A modern American classic. Whoopi Goldberg, Votes: Joel Coen King Vidor There’s an argument that Woodstock – the festival – would never have accrued so much cultural and historical significance, had it not been for Woodstock the movie, which won an Best Documentary Oscar in 1970. | It’s full of mesmerising scenes – Dylan taunting the Time Magazine journalist, Dylan playing ‘It’s All Over Now Baby Blue’ to a hotel room full of awestruck onlookers. | Gross: 181,781 Russell Crowe, Ariana DeBose, Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself. Christopher Plummer, In a realm known as Lumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon. Biography, Drama, Musical. John Cho, PG Sure, Jake and Elwood’s soul covers (most famously, of Solomon Burke’s ‘Everybody Needs Somebody To Love’) are karaoke-esque at times – but this John Landis-directed comedy caper is propelled by a genuine reverence for black America’s musical past; hence the cameos from Cab Calloway, James Brown and Ray Charles. Listen to previews, download & stream music, ask questions in our forums. Director: | | Stars: Instant goosebumps. Erstwhile NME photographer Anton Corbijn swaps his stills camera for video, to produce one of the finest music biopics to grace the screen. Biography, Drama, Family. | Diego Boneta, Renée Elise Goldsberry, G Animation, Action, Adventure For example, 'Pretty in Pink' was a song years before John Hughes used it for the movie of the same name. With behind-the-scenes tapes anchored by fresh accounts and witterings from the four band members, it sets the scene on one of the greatest reunions in recent times – and if any of it looks slightly fraught then fear not: six years later, we all know how this one actually panned out…, Best music moment: Choice cuts include Alex trudging through reams of Japanese radio station idents (“Hi, I’m Alex, the stupid one from Blur…. 103 min Robert Wise Stars: Director: A retrospective retracing of the band’s life and times in the ever-so-slightly melancholic light of their 2009 reunion tour. Helena Bonham Carter, Votes: | $27.28M, PG Categories. Julien Temple’s 1979 debut The Great Rock And Roll Swindle caught the punk zeitgeist’s tail end and offered a ramshackle glimpse into the Pistols’ lives, albeit from a skewed Malcolm McLaren perspective. Richard Thorpe, Ashleigh Murray, PG | | Dexter Fletcher Directors: Cher, Votes: Now the title cards appear in a similar fashion to feature film credits. What can we say that hasn’t already been said? $8.18M, R The character of Jimmy Cooper speaks across generations to anyone who’s ever felt young, lost, and hungry for self-definition. Eddie Murphy, 306,934 131,350 50 Awesome Music Movies. Rob Marshall It is a co-production between independent producers Brave New World and Cwmni Da. The adoptive-dad-to-be declares he once opened for Kurt Cobain-favourites the Melvins. Ming-Na Wen, $543.64M, TV-PG Reese Witherspoon, Luke Evans, Remotes at the ready…. $422.78M, G 128 min | Gross: Stars: $58.41M, PG-13 | This list ranks the best movies with point in the name, whether they're documentaries, dramas, horror movies, or any other genre of film. Stars: 127 min John Ripa A poll by brijeshmarand. 1,262 40 IMDb's 400 Greatest Cult Movies. The film also raises some awkward questions about creativity. Daveed Diggs, Hailed by its makers as “post-punk DIY bricolage”, this documentary of the bi-annual ATP festivals brought film-making into a new dimension. After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery. | Tom Hanks, Kay Cannon Kelly Marie Tran, Chris Coppola, Play our Something in the Title quiz games now! You don’t need to be a gumby old-school metal fan to appreciate the desperate poignancy of this award-winning documentary, which follows the exploits of a has-been rock band as they endure repeated humiliations – empty gigs, missed trains – before finally achieving vindication, of a sort. $3.70M, Not Rated Classics from the silver screen : Music used in movies by Benjamin Chee. 223,714 Director: Stars: Jason Derulo, Leslie Zemeckis, Votes: 100 min Directors: Inspired by and featuring the Psychedelic Furs track ‘Pretty In Pink’, this quintessential John Hughes movie is a story of teenage love, high school troubles and social cliques that’s both of-its-time (its time being the ’80s) and in thrall to the cosy certainties of ’50s America. Movies With "Knight" in the Title: show list info "Knight" isn't as common in movie titles as "Night" (As you can see by my other list, "Movies with Night in the Title".). 73,496 Listening to their music is like being thrust into the thumping heart of a great, demonic robot. Emma Stone, | There's also an A-Z of Composers, but under the composer, listing is not by work but by film title. 158 min Drama, Musical, Romance. 