Directors: This Mel Brooks masterpiece is a classic in every category: classic monster movie, classic comedy, classic film, full stop. Jim McBride | Tiziana Arrigoni, | Gross: The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976. John Cameron Mitchell, | Adventure, Drama. Dey Young, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles. Comedy, Crime, Music. 95 min Tia Carrere, Votes: Director: 117 min Toni Collette, Votes: Debby Bishop, Votes: Adam Sandler, Varg Vikernes, 20 years later, Strange Fruit reunites and goes on a tour with ups and downs on the continent. 93 min | Nick Bagnall, John Cusack, $0.02M, TV-MA Director: $48.20M, PG Stars: Drama. season finale, check out our picks for a solid daylong festival of rock band comedies. Hollywood has naturally picked up on this by making a number of comedies that perfectly skewer the music world. Director: Biography, Drama, Music. Kimberly Stringer, Votes: $35.18M, R Comedy, Music. Reginald Hudlin, Votes: Stars: Director: Samantha Morton, | Stars: Nicholas Stoller $6.41M, R Stars: | Adam MacDonald, Director: The Rutles were a note-perfect parody of Sgt. 102 min 102 min Airheads also sees the first appearance of the "Evil Adult Contemporary Music" trope, as the station is about to switch format away from headbanging metal to easy listening for baby boomers. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band. Stars: 169,238 Tia Carrere, Votes: Comedy, Music. | Directors: | Comedy, Crime. | Eleanor David, Votes: Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show. | Gross: | Rainn Wilson, Director: Director: $121.70M, PG-13 7,644 A chronicle of the sordid life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones, who was found in the bottom of his swimming pool weeks after being let go from the band. Stars: Harland Williams, Votes: 100 min Ralph Macchio, | Gross: Comedy, Music. Directors: 6. | Penelope Spheeris Miriam Shor, All rights reserved. | Gross: Matthew McConaughey, Documentary, Music, War, In the late summer of 2006, in the middle of the insurgency, filmmakers Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi traveled to Baghdad to meet and interview the only heavy metal band in Iraq, ... See full summary », Directors: Jack Black, Votes: David Hayman, Dana Carvey, Aaliyah, 95 min There are movies about rock, movies that play a lot of rock and movies that just rock. Jason London, Saffron Burrows, Director: | 12,535 | Gross: $54.22M, R | Elton John, Votes: Kristen Stewart, | | Director: Rock and Roll Movies; Displaying 1 to 128 (of 128 titles) Title+. Director: | Stars: Tell us what you think about this feature. 1. Stars: Mike Myers, An examination of the heavy metal music subculture that tries to explain why, despite the longevity and popularity of the genre, fans are marginalized and ridiculed for their passion. 84 min Like a cross between Weird AL and a tribute band, Jack Willhite’s Rock & Roll Comedy Show employs a half-ton of guitars, amps & props to bring you twisted, high-energy music parodies of your favorite acts from AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick & SRV to ZZ Top, Prince, Ozzy and Guns N' Roses. Kurt Russell, 375,776 Alexandra Maria Lara, Votes: | 46,181 Frances McDormand, Votes: | Gross: | $0.67M, R Leo Gregory, | | In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Terele Pávez, Votes: Jack Nicholson, Documentary, Biography, Drama. Director: Jeff Bridges, 15,522 THE INCOHERENTS sees four 40-somethings each mired in some sort of midlife malaise reunite their 90's indie rock band. | Gross: | Stephen Tobolowsky, Votes: James DeBello, Joan Cusack, $0.41M, R Mark Wahlberg, Director: After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band. Jonah Hill, Mike Myers, | | Gross: $0.07M, R | Given two months to live, she throws caution to the wind to pursue her dreams. The film is still infinitely quotable and added "it goes to 11" to the pop culture lexicon. 57,674 Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Lehmann 95 min Jack Black, Stars: | Gross: 90 min 31,815 Kieran Culkin, Mike White, | | Stephen Woolley 36,588 Vanessa Ferlito, R Adventure, Comedy, Drama. | Gross: Rock n Roll Movies . | Euronymous, Jami Gertz, The band has lived on through reunion concerts, an upcoming musical and talk of a sequel. In 1978, four rebellious teenagers try to scam their way into a KISS concert. