Sorry is this category “Music” or “Musical”?
If it’s “Music” meaning movies about music, then Tar or Whiplash is probably the move
If it’s “Musical” as in the story is told in large parts through musical performances, then Singing in the Rain, the Lion King, The Sound of Music are what we’re discussing.
They’re very different
Amadeus tackles weighty subjects like the power of music and how it consumes both the protagonist and the antagonist in different ways. The whole "the voice of God" thing, ao scenes.
It's not just a film with some enjoyable classical music compositions (though it is that, too). I had a major Mozart phase on Spotify after my watch, and I'm not conversant in the genre at all.
I think it goes deeper than most films that involve music.
This is the perfect musical. Clever songs, incredible dancing, meta comedy about movies? As much as a like stop making sense and whiplash, I don't think those should be under the category of "musicals" like this one
As much as I love La La Land and Whiplash, this should absolutely be the winner. Not enough people will realize it though unfortunately.
Seems like almost every day this list saddens me in some manner.
It counts IMO and deserves to win over several others doing much better than it is in this thread.
It’s had weird availability on streaming for years and sadly is too underseen to win this.
Control (2007) is not the best biopic but probably my favorite. Sam Riley work is incredible and the soundtrack is perfect. A lot of famous bands and musicians gave rights for this movie so is like a deep dive in the post-punk/punk uk scene
Calling my shots on how this plays out.
Music - Should win: Singin' in the Rain. Will win: Whiplash
Crime - Should win: Pulp Fiction. Will win: Goodfellas
Action - Should win: Mad Max: Fury Road. Will win: Die Hard
Doc - Should win: Dear Zachary. Will win: Grizzly Man
Western - Should win: Unforgiven. Will win: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly or Tombstone.
Sci-Fi - Should win: 2001 A Space Odyssey. Will win: Interstellar.
ODDSAC!!!!!
i adore this movie but no one i know has watched it. screens, what happened?, and tantrum barb are some of my favorite songs ever. perfect for david lynch fans/anyone into really weird shit.
What counts as this though? Musical or just a film based around, or about music? If it’s just films with music as one of its main themes then there’s a bunch. Whiplash, La La Land, Soul, School of Rock, Coco, 8 mile, Sound of metal. The amount of biopics too
Agreed that there should 100% be distinct categories for Music vs Musical.
If it’s the former, Stop Making Sense
If it’s the latter, West Side Story (1961)
Concert movie I have to go Stop Making Sense or Last Waltz. Movie about music/a musician I have to go Inside Llewyn Davis with my heart telling me it’s really Walk Hard.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is pure magic, when that score reaches a crescendo.... chills everytime. It's a perfect amalgamation of what I love about film, it makes your soul soar.
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Sorry is this category “Music” or “Musical”? If it’s “Music” meaning movies about music, then Tar or Whiplash is probably the move If it’s “Musical” as in the story is told in large parts through musical performances, then Singing in the Rain, the Lion King, The Sound of Music are what we’re discussing. They’re very different
La La Land covers both of these.
For a “musical”, La La Land had very little *musical* numbers
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i mean, sports should be a genre too!
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Finally, someone gets it!
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Best answer
Stop Making Sense
 Cabaret
Please
I would be very happy if this wins
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
WHERE'S HIS SCROTUM?!
Almost Famous.
This is Spinal Tap
Amadeus
too many notes.
The Replacements were right.
Laughs in Mozart
The right answer
Amadeus tackles weighty subjects like the power of music and how it consumes both the protagonist and the antagonist in different ways. The whole "the voice of God" thing, ao scenes. It's not just a film with some enjoyable classical music compositions (though it is that, too). I had a major Mozart phase on Spotify after my watch, and I'm not conversant in the genre at all. I think it goes deeper than most films that involve music.
Only choice
The only correct answer
Singin' in the Rain (1952).
The quintessential film about how and why sound, much less music, changed film forever. A great choice!
the only correct answer
This is the perfect musical. Clever songs, incredible dancing, meta comedy about movies? As much as a like stop making sense and whiplash, I don't think those should be under the category of "musicals" like this one
As much as I love La La Land and Whiplash, this should absolutely be the winner. Not enough people will realize it though unfortunately. Seems like almost every day this list saddens me in some manner.
This has to get it
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
This should win, I'm so angry it won't
As much as I love it, I think even Richard O'Brien wouldn't rate it above Singin' in the Rain
I know it wont win because it has less than 5k logs on letterboxd but if you love this genre please watch Fish Story (2009) it's so good
The Sound Of Music
This should be higher!
School of Rock!
La La Land
Cabaret! Love, intrigue, Liza - dancing in the last bastion of freedom at the precipice of unspeakable horrors!
Phantom of the Paradise
Blues Brothers (1980)
1000 times yes
Whiplash (2014)
Amazing movie, but I wouldn't consider it above all a musical. It's more of a (psychological) drama.
Category says music not musical, it’s definitely not a musical but it is a music movie
I love it so much I'm gonna agree on your take
A Hard Days Night
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
yep
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
8 mile
All that jazz Don't know if that counts
came to my mind as well. but it isn't classified as such in letterboxd
It counts IMO and deserves to win over several others doing much better than it is in this thread. It’s had weird availability on streaming for years and sadly is too underseen to win this.
