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Rock Your Screen With the 50 Best Movies About Bands (Ranker)

There's nothing better than the combination of music and a movie! This list features some of the best movies ever made about our favorite bands, whether based on a real group or a fictional band. Music impacts us in a big way, in ways nothing else in the world can, and the life of musicians intrigues many movie goers. So it makes sense that many films about bands are so popular! But what are the best movies about bands Hollywood and beyond have to offer?
If you've ever wanted to unleash your inner rock star, the movies on this list are just what you're looking for. Most of us dream about being a rock and roll star or a singer from the time we're kids. We sing into hairbrushes imagining that we're singers standing on a stage in front of hundreds of adoring fans with a band behind us, and we regularly shred on the air guitar.
The famous movies on this list range from having a comedies, dramas, and even the occasional romance. By nature, many have musical qualities to them and feature
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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
2
Walk the Line (2005)
Walk the Line (2005)
3
Almost Famous (2000)
Almost Famous (2000)
4
The Dirt (2019)
The Dirt (2019)
5
La Bamba (1987)
La Bamba (1987)
6
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
7
School of Rock (2003)
School of Rock (2003)
8
Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash (2014)
9
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
10
That Thing You Do! (1996)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
11
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
12
The Doors (1991)
The Doors (1991)
13
The Commitments (1991)
The Commitments (1991)
14
Help! (1965)
Help! (1965)
16
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
17
Detroit Rock City (1999)
Detroit Rock City (1999)
18
The Runaways (2010)
The Runaways (2010)
19
Yellow Submarine (1968)
Yellow Submarine (1968)
20
Airheads (1994)
Airheads (1994)
21
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
22
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
23
Rocketman (2019)
Rocketman (2019)
24
Sid & Nancy (1986)
Sid & Nancy (1986)
25
Rock 'N' Roll High School (1979)
Rock 'N' Roll High School (1979)
26
Purple Rain (1984)
Purple Rain (1984)
27
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
28
Selena (1997)
Selena (1997)
29
Lords of Chaos (2018)
Lords of Chaos (2018)
30
Rock Star (2001)
Rock Star (2001)
31
Yesterday (2019)
Yesterday (2019)
32
Sing Street (2016)
Sing Street (2016)
33
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
34
Metal Lords (2022)
Metal Lords (2022)
35
A Star Is Born (2018)
A Star Is Born (2018)
36
What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)
What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)
37
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006)
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006)
38
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
39
CBGB (2013)
CBGB (2013)
40
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
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