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Best Music Movies of the 2000s
#1 Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003) · ★ 7.8 · 545 votes · 1h 8m · adventure, science-fiction, animationFour talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogram…
#2 The Chorus (2004) · ★ 7.7 · 2,671 votes · 1h 37m · comedy, drama, musicIn 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.…
#3 Billy Elliot (2000) · ★ 7.6 · 4,177 votes · 1h 51m · comedy, drama, musicCounty Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught…
#4 Moulin Rouge! (2001) · ★ 7.5 · 4,960 votes · 2h 8m · romance, drama, musicA celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged in…
#5 Almost Famous (2000) · ★ 7.5 · 3,246 votes · 2h 4m · drama, musicIn 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he d…
#6 Walk the Line (2005) · ★ 7.5 · 3,225 votes · 2h 16m · romance, drama, musicA chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside…
#7 Ray (2004) · ★ 7.5 · 2,286 votes · 2h 32m · drama, musicBorn on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calli…
#8 August Rush (2007) · ★ 7.4 · 2,911 votes · 1h 54m · drama, family, musicEvan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless…
#9 La Vie en Rose (2007) · ★ 7.4 · 1,772 votes · 2h 20m · drama, musicFrom the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and sur…
#10 Once (2007) · ★ 7.4 · 1,504 votes · 1h 25m · romance, drama, musicA vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she…
#11 This Is It (2009) · ★ 7.4 · 1,108 votes · 1h 51m · music, documentaryA compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.…
#12 Another Cinderella Story (2008) · ★ 7.3 · 2,149 votes · 1h 32m · comedy, romance, familyA guy who danced with what could be the girl of his dreams at a costume ball only has one hint at her identity: the Zune she left behind as she rushed home in order to make her cur…
#13 One Man Band (2005) · ★ 7.3 · 623 votes · 0h 5m · comedy, animation, familyWith one coin to make a wish at the piazza fountain, a peasant girl encounters two competing street performers who'd prefer the coin find its way into their tip jars. The little gi…
#14 Stomp the Yard (2007) · ★ 7.2 · 555 votes · 1h 54m · drama, musicAfter the death of his younger brother, a troubled 19-year-old street dancer from Los Angeles is able to bypass juvenile hall by enrolling in the historically black, Truth Universi…
#15 8 Mile (2002) · ★ 7.1 · 7,983 votes · 1h 51m · drama, musicFor Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his…
#16 The School of Rock (2003) · ★ 7.1 · 6,410 votes · 1h 50m · comedy, family, musicFired 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 b…
#17 High Fidelity (2000) · ★ 7.1 · 2,269 votes · 1h 53m · comedy, romance, dramaAfter his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".…
#18 The Visitor (2008) · ★ 7.1 · 518 votes · 1h 44m · drama, crime, musicA college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.…
#19 Fantasia 2000 (2000) · ★ 7.0 · 1,395 votes · 1h 14m · animation, family, musicBlending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.…
#20 Notorious (2009) · ★ 7.0 · 826 votes · 2h 2m · drama, history, music"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant…
#21 Drumline (2002) · ★ 7.0 · 582 votes · 1h 58m · comedy, romance, dramaA 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 r…
#22 24 Hour Party People (2002) · ★ 7.0 · 540 votes · 1h 57m · comedy, drama, musicManchester, 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…
#23 Step Up (2006) · ★ 6.9 · 3,977 votes · 1h 44m · romance, drama, crimeDelinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming d…
#24 Crazy Heart (2009) · ★ 6.9 · 1,222 votes · 1h 52m · romance, drama, musicWhen 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 lif…
#25 Take the Lead (2006) · ★ 6.9 · 761 votes · 1h 58m · comedy, drama, musicA former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create…
#26 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) · ★ 6.8 · 1,851 votes · 1h 33m · comedy, fantasy, adventureIn 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…
#27 Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) · ★ 6.8 · 1,078 votes · 1h 56m · drama, crime, musicA tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.…
#28 Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) · ★ 6.7 · 2,465 votes · 1h 38m · romance, drama, musicWhen rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she…
#29 Dreamgirls (2006) · ★ 6.7 · 1,113 votes · 2h 10m · drama, musicA trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.…
#30 The Soloist (2009) · ★ 6.7 · 856 votes · 1h 57m · drama, musicA Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.…
#31 Rock Star (2001) · ★ 6.7 · 835 votes · 1h 45m · comedy, drama, musicA wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his bandmates kick him out of the group he founded. Things begin to look up for Izzy when he is…
#32 Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) · ★ 6.6 · 2,133 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, romance, dramaWhen Miley Stewart (aka pop-star Hannah Montana) gets too caught up in the superstar celebrity lifestyle, her dad decides it's time for a total change of scenery. But sweet niblets…
#33 Save the Last Dance (2001) · ★ 6.6 · 1,385 votes · 1h 53m · romance, drama, familyAfter the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better…
#34 Raise Your Voice (2004) · ★ 6.6 · 872 votes · 1h 47m · romance, drama, familyA coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a perform…
#35 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) · ★ 6.6 · 793 votes · 1h 36m · comedy, drama, musicFollowing a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known…
#36 High School Musical (2006) · ★ 6.5 · 4,857 votes · 1h 38m · comedy, tv-movie, romanceA popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.…
#37 High School Musical 2 (2007) · ★ 6.5 · 3,921 votes · 1h 51m · comedy, tv-movie, romanceThe East High Wildcats are gearing up for big fun as they land the coolest summer jobs imaginable. Troy, Gabriella, Chad, and Taylor have scored sweet gigs at the Lava Springs Coun…
#38 High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) · ★ 6.5 · 3,647 votes · 1h 52m · comedy, romance, dramaAs seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a sp…
#39 Music and Lyrics (2007) · ★ 6.5 · 1,851 votes · 1h 44m · comedy, romance, musicA washed-up '80s pop star gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write & record a duet with her, but there's a problem--Alex hasn't written a…
#40 I'm Not There (2007) · ★ 6.5 · 801 votes · 2h 15m · drama, musicSix actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and rev…