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1. Back to the Future (1985)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover
Votes: 1,306,821 | Gross: $210.61M
2. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
In a magically realistic version of Toronto, a young man must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes one by one in order to win her heart.
Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Anna Kendrick
Votes: 465,350 | Gross: $31.49M
3. Yesterday (III) (2019)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where they never existed.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino, Ellise Chappell
Votes: 167,735 | Gross: $73.29M
4. School of Rock (2003)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Music
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.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Jack Black, Mike White, Joan Cusack, Adam Pascal
Votes: 330,864 | Gross: $81.26M
5. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
PG | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The world-famous singing preteen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes.
Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Jason Lee, Zachary Levi, David Cross, Justin Long
Votes: 54,510 | Gross: $219.61M
6. Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006)
R | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
To become the greatest band of all time, two slacker, wannabe-rockers set out on a quest to steal a legendary guitar pick that gives its holders incredible guitar skills, from a maximum security Rock and Roll museum.
Director: Liam Lynch | Stars: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, JR Reed, Ronnie James Dio
Votes: 115,227 | Gross: $8.32M
7. LOL (2012)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
As a new year at school begins, Lola's heart is broken by her boyfriend, though soon she's surprised by her best friend, promising musician Kyle, who reveals his feelings for her.
Director: Lisa Azuelos | Stars: Miley Cyrus, Douglas Booth, Ashley Greene, Demi Moore
Votes: 58,143 | Gross: $0.05M
8. 24 Hour Party People (2002)
R | 117 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester's music to the world.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Steve Coogan, Lennie James, John Thomson, Paul Popplewell
Votes: 39,697 | Gross: $1.13M
9. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Elwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another "Mission from God."
Director: John Landis | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Walter Levine, Tom Davis
Votes: 34,775 | Gross: $13.98M
10. Drumline (2002)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A band director recruits a Harlem street drummer to play at a Southern university.
Director: Charles Stone III | Stars: Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana, Orlando Jones, Leonard Roberts
Votes: 36,047 | Gross: $56.40M
11. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.
Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, Joss Ackland
Votes: 81,054 | Gross: $38.04M
12. 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: 6,986 | Gross: $20.38M
13. Bandslam (2009)
PG | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band -- together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.
Director: Todd Graff | Stars: Aly Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Gaelan Connell, Scott Porter
Votes: 15,182 | Gross: $5.21M
14. Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Aliens land in the town of "Speelburgh" searching for the source of rock & roll. They find trouble with Dee Dee, Frankie and the pack.
Director: James Fargo | Stars: Pia Zadora, Craig Sheffer, Tom Nolan, Ruth Gordon
Votes: 1,571
15. Ex Drummer (2007)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three handicapped losers who form a band ask famous writer Dries to be their drummer. He joins the band and starts manipulating them.
Director: Koen Mortier | Stars: Dries Vanhegen, Norman Baert, Gunter Lamoot, Sam Louwyck
Votes: 10,968
16. The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014)
TV-14 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A teenage boy discovers his unruly neighbour is really a disgraced Rock God who "died" 8 years ago owing a fortune in unpaid tax. The boy agrees not to reveal his secret on condition that he teaches him the dark arts of Rock Guitar.
Director: John Williams | Stars: Luke Perry, Nicholas Galitzine, Lisa Dillon, Verity Pinter
Votes: 1,673
17. Under the Greenwood Tree (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 93 min | Drama, Romance
In this lighthearted romance from Victorian novelist Thomas Hardy, the beautiful new village school teacher is pursued by three suitors: a working-class man, a landowner, and the vicar.
Director: Nicholas Laughland | Stars: Keeley Hawes, James Murray, Terry Mortimer, Richard Leaf
Votes: 2,989
18. Graffiti Bridge (1990)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Music
The unofficial sequel to 'Purple Rain' (1984). The Kid is now club owner and rival to Morris (Morris Day), with whom he gets into a fight for the Glam Slam Nightclub.
Director: Prince | Stars: Prince, Morris Day, Ingrid Chavez, Jerome Benton
Votes: 6,183 | Gross: $4.56M
19. The Curiosity of Chance (2006)
98 min | Comedy
A confident, out-of-the-closet gay teenager has the support of an eclectic range of friends while dealing with a homophobic bully during his first year at an international high school.
Director: Russell P. Marleau | Stars: Tad Hilgenbrink, Brett Chukerman, Aldevina Da Silva, Pieter Van Nieuwenhuyze
Votes: 3,161
20. My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks Animated (2014)
TV-Y | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Three mysterious girls show up at canterlot high and cause trouble. With the magic of friendship, they want to defeat the mysterious girls.