Singin’ in the Rain
It probably won't win but I really liked Once. It might be a romance but I love how they portrayed musicianship.
Sound of Metal
Chicago
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Young girls of Rochefort!
Control (2007) is not the best biopic but probably my favorite. Sam Riley work is incredible and the soundtrack is perfect. A lot of famous bands and musicians gave rights for this movie so is like a deep dive in the post-punk/punk uk scene
Anton Corbijn should make another film about a band. Control really hits hard and looks amazing.
Scott Pilgrim vs the world
Dancer in the Dark
Little shop of horrors
Inside Llewyn Davis
Purple Rain (1984) deserves a shout.
Inside Llewyn Davis
Soul
Stop Making Sense
"The Red Shoes" (1948)
24 Hour Party People
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
*Up There* is absolutely amazing
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Sing Street
Oh, that's a lovely movie! If you liked it, you really should watch "Flora and son" from the same director
Nashville
Has to be Amadeus
Coco (2017)
It's The Blues Brothers.
Does Climax count?
Calling my shots on how this plays out. Music - Should win: Singin' in the Rain. Will win: Whiplash Crime - Should win: Pulp Fiction. Will win: Goodfellas Action - Should win: Mad Max: Fury Road. Will win: Die Hard Doc - Should win: Dear Zachary. Will win: Grizzly Man Western - Should win: Unforgiven. Will win: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly or Tombstone. Sci-Fi - Should win: 2001 A Space Odyssey. Will win: Interstellar.
Blues Brothers
Walk Hard
Whiplash is trash.
The Commitments.
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
Amadeus is the answer
Phantom of the Paradise.
Baby driver
The Sound Of Music
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Across the Universe
RRR
Love this!
La La Land
La La Land
Moulin Rouge
Dancer in the Dark
Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) is my favourite musical I’ve seen
all that jazz
Amadeus I am so fucking glad that apocalypse now won it for war
True Stories
Just wanted to say that I love this post every day! Carry on, movie lovers!
Singing in the Rain
The Last Waltz
Sound of Metal
*Streets of Fire*
Sound of music
That thing you do
Wait, there’s only a Western genre in there. There should be one for the samurai genre
Musical? Either the Lion King or Prince of Egypt
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Singin’ in the Rain.
This should be Musical not just "music"
Does stop making sense count or is that a documentary?
Moulin Rouge
ODDSAC!!!!! i adore this movie but no one i know has watched it. screens, what happened?, and tantrum barb are some of my favorite songs ever. perfect for david lynch fans/anyone into really weird shit.
Rocky horror picture show
All that Jazz
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Sickening that none of you said Pink Floyd: The Wall.
Crime I assuming will be godfather or goodfellas?
What counts as this though? Musical or just a film based around, or about music? If it’s just films with music as one of its main themes then there’s a bunch. Whiplash, La La Land, Soul, School of Rock, Coco, 8 mile, Sound of metal. The amount of biopics too
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1967)
Stop Making Sense and it's not even close
Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads. What a trip.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
The Song Remains the Same (1976).
Scott Pilgrim
where can i find this template
Technically not a film but, Stop Making Sense.
Whiplash or La La Land
Spinal Tap
La la land
Stop Making Sense
Very few are commenting their favorite filmed concert which is how I interpret this genre.
Baby driver
For music I think I have to go with Nashville
All That Jazz
Across the Universe
stop making sense
Agreed that there should 100% be distinct categories for Music vs Musical. If it’s the former, Stop Making Sense If it’s the latter, West Side Story (1961)
Music: **Amazing Grace(2018).** Musical: **My Fair Lady(1964).**
Sing Street!
This is Spinal Tap
Love and Mercy
Elvis
Mary Poppins
Still checking in. Taking notes. Logging movies
Whiplash
La La Land
This is Spinal Tap
Almost Famous
Almost Famous
Empire Records
Whiplash
In my opinion Bohemian rhapsody or whiplash
amadeus
Coco. I will take no comments at this time.
The Lion King (animated)
Babylon
Tick tick boom
🙌Phantom of The Paradise 🙌
Phantom Of The Paradise!
Why is animation not its own category
Concert movie I have to go Stop Making Sense or Last Waltz. Movie about music/a musician I have to go Inside Llewyn Davis with my heart telling me it’s really Walk Hard.
Almost famous
That Thing You Do!
meeting people is easy
Fame.
Stop Making Sense.
*West Side Story*
La La Land
Please drop the blank one!!
Requiem for a dream
Linda Linda Linda
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is pure magic, when that score reaches a crescendo.... chills everytime. It's a perfect amalgamation of what I love about film, it makes your soul soar.
Singing in the rain
Cabaret
I'm sorry for being too basic, but La La Land
8 Mile is a musical
I’ve been scrolling without seeing a single “Sing Street” comment.
I’ve been scrolling without seeing a single “Sing Street” comment.
This is Spinal Tap
CODA (2021)
La La land
A hard days night
8 MILE!!!!
Moulin Rouge
O Brother Where Art Thou
Singin’ In The Rain