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1. Tommy (1975)
PG | 111 min | Drama, Musical
A psychosomatically blind, deaf, and mute boy becomes a master pinball player and, subsequently, the figurehead of a cult.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Elton John
Votes: 22,708 | Gross: $34.25M
2. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
R | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson, Eleanor David
Votes: 85,532 | Gross: $22.24M
3. Entergalactic (2022)
TV-MA | 93 min | Animation, Comedy, Music
Jabari, a charming, streetwear-clad artist on the cusp of real success. After a chance run-in with his cool new photographer neighbor, Meadow, Jabari has to figure out whether he can make space for love in his life.
Director: Fletcher Moules | Stars: Kid Cudi, Jessica Williams, Laura Harrier, Ty Dolla $ign
Votes: 15,803
4. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
G | 106 min | Drama, History, Musical
Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen
Votes: 30,016 | Gross: $24.48M
5. Quadrophenia (1979)
R | 120 min | Drama, Music
Jimmy Cooper loathes his dead-end job and his working-class parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed.
Director: Franc Roddam | Stars: Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Phil Davis, Mark Wingett
Votes: 20,923
6. Begins Youth (2024– )
Drama
The drama follows the lives of seven boys navigating their school years and personal growth, each grappling with family obligations, loss, poverty, abandonment, violence, and rejection.
Stars: Seo Ji-Hoon, Jung Hyun Noh, Kim Yoon-woo, Woo-jin Jung
Votes: 139
7. Red Headed Stranger (1986)
R | 105 min | Western
Revisionist western about fallen preacher Shay, who guns down his wife Raysha for running off with another man. Wandering, he meets single mom Laurie. However, helpless sheriff Scoby wants Shay to help him fight the villainous Clavers.
Director: William D. Wittliff | Stars: Willie Nelson, Morgan Fairchild, R.G. Armstrong, Royal Dano
Votes: 906
8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A small-town band hits it big, but it must battle a nefarious plot in the music industry.
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Peter Frampton, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
Votes: 6,991 | Gross: $20.38M
9. Bebe's Kids (1992)
PG-13 | 72 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
To impress his new girlfriend, a man agrees to look after her friend's kids, only to find that they are uncontrollably rambunctious.
Director: Bruce W. Smith | Stars: Faizon Love, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Robin Harris, Wayne Collins
Votes: 5,531 | Gross: $8.44M
10. David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
TV-14 | 105 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
Spike Lee documents the former Talking Heads frontman's brilliant, timely 2019 Broadway show, based on his recent album and tour of the same name.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: David Byrne, Jacqueline Acevedo, Gustavo Di Dalva, Daniel Freedman
Votes: 5,276
11. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
Not Rated | 68 min | Animation, Adventure, Music
A continuation of the story told in the Daft Punk music videos "One More Time," "Aerodynamic," "Digital Love," and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger."
Directors: Daisuke Nishio, Hirotoshi Rissen, Leiji Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Romanthony, Thomas Bangalter
Votes: 15,606
12. The Point (1971 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.
Director: Fred Wolf | Stars: Ringo Starr, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Frees, Lennie Weinrib
Votes: 3,073
13. Imaginaerum (2012)
86 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
A coma sends an old man into his childhood's sinister fantasy world, where he must fight dementia and gain back his memories before it's too late.
Directors: Stobe Harju, Mark Roper | Stars: Francis X. McCarthy, Glenda Braganza, Helene Robbie, Ilkka Villi
Votes: 6,659
14. Sign 'o' the Times (1987)
PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary, Music
Highlights from Prince's 1987 European concert tour, including selections from the rock star's album of the same title.
Directors: Prince, David Hogan, Albert Magnoli | Stars: Prince, Sheila E., Sheena Easton, Matt Fink
Votes: 2,489 | Gross: $3.00M
15. Star-Crossed: The Film (2021)
TV-G | 48 min | Music
Just days after dropping her fifth studio album, Kacey Musgraves made her MTV Video Music Awards debut with the world premiere of the title track, "Star-Crossed" on Sunday, September 12.
Director: Bardia Zeinali | Stars: Diane Venora, Jasmine Guillen, Ava Grey, Victoria Walls
Votes: 266
16. Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie (2013)
R | 84 min | Animation, Comedy
You're not hallucinating... It's legendary toker jokers Cheech & Chong as you've never seen them before - in their very first animated movie.
