Best Music movies of 2021

In the Heights(2021)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 89

A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.



CODA(2021)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 82

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music by wanting to go to Berklee College of Music and her fear of abandoning her parents.



Moxie(2021)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.



Respect(2021)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 72

Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.



The United States vs. Billie Holiday(2021)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.



Creation Stories(2021)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 50

Creation Stories tells the unforgettable tale of infamous Creation Records label head Alan McGee; and of how one written-off young Glaswegian upstart rose to irrevocably change the face of British culture.



People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan(2021)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 42

Kurupt FM innit the rest is irrelevant. After Brentford's largest pirate radio station has ended, the boys from Kurupt FM find their way to Japan on an epic adventure in search of fortune and fame.



Casablanca Beats(2021)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 44

Anas, a former rapper, is employed in a cultural centre. Encouraged by their new teacher, the students will try to free themselves from the weight of traditions to live their passion and express themselves through hip hop culture



Inu-oh(2021)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 45

A fictionalized depiction of the life of Inu-oh ("King Dog"), a 14th-century Japanese performer of music drama at the time of its transition from the folk art of sarugaku ("monkey music") into the formalized traditions of Noh and kyôgen.



Toma(2021)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Biopic about Toma Zdravkovic, the man who is remembered not only for his songs and the unique way he sang them, but also as a bohemian, both in his behavior and his soul.



The Box(2021)

Combined Rating:
18
Combined Critics Rating: 10

Dal Hwan Cho, Chan-Yeol Park,
Yang Jeong-Woong,

A music producer fallen from grace finds an artist - Ji Hoon who has everything needed to make it big and discovers the one thing holding him back, paralyzing stage fright.



The Ultimate Playlist of Noise(2021)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 11

Marcus, an audio-obsessed high school senior, learns he must undergo brain surgery that will render him deaf, and decides to seize control of his fate by recording the Ultimate Playlist of Noise.



Sounds Like Love(2021)

Combined Rating:
6
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Fashion assistant Maca has just about got her life together after a devastating breakup, when Leo, the man who broke her heart returns. Seeking support from best friends, Adriana and Jime, all three will learn love can be complicated.



Anita(2021)

Combined Rating:
5
Combined Critics Rating: 4

Traces the life of Anita Mui, Hong Kong's disappeared Cantopop star.



Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles(2021)

Combined Rating:
5
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Grammy Award-winning and chart-topping artist Billie Eilish will make her Disney+ debut with "Happier than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles," a cinematic concert experience.



Maestro(2021)

Combined Rating:
5
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A piano player pretending to be visually-impaired, unwittingly becomes entangled in a number of problems as he witnesses the murder of a former film actor.



Miles of Love(2021)

Combined Rating:
4
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Miles of Love is a story of how an engaged and career focused girl Neelambhari fell in love with RamaChandraiah a carefree guy in a 9hr journey from Hyderabad to Bangalore.



Christmas with the Chosen: The Messengers(2021)

Combined Rating:
3
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Artists perform new and classic Christmas songs from the set of "The Chosen."



Wish You(2021)

Combined Rating:
2
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Shy keyboardist working for S. Korean music label discovers beautiful male street singer, is transfixed, falling in love at first sight. He shows the video to his boss, giving the singer a chance in the industry and a place in his heart.



Red Carpet(2021)

Combined Rating:
2
Combined Critics Rating: 0

An aspiring actress gets caught up in L.A.'s underworld.




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