Movie Releases by Genre

Planet B-Boy

Planet B-Boy

March 21, 2008 | Unrated
With compelling characters and vibrant dance sequences, Planet B-Boy is set in the international world of b-boying, the urban dance more commonly known as "break dancing." Weaving between the vivid backdrops of Osaka, Paris, Seoul, and Las Vegas, spectacular choreography frames the intimate stories of dancers who struggle for their dreams despite being misunderstood by their larger societies and their own families. An American dancer in Vegas looks for his big break; a Korean son seeks his father's approval; a 12-year-old boy in France confronts his family's racism. All of the b-boys' lives collide in Germany where their skills are put to the ultimate test: the "Battle of the Year" finals, with crews from 18 nations vying for the title of World Champion. (Elephant Eye Films)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
6.9
Playlist

Playlist

May 27, 2022 | Not Rated
Sophie (Sara Forestier) is a graphic artist trying to make ends meet in Paris. She just missed out on art school, so she has decided to try to create her own career. To pay her way, she takes a job as a waitress and shares a flat with a student. She hangs out regularly with Julia (Laetitia Dosch), her fun-loving friend. And she drifts between a number of lovers. But Sophie is looking for something else – a balance between life and love. And work.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
tbd
The Pleasures of Being Out of Step

The Pleasures of Being Out of Step

June 25, 2014 | Not Rated
Nat Hentoff is one of the enduring voices of the last 65 years, a writer who championed jazz as an art form and who also led the rise of 'alternative' journalism in America. This unique documentary wraps the themes of liberty, identity and free expression around a historical narrative that stretches from the Great Depression to the Patriot Act. At the core of the film are three extraordinary, intimate conversations with Hentoff. Commentary and perspective are offered through additional interviews with such luminaries as Amiri Baraka, Stanley Crouch, Floyd Abrams, Aryeh Neier and Dan Morgenstern. Interwoven through it all is the sublime music of Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus and Bob Dylan, along with never-before-seen photographs and archival footage of these artists and other cultural figures at the height of their powers. [First Run Features]
Metascore:
68
User Score:
tbd
A Poem Is a Naked Person

A Poem Is a Naked Person

July 1, 2015 | Not Rated
Les Blank's first feature-length documentary captures music and other events at Leon Russell's Oklahoma recording studio during a three-year period (1972-1974).
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

February 2, 2022 | Not Rated
The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother's archives in this intimate documentary.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

June 3, 2016 | R
Singer/rapper Conner4Real (Andy Samberg) faces a crisis of popularity after his sophomore album flops, leaving his fans, sycophants and rivals all wondering what to do when he’s no longer the dopest star of all.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.2
Powaqqatsi

Powaqqatsi

April 29, 1988 | G
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
Metascore:
57
User Score:
tbd
Power To The People: John & Yoko Live in NYC

Power To The People: John & Yoko Live in NYC

April 29, 2026 | Not Rated
Power To The People: John & Yoko Live in NYC is the 2026 multiscreen concert film of two massive live shows by John Lennon & Yoko Ono at Madison Square Garden, New York City on 30 August 1972, newly restored, re-edited and remixed by the Lennons’ seven-times GRAMMY®-Award winning team.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
tbd
A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

June 9, 2006 | PG-13
Director Robert Altman and writer Garrison Keillor join forces with an all-star cast to create a comic backstage fable, A Prairie Home Companion, about a fictitious radio variety show that has managed to survive in the age of television. (Picturehouse)
Metascore:
75
User Score:
6.5
Premature

Premature

February 21, 2020 | NR
On a summer night in Harlem during her last months at home before starting college, seventeen-year-old poet Ayanna (Zora Howard) meets Isaiah (Joshua Boone), a charming music producer who has just moved to the city. It’s not long before these two artistic souls are drawn together in a passionate summer romance. But as the highs of young love give way to jealousy, suspicion, and all-too-real consequences, Ayanna must confront the complexities of the adult world—whether she is ready or not. [IFC Films]
Metascore:
81
User Score:
5.0
Presenting Princess Shaw

Presenting Princess Shaw

May 27, 2016 | Not Rated
The true story of the incredible Princess Shaw and the enigmatic composer Kutiman, who discovers her from the other side of the world. By day, Samantha Montgomery cares for the elderly in one of New Orleans’s toughest neighborhoods. By night, she writes and sings her own songs as Princess Shaw on her confessional YouTube channel. Raw and vulnerable, her voice is a diamond in the rough. Across the globe, Ophir Kutiel creates video mash ups of amateur YouTube performers. Known as Kutiman, he is a composer, a musician, and a pioneering video artist embraced by the world of fine art. Two strangers, almost 7,000 miles apart, begin to build a song. The film unfolds as Kutiman pairs Princess Shaw’s emotional performances in a beautiful expression of generosity and compassion, revealing the bonafide star underneath and her fight to never give up on her dreams.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
tbd
Prey for Rock & Roll

