Top Rated Music Movies on Kanopy

School of Rock

2003

School of Rock

2003
7.1
Fired 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 begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
Begin Again

2014

Begin Again

2014
7.2
Gretta, 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.
Almost Famous

2000

Almost Famous

2000
7.5
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.
Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013
7.2
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.
Sound of Metal

2020

Sound of Metal

2020
7.7
Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.
The Bélier Family

2014

The Bélier Family

2014
6.9
The 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 the family farm. When her music teacher discovers she has a fantastic singing voice and she gets an opportunity to enter a big Radio France contest the whole family's future is set up for big changes.
Saturday Night Fever

1977

Saturday Night Fever

1977
6.7
Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.
Amy

2015

Amy

2015
7.6
A 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 finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
Dreamgirls

2006

Dreamgirls

2006
6.7
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
I'm Not There

2007

I'm Not There

2007
6.5
Six 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 revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.
Koyaanisqatsi

1983

Koyaanisqatsi

1983
7.9
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996
6.7
Slacker duo Beavis and Butt-Head wake to discover their TV has been stolen. Their search for a new one takes them on a clueless adventure across America, during which they manage to accidentally become America's most wanted.
Funny Face

1957

Funny Face

1957
7
A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968
6.8
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
Grease 2

1982

Grease 2

1982
5.2
It's 1961, two years after the original Grease gang graduated, and there's a new crop of seniors and new members of the coolest cliques on campus, the Pink Ladies and T-Birds. Michael Carrington is the new kid in school - but he's been branded a brainiac. Can he fix up an old motorcycle, don a leather jacket, avoid a rumble with the leader of the T-Birds, and win the heart of Pink Lady Stephanie?
Hair

1979

Hair

1979
7.3
Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.
Nine

2009

Nine

2009
5.5
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother.
Limelight

1952

Limelight

1952
7.9
A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
Danny Collins

2015

Danny Collins

2015
6.8
An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2022

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2022
6.7
Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle, this biopic takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.

Top Rated Music Movies on Kanopy

2003

2003

2014

2014

2000

2000

2013

2013

2020

2020

2014

2014

1977

1977

2015

2015

2006

2006

2007

2007

1983

1983

1996

1996

1957

1957

1968

1968

1982

1982

1979

1979

2009

2009

1952

1952

2015

2015

2022

2022