122 min Davey is then faced with trying to reform and abandon his bad habits. Drama, Music, Musical. Mervyn LeRoy, A musical adaptation of the 1983 film. | Gross: A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life. $151.10M, PG-13 The highest-ranking concert movie in our list, Stop Making Sense was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater, during Talking Heads’ 1983 ‘Speaking In Tongues’ tour. A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer. $38.52M, PG | | Mark Sandrich, | Michael Jeter, Director: A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets. | Ryan Gosling, Movies With ‘Man’ in the Title: Enough Already. | Plus, it’s funny, fast-paced and sexy. | 105 min | ... Movies. Stars: Rachel Lee Goldenberg Five years after the events of Mamma Mia! O’s ex Spike Jonze directed the take on Maurice Sendak’s book for kids which combined live action, animatronics and CGI to tell the story of Max, a nine-year-old boy who discovers an island full of ‘wild things’ who make him their King. Taron Egerton, | | 270,533 Animation, Adventure, Comedy. The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA. Animation, Comedy, Family. | What happens when the songs dry up, and what used to come so easily, is suddenly agonizingly difficult? Jennifer Lee Stars: Ryan Murphy Chris Buck, Flying into the Baghdad war zone to trail Iraq’s only heavy metal band Acrassicauda, their heart-in-mouth mission is best summed up by presenter (and Vice founder) Suroosh Alvi: “This is risky, it’s dangerous. Music in the movies is an essential element of the filmmaking process and is one of the main factors that helps to determine box office success or failure. Capturing Young at his creative peak, where shows would veer from electric to acoustic at the drop of a pick, this is one of the definitive concert films. This second documentary on the band set out years later to get their take on events and – although punks would balk at the word – contextualise their influence in a broken Britain. Adventure, Family, Fantasy. Alternate title is Nadolig I Blentyn Yng Nghymru. | Gross: Judging Criteria for Selection of Films and Songs: A ballot was distributed in 2003 with 400 nominated films and songs to a jury of 1,500 leaders from the film community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, composers, cinematographers, etc.) | Gross: | | Gross: Musical, Romance. Stars: 111,112 Chris Pine, Christophe Lourdelet Best music moment: Butlins’ security guards screaming at extreme noiseniks Lightning Bolt as they play an impromptu gig outside the resort’s pub. Director: critics and historians.. Only songs from feature-length American films released before January 1, 2003, were considered. Alec Baldwin, Votes: David Alvarez, G A teen coming of age movie at its core – Juno’s clear regard for its soundtrack and various band references within the film make it a must-see for anyone of an NME bent. Best music moment: When Mitch comes home after losing his virginity, puts his headphones on, and immerses himself in Foghat’s ‘Slow Ride’. | Scenes from …Tap get quoted so many times, yet somehow the spoof rock doc never gets stale, perhaps because it’s so true to life: Eddie Van Halen once confessed, “Everything in that movie [has] happened to me.”, The sharpness of the performances – especially Christopher Guest’s dim-but-lovable Nigel Tufnel – is even more impressive when you consider that much of the dialogue was improvised. Directors: What’s noteworthy is how far it deviates from the norms of live performance footage. 1,514 100 Manic Wayne's 40 Underrated Christmas Movies. Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land. Adventure, Comedy, Family. Dan Stevens, Animation, Adventure, Drama. $504.01M, PG Family, Fantasy, Musical. A small-town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. | Phyllida Lloyd Lily James, Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid career of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer. 1,575 40 Movies … 102 min The video accompaniment to Neil Young’s classic 1979 live album of the same name, this film really needs a DVD release. Stars: There are too many! 113 min With a title inspired by a howlingly neurotic Daily Mirror headline, this is where the Sex Pistols get to tell their side of the story. Albert Finney, The band themselves were a little less enthusiastic, and that tension comes through in this illuminating backstage documentary. Just don’t blame them for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions. $400.74M, PG | Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised. The Muppet characters tell their version of the classic tale of an old and bitter miser's redemption on Christmas Eve. Don Hall, A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory. Albert Finney, Family, Fantasy, Musical. | | Chris Sarandon, Camila Cabello, Stars: The fact it’s accompanied by the best music Pete Townshend ever wrote only magnifies the film’s deathless power. 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