Prey for Rock & Roll

September 26, 2003 | R
This funny, sexy tale of friendship, passion and survival stars Gina Gershon as a rocker struggling to keep herself and her all-girl band together. (MAC Releasing)
Metascore:
48
User Score:
tbd
Priscilla

Priscilla

October 27, 2023 | R
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a gentle best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla's long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
tbd
The Producers

The Producers

March 18, 1968 | PG
Down-on-his-luck theatrical producer Max Bialystock is forced to romance rich old ladies to finance his efforts. When timid accountant Leo Bloom reviews Max's accounting books, the two hit upon a way to make a fortune by producing a sure-fire flop. The play which is to be their gold mine? "Springtime for Hitler."
Metascore:
96
User Score:
8.3
Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets

Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets

November 19, 2014 | Not Rated
Though culminating with the farewell concert the band played to thousands of adoring fans in their hometown of Sheffield, England, Pulp is by no means a traditional concert film or rock doc. As much a testament to the band as it is to the city and inhabitants of Sheffield, the film weaves exclusive concert footage with man-on-the-street interviews and dreamy staged sequences to paint a picture much larger, funnier, moving, and life-affirming than any music film of recent memory. [Oscilloscope Pictures]
Metascore:
63
User Score:
5.8
Pump Up the Volume

Pump Up the Volume

August 22, 1990 | R
A shy teen turns on the high school crowd when he broadcasts outrageous nightly monologues on a pirate radio station. (New Line Cinema)
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.2
Punks

Punks

November 2, 2001 | R
This rhythm-and-blues-driven romantic comedy is the story of four close-knit friends trying to find that mythical relationship that will make finally make things right. But if you think that sounds familiar, think again, because Punks is the first-ever comic love story set amidst the world of African-American gay men. (Urbanworld Films)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
tbd
Purple Hearts

Purple Hearts

July 29, 2022 | TV-14
In spite of their many differences, Cassie (Sofia Carson), a struggling singer-songwriter, and Luke (Nicholas Galitzine), a troubled marine, agree to marry solely for military benefits. But when tragedy strikes, the line between real and pretend begins to blur.
Metascore:
30
User Score:
4.7
Purple Rain

Purple Rain

July 27, 1984 | R
The Kid (Prince) meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs. A complicated tale of his repeating his father's self destructive behavior, losing Apollonia to another singer (Morris Day), and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues. [Warner Bros.]
Metascore:
55
User Score:
6.9
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer

May 31, 2013 | Not Rated
Three young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial - three young artists or the society they live in?
Metascore:
72
User Score:
3.4
Quadrophenia (re-release)

Quadrophenia (re-release)

June 29, 2001 | R
This re-release of the 1979 classic rock opera has been digitally re-mastered.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.1
Quai des Orfèvres [re-release]

Quai des Orfèvres [re-release]

October 25, 2002
Brilliantly transforming a classic whodunit plot, Gallic Master of Suspense Henri-Georges Clouzot takes us from the wings and dressing rooms of the Parisian music hall and circus worlds to the drab, airless corridors and holding cells of the Quai's Criminal Investigations Department, in a blend of social realism and psychological cruelty that became his trademark. One of the uncontested masterpieces of the postwar French cinema, but rarely seen here since its original 1947 U.S. release (as "Jenny Lamour"). (Film Forum)
Metascore:
89
User Score:
7.6
Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned

February 22, 2002 | R
Based on the third installment of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, the film follows the supernatural adventures of the legendary vampire Lestat, who has reinvented himself as an international rock star. His music awakes Akasha, the queen of all vampires, who is determined to make Lestat her king.
Metascore:
30
User Score:
7.5
Quest

Quest

December 8, 2017 | Not Rated
Filmed with vérité intimacy for nearly a decade, Quest is the moving portrait of the Rainey family living in North Philadelphia. Beginning at the dawn of the Obama presidency, Christopher "Quest" Rainey, and his wife, Christine'a "Ma Quest" raise a family while nurturing a community of hip hop artists in their home music studio. It's a safe space where all are welcome, but this creative sanctuary can't always shield them from the strife that grips their neighborhood. Epic in scope, Quest is a vivid illumination of race and class in America, and a testament to love, healing and hope. [First Run Features]
Metascore:
88
User Score:
7.2
The Quiet One

The Quiet One

June 21, 2019 | NR
Throughout his three-decade career as a founding member of and bassist for The Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman was known to the world as the “quiet one” in the band. Now, the famously private music legend speaks out about his extraordinary life and experiences as part of “the greatest rock and roll band in the world.” Opening up his vast personal archive—a lifetime’s worth of previously unseen home movies, photographs, and memorabilia—Wyman reflects on his early years with The Stones, the band’s meteoric rise to fame, and his search for a sense of “normalcy” amidst the whirlwind of sex, drugs, and rebellion. Endearingly humble and down-to-earth, Wyman pulls back the curtain to offer a one-of-a-kind perspective on life as a reluctant rock star. [IFC Films]
Metascore:
57
User Score:
tbd
Quitting

