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Bo Burnham: What. (2013)
Plot Summary:
Left brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham's quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at pop entertainment while offering unadulterated showmanship of his own
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Plot tags: music, stand up comedy, musician, celebrity, humour, comedian, joke, satire, public speaking, stand up comedian, talk show, artists and showbiz, stand up, variety, performance, netflix
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Plot Summary:
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future following the suicide of his singing partner
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 161000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA, UK, France
Plot tags: music, musician, homeless, loneliness, cat, musician's life, financial problem, road trip, aspiring singer, depression, art, eccentricity, ambition, introspection, hipster, storytelling, life is a bitch, follow your dream, struggle, career, young man, desperation, down on your luck, social relations, artists and showbiz
Begin Again (2013)
Plot Summary:
A long lost music producer finds a singer-songwriter right about the moment he has given up all hope on life
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 165000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: music, musician's life, female singer, infidelity, love story, musician, father daughter relationship, singer, love, city life, music and dance, relationships, betrayal, coping, passion, rock and roll, storytelling, bittersweet, dating, charm, follow your dream, art, rock music, girl, love affair
We Are the Best! (2013)
Plot Summary:
Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band -- despite not having any instruments and being told by everyone that punk is dead
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Plot tags: teenager, music, punk, coming of age, teenage girl, friendship, punk rock, rebellion, adolescence, children, girl power, best friend, teenage life, ambition, friendship between girls, women, feminist, rock, musician, feminism, subculture, dancing, school, rock music, girl band
Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Plot Summary:
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: gay, aids, pianist, biopic, gays and lesbians, showbiz, celebrity, couples, piano, music, gay sex, gay couple, lgbt, art, character study, foster parent, destructive relationship, drug, musician, age difference, lifestyle, glamour, plastic surgery, older man younger man relationship, lgbtq
Romance 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
A young woman meets a failing musician who launches her singing career, but their relationship is doomed when people assume he's with her for her fame and fortune
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: tragic love, love and romance, follow your dream, musician's life, artist, alcohol abuse, artists and showbiz, relationship vs career, couples, family disapproval, celebrity culture, singer, love story, life is a bitch, gossip and rumors, love, hindu, main character dies, die, ambition, power relations, fall in love, rising to stardom, fame, bollywood
One Chance (2013)
Plot Summary:
This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: bullying, biopic, follow your dream, opera, self fulfillment, ambition, lifestyle, musician's life, against the odds, opera singer, talent show, couples, audition, wannabe, underdog, hopes, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, art, entrepreneur, jazz, philosophy, truth, life changing, based on real people, wedding
CBGB (2013)
Plot Summary:
CBGB looks at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal (Alan Rickman) in 1973 which launched thousands of bands
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: punk, rock music, punk rock, music band, nightclub, music, rock, rock and roll, rock band, musician's life, subculture, clubbing, ambition, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, music history, nightlife, club, musician, friendship, art, blonde, rocker, coming of age, fictional biography
Grand Piano (2013)
Plot Summary:
Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a note written on his music sheet
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Music, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, UK, USA
Plot tags: music, murder, secrets, sniper, prodigy, musician's life, pianist, haunted by the past, piano, danger, comeback, kidnapping, mind game, assassin, husband wife relationship, vigilante, murderer, musician, vengeance, heist, macabre, trap, panic, trapped, american horror
Battle of the Year (2013)
Plot Summary:
A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 5.0/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Plot tags: dancing, contests and competitions, underdog, ambition, lifestyle, dancer's life, rivalry, artists and showbiz, power relations, athlete and trainer, dance, music, street dance, hip hop, bicycle, bike, hyundai, dance scene, mercedes, chevrolet, mercedes benz