26 Movies Celebrating Music and Memorable Performances You Need to See

Concert for George

2003 • 140 min

Music, Documentary

To commemorate George Harrison's first death anniversary, "The Concert for George" took place at London's Royal Albert Hall on November 29, 2002. Organized by his widow Olivia and son Dhani, with music arranged by Eric Clapton and Jeff Lynne, the…

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Masked and Anonymous

2003 • 112 min • Box office $546K

Drama, Music

Amidst a nation torn by civil war and social turmoil, a massive charity concert is planned. The event is organized by Uncle Sweetheart, a promoter with hidden motives to profit greatly. The concert features Jack Fate, a renowned musician whose…

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Hello

2003 • 7 min

Animation, Music

In a digital age, can genuine connection still be found? A lonely person seeks guidance from an old gramophone, which holds the answers to love.

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L'apetta Giulia e la Signora Vita

2003 • 76 min

Animation, Family, Music

Newly born, Little Bee Julia is already eager to explore the world around her. Unlike her sisters, she’s a bit of a nonconformist and prefers to relax rather than work. So, one night, she asks her mother, the Queen Bee,…

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Linkin Park: Live in Texas

2003 • 71 min

Music, Documentary

Linkin Park's *Live in Texas* is their debut live album and third DVD. The set features songs from their albums *Hybrid Theory* and *Meteora*, plus one track from their remix album *Reanimation*. The album reached number 23 on the Billboard…

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Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon

2003 • 50 min

Documentary, Music

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their iconic album, this documentary details Pink Floyd's creation of "Dark Side of the Moon," guided by original engineer Alan Parsons. Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright offer extensive interviews, revealing…

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The Company

2003 • 112 min • Budget $15M • Box office $2M

Romance, Music, Drama

This ensemble drama follows a company of ballet dancers, centering on a promising young dancer on the verge of achieving a coveted principal role.

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Camp

2003 • 114 min • Box office $1M

Comedy, Music, Drama

Feeling like outsiders at home, a group of young people find belonging at a musical-theater camp. The sports counselor is largely overlooked as the students dedicate themselves entirely to rehearsing for a demanding performance schedule – a new show every…

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One Last Dance

2003 • 100 min

Romance, Drama, Music

Following a devastating event, a famous New York dance company is close to shutting down. Travis, Chrissa, and Max, who had all stepped away from the dance world, are asked to help revive it. They face a final opportunity to…

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The Fighting Temptations

2003 • 122 min • Budget $15M • Box office $30M

Comedy, Music, Romance

Darrin Hill, a sharp but struggling advertising executive from New York City, goes back to his hometown in Georgia to get the inheritance his aunt left him. However, first he has to honor her last request: start a choir for…

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Feelings

2003 • 94 min

Drama, Romance, Music

Two couples in France appear to be content with their marriages, but they face a series of challenges.

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7:35 in the Morning

2003 • 8 min

Music, Romance

One morning, a woman walks into a restaurant and finds it eerily empty. Instead of the usual sounds of conversation, there is only silence.

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Totò Sapore and the Magical Story of Pizza

2003 • 80 min • Box office $541K

Animation, Comedy, Family

Naples, 18th century. Salvatore "Totò" Sapore, an unemployed musician, consistently lifts the spirits of the impoverished with his songs celebrating delicious food, which infuriates Vesuvia, a magma witch dwelling within Mount Vesuvius.

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School of Rock

2003 • 110 min • Budget $35M • Box office $131M

Comedy, Music

Dumped by his band and struggling financially, guitarist Dewey Finn lands a substitute teaching job in the fifth grade at an exclusive school. He secretly starts sharing his passion for rock music with his students. The school principal grows increasingly…

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The Saddest Music in the World

2003 • 101 min

Comedy, Drama, Music

Winnipeg, during the Depression, is home to a wealthy woman who uses her position as a beer baroness to organize a competition. The contest seeks out the saddest music imaginable, with a $25,000 prize for the winner.

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End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

2003 • 110 min

Documentary, Music

This documentary chronicles the rise and fall of the iconic punk band, the Ramones. Using archival footage and interviews with all members throughout their history, alongside new interviews with fellow musicians, the film follows the band's journey over two decades,…

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Destino

2003 • 7 min • Budget $1M

Animation, Music, Family

This short film uses a song about lost and rediscovered love as a backdrop for a woman's surreal journey. She experiences strange transformations: her lover’s face dissolves, she appears in a dress from a bell's shadow and becomes a dandelion,…

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Tupac: Resurrection

2003 • 112 min • Budget $300K • Box office $7M

Music, Documentary

The film uses home movies, photographs, and poetry readings to explore the life of Tupac Shakur, a highly admired, influential, and often turbulent figure in hip-hop music.

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Boundin'

2003 • 5 min

Animation, Family, Music

A lamb with exceptionally beautiful wool is known for his lively dancing. However, he loses his prized coat and becomes disheartened. A wise jackalope – a rabbit with horns – helps the dejected lamb realize that his inner qualities are…

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The Singing Detective

2003 • 109 min • Budget $8M • Box office $435K

Comedy, Music, Mystery

A mystery writer, severely ill and confined to bed, finds himself lost in a world where his own detective stories bleed into reality. He experiences vivid hallucinations, blurring the lines between fiction and his own fading existence.

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A Mighty Wind

2003 • 92 min • Budget $6M • Box office $18M

Comedy, Music

After their manager's death, three once-promising but never quite famous folk bands reunite for a concert honoring him, at the request of his son. It's their first time playing together in decades.

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The Cheetah Girls

2003 • 89 min

Family, Comedy, Drama

The Cheetah Girls, a quartet of teenage girls, aim to make history by becoming the first freshmen to win the talent show at their Manhattan High School for the Performing Arts. While auditioning, they encounter Jackal Johnson, a prominent producer…

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High Fidelity

2000 • 113 min • Budget $30M • Box office $47M

Drama, Comedy, Romance

When his girlfriend ends their relationship, a 30-year-old record store owner tries to figure out why he struggles with romance by reflecting on his most memorable past breakups. He shares his stories of the top five breakups that have shaped…

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Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire

2003 • 72 min

Family, Animation, Comedy

During a concert in Australia for the movie *Vampire Rock*, the Yowie Yahoo begins kidnapping musicians while Scooby and the gang are in attendance.

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Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

2003 • 65 min • Budget $4M • Box office $6M

Animation, Science Fiction, Music

A record producer abducts four gifted alien musicians and disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot who is in love with the bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. The aliens are reprogrammed to forget their past and renamed…

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Honey

2003 • 94 min • Budget $18M • Box office $62M

Music, Drama, Romance

Honey Daniels aspires to become a renowned hip-hop choreographer. Balancing nights out with friends in downtown clubs, she teaches dance classes at a Harlem community center to help keep local kids safe. Honey believes her career has taken off when…

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