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Christian Bale, What could be sillier than making a living by banging on a guitar and howling incoherently about partying and your love of various parts of the female anatomy? Jennifer Connelly, Lennie James, Grateful Dead, Yours to own now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/rock-n-roll-christmas/id1484142530 ROCK N' ROLL CHRISTMAS Trailer (2019) Comedy Movie © 2019 - MarVista 93 min Jason Schwartzman, | 36,718 2,150 Christian Bale, It's hardly all "Rock & Roll," it's just about the power of music. Peter Cattaneo | Sam Huntington, Votes: Stars: In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester's music to the world. Director: Phil Davis, Rory Cochrane, Votes: Death Angel, Mike Lobel, R | Rob Lowe, Michael McKean, John Leguizamo, Biography, Drama, Music. Stars: Vincent Perez, Votes: Kyle Gass, | | Gross: | | Stars: Penelope Spheeris A down and out rock n' roll band, Hindenburg, kidnap their favorite British rock star, Spazz-O, and hold him hostage to hear their music. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding and drugs, only to be disappointed. | Randy Blythe, 93 min | Sofia Coppola 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 them on their concert tour. Allan Arkush, Twenty-four hours in the lives of the young employees at Empire Records when they all grow up and become young adults thanks to each other and the manager. Karl Geary, Director: $3.03M, R Steve Pink Rob Reiner's brilliant 1984 mockumentary chronicled the rise and fall of the greatest heavy metal band of all time. Stars: The 50 Greatest Rock and Roll Movies of All Time Read this list with a candle burning and you will fill your entire Netflix queue ... Alan Arkush’s campy high school comedy is it. Stars: 2. | Fenriz, Copyright © 2010-2020 AMC Network Entertainment LLC. | Highly recommended! Director: Cameron Crowe Michael Winterbottom Richard Linklater Drama, Music, Mystery. Biography, Drama, Music. | Gross: 136 min Guillermo Díaz, Paul Popplewell, Votes: Written by Anonymous Stars: Josh Hartnett, | Drama, Fantasy, Horror. Stars: Quentin Tarantino $4.02M, PG-13 | Rick Ernst Dana Carvey, Posted by IFC Editors | September 23, 2015. Comedy. | | Jonny Lee Miller, Movies 2017. | Director: | Gross: 101 min A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. Ewen Bremner, Bob Smeaton, 122,737 | | | Marwan Reyad, | | Director: Blasphemer, $3.64M, PG Drama, Music, Romance. | | Comedy, Music, Musical. 101 min | 56,309 Stars: Director: Biography, Drama, Music. Tom Araya, Documentary, History, Music. The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep. Drama, Musical. Biography, Drama, Music. Ronnie James Dio, Votes: | Adam Herschman, Votes: Stars: | 40,036 | Gross: Stars: | Gross: Justin Long, Director: A comedy centered on a rock 'n' roll band that will do anything to become famous. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m6BIvN3ggM. | Gross: Craig Parkinson, Robert Patrick, Votes: Director: Buy DVD. Stars: Stars: Scot McFadyen, A psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and, subsequently, the figurehead of a cult. Janet McTeer, Votes: | Gross: Tenacious D's big screen outing follows the duo as they steal a magical guitar pick made from Satan's tooth to grant them rock stardom. Catherine Hardwicke Comedy, Music. Director: Stars: Dennis Hopper Reese Witherspoon, Sam Dunn, 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. Anton Corbijn Megan Ward, Christopher Guest, Director: Ben Whishaw, Not Rated $1.13M, G Paul Anthony, Director: The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. Stars: Stars: | The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts like Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead and The Band. Stars: A crazy three-day adventure ensues. | $60.97M, PG-13 Documentary, Music. | Gross: Marlon Wayans, Votes: Scot McFadyen 33,629 Stars: | Jim Breuer, Marguerite Moreau, 82 min | Gross: 251,066 Biography, Drama, Music. Winona Ryder, To keep his car, David must convince a now washed-up rocker to return to the Rock and Roll spotlight for good. The 10 Funniest Movies About Rock Bands ... there's something innately absurd about dedicating your life to sex, drugs and rock & roll. 105 min Stars: 108 min Stars: Dennis Quaid, JR Reed, Stars: | Gross: A dramatization of the early years of the hard rock band, Def Leppard, the group faces both success and personal tragedies such as drummer, Rick Allen losing his arm in a car accident and guitarist Steve Clark's alcohol addiction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBTg_CW9kQQ. Suroosh Alvi, Chloe Webb, Director: Frank Cvitanovich Luis Valdez Stars: Ben Whishaw, Votes: They all face the store joining a chain store with strict rules. | | Joe Morton, Votes: Biography, Comedy, Drama. 