Directors: Jayson Thiessen, Ishi Rudell | Stars: Tara Strong, Ashleigh Ball, Andrea Libman, Tabitha St. Germain
Votes: 3,597
21. Cotton Candy (1978 TV Movie)
97 min | Comedy, Music
A group of high school friends form a rock band.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Charles Martin Smith, Clint Howard, Leslie King, Kevin Lee Miller
Votes: 328
22. Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.
Director: Jim Henson | Stars: Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Marilyn Sokol, Dave Goelz
Votes: 4,767 | Gross: $0.23M
23. American Teen (2008)
PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary
A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.
Director: Nanette Burstein | Stars: Hannah Bailey, Jake Tusing, Megan Krizmanich, Colin Clemens
Votes: 4,230 | Gross: $0.94M
24. Lovelines (1984)
R | 93 min | Comedy
Greed, lust, dirty tricks and bloody fist fights... All those things that make life worth living. When Piper and Rick, the two hottest properties in the Battle of the Bands want to make it,... See full summary »
Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Greg Bradford, Mary Beth Evans, Michael Winslow, Don Michael Paul
Votes: 317 | Gross: $0.29M
25. The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
In 1965, Jimmy McMahon and his group of Liverpudlians plot to win the annual céilí music competition in Ireland.
Director: John Irvin | Stars: Colm Meaney, Bernard Hill, Shaun Evans, Andrea Corr
Votes: 1,507 | Gross: $0.14M
26. Ferry Cross the Mersey (1964)
G | 88 min | Musical
Gerry and Fred Marsden, Les McGuire, and Les "Chad" Chadwick portray themselves in a romp through the early-1960s Liverpool Beat Scene. Art students by day and musicians by night, the boys'... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Summers | Stars: Gerry and the Pacemakers, Mona Washbourne, George A. Cooper, Patricia Lawrence
Votes: 194
27. Bandwagon (1996)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Music
Four young men hardly know each other, but here they are in the most volatile and tenuous of unions: a band. They find themselves hurtling through an exhilarating adventure on a collision course with self discovery, or self destruction.
Director: John Schultz | Stars: Kevin Corrigan, Steve Parlavecchio, Lee Holmes, Matthew Hennessey
Votes: 676 | Gross: $0.02M
28. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game (2010 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Scott Pilgrim, his girlfriend Ramona, and his bandmates Kim and Steven must fight their way through Toronto to battle Ramona's seven evil exes.
Votes: 425
29. Notes from Dad (2013 TV Movie)
Family, Music, Romance
Gifted trumpet player Clay Allen accepts a job as high-school music teacher. The music department is threatened by budget cuts. To raise community support, he tries to resurrect the school ... See full summary »
Director: Eriq La Salle | Stars: Eddie Cibrian, Josie Davis, Priscilla Garita, Lauren Arevian
Votes: 380
30. Jonovision (1996–2001)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
A talk show aimed toward teenagers, hosted by Jonathan Torrens.
Stars: Jonathan Torrens, Danny Smith, Mishu Vellani, Kristi Angus
Votes: 227
31. Klash (1995)
R | 95 min | Crime, Music, Romance
Stoney is a photographer who travels to Jamaica to photograph the KLA$H, the world's best reggae and dance hall bands. Stoney re-unites with an old girlfriend Blossom, and Blossom has a big payday via a criminal plan she puts in motion.
Director: Bill Parker | Stars: Jasmine Guy, Giancarlo Esposito, Stafford Ashani, Carl Bradshaw
Votes: 129
32. Rock and Roll: The Movie (2016)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Music
Can a burned out, has been- never was 80's rocker still rock today in the modern music world?
Director: Darren Dowler | Stars: Darren Dowler, Clark Koelsch, Vince Corazza, Chip Bent
Votes: 70
33. Minstrel Man (1977 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Music
During the early 1900's, 2 black brothers who work in a traveling minstrel have different goals; one's determined to succeed in a field which is dominated by white performers in blackface, ... See full summary »
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Glynn Turman, Ted Ross, Tonea Stewart, Stanley Bennett Clay
Votes: 75
34. Visual Prison (2021– )
TV-14 | Animation, Music, Musical
A powerful vampire musical contest under the Scarlet Moon. The winner is bestowed the ultimate power that can change the world.