Directors: Branden Chambers, Eric D. Chambers | Stars: Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin
Votes: 958
17. Destination Anywhere (1997 Video)
45 min | Drama
"Destination Anywhere" is a contemporary film noir set on the streets of a gritty, yet colorful Manhattan neighborhood. Jon Bon Jovi stars as Jon, a man on the run from his home, his ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Pellington | Stars: Jon Bon Jovi, Demi Moore, Annabella Sciorra, Kevin Bacon
Votes: 515
18. Shinbone Alley (1970)
G | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A newspaper man is reincarnated as a cockroach and makes friends with a free-spirited female alley cat.
Directors: John Wilson, David Detiege | Stars: Carol Channing, Eddie Bracken, Alan Reed, John Carradine
Votes: 260
19. 3 Chains o' Gold (1994 Video)
73 min | Music
In Egypt, princess Mayte's father is assassinated by 7 men, leaving her with the sacred three chains of gold. She decides to seek out the help of Prince in USA, and sends him a tape of her ... See full summary »
Directors: Parris Patton, Prince, Randee St. Nicholas | Stars: Prince, Levi Seacer Jr., Tony Mosley, Tommy Barbarella
Votes: 243
20. Alice Cooper: The Nightmare (1975 TV Movie)
Unrated | 66 min | Horror, Musical
Steven, a character from Alice Cooper's album "Welcome to My Nightmare", encounters a surreal dream fantasy, guided by the spirit of the nightmare.
Director: Jorn H. Winther | Stars: Alice Cooper, Vincent Price, Linda Googh, Robyn Blythe
Votes: 326
21. Brave (1994)
58 min | Drama, Music
A runaway girl is interviewed by a psychiatrist after a suicide attempt and her story is shown in subsequent flashbacks, accompanied by the music of Marillion's concept album 'Brave'.
Director: Richard Stanley | Stars: Josie Ayers, Russell Copley, Raymond Sawyer, Anthony Story
Votes: 265
22. L (II) (2016)
107 min | Drama
Movie is based on album by Yasu's solo project "Acid Black Cherry" (album was released February 25, 2016). Yasu is the vocalist of rock band "Janne Da Arc." Movie depicts the life of woman L as she looks for love.
Director: Ten Shimoyama | Stars: Alice Hirose, Seika Furuhata, Yûki Furukawa, Yûta Hiraoka
Votes: 32
23. Terror T.R.A.X.: Track of the Vampire (1995 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
T.R.A.X. is a secret government agency that investigates the paranormal. A strange 911 call leads two T.R.A.X. agents to a deadly group of vampires led by sinister Dr. Vitus Hemos, who's working on a mysterious experiment.
Director: Flint Dille | Stars: Deron McBee, Edie Mirman, John Boyle, Jessica Hecht
Votes: 20
24. Jeff Wayne's the War of the Worlds (1998 Video Game)
T | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Real time strategy based on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, a classic 1978 concept album with narration by Richard Burton that retells H. G. Wells' story. Lead the Martians to victory or save England and the world.
Director: Leslie Mills DeMarco | Stars: Richard Burton, Nigel Hawthorne, Lewis Macleod, Charles Armstrong
Votes: 11
25. Sandra Bernhard: I'm Still Here... Damn It! (1998 TV Special)
90 min | Comedy, Music
Pregnant legendary controversial comedian Sandra Bernhard performs her Off-Broadway show that combines stand up, storytelling and musical performance. She also talks about the female musicians who paved the way for female artists today.
Director: Marty Callner | Stars: Soumaya Akaaboune, Sandra Bernhard
Votes: 178
26. Igla Remix Soundtrack (2010 Video)
18 min | Short, Drama, Music
A complimentary DVD for a soundtrack album of Igla Remix (2010) features promotional material, some excerpts and a music video.
Director: Rashid Nugmanov | Stars: Yu-Piter, Vyacheslav Butusov, Sergey Vyrvich, Evgeniy Kulakov
27. Styx: Mr. Roboto (1983 Music Video)
6 min | Short, Music, Musical
Music video by Styx based on the dystopian storyline from their concept album Kilroy Was Here. Escaped Kilroy revels his true identity to the world and thanks his robot prison guard, Mr. Roboto, for its unwilling sacrifice.
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Chuck Panozzo, John Panozzo, Tommy Shaw, James Young
Votes: 49
28. The Great Love Songs (1973)
70 min | Documentary, Drama, Fantasy
O Megalos Erotikos (Magnus Eroticus) is a song cycle of Manos Hadjidakis. In the film the camera tries to capture the atmosphere of the music. An optical voyage in Athens, a free play of image and sound.