Quitting

September 13, 2002 | R
Explores one man's journey, from the cutting edge of China's artistic movement in the early 90's, through a period of conflict with himself and his parents, to a mental institution and finally to the quest to rediscover himself and his family. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
61
User Score:
6.5
Rabindranath Tagore: The Poet of Eternity

Rabindranath Tagore: The Poet of Eternity

August 1, 2014 | Not Rated
This documentary chronicles the lasting impact of Rabindranath Tagore, the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature, and his contributions to the arts, music, philosophy and education.
Metascore:
32
User Score:
tbd
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made

Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made

June 17, 2016 | Not Rated
After Steven Spielberg's classic Raiders of the Lost Ark was released 35 years ago, three 11-year-old boys from Mississippi set out on what would become a 7-year-long labor of love and tribute to their favorite film: a faithful, shot-for-shot adaptation of the action adventure film. They finished every scene...except one; the film's explosive airplane set piece. Over two decades later, the trio reunited with the original cast members from their childhood in order to complete their masterpiece. Featuring interviews with John Rhys Davies, Eli Roth and more, Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made is just that: the story of this long-gestating project’s culmination, chronicling the friends' dedication to their artistic vision—mixed in with some movie magic—to create a personal, epic love letter to a true modern classic. [Drafthouse Films]
Metascore:
70
User Score:
5.5
Raise Your Voice

Raise Your Voice

October 8, 2004 | PG
Hilary Duff stars as Terri Fletcher, a small town girl with the voice of a big-time singer. When personal tragedy interrupts her steady life, Terri defies her father's wishes and secretly heads off to spend a summer at a Los Angeles performing arts academy. (New Line Cinema)
Metascore:
33
User Score:
6.2
Ray

Ray

October 29, 2004 | PG-13
Ray is the never-before-told, musical biographical drama of American legend Ray Charles. Featuring Jamie Foxx in the central role, Ray follows the inspiring story of a one-of-a-kind genius. (Universal)
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.4
The Red Violin

The Red Violin

June 11, 1999 | R
Francois Girard's epic follows the history of a violin as it passes over continents and through lives over the span of three centuries.
Metascore:
57
User Score:
8.0
The Reflektor Tapes

The Reflektor Tapes

September 23, 2015 | Not Rated
The Reflektor Tapes recontextualizes the experience of listening to Arcade Fire’s Reflektor, transporting the viewer into a kaleidoscopic sonic and visual landscape. It charts the band’s creative journey as they lay foundations for the album in Jamaica, record in Montreal and play an impromptu gig at a Haitian hotel on the first night of Carnival, before bringing their live show to packed arenas in Los Angeles and London. The Reflektor Tapes blends never before seen personal interviews and moments captured by the band to dazzling effect, and features 15 minutes of exclusive unseen footage, filmed only for cinema audiences.
Metascore:
34
User Score:
tbd
Reincarnated

Reincarnated

March 15, 2013 | Not Rated
Snoop Dogg goes to Jamaica, immerses himself in Rastafarian culture, changes his name to Snoop Lion and records his first reggae album.
Metascore:
42
User Score:
3.8
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé

December 1, 2023 | Not Rated
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé accentuates the journey of Renaissance World Tour, from its inception, to the opening in Stockholm, Sweden, to the finale in Kansas City, Missouri. It is about Beyoncé’s intention, hard work, involvement in every aspect of the production, her creative mind and purpose to create her legacy, and master her craft. Received with extraordinary acclaim, Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour created a sanctuary for freedom, and shared joy, for more than 2.7 million fans.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
tbd
Renaldo and Clara

Renaldo and Clara

January 25, 1978 | R
Bob Dylan on tour with the Rolling Thunder Revue in 1975; concert footage, documentary interviews and bizarre improvised character scenes.
Metascore:
41
User Score:
tbd
Respect

Respect

August 13, 2021 | PG-13
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, Respect is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
7.0
Restless City

Restless City

April 27, 2012 | R
Restless City tells the story of an Africa immigrant surviving on the fringes of New York City where music is his passion, life is a hustle, and falling in love is his greatest risk. (African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement)
Metascore:
59
User Score:
tbd
Rhinegold

Rhinegold

July 26, 2024 | Not Rated
Xatar’s path from the ghetto to the top of the music charts is a dramatic adventure story. From the hell of an Iraqi prison, Giwar Hajabi came to Germany as a young boy with his family in the mid-1980s and landed at the very bottom. There were opportunities, but many more stumbling blocks. In no time, he went from a petty criminal to a big-time dealer. Until a shipment goes missing. To settle his debts with the cartel, Giwar plans a legendary gold heist.
Metascore:
42
User Score:
tbd
Rhinestone

