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Best Music Movies of the 2010s
#1 Whiplash (2014) · ★ 8.4 · 17,153 votes · 1h 47m · thriller, drama, musicUnder the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.…
#2 Coco (2017) · ★ 8.2 · 21,436 votes · 1h 45m · adventure, animation, familyDespite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Mig…
#3 One Direction: This Is Us (2013) · ★ 8.2 · 1,074 votes · 1h 32m · music, documentary"One Direction: This Is Us" is a captivating and intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspi…
#4 Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) · ★ 8.2 · 884 votes · 1h 23m · comedy, fantasy, adventureTwo years after bringing peace to the galaxy, Steven Universe sees his past come back to haunt him in the form of a deranged Gem who wants to destroy the Earth.…
#5 La La Land (2016) · ★ 7.9 · 18,449 votes · 2h 9m · comedy, romance, dramaMia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mou…
#6 Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) · ★ 7.9 · 18,091 votes · 2h 15m · drama, musicSinger 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.…
#7 Sing Street (2016) · ★ 7.9 · 2,521 votes · 1h 45m · comedy, romance, dramaA boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.…
#8 Searching for Sugar Man (2012) · ★ 7.9 · 1,063 votes · 1h 25m · music, documentaryTwo South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.…
#9 Straight Outta Compton (2015) · ★ 7.8 · 4,312 votes · 2h 27m · drama, history, musicIn 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful w…
#10 Descendants 3 (2019) · ★ 7.7 · 1,665 votes · 1h 46m · fantasy, adventure, tv-movieThe teenagers of Disney's most infamous villains return to the Isle of the Lost to recruit a new batch of villainous offspring to join them at Auradon Prep.…
#11 Forever My Girl (2018) · ★ 7.6 · 1,422 votes · 1h 48m · romance, drama, musicYears after leaving his fiancée at the altar to pursue fame and fortune, country music star Liam Page returns home hoping to win her back.…
#12 Amy (2015) · ★ 7.6 · 1,336 votes · 2h 8m · music, documentaryA documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her fin…
#13 Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) · ★ 7.6 · 765 votes · 2h 12m · drama, music, documentaryHailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music…
#14 A Star Is Born (2018) · ★ 7.5 · 12,411 votes · 2h 16m · romance, drama, musicSeasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes…
#15 I Can Only Imagine (2018) · ★ 7.5 · 516 votes · 1h 50m · drama, musicGrowing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur. When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds redemption by em…
#16 Descendants 2 (2017) · ★ 7.4 · 1,835 votes · 1h 51m · action, fantasy, adventureWhen the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, Ursula's daughter, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen.…
#17 Cold War (2018) · ★ 7.4 · 1,616 votes · 1h 28m · romance, drama, warA man and a woman meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatally mismatched and yet drawn to each other.…
#18 The Dirt (2019) · ★ 7.4 · 1,362 votes · 1h 48m · comedy, drama, historyThe story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.…
#19 Lemonade Mouth (2011) · ★ 7.4 · 1,116 votes · 1h 53m · comedy, tv-movie, dramaWhen five ragtag freshman first meet in detention, it seems they have nothing in common. But, through music, they form an unbreakable bond and discover they have the makings of the…
#20 Gaga: Five Foot Two (2017) · ★ 7.4 · 607 votes · 1h 41m · music, documentaryFollow pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a new album, preps for her Super Bowl halftime show, and confronts physical and emotional struggles.…
#21 Pitch Perfect (2012) · ★ 7.3 · 6,976 votes · 1h 52m · comedy, romance, musicCollege 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 ga…
#22 Rocketman (2019) · ★ 7.3 · 5,093 votes · 2h 1m · drama, musicThe story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.…
#23 Strange Magic (2015) · ★ 7.3 · 599 votes · 1h 39m · fantasy, animation, familyA love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.…
#24 Begin Again (2014) · ★ 7.2 · 4,080 votes · 1h 44m · comedy, romance, dramaGretta, a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave ditches her. Her life gains purpose when Dan, a record label executive, notices her talent.…
#25 Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) · ★ 7.2 · 3,011 votes · 1h 45m · drama, musicIn Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.…
#26 Descendants (2015) · ★ 7.2 · 2,583 votes · 1h 52m · comedy, fantasy, adventureA present-day idyllic kingdom where the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspring of Disney's classic villai…
#27 Ballerina (2016) · ★ 7.2 · 2,031 votes · 1h 29m · comedy, adventure, animationIn 1879 Paris, a young orphan dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the G…
#28 A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (2016) · ★ 7.2 · 871 votes · 1h 32m · comedy, fantasy, familyA contemporary musical version of the classic Cinderella story in which the servant step daughter hope to compete in a musical competition for a famous pop star.…
#29 Z-O-M-B-I-E-S (2018) · ★ 7.2 · 786 votes · 1h 34m · comedy, fantasy, tv-movieTwo star-crossed freshmen – a zombie, Zed and a cheerleader, Addison – each outsiders in their unique ways, befriend each other and work together to show their high school and the…
#30 Sing (2016) · ★ 7.1 · 8,587 votes · 1h 48m · comedy, animation, familyA koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.…
#31 Love & Mercy (2015) · ★ 7.1 · 789 votes · 2h 0m · drama, history, musicIn the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist…
#32 The Bélier Family (2014) · ★ 7.0 · 2,523 votes · 1h 45m · comedy, drama, musicThe whole Bélier family is deaf, except for sixteen year old Paula who is the important translator in her parents' day to day life especially when it comes to matters concerning th…
#33 Climax (2018) · ★ 7.0 · 2,395 votes · 1h 37m · drama, horror, musicWhen a dance troupe is lured to an empty school, a bowl of drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive…
#34 Starstruck (2010) · ★ 7.0 · 1,248 votes · 1h 20m · comedy, tv-movie, romancePop star Christopher Wilde has fame, fortune and a big-budget Hollywood movie awaiting him. But after meeting Jessica Olson, a down-to-earth girl from the Midwest, he is faced with…
#35 High Strung (2016) · ★ 7.0 · 941 votes · 1h 36m · romance, drama, musicWhen a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip h…
#36 Step Up Revolution (2012) · ★ 6.9 · 2,159 votes · 1h 39m · romance, drama, musicEmily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's devel…
#37 Teen Beach Movie (2013) · ★ 6.9 · 971 votes · 1h 35m · comedy, fantasy, tv-movieLife's a beach for surfers Brady and McKenzie – until a rogue wave magically transports them inside the classic '60s beach party flick, "Wet Side Story," where a full-blown rivalry…
#38 Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) · ★ 6.8 · 5,592 votes · 1h 55m · comedy, musicThe Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of th…
#39 We Are Your Friends (2015) · ★ 6.8 · 2,492 votes · 1h 36m · comedy, romance, dramaYoung Cole Carter dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world…
#40 Step Up All In (2014) · ★ 6.8 · 2,028 votes · 1h 52m · romance, drama, musicAll-stars from previous installments convene in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.…