10 most important films about music

Films about music have always been popular, despite their sometimes hackneyed plot. We have prepared 10 of the best musical films with an interesting plot that will not make you bored for a minute.

1. Walk the Line (2005)
The film tells the story of the great country musician Johnny Cash and how he rises from failure to the Walk of Fame. But everything has its downsides: Johnny is very lonely and his only friends are drugs. How he was able to get out of loneliness and put his life in order, you will find out as you watch. The film will be of interest not only to country fans, but also to any movie connoisseur.

2. Some Like It Hot (1959)
The film takes place in Chicago in 1929. Two musicians Jerry and Joe barely earned a piece of bread, and now they also got into trouble with gangsters. To hide, they decide to dress up as girls - Josephine and Daphne. The "Girls" start over in life and join an all-female jazz orchestra, whose lead singer gradually begins to fall in love with Josephine. Darling, as the soloist was called, was played by the beautiful Marilyn Monroe, this is one of her most famous roles. Soon the old millionaire falls in love with Daphne. The film is known for various funny situations and a plot that did not correspond to the moral standards of the 50s. You must watch this movie classic!

3. Sing Street (2016)
All the events of the film take place in Ireland in the 1980s. The country is going through an economic crisis, which the family of young Connor felt well. Just yesterday he went to an elite private school and did not deny himself anything, and today his parents inform him that due to lack of money he must transfer to another school. The boy was completely unprepared for this, but he found the only advantage of being there: a girl named Rafina, with whom Connor falls head over heels. In order to impress her, he decides to form his own rock band and write a song for Rafina.

4. Ray (2004)
The plot of the film is based on the life of the popular composer and jazz singer Ray Charles, who at the age of seven lost his sight, but did not give up, devoting himself to music. It shows how, despite all the difficulties that befell the future jazz star, one can achieve incredible success.

5. Rock Wave (2009)
The film is about a pirate radio station on board a ship, where a guy named Carl ends up. He is met by rebels who love sex, drugs and rock and roll and want to change something on the radio. They have fun and gradually initiate Karl into adulthood. Against the backdrop of all this fun, the film shows the government's struggle with pirate radio stations.

6. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
A documentary about the life of the legendary Freddie Mercury and the equally legendary Queen. Here they spoke as honestly as possible about the creation of the group itself, internal conflicts between the participants, Mercury’s personal life and, of course, the writing of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The picture shows how, through time, quarrels and insults, Queen remained the same family to each other. The film is worth watching not only for fans of Freddie Mercury and Queen, but also for lovers of quality cinema.

7. Amadeus (1984)
1781 Antonio Salieri works as a court composer and is quite happy with his life, because he always dreamed of being a musician. But suddenly a nasty, ill-mannered young man appears in his life, a certain Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with a divine musical gift. Antonio, stricken with envy, wants to punish Mozart for such injustice, so he decides to gain his trust and then kill him...

8. Sid and Nancy (1986)
A musical drama about the life and work of Sid Vicious, as well as the formation of the Sex Pistols. The story begins from the moment Sid joins an already famous group and, thanks to his image, becomes a symbol of punk culture. Nancy Spungen is a Sex Pistols fan who wants to sleep with all the members. And when it was Sid’s turn, he realized that he had fallen head over heels in love with the girl. Thus, the film analyzes the relationship of a scandalous couple, who were united by a common love for heroin, and which were doomed to failure from the very beginning.

9. Madonna: Birth of a Legend (2018)
The film is about how a dancer, who did not have a penny behind her, was able to become a world star thanks to her love of music. It tells about the very beginning of Madonna's career, her participation in the group "Breakfast Club", where she played drums. The film used interviews with Madonna's ex-boyfriend Dan Gilroy and her brother Ed, which makes the film more honest and documentary.

10. Voice of the Streets (2015)
The film tells the story of the West Coast group N.W.A. and shows her entire creative path. Here you can observe the relationships within the team and learn all the vicissitudes of the group’s activities and disintegration. The film was produced by Ice Cube and Dr. Dre are direct participants in the events, so there is no doubt about the authenticity of what is happening.