Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Benjamin Smoke (2000), Begin Again (2013), If I Should Fall From Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story (2001), Rocketman (2019), Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields (2010), Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul (2017), Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Singer-songwriter movies.
Storyline: Follow a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles -- some of them of his own making.
Plot Keywords: musician, singer-songwriter, music producer, mogul, confident, engaging, passionate ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: This highly unorthodox documentary follows the crooked path of Benjamin (no last name). He lives in a hidden neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia called "Cabbagetown." Drag-queen, speed-freak, all-around renegade, Benjamin left the straight (in every sense of the word) world behind a long time ago.
Plot Keywords: gay man, drag queen, bluesman, singer-songwriter, drug addict, fascinating, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Gretta (Keira Knightley) and her long-time boyfriend Dave (Adam Levine) are college sweethearts and songwriting partners who decamp for New York when he lands a deal with a major label. But the trappings of his new-found fame soon tempt Dave to stray, and a reeling, lovelorn Gretta is left on her own. Her world takes a turn for the better when Dan (Mark Ruffalo), a disgraced record-label exec, stumbles upon her performing on an East Village stage and is immediately captivated by her raw talent. From this chance encounter emerges an enchanting portrait of a mutually transformative collaboration, set to the soundtrack of a summer in New York City.
Plot Keywords: woman, boyfriend, executive, singer-songwriter, friend, groupie, charming ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Music videos and archived footage supplement recent interviews in this documentary of ex-Pogues singer Shane MacGowan. We follow his life from the early days in Ireland and England, through his formation of - and later dismissal from - The Pogues, to his new band The Popes. Shane's family, friends, and former bandmates comment on the music, the rumors, and the alcohol.—sienel
Plot Keywords: singer-songwriter, band member, friend, family member, somber, profound, ireland ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Plot Keywords: musician, singer-songwriter, superstar, band manager, friend, wild, creative ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Songwriter Stephin Merritt is known as "the Cole Porter of his generation" for his memorable melodies, lovelorn lyrics and wry musical stylings. Shot over a period of 10 years, "Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields" explores his friendship with his longtime bandmate and manager Claudia Gonson. Through his recording and songwriting process, the film traces a 20-year career that has yielded one of the most engaging bodies of work in the contemporary American songbook.—Kerthy Fix, co-director
Plot Keywords: musician, singer-songwriter, manager, fan, band member, creative, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The turbulent life of soul and blues singer, the late Joe Cocker. A former gas fitter from Sheffield , catapulted to world stardom in 1969 at Woodstock with his legendary performance of the Beatles song,"A Little Help from My Friends". But in the early 1970s, Joe Cocker's inner demons nearly killed him. Overcoming his struggles with alcohol and drugs, he rebuilt his reputation as "one of the great primal rock and roll vocalists of all time" (Billy Joel's description). The film mixes Joe Cocker's own words, with rare archive. His family, friends and the legendary songwriters and musicians he collaborated with, tell Joe Cocker's story. The film has raw, electric performance footage throughout.—John Edginton
Plot Keywords: blues singer, wife, musician, singer-songwriter, interviewee, inspiring, fascinating ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.
Plot Keywords: singer-songwriter, former lover, muse, interviewee, celebrity, poet, fascinating ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Lee Plenty is an almost broke would-be novelist and Havilland Savage is rich and very beautiful woman and his friend. When she invites him to her home for New Year's Eve, they start to build up a romance.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: aspiring writer, friend, singer-songwriter, sister, grandmother, father, airy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The life of Irish tenor Chauncey Olcott is chronicled from his childhood to his days as the toast of New York. In between, his rise to the top is complicated by romances with two women: his true love Rose Donovan and stage star Lillian Russell, who wants to make him a star.—Daniel Bubbeo
Plot Keywords: broadway star, singer-songwriter, girlfriend, singer, cheery, endearing, inspiring ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Miranda Presley moves from New York to Nashville to become a song writer. At an unsuccessful audition she meets James Wright a promising newcomer. After only a few days they marry, head over heels, but start to regret it very soon.—Matthias Scheler <tron@lyssa.owl.de>
Plot Keywords: musician, waitress, singer-songwriter, love interest, friend, owner, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Will centers on a high school outcast and a popular girl who form an unlikely bond through their shared love of music. Assembling a like-minded crew of misfits, the friends form a rock group and perform in the battle of the bands competition at their school.
Plot Keywords: singer-songwriter, manager, ex-boyfriend, guitarist, rock star, newcomer, lighthearted ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Reeling with grief in the wake of a tragic automobile accident, retired veteran cyclist, Chris Carmik, is given an opportunity he doesn't want, to train a rookie cycling prodigy. Preoccupied with battling his own inner demons, Chris reluctantly acclimates the prodigy, named Jake, to the fast paced world of Bicycle Racing. Using cutting edge technology and scientific training methods, Chris transforms Jake into a top contending cyclist; however, he struggles to teach Jake the most important lesson prominent in all champions - finding the true potential inside.—Tessa Sturgill
Plot Keywords: musician, singer, singer-songwriter, best friend, rock star, brooding, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.
Plot Keywords: singer, country singer, singer-songwriter, womanizer, american, musician, guitarist ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Members (Raven, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams) of a teenage vocal group find adventure while participating in a music festival in Barcelona, Spain.
Plot Keywords: teen girl, pop star, singer, singer-songwriter, friend, creative, engaging ...
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