The Best Movies About Bands
List Rules Movies about bands and musical groups, real or fictional. No documentaries.
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 star or a singer from the time we’re kids. We sing into hairbrushes imagining that we’re standing on a stage in front of hundreds of adoring fans, and we regularly shred on the air guitar. The movies on this list range from having a comedies, dramas, documentaries, and even the occasional romance.
This list has the best band movies, including: Rock Star, The Doors, School of Rock, and The Runaways. Vote up your favorite band movies, down vote the ones you wish you could boo, or add one you love that isn't already on the list.

Released: 2000
Directed by: Cameron Crowe


Released: 1980
Directed by: John Landis


Released: 1984
Directed by: Rob Reiner


Released: 1991
Directed by: Oliver Stone


Released: 2005
Directed by: James Mangold


Released: 2003
Directed by: Richard Linklater


Released: 1964
Directed by: Richard Lester


Released: 1996
Directed by: Tom Hanks


Released: 2004
Directed by: Taylor Hackford


Released: 1991
Directed by: Alan Parker


Released: 1965
Directed by: Richard Lester


Released: 1983
Directed by: Martin Davidson


Released: 1986
Directed by: Alex Cox


Released: 1968
Directed by: George Dunning


Released: 1999
Directed by: Adam Rifkin


Released: 2018
Directed by: Bryan Singer


Released: 1979
Directed by: Allan Arkush, Joe Dante


Released: 2019
Directed by: Jeff Tremaine


Released: 2001


Released: 2010
Directed by: Floria Sigismondi


Released: 1994
Directed by: Michael Lehmann


Released: 2010
Directed by: Edgar Wright


Released: 2006
Directed by: Liam Lynch


Released: 2009
Directed by: Scott Cooper


Released: 2007
Directed by: Jake Kasdan
