Best Music Movies on Paramount Plus Essential in the US

1. 1
   Better Man 2024

   Directed by Michael Gracey · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
   7.5

   7.6 · 956 votes
2. 2
   Almost Famous 2000

   Directed by Cameron Crowe · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.5

   7.5 · 3.3K votes
3. 3
   Rocketman 2019

   Directed by Dexter Fletcher · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.3

   7.3 · 5.1K votes
4. 4
   EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert 2026

   Directed by Baz Luhrmann · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.3

   8.2 · 112 votes
5. 5
   Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) 2026

   Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.2

   8.3 · 82 votes
6. 6
   The Idea of You 2024

   Directed by Michael Showalter · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.2

   7.2 · 2.1K votes
7. 7
   The School of Rock 2003

   Directed by Richard Linklater · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
   7.1

   7.1 · 6.4K votes
8. 8
   Big Time Movie 2012

   Directed by Savage Steve Holland · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.1

   7.5 · 182 votes
9. 9
   Hustle & Flow 2005

   Directed by Craig Brewer · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.0

   7.2 · 476 votes
10. 10
    Whitney 2018

    Directed by Kevin Macdonald · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Hoopla
    6.9

    7.3 · 211 votes
11. 11
    South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert 2022

    Directed by Alex Coletti · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.9

    8.2 · 60 votes
12. 12
    Rags 2012

    Directed by Bille Woodruff · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.9

    7.3 · 193 votes
13. 13
    Katy Perry: Part of Me 2012

    Directed by Dan Cutforth · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy
    6.9

    7.1 · 294 votes
14. 14
    Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005

    Directed by Jim Sheridan · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    6.8

    6.9 · 1.1K votes
15. 15
    Center Stage 2000

    Directed by Nicholas Hytner · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.7

    6.9 · 371 votes
16. 16
    Blue's Big City Adventure 2022

    Directed by Matt Stawski · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.7

    7.1 · 114 votes
17. 17
    Beavis and Butt-Head Do America 1996

    Directed by Mike Judge · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.6

    6.7 · 813 votes
18. 18
    Bob Marley: One Love 2024

    Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.6

    6.6 · 1K votes
19. 19
    Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story 2013

    Directed by Charles Stone III · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.5

    7.7 · 36 votes
20. 20
    Madonna: Madame X 2021

    Directed by Nuno Xico · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.5

    7.8 · 30 votes
21. 21
    Stans 2025

    Directed by Steven Leckart · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.5

    7.1 · 66 votes
22. 22
    Milli Vanilli 2023

    Directed by Luke Korem · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.5

    7.0 · 70 votes
23. 23
    G.I. Blues 1960

    Directed by Norman Taurog · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.3

    6.5 · 81 votes
24. 24
    King Creole 1958

    Directed by Michael Curtiz · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.2

    6.4 · 118 votes
25. 25
    Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands 2024

    Directed by Tamra Davis · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.2

    7.5 · 13 votes
26. 26
    Baby Shark's Big Movie 2024

    Directed by Alan Foreman · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.2

    6.6 · 43 votes
27. 27
    Garfield In Paradise 1986

    Directed by Phil Roman · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.2

    6.8 · 28 votes
28. 28
    Garfield Goes Hollywood 1987

    Directed by Phil Roman · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.2

    6.7 · 30 votes
29. 29
    Trevor Moore: High In Church 2015

    Directed by Ryan Polito · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.2

    7.2 · 13 votes
30. 30
    Rock of Ages 2012

    Directed by Adam Shankman · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.2

    6.2 · 1.4K votes
31. 31
    Garfield: His 9 Lives 1988

    Directed by Doug Frankel · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.2

    6.5 · 37 votes
32. 32
    Let the Canary Sing 2023

    Directed by Alison Ellwood · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.1

    6.5 · 11 votes
33. 33
    Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback 2023

    Directed by John Scheinfeld · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.1

    6.5 · 10 votes
34. 34
    Easy Come, Easy Go 1967

    Directed by John Rich · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.0

    6.0 · 42 votes
35. 35
    Roustabout 1964

    Directed by John Rich · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.0

    6.0 · 60 votes
36. 36
    Blue Hawaii 1961

    Directed by Norman Taurog · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.0

    6.0 · 162 votes
37. 37
    Fun in Acapulco 1963

    Directed by Richard Thorpe · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.0

    5.9 · 90 votes
38. 38
    RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular 2018

    Directed by Nick Murray · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    5.8

    5.3 · 43 votes
39. 39
    Girls! Girls! Girls! 1962

    Directed by Norman Taurog · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    5.7

    5.4 · 67 votes
40. 40
    Sound of Violence 2021

    Directed by Alex Noyer · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    5.7

    4.9 · 37 votes
41. 41
    Paradise, Hawaiian Style 1966

    Directed by Michael D. Moore · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    5.7

    5.1 · 55 votes
42. 42
    Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 2011

    Directed by Jon M. Chu · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Hoopla
    5.3

    5.2 · 437 votes
43. 43
    Grease 2 1982

    Directed by Patricia Birch · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy, Hoopla
    5.3

    5.3 · 764 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. Streaming data by JustWatch.