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Over the Moon (2020 film)
Over the Moon (2020) is an animated musical fantasy directed by Glen Keane and co-directed by John Kahrs, written by Audrey Wells, produced by Pearl Studio and Netflix Animation, about Fei Fei building a rocket to meet the goddess Chang'e; Oscar-nominated for Best Animated Feature.
Peter Pan Live!
Peter Pan Live! was NBC's three-hour live musical broadcast of December 4, 2014, starring Allison Williams as Peter and Christopher Walken as Captain Hook, adapted from the 1954 Broadway musical; it drew 9.1 million viewers, about half of The Sound of Music Live!.
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect is a 2012 American musical comedy film directed by Jason Moore, starring Anna Kendrick as a college student who joins an a cappella group.
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, also known as Never Stop Never Stopping, is a 2016 American mockumentary comedy by The Lonely Island, starring Andy Samberg as a pop star whose album flops.
Ricki and the Flash
Ricki and the Flash is a 2015 American comedy-drama, also called Ricki Rendazzo's story, directed by Jonathan Demme from a Diablo Cody screenplay, starring Meryl Streep as a bar-band singer who returns to her estranged Indiana family, with live music by Rick Springfield's band.
Roxanne Roxanne
Roxanne Roxanne is a 2017 biographical drama directed by Michael Larnell about rapper Roxanne Shanté, the 14-year-old Queensbridge battle rapper behind 1984's "Roxanne's Revenge"; it premiered at Sundance and streamed on Netflix from March 23, 2018.
Rudderless
Rudderless is a 2014 American musical drama, William H. Macy's directorial debut, starring Billy Crudup as a grieving father who forms a band from his dead son's demo tapes; Sundance closing night film.
Sing Street
Sing Street is a 2016 John Carney musical comedy-drama, semi-autobiographical, set in 1985 recession-era Dublin, where teenager Conor forms a band to impress Raphina; Sundance premiere, 95% Rotten Tomatoes, later a stage musical.
Sparkle (2012 film)
Sparkle (2012 film) is an American musical drama set in 1968 Detroit. It stars Jordin Sparks and features Whitney Houston in her final performance as the sisters' mother.
Starstruck (2010 film)
StarStruck (2010) is a Disney Channel Original Movie romantic musical comedy directed by Michael Grossman, starring Sterling Knight as pop star Christopher Wilde and Danielle Campbell as Jessica Olson, premiered February 14, 2010.
Teen Spirit (2018 film)
Teen Spirit (2018) is Max Minghella's directorial debut, a UK-US musical drama starring Elle Fanning as Violet, an Isle of Wight teenager in a singing competition; premiered at TIFF 2018, released by Bleecker Street in 2019.
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American musical film directed by Michael Gracey, starring Hugh Jackman as P. T. Barnum alongside Zac Efron and Michelle Williams.
The High Note
The High Note is a 2020 American comedy-drama, originally scripted as Covers, directed by Nisha Ganatra and written by Flora Greeson. Dakota Johnson plays aspiring producer Maggie; Tracee Ellis Ross plays singer Grace Davis. Released on VOD May 29, 2020 after its theatrical run was canceled by COVID-19; 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, Metascore 58.
The Prom (film)
The Prom (2020) is Ryan Murphy's Netflix film adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, starring Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Jo Ellen Pellman, and Ariana DeBose, inspired by the 2010 Itawamba County prom controversy.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (also The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event) is Fox's 2016 pre-taped TV musical remake of the 1975 cult film, directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Laverne Cox as Frank-N-Furter and Tim Curry as the Criminologist; it earned mixed-to-negative reviews.
The Way We Dance
The Way We Dance (狂舞派) is a 2013 Hong Kong youth dance film by Adam Wong about student dancer Fleur, the crew BombA, rivals the Rooftoppers, and a tai-chi-inspired style; it won three Hong Kong Film Awards.
Vox Lux
Vox Lux (2018) is Brady Corbet's drama, subtitled A Twenty-First Century Portrait, starring Natalie Portman and Raffey Cassidy as Celeste, a school-shooting survivor who becomes a pop superstar; songs by Sia, score by Scott Walker, premiered at Venice.
Walking on Sunshine (film)
Walking on Sunshine is a 2014 British jukebox musical rom-com directed by Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini, set in Puglia, Italy, starring Annabel Scholey, Hannah Arterton, and Giulio Berruti in a sister-fiance love triangle set to 1980s pop hits.