
poster
Kanopy
73
7.5
/13664/
78
/468/
74
/269/
4.2
/168871/
68
/40/
89
/511/
73
/18/

All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
poster
Kanopy
72
6.7
/6337/
69
/95/
63
/137/
3.5
/6585/
84
/55/
67
/78/
83
/19/

Nightcap (2000)
Mika, heiress to a Swiss chocolate company, is married to celebrated pianist André and stepmother to his son, Guillaume, whose mother died in a car wreck on his tenth birthday. Their lives are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Jeanne, a young woman who has learned she was almost switched with Guillaume at birth.
poster
Netflix
71
7.1
/348129/
75
/16559/
72
/6786/
3.6
/1172560/
81
/154/
83
/6124/
66
/33/
cc age 13+

Pitch Perfect (2012)
College student Beca knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that's exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thrust in among mean gals, nice gals and just plain weird gals, Beca finds that the only thing they have in common is how well they sing together. She takes the women of the group out of their comfort zone of traditional arrangements and into a world of amazing harmonic combinations in a fight to the top of college music competitions.
poster
Kanopy
65
6.9
/8188/
71
/245/
68
/160/
3.3
/1935/
65
/98/
69
/216/
57
/25/
cc age 13+

Song for Marion (2012)
Arthur is a grumpy pensioner who can't understand why his wife Marion would want to embarrass herself singing silly songs with her unconventional local choir. But choir director Elizabeth sees something special in the reluctant Arthur and refuses to give up on him. As she coaxes him out of his shell, Arthur realizes that it is never too late to change.
poster
64
6.5
/5833/
66
/315/
66
/168/
3.2
/3295/
39
/57/
90
/16/
51
/15/
cc age 13+

The Song of Names (2019)
A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.
poster
Plex
81
61
8.7
/5201/
80
/36/
76
/25/
4.1
/2349/
84
/71/

Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969)
Goopy Gyne and Bagha Byne are banished from their respective villages for being bad musicians. However, with their skills, they succeed in pleasing the king of ghosts who grants them three boons. How will they succeed in preventing the war between Halla and Shundi which is looming large?
poster
57
55
6.7
/14425/
66
/268/
64
/180/
3.1
/3855/
29
/80/
56
/450/
59
/20/
cc age 13+

Copying Beethoven (2006)
A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna's assistance and in the end becomes quite fond of her. By the time the piece is performed, her presence in his life is an absolute necessity. Her deep understanding of his work is such that she even corrects mistakes he has made, while her passionate personality opens a door into his private world.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
50
1.7
/76573/
44
/469/
52
/421/
2.9
/18074/
66
/106/
65
/2346/
52
/22/
cc age 7+

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)
Tells the story of Justin Bieber, the kid from Canada with the hair, the smile and the voice: It chronicles his unprecedented rise to fame, all the way from busking in the streets of Stratford, Canada to putting videos on YouTube to selling out Madison Square Garden in New York as the headline act during the My World Tour from 2010. It features Usher, Scooter Braun, Ludacris, Sean Kingston, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Boyz II Men, Miley Cyrus, Jaden Smith, Justin's family members and parts of his crew and huge fanbase in a mix of interviews and guest performances.
poster
GuideDoc
74
48
7.2
/1034/
64
/35/
63
/22/
3.5
/387/
100
/62/
77
/127/
78
/17/

Afghan Star (2008)
This documentary on the effect the talent competition "Afghan Star" has on the incredibly diverse inhabitants of Afghanistan affords a glimpse into a country rarely seen. Contestants risk their lives to appear on the television show that is a raging success with the public and also monitored closely by the government.
poster
77
47
7.8
/1220/
75
/24/
72
/19/
3.6
/322/
85
/47/
91
/2809/
68
/20/
cc age 14+

War Dance (2007)
Three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country's national music and dance festival.
poster
Disney Plus
46
4.6
/60002/
59
/4048/
57
/3069/
2.5
/239692/
21
/84/
49
/7612/
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.
poster
59
30
5.2
/794/
66
/48/
56
/105/
3.2
/1279/

Rookies Run Amok (1971)
Les Bidasses en Folie, a french movie from 1971, is a very short, easy to watch, slapstick hippie comedy.
poster
48
24
4.6
/2104/
45
/51/
44
/35/
3.0
/621/

The Stig-Helmer Story (2011)
The Stig-Helmer Story is a 2011 Swedish comedy film directed by Lasse Åberg. The film is the sixth in the series about Stig-Helmer Olsson.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
62
22
6.1
/449/
62
/25/
62
/49/
3.2
/333/

Assassination on the Tiber (1979)
A black-out occurs during the meeting of a gang of criminals. When the light is back one of them is found killed with a stab on his back and all the clues point to a penniless man who had an argument with the victim a short time before the murder.
poster
68
21
7.2
/1315/
64
/16/
72
/13/
3.3
/667/