Rhinestone

June 22, 1984 | PG
A country music star must turn an obnoxious New York cabbie into a singer in order to win a bet.
Metascore:
36
User Score:
tbd
Rhythm 'n' Bayous: A Road Map to Louisiana Music

Rhythm 'n' Bayous: A Road Map to Louisiana Music

February 16, 2001
Documentary which celebrates the music of Louisiana.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
Ricki and the Flash

Ricki and the Flash

August 7, 2015 | PG-13
Ricki Rendazzo (Meryl Streep) is a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family, including her daughter (Mamie Gummer), her ex-husband (Kevin Kline) and his new wife (Audra McDonald). [Sony Pictures]
Metascore:
54
User Score:
6.4
The Rider

The Rider

April 13, 2018 | R
Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over, after a horse crushes his skull at a rodeo. Back home on the Pine Ridge Reservation, with little desire or alternatives for a different way of life, Brady’s sense of inadequacy mounts as he is unable to ride or rodeo – the essentials of being a cowboy. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.5
Rize

Rize

June 24, 2005 | PG-13
Rize reveals a groundbreaking dance phenomenon that's exploding on the streets of South Central, Los Angeles. Taking advantage of unprecedented access, this documentary film brings to first light a revolutionary form of artistic expression borne from oppression. (Lions Gate Entertainment)
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.1
Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco

November 10, 1942 | Passed
Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical

Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical

December 9, 2022 | PG
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl, with a vivid imagination, who dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results. An adaptation of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.1
Robot Dreams

Robot Dreams

November 22, 2023 | Not Rated
DOG lives in Manhattan and he’s tired of being alone. One day he decides to build himself a robot, a companion. Their friendship blossoms, until they become inseparable, to the rhythm of 80’s NYC. One summer night, DOG, with great sadness, is forced to abandon ROBOT at the beach. Will they ever meet again?
Metascore:
87
User Score:
tbd
Rock 'n' Roll High School

Rock 'n' Roll High School

August 24, 1979 | PG
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.3
Rock Dog

Rock Dog

February 24, 2017 | PG
For the Tibetan Mastiffs living on Snow Mountain, a dog's life has a simple riff: Guard a peaceful village of wool-making sheep from the thuggish wolf Linnux (Lewis Black) and his rabid pack. To avoid distractions, Mastiff leader Khampa (J.K. Simmons) forbids all music from the mountain. But when Khampa's son Bodi (Luke Wilson) discovers a radio dropped by a passing airplane, it takes just a few guitar licks for his fate to be sealed: Bodi wants to be a rock 'n' roll star. Yet that means defying his father's wishes, heading to the city, and locating the legendary - and reclusive - musician Angus Scattergood (Eddie Izzard), who needs to write a new song and fast. If Bodi can put a band together, help Angus with his song, and defeat the wolves' plot to take Snow Mountain, his life will be in tune. Bodi will become what he's always dreamed of being: More than a dog ... more than a Rock God... he'll be a Rock Dog!
Metascore:
48
User Score:
6.9
Rock in the Red Zone

Rock in the Red Zone

November 12, 2015 | Not Rated
Rock in the Red Zone is an intimate portrayal of life on the edge in the war-torn city of Sderot. Once known for its prolific rock scene that revolutionized Israeli music, for thirteen years the town has been the target of ongoing rocket fire from the Gaza strip. Through the personal lives and music of Sderot's diverse musicians, and the personal narrative of the filmmaker, who ends up calling the town home, the film chronicles the town's trauma and reveals its enduring spirit.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
tbd
Rock School

Rock School

June 3, 2005 | R
Far from your typical documentary, Rock School follows the trials and tribulations of far from your typical music school. Welcome to the hallowed halls of the Paul Green School of Rock Music, an after-school, Philadelphia institute of rock, where kids ages nine to seventeen learn the how-to's of rock and roll and serve under the tutelage of self-titles "uberlord" and founder of the school, Paul Green. (Newmarket Films)
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.3
Rock Star

Rock Star

September 7, 2001 | R
In an instant, Chris Cole (Whalberg) rockets to the dizzying heights of sudden stardom, rising from devotee to icon, from the ultimate rock fan to the ultimate rock god -- the wanna-be who got to be. So what happens when an average guy gets everything he wants...and discovers it's not enough? (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
54
User Score:
6.1
Rock the Bells

Rock the Bells

April 11, 2007
Personifying the fierce independence and do-it-yourself spirit of the Hip Hop movement, festival producer Chang Weisberg puts everything on the line for his impossible dream of reuniting notorious no-shows The Wu-Tang Clan. (Open Road)
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
Rock the Kasbah