Stars: Takuya Eguchi, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Makoto Furukawa, Shoya Chiba
Votes: 78
35. Freefonix (2008–2009)
22 min | Animation, Family, Music
Freefonix have discovered a sophisticated way of fighting their battles against rival band Mantyz, by using the power of the Thirteenth Note, an awesome force that can bend space and minds ... See full summary »
Stars: Shelley Longworth, Jules de Jongh, Adam Longworth, Susan Zelouf
Votes: 75
36. Siren (2006)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
She seems like your ordinary overweight middle-aged wife & mom except her dream of being a rock star still weighs heavy on her soul, "they" say she can't do it, watch her transform and over... See full summary »
Director: Pat Kerby | Stars: Erin Gray, Michele Fiore-Kaime, Gary Graham, Anthony Gourdine
Votes: 1,930
37. American Chai (2001)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
Sureel is a young first-generation Indian American. All he wants is to be like his American friends, but his strict immigrant parents keep a tight rein on his life. Will he realize his dream of performing rock-and-roll music?
Director: Anurag Mehta | Stars: Aalok Mehta, Sheetal Sheth, Aasif Mandvi, Josh Ackerman
Votes: 328
38. Vertical Bridge: Off to the Races (2021 Music Video)
5 min | Music
Vertical Bridge was the winner of CDI's national Battle of the Bands thus having their song "Off to the Races" appear in the film BEST YEARS GONE and winning a music video shoot associated with the film's release.
Director: Travis Hayward | Stars: Jim Douglas, Mark MacIntyre, Jamie Sorsen, Brad Thomas
39. Jammin' (2006– )
50 min | Music, Reality-TV
Locally selected bands compete for a $10,000 prize and a Gibson sponsorship; along the way they get tips from celebrity mentors and star in their own music videos.
Stars: K.C. Porter, Rosanna Tavarez, Ricky Luna, Marthin Chan
Votes: 12
40. Corporate America Rocks (2006 Video)
109 min | Comedy, Music
In a downsized company, a ragtag group of office workers try to raise morale by forming a band to compete against other corporate rock groups. Their secret weapon is a hot lead guitar player, with a pair of loan sharks hot on his trail.
Director: Lance Ritchlin | Stars: Troy Alan, Angela Blake, Douglas Dekyne, Timothy Englert
41. Dutch Moves (1986)
53 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Experimental film about a TV channel surfer who's trying to simultaneously follow three seemingly separate stories about the murder of a young couple, medieval ambassadors discussing a crisis and two secret agents in hot pursuit.
Director: Dalibor Martinis
42. ...and on the 7th Day, God Rocked (2008)
98 min | Comedy, Music
A mockumentary about a Christan Battle of the Bands.
Director: Jason Page | Stars: Amy Abts, John Agurkis, Julie Ahasay, Carrie Boberg
Votes: 66
43. Battle of the Pop Bands (1983 TV Special)
Music
Director: Tim Marshall | Stars: Kid Jensen, Dutch, Moscow, Blasé
44. The Great War: Director's Cut (2013)
97 min | Documentary
Director: Yan-Yan Mak | Stars: Calvin Choi, Remus Choi, Eric Kot, Jan Lamb
45. Battle of the Bands (1993 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Music
Up-and-coming bands vie for a recording contract.
Director: Jeff Margolis | Stars: 2 Skinnee Js, Adam Curry, Dox Haus Mob, FleshNBlood
46.
Home Movies (1999–2004)
Episode:
Pizza Club
(2002)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
McGuirk finds out about Brendon and his dad's Pizza Club and tries to bribe Brendon for membership.
Director: Loren Bouchard | Stars: Brendon Small, H. Jon Benjamin, Melissa Bardin Galsky, Janine Ditullio
Votes: 92
47.
Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983–1990)
Episode:
Back to Our Future
(1990)
TV-G | Animation, Short, Adventure
The boys travel to the past in a time machine and meet up with their past selves.
Director: Don Spencer | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Frank Welker, Dody Goodman
Votes: 21
48.
Little Mix: The Search (2020)
Episode:
Battle of the Bands
(2020)
74 min | Documentary, Game-Show, Music
The six music acts assembled via the auditions make their debuts, competing to impress and performing head to head for the very first time. Only five can make it through to next week and stay in the running for the prize.
Director: Russell Thomas | Stars: Chris Ramsey, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock
Votes: 14
49.
Amphibia (2019–2022)
Episode:
The Dinner/Battle of the Bands
(2021)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Anne and the Plantars invite some old adversaries over for dinner to try to bury the hatchet. Anne and her friends team up to enter the Wartwood Battle of the Bands contest.
Directors: Joseph D. Johnston, Kyler Spears | Stars: Brenda Song, Justin Felbinger, Bill Farmer, Amanda Leighton
Votes: 500
50.
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (2010–2012)
Episode:
Todd the Metal God
(2010)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Todd finds the Book of Pure Evil and uses it to become a better guitar player in an attempt to win his dream girl Jenny away from her douche-bag boyfriend. But along with making him a better guitar player, it also turns Todd evil.
Director: James Dunnison | Stars: Alex House, Maggie Castle, Bill Turnbull, Melanie Leishman
Votes: 146