87 min Russ Anderson, Tamra Davis Joe Seneca, Jared Leto, | A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23. Joe Perry, Biography, Drama, Music. Stephen Frears Drama, Romance. | Gross: Action, Comedy, Fantasy. | 232,683 Billy Connolly, A kid who can make a slide guitar sing. 52,156 | Gross: Russell Brand, Director: Fame, fortune and fornication drove the British rock band in the '70s until a divine end. | Gross: | | | $16.50M, R | Anna Kendrick, Votes: Director: 761,048 Stars: Gary Oldman, Adam Pascal, Votes: Nikki Reed, | | Documentary, History, Music, The GET THRASHED journey begins in the early 80s, where Metallica and several other bands laid the groundwork for what would become a lasting impression on the face of heavy metal music. | Iben Hjejle, | $27.28M, PG-13 Stars: | Cate Blanchett, 45,942 ... See full summary », Director: Action, Adventure, Comedy. Stephen Trask, The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored. 140 min Jennifer Aniston, $81.26M, R | Director: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXxQFMG86HA. Pepper's era Beatles, and the flick takes a mockumentary look at their rise and fall. Antonio Mendoza, Votes: Stars: Adventure, Comedy, Music. Billy Crudup, What could be sillier than making a living by banging on a guitar and howling incoherently about partying and your love of various parts of the female anatomy? Comedy, Drama, Music. 83,362 Comedy, Music. | Stars: A continued examination of the heavy metal subculture focusing on the adaptation and performance of heavy metal in various global communities, and how the increased import of Western cultural forms has impacted new global markets. 109 min It’s not that great of film. 95 min However, Rock and Roll has also inspired many movies. Joe Dante Buy DVD. | (DVD 13033) The Doors-Biographical film about one of the most exciting and controversial figures of the '60s, Jim Morrison. Walter Hill Since 1978, Anvil has become one of heavy metal's most influential yet commercially unsuccessful acts. Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s. The movie chronicles the lives of the couple and their early deaths. Stars: | Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n' Roll, sold more than 1 billion records, made 33 movies, and left a lasting imprint as a cultural icon. 90 min Sacha Gervasi Audrey Ewell | | Gross: 99,318 P.J. Director: The message is clear and convincing, that Jimmy Carter's humanity depended on music as a uniting force. | Gross: Steve Coogan, Kathleen Turner, Votes: Director: The result is American Pie meets Dazed and Confused with a Ron Jeremy cameo. Debi Mazar, | | Stars: Bent on committing as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the beast, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian connoisseur of the occult. | Anthony LaPaglia, Oliver Stone | Stars: Rock and Roll the Movie follows fresh out of college guy David who moves to LA only to wind up in a bet with his teenage rock star agent idol, William Smythe over his cherished '59 T-Bird. Director: | Jonas Åkerlund A staggering amount of footage was lensed with the main actors improvising and riffing off each other (no pun intended) and Reiner picked the best bits to make up the final cut. Alan Parker | Gross: May Gene Wilder live on in our hearts forever. | | Rose Byrne, Votes: | Gross: 93 min Hilarious rock n roll comedy from 1996. Best Rock n Roll Movies by bublefan-1 | created - 15 Jan 2019 | updated - 15 Jan 2019 | Public Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc In The Rocker, Rainn Wilson plays an ousted drummer from a world famous heavy metal band who joins his teenage nephew to get back on stage, with hilarious results. | Ewan McGregor, | Everything from self-important charity ballads to insane record execs are brilliantly spoofed by writer/director Nicholas Stoller. Director: Esai Morales, PG | 1h 33min | Comedy , Music | August 1979 (USA) A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.Directors: Allan Arkush, Joe Dante (uncredited)Writers: Richard Whitley (screenplay), Russ Dvonch (screenplay)Stars: P.J. Stars: $7.99M, R 102 min Holly Hunter, | Stars: John Payson Stars: Lee Altus, Heath Ledger, The relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed. Stars: Kevin McKidd, Votes: Jerry O'Connell, $0.19M. $2.83M, R Esteban Powell, R Brian Gibson Director: Biography, Drama, Music. Comedy, Drama, Music. Gene Simmons, Biography, Drama, Music. 75,695 To celebrate the guys from Blue Jean Committee getting the "Behind the Music" treatment on the Documentary Now! Clint Howard, Adventure, Comedy, Music. $4.61M, R Franc Roddam | … | Stars: $3.57M, R | Director: | Director: | Gross: Stella Maeve, Votes: Director: Director: Ringo Starr, Votes: $0.87M, PG-13 95 min $1.05M, PG-13 | Gross: Danny Boyle 143,253 Comedy, Music. | Jimmy Nail, A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone. 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