Rock the Kasbah

October 23, 2015 | R
Has-been rock manager Richie Lanz (Bill Murray), dumped and stranded in war-torn Kabul by his last remaining client (Zooey Deschanel), discovers Salima Khan (Leem Lubany), a Pashtun teenager with a beautiful voice and the courageous dream of becoming the first woman to compete on national television in Afghanistan’s version of “American Idol.” Richie partners with a savvy hooker (Kate Hudson), a pair of hard-partying war profiteers (Danny McBride and Scott Caan) and a hair-trigger mercenary (Bruce Willis) and, braving dangerous cultural prejudices, manages his new protégée into becoming the “Afghan Star.”
Metascore:
29
User Score:
4.1
The Rocker

The Rocker

August 20, 2008 | PG-13
The Rocker, aka Robert "Fish" Fishman, was the drummer for an eighties hair band. He was living the rock 'n' roll dream... until he was kicked out of the group. Twenty years later, the desperate rocker joins his nephew's band, "A.D.D.," finally reclaiming the rock-god throne he's always thought he deserved -- while taking his much younger bandmates along for the ride of their lives. (20th Century Fox)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
6.4
Rocketman

Rocketman

May 31, 2019 | R
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.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.4
Roll Bounce

Roll Bounce

September 23, 2005 | PG-13
In the late '70s when roller skating was a way of life, X (Bow Wow) and his pals ruled supreme. But when the doors of their local skating rink close, it marks the end of an era and the beginning of another that sees the boys venture into foreign territory - uptown's Sweetwater Roller Rink, complete with its over-the-top skaters and beautiful girls. Through his preparation for the showdown of the season - the Roller Jam skate off with the Sweetwater crew - X manages to find himself and also help his dad (McBride) get back on track. (Fox Searchlight)
Metascore:
59
User Score:
6.3
Roller Boogie

Roller Boogie

December 21, 1979 | PG
Skaters band together to keep their roller-disco open.
Metascore:
34
User Score:
tbd
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

June 12, 2019 | TV-MA
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year. Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, Rolling Thunder is a one of a kind experience, from master filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
Metascore:
87
User Score:
8.1
The Rose

The Rose

November 7, 1979 | R
The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star (Bette Midler) who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
tbd
Roustabout

Roustabout

November 11, 1964 | Approved
After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.
Metascore:
50
User Score:
tbd
A Rubberband Is an Unlikely Instrument

A Rubberband Is an Unlikely Instrument

February 8, 2013 | Not Rated
A Rubberband is an Unlikely Instrument is a lyrical exploration of a Brooklyn couple as they navigate their path amidst rapidly changing political, social, financial and spiritual landscapes. Walter Baker is an eccentric, multi-instrumentalist struggling to maintain balance between creating art, making ends meet and raising his twelve year old son with his third wife, a poet. Artistically and philosophically situated on the fringes of mainstream culture, Baker grasps to bear the roles of family man, business owner and aspiring composer. [Factory 25]
Metascore:
49
User Score:
tbd
Rudderless

Rudderless

October 17, 2014 | R
Sam (Billy Crudup), a former high-profile advertising executive, falls apart after the sudden death of his son. Living off the grid on a docked sailboat, he wastes away his days while drowning his pain in alcohol. When Sam discovers a box filled with his son's demo tapes and lyrics, his own child's musical talent is a revelation. Communing with his deceased son's dashed dreams, Sam learns each song and eventually musters the will to perform one at a local bar. When Quentin, a young musician in the audience, is captivated by the song, the unlikely duo form a rock band that becomes surprisingly popular and revitalizes both of their lives.
Metascore:
52
User Score:
7.9
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World

July 26, 2017 | Not Rated
This revelatory documentary brings to light the profound and overlooked influence of Indigenous people on popular music in North America. Focusing on music icons like Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Jesse Ed Davis, Robbie Robertson, and Randy Castillo, Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World shows how these pioneering Native American musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives. [Kino Lorber]
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.8
The Runaways

The Runaways

March 19, 2010 | R
The film follows two friends, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, as they rise from rebellious Southern California kids to rock stars of the now legendary group that paved the way for future generations of girl bands. Joan and Cherie fall under the Svengali-like influence of rock impresario Kim Fowley, played by Michael Shannon, who turns the group into an outrageous success and a family of misfits. With its tough-chick image and raw talent, the band quickly earns a name for itself—and so do its two leads: Joan is the band’s pure rock 'n' roll heart, while Cherie, with her Bowie-Bardot looks, is the sex kitten. Written and directed by Floria Sigismondi, the film chronicles Joan and Cherie's tumultuous relationship on and off stage, as the band starts to break out. (Apparition)
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.9
Running on Empty

