This BBC documentary chronicles the life of folk/soft-rock singer John Denver through his rise with The Chad Mitchell Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary, his subsequent stardom, his popularity decline, and his tragic death at age 53.

Music and Lyrics

2007

English

6.5

♡ 71

63%

Marc Lawrence Director

Scott Porter as Colin Thompson

Haley Bennett as Cora Corman

Aasif Mandvi as Khan

Drew Barrymore as Sophie Fisher

A washed-up '80s pop star gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write & record a duet with her, but there's a problem--Alex hasn't written a song in years; he's never written lyrics and he has to come up with a hit in a matter of days.

Bikini Beach

1964

English

5.4

♡ 2

40%

William Asher Director

Don Rickles as Big Drag

Keenan Wynn as Harvey Huntington Honeywagon

Andy Romano as Rat Pack

Martha Hyer as Vivien Clements

A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.

Thriller 40

2023

English

7.8

♡ 31

93%

Nelson George Director

Steven Spielberg as Self

Vincent Price as Self

Will.i.am as Self

Nelson George as Self

Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews.

Taylor Swift: Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

2020

English

8.4

♡ 60

100%

Taylor Swift Director

Taylor Swift as Self

Aaron Dessner as Self

Jack Antonoff as Self

Justin Vernon as Self

An intimate concert film, in which Taylor Swift performs each song from her album 'folklore' in order, as she reveals the meaning and the stories behind all 17 tracks for the very first time.

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live

2015

English

8.8

♡ 9

Jonas Åkerlund Director

Miranda Lambert as Self

Dwyane Wade as Self

Charli XCX as Self

Hailee Steinfeld as Self

Filmed in front of 76,000 fans at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia, "The 1989 World Tour Live" captures Taylor Swift's entire performance while also mixing in behind-the-scene, rehearsal, and special guest footage from her 1989 Tour.

Rimini

2022

German

6.9

♡ 6

100%

Ulrich Seidl Director

Claudia Martini as Annie

Moumen Abd El Rahman as Arabischer Freund

Guiseppe Galliano as Mario

Amy Gning as Reinigungsdame

Richie Bravo, once upon a time a successful pop star, chases after his faded fame in wintry Rimini. Trapped between permanent intoxication and concerts for busloads of tourists, his world starts to collapse when his adult daughter breaks into his life.

Star-Crossed: The Film

2021

English

6.7

♡ 3

Bardia Zeinali Director

Eugene Levy as

Victoria Pedretti as

Arthur Roberts as Background

Diane Venora as House Mother / School Administrator / Demonstrator

Takes the music from the studio to the screen with gorgeous visuals and a sense of heightened reality envisioned by Musgraves and Zeinali and shot by Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Matthew Libatique.

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

2020

English

6.5

♡ 101

63%

David Dobkin Director

Dan Stevens as Alexander Lemtov

Pierce Brosnan as Erick Erickssong

Natasia Demetriou as Nina

Rachel McAdams as Sigrit Ericksdottir

Two small-town singers chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where high stakes, scheming rivals and onstage mishaps test their bond.

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles

2021

English

7.3

♡ 24

100%

portrait of an artist

women singer

Robert Rodriguez Director

Gustavo Dudamel as

Billie Eilish as Self

Finneas O'Connell as Self

Paul Klintworth as The Los Angeles Philharmonic Member

Fresh off the heels of her brand-new album, "Happier Than Ever," this cinematic concert experience features an intimate performance of every song in the album's sequential order – for the first and only time – from the stage of the legendary Hollywood Bowl.

Catch a Christmas Star

2013

English

6.2

♡ 1

high school sweetheart

John Bradshaw Director

Christopher Jacot as Carmine

Steve Byers as Chris Marshall

Christopher Russell as Henry Williams

Maria Ricossa as Shelley

Nikki Crandon is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. Whether she's singing the National Anthem or promoting her latest album, everyone knows who she is—none more so than New Jersey high school basketball coach and widower Chris Mitchell, who was Nikki's first love in high school. When Chris' 10-year-old daughter Sophie finds out her dad still has feelings for the singer, she takes matters into her own hands. With her 8-year-old brother Jackson in tow, Sophie succeeds in reuniting the two. But when a misunderstanding and the growing glare of the public spotlight threaten Chris and Nikki's happiness, one can only wonder: will fame get in the way of a Merry Christmas?

Spice World

1997

English

3.8

♡ 22

35%

Bob Spiers Director

Bob Geldof as Bob Geldof

Richard O'Brien as Damien

George Wendt as Film Producer

Hugh Laurie as Poirot

World famous pop group the Spice Girls zip around London in their luxurious double decker tour bus having various adventures and performing for their fans.

Trolls Band Together

2023

English

6.0

♡ 82

64%

Walt Dohrn Director

Zooey Deschanel as Bridget

Christopher Mintz-Plasse as King Gristle

Anna Kendrick as Queen Poppy

Chris Kirkpatrick as Trickee

When Branch's brother, Floyd, is kidnapped for his musical talents by a pair of nefarious pop-star villains, Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing and emotional journey to reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd from a fate even worse than pop-culture obscurity.

Man Push Cart

2005

English

7.0

♡ 4

89%

parent child relationship

pop star

Ramin Bahrani Director

Thomas Russo as Customer

Bill Lewis as Final Customer

Mousa Kraish as Guy in Karaoke

Ali Reza as Manish

Every night while the city sleeps, Ahmad, a former Pakistani rock star turned immigrant, drags his heavy cart along the streets of New York. And every morning, he sells coffee and donuts to a city he cannot call his own. One day, however, the pattern of this harsh existence is broken by a glimmer of hope for a better life.

That Thing You Do!

1996

English

7.0

♡ 43

93%

Tom Hanks Director

Obba Babatundé as Lamarr

Steve Zahn as Lenny

Tom Hanks as Mr. White

Charlize Theron as Tina

A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager. But behind the scenes, the group’s sudden fame tests their strength, their maturity and responsibility, and their ability to resist the temptations that money and notoriety always make possible.

This Is It

2009

English

7.2

♡ 67

81%

Kenny Ortega Director

Jack Donner as Gravedigger

Mekia Cox as Herself

Michael Jackson as Himself

Kenny Ortega as Himself

A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.

Vox Lux

2018

English

5.9

♡ 29

62%

Brady Corbet Director

Natalie Portman as Celeste

Jennifer Ehle as Josie the Publicist

Willem Dafoe as Narrator

Jude Law as The Manager

In 1999, teenage sisters Celeste and Eleanor survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of catastrophe — while also catapulting Celeste to stardom. By 2017, the now 31-year-old Celeste is mother to a teenage daughter of her own and struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention.

Rocketman

2019

English

7.3

♡ 146

89%

88%

1970s

Action

based on a true story

Dexter Fletcher Director

Ophelia Lovibond as Arabella

Stephen Graham as Dick James

Taron Egerton as Elton John

Bryce Dallas Howard as Sheila

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.

Josie and the Pussycats

2001

English

5.7

♡ 26

54%

Marc Webb Director

Paulo Costanzo as Alexander Cabot

Eugene Levy as Eugene Levy

Tara Reid as Melody Valentine

Seth Green as Travis - Du Jour

Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but soon realize they are pawns of two people who want to control the youth of America. They must clear their names, even if it means losing fame and fortune.