Best Music movies of 2014

Whiplash(2014)

Combined Rating:
93
Combined Critics Rating: 90

A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.



Love & Mercy(2014)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 83

In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy.



Frank(2014)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 78

Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.



Get on Up(2014)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.



Jersey Boys(2014)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 71

The story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons.



If I Stay(2014)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 62

Life changes in an instant for young Mia Hall after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined. The choice is hers if she can go on.



Beyond the Lights(2014)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 70

The pressures of fame have superstar singer Noni on the edge, until she meets Kaz, a young cop who works to help her find the courage to develop her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be.



Step Up All In(2014)

Combined Rating:
59
Combined Critics Rating: 48

All-stars from the previous Step Up installments come together in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.



Rudderless(2014)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 50

A grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son's demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the discovery of this unknown talent, he forms a band in the hope of finding some catharsis.



Phoenix(2014)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 45

A disfigured Holocaust survivor sets out to determine if the man she loved betrayed her trust.



Song One(2014)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 50

A young woman strikes up a relationship with her ailing brother's favorite musician.



Boychoir(2014)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 49

Stet, a troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school back East after the death of his single mom. Completely out of his element, he finds ...



Northern Soul(2014)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 53

Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.



Low Down(2014)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 54

A look at the life of pianist Joe Albany from the perspective of his young daughter, as she watches him contend with his drug addiction during the 1970s jazz scene.



Jackie & Ryan(2014)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 42

A modern day train hopper fighting to become a successful musician, and a single mom battling to maintain custody of her daughter, defy their circumstances by coming together in a relationship that may change each others lives forever.



Eden(2014)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 41

Paul, a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris, forms a DJ collective with his friends and together they plunge into the nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music.



The Identical(2014)

Combined Rating:
36
Combined Critics Rating: 42

Twin brothers are unknowingly separated at birth; one of them becomes an iconic rock 'n' roll star, while the other struggles to balance his love for music and pleasing his father.



Like Sunday, Like Rain(2014)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 34

Surrounded by wealth and living with abundant resources in Manhattan, 12-year-old cello prodigy Reggie, lives a solitary life lacking only frequently absent parents and friends. Estranged from family, having slacker boyfriend troubles, and fired from her waitressing job, sometimes musician 23-year-old Eleanor needs a new place to live and a new job.



The Song(2014)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 31

An aspiring singer-songwriter's life and marriage suffer when the song he writes for his wife propels him to stardom.



La famille Bélier(2014)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A girl, who lives with her deaf parents, discovers that she has the gift of singing.




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