Running on Empty

September 9, 1988 | PG-13
The eldest son of a fugitive family comes of age and wants to live a life of his own.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.6
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

March 15, 2024 | Not Rated
Ryuichi Sakamoto's last performance, a concert film featuring just him and his piano playing for the last time before passing away.
Metascore:
91
User Score:
tbd
The Saddest Music in the World

The Saddest Music in the World

April 30, 2004 | R
It's 1933 in Winnipeg and the Great Depression is in full bloom. Beer Baroness Lady Port-Huntly (Rossellini) announces a global competition to determine the saddest music in the world, and musicians from across the globe pour into town to vie for the whopping $25,000 prize. Part musical melodrama, part tongue-in-cheek social satire, Guy Maddin's expressionistic film achieves a level of lunacy rarely seen since the Marx Brothers. (IFC Films)
Metascore:
78
User Score:
6.6
Salad Days

Salad Days

April 17, 2015 | Not Rated
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) is a documentary film that examines the early DIY punk scene in the Nation’s Capital. It was a decade when seminal bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Government Issue, Scream, Void, Faith, Rites of Spring, Marginal Man, Fugazi, and others released their own records and booked their own shows—without major record label constraints or mainstream media scrutiny. Contextually, it was a cultural watershed that predated the alternative music explosion of the 1990s (and the industry’s subsequent implosion). Thirty years later, DC’s original DIY punk spirit serves as a reminder of the hopefulness of youth, the power of community and the strength of conviction.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos

February 6, 1943 | Approved
"A brief, 40-minute feature commissioned by the U.S. government as part of its 'Good Neighbor' policy toward its neighbors to the south." - The A.V. Club. Disney animators tour South America and present four animated shorts inspired by their trip.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
6.8
Saraband

Saraband

July 8, 2005 | R
In this sequel to Bergman's 1973 film "Scenes from a Marriage," Marianne and Johan meet again after thirty years without contact, when Marianne suddenly feels a need to see her ex-husband again. She decides to visit Johan at his old summer house in the western province of Dalarna. And so, one beautiful autumn day, there she is, beside his reclining chair, waking him with a light kiss. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.9
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic

Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic

November 11, 2005
Directed by Liam Lynch, the film comprises Sarah Silverman's performance before a live audience interwoven with stylish musical numbers and backstage intrigue. (Roadside Attractions)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
6.0
Satan & Adam

Satan & Adam

April 12, 2019 | Not Rated
Satan & Adam chronicles the unlikely pairing of legendary one-man-band Sterling "Mr. Satan" Magee and harmonica master Adam Gussow. Shot over 20 years, the film showcases one of the greatest blues duos you probably never got a chance to see. Magee and Gussow came together on the streets of Harlem in the 1980s, a time when race relations in New York City were at an all-time low. From completely different worlds, these two musicians forged a lifelong relationship that showcases the unifying power of music.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Satisfaction

Satisfaction

February 12, 1988 | PG-13
A group of teenagers have a band, Mystery, with Jennie as the lead singer. They go to a bar at the coast and play during the summer. Jennie falls in love with the owner of the bar, Martin. They get an offer to play in Europe and perhaps become famous. But are they ready for it?
Metascore:
44
User Score:
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Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

December 16, 1977 | PG
John Travolta stars as a local disco kingpin at the peak of his popularity. Once a week, after six full days of work in a Brooklyn paint store, Tony (Travolta) douses himself with Brut cologne, dons a floral bodyshirt, gabardine pants and platform shoes - and ritualistically prepares himself for "Saturday Night Fever." Through the influence of Stephanie - his more sophisticated dance partner - and Tony's brother - a disillusioned priest - Tony begins to question the way his views life and the narrowness of his perspective. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.2
Saudate for the Future

Saudate for the Future

June 20, 2001
Records the sights and sounds of the many extraordinary street musicians of Sao Paulo whose music and lyrics tell the stories of their lives with improvised humor, drama and colorful vulgarisms. (Film Forum)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
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Save the Last Dance

Save the Last Dance

January 12, 2001 | PG-13
Sara (Stiles) and Derek (Thomas) come from two different worlds, two different cultures. Yet for all their differences, they share one fervent passion - dance! (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
7.4
Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks

December 13, 2013 | PG-13
When Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ Mary Poppins, he made them a promise—one that he didn’t realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to hear Disney's plans for the adaptation. For those two short weeks in 1961, Walt Disney pulls out all the stops. Armed with imaginative storyboards and chirpy songs from the talented Sherman brothers, Walt launches an all-out onslaught on P.L. Travers, but the prickly author doesn't budge. He soon begins to watch helplessly as Travers becomes increasingly immovable and the rights begin to move further away from his grasp. It is only when he reaches into his own childhood that Walt discovers the truth about the ghosts that haunt her, and together they set Mary Poppins free to ultimately make one of the most endearing films in cinematic history. [Walt Disney Pictures]
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.6
The Scent of Green Papaya

