Best Music Movies of the 2010s

The top 50 of 1,030 music movies released in the 2010s, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.

1
Whiplash 2014
Directed by Damien Chazelle
8.4
8.4 · 17K votes
2
Coco 2017
Directed by Lee Unkrich · Streaming on Disney Plus
8.2
8.2 · 22K votes
3
One Direction: This Is Us 2013
Directed by Morgan Spurlock · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
8.1
8.2 · 1.1K votes
4
Bring the Soul: The Movie 2019
Directed by Park Jun-soo · Streaming on Kocowa
8.0
8.3 · 463 votes
5
Burn the Stage: The Movie 2018
Directed by Park Jun-soo
7.9
8.3 · 436 votes
6
Bohemian Rhapsody 2018
Directed by Bryan Singer · Streaming on YouTube TV
7.9
7.9 · 18K votes
7
Out of the Clear Blue Sky 2019
Directed by Pepe Bojórquez · Streaming on Netflix
7.9
8.3 · 396 votes
8
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul 2019
Directed by Son Sung-deuk
7.9
8.2 · 462 votes
9
Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour 2018
Directed by Paul Dugdale
7.9
8.2 · 440 votes
10
Sing Street 2016
Directed by John Carney · Streaming on HBO Max, Starz
7.8
7.9 · 2.5K votes
11
Straight Outta Compton 2015
Directed by F. Gary Gray · Streaming on Netflix, Starz
7.7
7.8 · 4.3K votes
12
Searching for Sugar Man 2012
Directed by Malik Bendjelloul · Streaming on Hulu, YouTube Free
7.7
7.9 · 1.1K votes
13
Bo Burnham: Make Happy 2016
Directed by Bo Burnham · Streaming on Netflix
7.7
8.0 · 459 votes
14
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
Directed by Laurence Connor
7.7
8.4 · 201 votes
15
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé 2019
Directed by Beyoncé · Streaming on Netflix
7.6
8.0 · 356 votes
16
Avicii: True Stories 2017
Directed by Levan Tsikurishvili
7.6
8.0 · 363 votes
17
Lemonade 2016
Directed by Beyoncé
7.6
8.4 · 169 votes
18
One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film 2014
Directed by Paul Dugdale · Streaming on Qello Concerts by Stingray
7.6
8.3 · 172 votes
19
Bajrangi Bhaijaan 2015
Directed by Kabir Khan · Streaming on Netflix, fuboTV
7.6
7.8 · 587 votes
20
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live 2015
Directed by Jonas Åkerlund
7.6
8.4 · 160 votes
21
Forever My Girl 2018
Directed by Bethany Ashton Wolf · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free
7.5
7.6 · 1.4K votes
22
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks 2014
Directed by Jayson Thiessen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Plex
7.5
8.1 · 214 votes
23
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden 2011
Directed by Laurieann Gibson · Streaming on Qello Concerts by Stingray
7.5
8.6 · 116 votes
24
Whiplash 2013
Directed by Damien Chazelle
7.5
7.8 · 444 votes
25
Queen: Days of Our Lives 2011
Directed by Matt O'Casey · Streaming on Fandango at Home Free, Tubi TV
7.5
8.1 · 201 votes
26
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon 2011
Directed by Andrew Eastel
7.5
8.1 · 195 votes
27
Amy 2015
Directed by Asif Kapadia · Streaming on HBO Max
7.5
7.6 · 1.3K votes
28
A Star Is Born 2018
Directed by Bradley Cooper
7.5
7.5 · 12K votes
29
Cobain: Montage of Heck 2015
Directed by Brett Morgen · Streaming on HBO Max, Qello Concerts by Stingray
7.5
7.6 · 769 votes
30
Bo Burnham: What. 2013
Directed by Christopher Storer
7.4
7.8 · 283 votes
31
Roger Waters: The Wall 2014
Directed by Sean Evans
7.4
8.0 · 177 votes
32
Harry Styles: Behind the Album 2017
Directed by David Soutar
7.4
8.5 · 97 votes
33
K-12 2019
Directed by Melanie Martinez · Streaming on Kanopy, Qello Concerts by Stingray
7.4
7.7 · 297 votes
34
The Dirt 2019
Directed by Jeff Tremaine · Streaming on Netflix
7.4
7.4 · 1.4K votes
35
Cold War 2018
Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
7.4
7.4 · 1.6K votes
36
The Anthem of the Heart 2015
Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai
7.4
7.6 · 444 votes
37
Lemonade Mouth 2011
Directed by Patricia Riggen · Streaming on Disney Plus
7.3
7.4 · 1.1K votes
38
Chasing Happiness 2019
Directed by John Lloyd Taylor · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
7.3
8.0 · 152 votes
39
One Love Manchester 2017
Directed by Hamish Hamilton
7.3
8.4 · 98 votes
40
I Can Only Imagine 2018
Directed by Andrew Erwin · Streaming on BYUtv, Angel Studios, Lionsgate+
7.3
7.5 · 516 votes
41
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington 2017
Directed by Cristian Biondani
7.3
9.6 · 44 votes
42
Rocketman 2019
Directed by Dexter Fletcher · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
7.3
7.3 · 5.1K votes
43
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years 2016
Directed by Ron Howard
7.3
7.5 · 397 votes
44
Gaga: Five Foot Two 2017
Directed by Chris Moukarbel · Streaming on Netflix
7.3
7.4 · 609 votes
45
Pitch Perfect 2012
Directed by Jason Moore · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube TV, Pluto TV
7.2
7.3 · 7K votes
46
Monster High: Boo York, Boo York 2015
Directed by William Lau · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel
7.2
7.7 · 210 votes
47
ME!ME!ME! 2014
Directed by Hibiki Yoshizaki
7.2
7.9 · 148 votes
48
Fabrizio De André: Principe libero 2018
Directed by Luca Facchini
7.2
7.5 · 357 votes
49
Begin Again 2014
Directed by John Carney · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Philo, The CW
7.2
7.2 · 4.1K votes
50
Marley 2012
Directed by Kevin Macdonald · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
7.2
7.5 · 288 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.