Best Music Movies of 2019 (So Far)

1.

Rocketman

5.7

7.7/10

The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.

2.

The Dirt

5.1

7.0/10

The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.

3.

Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé

4.9

7.5/10

This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.

4.

Wild Rose

3.9

7.5/10

A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.

5.

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

3.4

8.3/10

Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year.

6.

Teen Spirit

3.4

7.1/10

A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.

7.

Her Smell

3.4

6.2/10

A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.

8.

Amazing Grace

3.3

7.8/10

The late director Sydney Pollack's behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of Aretha Franklin's best-selling album Amazing Grace finally sees the light of day more than four decades after the original footage was shot.

9.

Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation

1.7

7.7/10

50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground, evokes the freedom, passion, community, and joy the three-day music festival created.

11.

Revival!

1.7

7.6/10

A unique visual and musical experience based on the Gospel of John. Originally a Passion play, it freely blends elements of stage and cinema, creating a fresh take on this well known story.

12.

Pavarotti

1.7

7.4/10

Featuring never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron Howard examines the life and career of famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

13.

Echo in the Canyon

1.5

6.9/10

A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic music groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.

15.

A Drone Opera

0.0

0/10

A self-contained and uniquely seductive world featuring custom built drones with live video feeds, laser set-design, opera singers and an original libretto that combines to drive a narrative of desire, fear and destruction.

19.

Beats

0.0

0/10

An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.

20.

Mayday Life

0.0

8.1/10

Mayday LIFE TOUR is linked by four distinct segments and the story is unveiled in “Yesterday’s Rumbling Fun”.