A Lucky Man (2022)
A LUCKY MAN is a tribute to the popular Danish musician Flemming "Bamse" Duun Jørgensen, who has provided us with classics like “Vimmer Street”, “Why Does Louise Go Dancing” and “In A Boat That’s Itty-Bitty”. Behind the warm smile and the overalls is a powerful and moving story about a man’s lifelong pursuit of recognition and love. Flemming “Teddy” Jørgensen is the only child of 12 siblings to be given up for adoption. Flemming’s adoptive father wishes for Flemming to take over the family’s factory, but to the father’s dismay, Flemming chooses music and becomes the frontman of Teddy’s Friends. A fractured background that leaves deep marks in Flemming’s life. A LUCKY MAN is a warm and compassionate film that tells Teddy’s life story with his biggest hits as the soundscape.
poster
70
20
7.3
/901/
68
/26/
71
/17/
3.5
/486/

Fanfare (1958)
In the small Dutch village of Lagerheide, two members of the local brass band get into a fight, forcing the band to be split in two. The two hotheads and their followers are doing their utmost to sabotage each other’s attempts at becoming the band who will represent the village at the upcoming brass band competition.
poster
67
19
6.6
/612/
63
/18/
60
/12/
3.5
/649/
78
/15/

Bach and Broccoli (1986)
A young girl is orphaned when her nurturing grandmother enters a nursing home. She is sent to live with her Bach-obsessed uncle, an organist preparing for an important recital.
poster
66
18
6.5
/474/
67
/16/
68
/24/
3.3
/388/

Rock Band (2018)
A young band from Norway 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.
poster
49
?
7.8
/143/
20
/1/
cc age 8+

Chops (2009)
In this Tribeca Film Festival selection, filmmaker Bruce Broder trains his camera on a crop of talented young jazz musicians as they play their way through the Essentially Ellington high school jazz band competition. Sponsored by the Jazz at Lincoln Center program, the prestigious contest gives the kids the chance to rub shoulders with legendary trumpeter Wynton Marsalis -- and put their budding improvisational skills to the test.
poster
?
8.4
/86/

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.
poster
Kanopy
65
?
8.1
/577/
50
/3/

Fiddlin' (2019)
Sister filmmakers Julie Simone and Vicki Vlasic return to their Appalachian roots to film at the world's oldest Fiddler's Convention. With multiple generations jamming together, Fiddlin' is a love-letter to American roots and the uplifting power of music.
poster
?
6.3
/25/
90
/1/

Intervision Song Contest - schlager i kalla krigets skugga (2022)
Documentary about the Intervision Song Contest in general and the 1980 edition in particular. Focuses on Finland's participation and the shipyard strikes in Gdansk at the time.
poster
?
10
/1/

Our Last Days ... in Moscow (1987)
Pianists Kuo-Yen of Taiwan and Pierre Jasmin of Québec met and fell in love while studying music in Vienna. The film is a "letter" from Pierre to Kuo-Yen, who has made the difficult decision to return to her native land. Jasmin is sending her the images, words, and music of their last days as a couple ... in Moscow. They had come there for Kuo-Yen to compete in the 8th Tchaikovsky Piano Competition; how she fared determined her future.
poster
61
?
6.0
/139/
71
/14/
54
/12/

Let Him Face the Music! (1978)
School supply teacher timid folk art Ales Brabec won first prize at a music festival and will therefore offer to work for the Prague little theater in the basement. Its director Soukup just needs a few songs for the upcoming musical, and so is willing to do everything to Alex to create the right atmosphere for composing.
poster
YouTube TV
63
?
6.4
/747/
66
/3/
62
/4/
3.2
/333/

Night Song (1948)
A socialite pretends to be poor and blind in her plan to help a blinded pianist.
poster
?
7.8
/14/

One Minute for Conductors (2013)
More than 130 young conductors participate in the Antonio Pedrotti International Conducting Competition, in the Italian city of Trento. During one week they will have to pass several auditions to convince the international jury that one of them is the most talented young conductor they are looking for.
poster
71
?
7.3
/298/
70
/1/

After the Deluge (2003)
Follows the stories of the four men of the Kirby family. As Alex's marriage breaks apart, Toby tries desperately to start a family, and Marty tries to kick-start his faded music career as well as find a meaningful relationship with someone his own age, all three must come to terms with their father's mental state. Cliff, suffering from Alzheimer's disease, is reliving his disturbing memories of the war and his first love, as a part of his experiences of the present . Through all four stories, we uncover a families troubled past, and their struggle towards a reconciled future.
poster
?
5.5
/38/
40
/1/
62
/3/

Nowhere to Turn (2008)
Twenty-six-year-old college graduate Soo Yeon may be jobless and also clueless about her future; but she does have one big dream: to study music in England. The only problem is that she has neither the talent nor the drive for her goal. One day she runs away from home and shacks up with her friend Dong Ho. Together, they form a band in hopes of entering the upcoming music competition. Despite Dong Ho's obvious signs of affection, Soo Yeon turns her eyes to a smooth-talking musician though she is too blind to see his ulterior motives. No money, no talent, and no strings to pull. Now what?


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