Director: Pantelis Voulgaris | Stars: Andreas Sinanos, Anna Vagena, Nasos Katakouzinos, Dimitris Psarianos
Votes: 53
29. Styx: Heavy Metal Poisoning (1983 Music Video)
5 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Music video for a song from the rock band Styx's rock opera concept album 'Kilroy Was Here'. Rock rebel Jonathan Chance crashes Dr. Righteous' live TV show to try and stop the maniacal preacher from brainwashing a captured rock fan.
Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: Styx, Chuck Panozzo, John Panozzo, Tommy Shaw
30. Station to Station (2014)
90 min | Music
Wearing his large headphones, The Listener, goes about his day by listening to music. A visual soundtrack, a study in listening as a series of scenes move from room to room, from song to song, to the final performance.
Director: Davor Radic | Star: Jerker Cavallie Wase
31. Sci Fi Sol (2012 Video)
47 min | Adventure
A video game designer creates a rock star that comes to life and begins taking over the world with his music.
Director: Joseph R. Lewis | Stars: Nikki Taguilas, Dave Asher, Taylor Bibat, Liver Boyle Jr.
32. Rainbow Around the Sun (2008)
75 min | Musical, Romance
Zachary Blasto is a hard-drinking but talented songwriter and performer. Zach suffers from an over-active imagination; Whenever he is faced with an unpleasant reality, he retreats into an ... See full summary »
Directors: Kevin Ely, Beau Leland | Stars: Matthew Alvin Brown, Jamie Buxton, Doug Van Liew, Rebecca McCauley
Votes: 67
34. Patrick Stewart Narrates 'the Planets' (1993 Video)
50 min | Documentary, Family, Music
Documentary about the other seven planets of our solar system. The film features NASA's footage and illustrations as well as Isao Tomita's cover of Gustav Holst's orchestral suite The Planets. DVD re-release adds Pluto.
Director: Don Barrett | Star: Patrick Stewart
Votes: 9
35. Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge (1995 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Fantasy, Music
Interactive tour of a voodoo mansion based on the Rolling Stones album Voodoo Lounge. You've been invited to join the band's huge party inside. Meet the band, tour the villa and view FMV clips about the band and the album.
Director: David S. Bellino | Stars: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood
Votes: 15
36. Tommy: The Interactive Adventure (1996 Video Game)
Drama, Music, Musical
Interactive CD dedicated to the classic rock opera Tommy by The Who. The CD combines the clips and inserts from the band's album, the 1975 film and the Broadway adaptation as well as Pete Townshend's commentary.
Star: Pete Townshend
37. Devo Presents Adventures of the Smart Patrol (1996 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Music, Sci-Fi
Only rock band Smart Patrol can stop evil mutant Turkey Monkey's plan to release a virus in quirky surreal farcical dystopian Spudland, where the game takes place. There are no puzzles, only exploration, FMV dialogues and several endings.
Director: Gerald Casale | Stars: Jamie Rega, Jeremy Welt, Max Leidermann, Tanya Olszewski
38. Queensrÿche's Promised Land (1996 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Fantasy, Music
Myst clone based on the rock band Queensrÿche and their album Promised Land. The band has broken up and every member is in his own fantasy world. Solve puzzles to bring them together again and save the world.
Director: Mark Degarmo | Stars: James Barton, Phil Brown, Chris De Garmo, Tom Hall
39. The Residents: Freak Show (1994 Video Game)
Adventure, Horror, Music
Interactive tour of a freak show based on the album Freak Show by the underground experimental San Francisco rock band The Residents. Some of the characters you meet are Herman the Human Mole, Harry the Head and Wanda the Worm Woman.
Directors: Jim Ludtke, The Residents | Stars: Dianna Alden, Laura Amat, Tony Janssen, Steven Kloman
40. Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds: Minigame Adventure (2011 Video Game)
Adventure, Horror, Musical
Video game adaptation of the 1978 classic concept album Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds based on H.G. Wells novel, for IPad. The game is a collection of 12 mini-games based on songs from the album and features the music from the album.
Stars: Richard Burton, Justin Hayward, David Essex, Chris Thompson
41. The Residents' Gingerbread Man (1994 Video Game)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The Gingerbread Man takes you through Resident's interactive visual adaptation of their concept album about nine troubled characters who are all on the road to their own private hell.
Director: The Residents | Star: The Residents