Best Music movies of 1980s

This Is Spinal Tap(1984)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 72

Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.



Dirty Dancing(1987)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.



Coal Miner's Daughter(1980)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Biographical story of Loretta Lynn, a legendary country singer that came from poverty to worldwide fame. She rose from humble beginnings in Kentucky to superstardom and changing the sound and style of country music forever.



La Bamba(1987)

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Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.



Pump Up the Volume(1990)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 59

Mark runs a pirate radio station and causes an uproar when he speaks his mind and enthralls fellow teens.



Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure(1989)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 48

Two seemingly dumb teens set off on a quest to prepare the ultimate historical presentation with the help of a time machine.



Footloose(1984)

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Combined Rating:
60
Combined Critics Rating: 45

A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.



Purple Rain(1984)

Combined Rating:
60
Combined Critics Rating: 54

A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.



Flashdance(1983)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 45

A Pittsburgh woman with two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer wants to get into ballet school.



Fame(1980)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 48

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.



Bird(1988)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 55

The troubled life and career of the jazz musician, Charlie "Bird" Parker.



House Party(1990)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 56

Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid ...



A Chorus Line(1985)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 44

Hopefuls try out before a demanding director for a part in a new musical.



Sid and Nancy(1986)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 30

The relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group The Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed.



Beaches(1988)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 24

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.



Victor Victoria(1982)

Combined Rating:
37
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.



Breakin'(1984)

Combined Rating:
36
Combined Critics Rating: 34

A struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds.



Beat Street(1984)

Combined Rating:
36
Combined Critics Rating: 39

An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.



The Fabulous Baker Boys(1989)

Combined Rating:
36
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.



The Cotton Club(1984)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people that visited the club, those that ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous.




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