Music Films
Pattern Statistics
232
Movies
6.7
Avg Arcplot
112
Avg Runtime
1928-2025
Year Range
6.5
Avg IMDb
62%
Avg RT
59
Avg Metacritic
$13299M
Total Box Office
213
With Awards
15.0
Avg Plot Points
Music Films - Structural Analysis
This catalog of 232 music films exhibits solid grasp of narrative structure typical within the genre. Representing works from 1928 to 2025, the average Arcplot score of 7.0 reveals strong command of beat sheet principles.
Genre highlights include A Late Quartet (7.7), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (7.7), and Empire Records (7.7).
Length Conventions
Music films in this collection average 1 hour and 52 minutes, reflecting economical storytelling approaches.
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'Round Midnight
1986
54
1998
8 Mile
2002
9 Songs
2004
A Bigger Splash
2015
A Chorus Line
1985
A Complete Unknown
2024
A Hard Day's Night
1964
A Late Quartet
2012
A Mighty Wind
2003
A Night at the Roxbury
1998
A Prairie Home Companion
2006
A Star Is Born
1976
A Star Is Born
2018
Airheads
1994
Aline
2021
All Eyez on Me
2017
All That Jazz
1979
Almost Famous
2000
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
2011
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015
Amadeus
1984
American Pop
1981
Annette
2021
August Rush
2007
Back to Black
2024
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
Begin Again
2014
Belle
2021
Better Man
2024
Beyond the Lights
2014
Beyond the Sea
2004
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020
Black Nativity
2013
Bob Marley: One Love
2024
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018
Bratz
2007
Breakin'
1984
Brown Sugar
2002
Cabaret
1972
Cadillac Records
2008
CB4
1993
Center Stage
2000
Charlotte's Web
1973
Coal Miner's Daughter
1980
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
2004
Control
2007
Copying Beethoven
2006
Country Strong
2010
Coyote Ugly
2000
Crazy Heart
2009
Crossroads
1986
Dance Flick
2009
Dance with Me
1998
Danny Collins
2015
De-Lovely
2004
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
2004
Drumline
2002
Elvis
2022
Empire Records
1995
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020
Fame
1980
Fame
2009
Fantasia 2000
2000
Farewell My Concubine
1993
Flashdance
1983
Footloose
2011
For the Boys
1991
From Justin to Kelly
2003
Fun in Acapulco
1963
Get Him to the Greek
2010
Get on Up
2014
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005
Glitter
2001
Grease 2
1982
Great Balls of Fire!
1989
Gully Boy
2019
Gypsy
1962
Hamlet 2
2008
Happily Ever After
2004
Heavy Metal
1981
High Fidelity
2000
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
Honey
2003
How Could I Live Without You?
2024
Hustle & Flow
2005
I Can Only Imagine
2018
I'm Not There
2007
I'm Still Here
2010
Inside Llewyn Davis
2013
Jersey Boys
2014
Jesus Christ Superstar
1973
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
2002
Josie and the Pussycats
2001
Joyful Noise
2012
Judy
2019
Just the Way You Are
1984
Kinky Boots
2005
Kneecap
2024
KPop Demon Hunters
2025
La La Land
2016
La Vie en Rose
2007
Light of Day
1987
London Dreams
2009
Love & Mercy
2015
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2022
Macken - Roy's & Roger's Bilservice
1990
Magic Mike
2012
Man of La Mancha
1972
Marry Me
2022
Melody Time
1948
Miles Ahead
2016
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
Music and Lyrics
2007
Music of the Heart
1999
Muslum
2018
My Fair Lady
1964
Nashville
1975
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
2008
Nine
2009
Notorious
2009
Nowhere Boy
2009
Ocean's Eleven
1960
On the Town
1949
Once
2007
One Chance
2013
Paint Your Wagon
1969
Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982
Pitch Perfect
2012
Pitch Perfect 2
2015
Pitch Perfect 3
2017
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
Priscilla
2023
Pump Up the Volume
1990
Purple Rain
1984
Raise Your Voice
2004
Ray
2004
Respect
2021
Ricki and the Flash
2015
Rock Dog
2016
Rock of Ages
2012
Rock Star
2001
Rock-A-Doodle
1991
Rocketman
2019
Rockstar
2011
Satisfaction
1988
Saturday Night Fever
1977
Save the Last Dance
2001
School of Rock
2003
Selena
1997
Shall We Dance?
2004
Shall We Dance?
1996
Shine
1996
Sing Street
2016
Sister Act
1992
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993
Some Like It Hot
1959
Soul Men
2008
Sparkle
2012
Spice World
1997
Staying Alive
1983
Step Up 2: The Streets
2008
Step Up 3D
2010
Step Up All In
2014
Still Smokin
1983
Stomp the Yard
2007
Street Dancer 3D
2020
StreetDance 3D
2010
Student Of The Year
2012
Sunshine on Leith
2013
Swades
2004
Sweet and Lowdown
1999
Swing Girls
2004
Swing Kids
1993
Take the Lead
2006
Tap
1989
Tender Mercies
1983
That Thing You Do!
1996
That's My Boy
1951
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
The Anthem of the Heart
2015
The Blues Brothers
1980
The Boat That Rocked
2009
The Bodyguard
1992
The Buddy Holly Story
1978
The Commitments
1991
The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989
The Fighting Temptations
2003
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
The Jazz Singer
1980
The King and I
1956
The Ladykillers
2004
The Last Dragon
1985
The Legend of 1900
1998
The Mambo Kings
1992
The Marrying Man
1991
The Muppet Movie
1979
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
1981
The Pianist
2002
The Piano Teacher
2001
The Red Shoes
1948
The Red Violin
1998
The Rocker
2008
The Rose
1979
The Singing Fool
1928
The Soloist
2009
The Sun Is Also a Star
2019
The Visitor
2008
The Wiz
1978
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
Thumbelina
1994
Tini: The New Life of Violetta
2016
Trick or Treat
1986
Trolls
2016
Trolls Band Together
2023
Trolls World Tour
2020
UglyDolls
2019
Under the Cherry Moon
1986
Up in Smoke
1978
Victor/Victoria
1982
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
Walk the Line
2005
Wayne's World
1992
We Are Your Friends
2015
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993
Whiplash
2014
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
1998
Yesterday
2019
You Got Served
2004