The Scent of Green Papaya

January 28, 1994 | Not Rated
A Vietnamese servant girl, Mui, observes lives within two different Saigon families: the first, a woman textile seller with three boys and a frequently absent husband; the second, a handsome young pianist with his fiancée.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
School of Rock

School of Rock

October 3, 2003 | PG-13
Hell raising guitarist with delusions of grandeur Dewey Finn (Black) has been kicked out of his band. Desperate for work, he impersonates a substitute teacher and turns a class of fifth grade high-achievers into high-voltage rock and rollers. (Paramount)
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.3
Schultze Gets the Blues

Schultze Gets the Blues

February 18, 2005 | PG
Schultze has spent his whole life in a small town in Saxon-Anhalt near the river Saale. Schultze's life, divided between work and the pub, the allotment, folk music and fishing, is rudely interrupted when he and his mates Manfred and Jürgen are made redundant. As entropy sets in and maintaining the daily routine deteriorates into a farce, Schultze discovers a life on the other side of the hill. (Paramount Classics)
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.5
The Score

The Score

June 3, 2022 | Not Rated
Two small time crooks drive to a secluded cafe for a big 'score'.
Metascore:
51
User Score:
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Score: A Film Music Documentary

Score: A Film Music Documentary

June 16, 2017 | TV-PG
This documentary brings Hollywood's premier composers together to give viewers a privileged look inside the musical challenges and creative secrecy of the world's most widely known music genre: the film score.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
6.4
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

December 17, 2008
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man is the new documentary feature about one of the most influential and enigmatic figures in rock history. Director Steven Kijak explores Walker's music and career, from his early days as a jobbing bass player on the Sunset Strip, to heartthrob mega-stardom in Britain’s swinging 60’s pop scene, and finally to his transformation into a composer of true genius; an uncompromising musician working at the peak of his powers who has hidden from fame. The filmmakers were granted unprecedented access to Scott and his musical process, the first time the famously reclusive artist has allowed this level of contact with a film crew in over 20 years. (Plexifilm)
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.6
Scratch

Scratch

February 15, 2002 | R
A feature length film about the hip-hop DJ and today's turntablist movement. From the South Bronx in the 70's to San Francisco today, the world's best scratchers, diggers, party-rockers and producers celebrate beats, breaks, battles, and the infinite possibilities of vinyl. (Palm Pictures)
Metascore:
77
User Score:
4.9
Screamers

Screamers

December 8, 2006 | R
This documentary feature examines why genocides keep occurring -- from the Armenian genocide in 1915, to the Holocaust, Bosnia, Rwanda and now Darfur -- through the eyes and music of the Grammy award-winning rock band "System of a Down," based in Los Angeles, whose members are all grandchildren of genocide survivors. (Maya Releasing)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
6.7
Searching for Sugar Man

Searching for Sugar Man

June 29, 2012 | PG-13
Searching for Sugar Man tells the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest '70s rock icon who never was. Discovered in a Detroit bar in the late '60s by two celebrated producers struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics, they recorded an album which they believed would secure his reputation as the greatest recording artist of his generation. In fact, the album bombed and the singer disappeared into obscurity amid rumors of a gruesome on-stage suicide. But a bootleg recording found its way into apartheid South Africa and, over the next two decades, he became a phenomenon. The film follows the story of two South African fans who set out to find out what really happened to their hero. Their investigation leads them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths about the artist known as Rodriguez. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.3
The Secret Disco Revolution

The Secret Disco Revolution

June 28, 2013 | Not Rated
The disco era, long dismissed as a time of hedonistic excess, has been gravely misunderstood. Revisionist historians now argue the era was in fact an important time of protest: liberating gays, blacks and women. The Secret Disco Revolution juxtaposes the thoughts of disco revisionists with revealing new interviews with some of the era's biggest stars, a goldmine of rarely seen stock footage, and enough disco hits to shake your booty straight back to 1978.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
tbd
Selena

Selena

March 21, 1997 | PG
This biographical drama charting the extraordinary career and tragic slaying of pop singing sensation Selena.  (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
67
User Score:
8.5
Selena y Los Dinos

Selena y Los Dinos

November 17, 2025 | Not Rated
Selena y Los Dinos celebrates the life and legacy of the Queen of Tejano, Selena Quintanilla, who along with her family performed, triumphed, and redefined genres, captured through never-before-seen footage from the family’s personal archive.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
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Seriously Red

Seriously Red

February 10, 2023 | R
Red (Krew Boylan) lost her job as a real estate agent, but there’s something no one can take away from her: her dream of becoming the world’s greatest Dolly Parton impersonator! After her act attracts the attentions of an amorous Elvis impersonator (Rose Byrne) and a powerful booking agent (Bobby Cannavale), Red is catapulted into the top tier of copycat acts, becoming the onstage and romantic partner of the top Kenny Rogers impersonator. But when Red’s life as an imitator starts to feel false, she discovers true happiness comes when you’re being the best version of yourself.
Metascore:
57
User Score:
tbd
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

