Music and movies are two kinds of entertainment that everyone loves. When it comes to Music, people often have their own favorite singers; when it comes to movies, people often have their own taste for specific genres.

It’s common when a person like these two kinds of art. So, overlapping between music and movies isn’t something that unusual for anyone. In fact, a music movie can be the perfect combination of art, like a drummer who wants to know more about drums from a different perspective, so they search for the best drumming movies to watch.

There are many films about music out there. Those exist to give the best experiences for people who like both entertainments. Sometimes, people even look forward to the release of a movie to have a musical experience. However, just like music and films are standing on their own, there are good and bad ones.

Here are the top 5 best music movies from all over the world that you can watch. Of course, it still depends on your taste, but this list is some of the best movies about music that are recognized by critics movie go-ers.

Whiplash (2014)

A film about the struggle of a young man who wants to be the greatest jazz drummer in the world. Andrew Niemann, the main lead, isn’t someone who comes from a family familiar with the music industry, but he is eager to become the greatest drum player. He is starting his first year at the Shaffer Conservatory of Music, the United States‘ best music school. To become the best one, he needs to study under the supervision of Terence Fletcher. However, his experience with him isn’t going smoothly. Fletcher is the type of teacher who pushes his students to the limit. They also have some arguments and so on. In the end, Niemann reached his dreams and realized what Fletcher taught to him paid off.

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

Queen is one of the best legendary bands in the world. Thus, they deserve a movie at the box office that tells a story related to them. Bohemian Rhapsody exists for it; the great thing is it did them justice. Rather than Queen as a whole, this movie leaner to the story of their extraordinary lead singer and rock star Freddie Mercury.

Bohemian Rhapsody has an interesting structure. The first two-thirds of the film deal with how Freddie came to become an overnight star. He is a kid from a low-income family background who becomes the face of one of the biggest bands in the music world. The first half of the film is about Freddie’s rise to fame as a musician and how he is a different person in private and in public. Meanwhile, the movie’s second half is about Freddie’s love life and his struggles with his identity.

This movie won 48 awards and got 80 nominations in total. They also got four categories at the Academy Awards in 2019. Those are Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Best Achievement in Film Editing, Best Achievement in Sound Editing, and Best Achievement in Sound Mixing.

A Star Is Born (2018)

Lady Gaga, one of the world’s pop music stars, is the main lead in this beautiful film. Even though she isn’t purely from the acting world, she proves her skill in this movie. A Star Is Born is about musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper), who helps struggling singer Ally (Gaga) to find her true self as a musician. He falls in love with her and tries to coax her into the spotlight. Ally gets her peak career, but Jack, on the other hand, keeps fighting an ongoing battle with his own internal problems with alcohol.

This movie got so many achievements and awards from critics and movie enjoyers. In total, the film won 95 awards and earned 280 nominations from various awards. They also won Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) at the Academy Awards in 2019.

Lagaan (2001)

Bollywood is the industry that consistently brings the best movies, and Lagaan is one of the best films from the industry. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at Academy Awards and won 56 awards.

This movie tells about the struggle and resilience of the Indians during British Rule. Laagan itself means tax. The British announce that they will double the Indians’ taxes, and Bhuvan, the main lead, challenges them to a game of cricket so that the British monarch will hear the Indians’ opinions. As the challenge is accepted, Indians and British from all over the region grow some interest in it.

We Like It Like That (2015)

A documentary movie about the fascinating moments in Latin music history. It was produced through music recordings, original interviews, live performances, dancing, and rare archival footage and images.

The movie is set in the 1960s when the new generation of musicians from East Harlem, the South Bronx, and parts of Brooklyn fuse Afro-Cuban music with R&B, jazz, rock, and funk to create Latin boogaloo. That was a revolutionary period regarding young Latinos in search of their identity. It tells from its origins to its recent resurgence in popularity. This movie is worth watching if you want to know more about Latin music.

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