Most Popular Music Feature Films
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Pitch Perfect
(2012) Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition. Dir: Jason Moore With: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson Comedy | Music | Romance 112 mins. |
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Unfinished Song
(2012) Grumpy pensioner Arthur honors his recently deceased wife's passion for performing by joining the unconventional local choir to which she used to belong, a process that helps him build bridges with his estranged son, James. Dir: Paul Andrew Williams With: Terence Stamp, Gemma Arterton, Christopher Eccleston Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance 93 mins. |
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The Day the Music Died
(2010) Inspired by the trailblazing music and tragic end of Buddy Holly, a modern-day depiction seeks after the same success in a surreal Los Angeles. Dir: Bruno Miotto With: Guy Kent, Paige Segal, Jon Morgan Woodward Biography | Drama | Music |
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Spike Island
(2012) A rising indie band travels to Spike Island, Cheshire, in May of 1990 to see The Stone Roses. Dir: Mat Whitecross With: Elliott Tittensor, Nico Mirallegro, Jordan Murphy Drama | Music 105 mins. |
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Step Up Revolution
(2012) Emily 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 development plans. Dir: Scott Speer With: Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman, Cleopatra Coleman Drama | Music | Romance 99 mins. |
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8 Mile
(2002) A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make the most of what could be his final opportunity but his problems around gives him doubts. Dir: Curtis Hanson With: Eminem, Brittany Murphy, Kim Basinger Drama | Music 110 mins. |
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This Is Spinal Tap
(1984) Spinal Tap, the world's loudest band, is chronicled by hack documentarian Marty DeBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour. Dir: Rob Reiner With: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest Comedy | Music 82 mins. |
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Get Him to the Greek
(2010) A record company intern is hired to accompany out-of-control British rock star Aldous Snow to a concert at L.A.'s Greek Theater. Dir: Nicholas Stoller With: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss Comedy | Music 109 mins. |
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Footloose
(2011) City teenager Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. Dir: Craig Brewer With: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance 113 mins. |
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The School of Rock
(2003) A wannabe rock star in need of cash poses as a substitute teacher at a prep school, and tries to turn his class into a rock band. Dir: Richard Linklater With: Jack Black, Mike White, Joan Cusack Comedy | Music 108 mins. |
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Almost Famous
(2000) A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies it on their concert tour. Dir: Cameron Crowe With: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson Drama | Music 122 mins. |
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
(2000) In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. Dir: Joel Coen With: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson Comedy | Adventure | Crime | Music 106 mins. |
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Step Up
(2006) 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 an up and coming dancer, Nora. Dir: Anne Fletcher With: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Damaine Radcliff Crime | Drama | Music | Romance 104 mins. |
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Hannah Montana: The Movie
(2009) As Hannah Montana's popularity begins to take over her life, Miley Stewart, on the urging from her father takes a trip to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters in life the most. Dir: Peter Chelsom With: Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Billy Ray Cyrus Comedy | Drama | Family | Music | Romance 102 mins. |
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Walk the Line
(2005) A 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 Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. Dir: James Mangold With: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin Biography | Drama | Music | Romance 136 mins. |
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Coyote Ugly
(2000) Aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford, after getting a job at a women-run NYC bar that teases its male patrons, comes out of her shell. Dir: David McNally With: Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, John Goodman Comedy | Drama | Romance | Music 100 mins. |
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Nowhere Boy
(2009) A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life. Dir: Sam Taylor-Johnson With: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff Biography | Drama | Music 98 mins. |
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Dirty Dancing
(1987) Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor Johnny Castle. Dir: Emile Ardolino With: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach Drama | Music | Romance 100 mins. |
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The Blues Brothers
(1980) Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised. Dir: John Landis With: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway Action | Comedy | Crime | Music 133 mins. |
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Amadeus
(1984) The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum. Dir: Milos Forman With: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge Biography | Drama | Music 160 mins. |
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Happy Feet
(2006) Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce! Dir: George Miller, Warren Coleman With: Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman Animation | Comedy | Family | Music 108 mins. |
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Pitch Perfect 2
(2015) Comedy | Music |
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August Rush
(2007) A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents. Dir: Kirsten Sheridan With: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers Drama | Music 114 mins. |
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Sparkle
(2012) Set in the 1960s, three sisters form girl group and soon become local sensations with major label interest, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart. Dir: Salim Akil With: Jordin Sparks, Carmen Ejogo, Whitney Houston Drama | Music 116 mins. |
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Notorious
(2009) The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm. Dir: George Tillman Jr. With: Jamal Woolard, Anthony Mackie, Derek Luke Biography | Drama | Music 122 mins. |

























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