May 5, 2010
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is a ripsnorting portrait of mercurial British punk rock pioneer Ian Dury. From a troubled childhood and a battle with debilitating polio to the effects of fame on relationships and fatherhood, here are the highs and lows of a life lived sneeringly, unapologetically out loud. (Tribeca Film)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
6.6
Sex and Broadcasting

Sex and Broadcasting

March 30, 2016 | Not Rated
Sex and Broadcasting is a feature length documentary about New Jersey's WFMU, the world's strangest and most unique radio station, and one man's attempt to keep it alive in the face of recession, the persistent threat of commercial media, and the challenges that come with keeping a rebellious group of outsiders together.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
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Seymour: An Introduction

Seymour: An Introduction

March 13, 2015 | PG
Meet Seymour Bernstein: a virtuoso pianist, veteran New Yorker, and true original who gave up a successful concert career to teach music. In this wonderfully warm, witty, and intimate tribute from his friend, Ethan Hawke, Seymour shares unforgettable stories from his remarkable life and eye-opening words of wisdom, as well as insightful reflections on art, creativity, and the search for fulfillment. [IFC Films]
Metascore:
83
User Score:
4.8
Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance?

April 11, 1997 | PG
A middle-aged workaholic's incredibly dull life takes a funny turn when he signs up for a ballroom dance class -- just to meet the sexy dance teacher. But when he finally muscles up the nerve for lessons he winds up with a different instructor and her colorfully eccentric class of beginners! And now he'll have to step lightly -- and do some fancy footwork -- if he expects to keep his new secret passion from his family and friends! (Miramax)
Metascore:
66
User Score:
7.5
Shawn Mendes: In Wonder

Shawn Mendes: In Wonder

November 23, 2020 | TV-MA
In Wonder follows Shawn Mendes’ journey toward self-discovery, after the physical and emotional demands of his rise, and his last world tour, pushed him towards a personal and musical reckoning. The documentary is a heartfelt look at a songwriter and performer wrestling with the pressures of stardom and the emotional tolls of coming-of-age while the world watches. Largely framed around his rise and recent tour, the film offers unprecedented access to Mendes’ private life both at home, and while traveling across North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia, and features years of footage as he rose from precocious troubadour to global superstar. [Netflix]
Metascore:
40
User Score:
8.7
Sheryl

Sheryl

May 6, 2022 | TV-MA
A documentary portrait of the singular storyteller who’s lived it all and seen it all but never told it all – until now. From humble beginnings to sold out world tours Sheryl Crow’s life has been nothing short of extraordinary. Whether battling sexism in the music industry, mourning ill-fated romances or surviving a well-publicized battle with breast cancer, Crow has always found a way to turn even her darkest experiences into captivating, timeless work– creating a legacy that continues to inspire and influence generations.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
4.0
Shine

Shine

November 20, 1996 | PG-13
Inspired by the troubled but ultimately triumphant life of classical pianist David Helfgott, Shine focuses on Helfgott's painful retreat into a private world while still in his early 20's and on the brink of a glittering international career. Spanning the 1950's to the 1980's, Shine dramatizes the deeply moving way in which Helfgott, after a decade of obscurity, achieves both personal and professional fulfillment through the love and support of a remarkable woman. (Fine Line Features)
Metascore:
87
User Score:
8.2
Shine a Light

Shine a Light

April 4, 2008 | PG-13
Martin Scorsese's concert documentary Shine a Light will show the world the Rolling Stones as they've never been seen before. Filming at the famed Beacon Theatre in New York City in fall 2006, Scorsese assembled a legendary team of cinematographers to capture the raw energy of the legendary band. (Paramount)
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.4
SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock

SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock

April 7, 2017 | Not Rated
SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock is an odyssey into the colorful and bohemian tales of rock 'n' roll's history. A cinematic adventure that delves deep into the mind of one of rock's greatest living photographers: Mick Rock. Through the poignant lens of rock 'n' roll mythology; icon-maker, psychedelic explorer, poet, and custodian of dreams Mick Rock navigates his story from the glam rock shimmer of London to the snarl of NYC punk, and deep into the new millennium. Mick turns inward to face himself and the experiences as the visual record-keeper of myths and legends that propelled him into a living icon in this rock n’ roll comeback story.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
tbd
Shut Up & Sing

Shut Up & Sing

October 27, 2006 | R
At a time when the United States is fighting for democracy and freedom in another country, this documentary raises questions about our own right to freedom of speech and the negative consequences it sometimes has. (The Weinstein Company)
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.8
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