our countdown only goes to ten but all
the films on this list take it to 11
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
rock movies you just sit back and enjoy
the magic of rock for this list we’ve
picked the hardest rockin show-stopping
films for our countdown which best
represent what it is to rock hi
everybody I’m Rick Randall and this is
rock’n’roll high school number 10
rock’n’roll high school rock and roll at
school starting our countdown is the
pick that features the Ramones and one
of the strangest slots on our list
coming at you live and kicking with the
hottest band this side of the Iron
Curtain the robot the band takes over a
high school filled with students who’ve
gone crazy over rock music you have
managed to upset the entire school it
has God forsaken noise authorities try
to shut the Ramones party down but the
band manages to strut up and down the
hallways playing their Tunes before
total chaos erupts
have you got soul if so the world’s
hardest working band is looking for you
contact Jay rabbit rednecks and self
sliders need not apply
number nine The Commitments who your
influences by model when you think about
soul music a group of white Irish kids
doesn’t normally come to mind but they
are at the heart and soul of this flick
the Irish are the blacks of Europe and
donors are the blacks of Ireland and the
Northside donors of the blacks of Dublin
so say it once say it there are black
and I’m proud
the film follows the formation of a band
of misfits as they hope to popularize
soul music in Ireland
against all odds they struck a chord
with fans both on and off screen earning
Award nominations galore and making
beautiful music together
one two one two three four
number eight The Blues Brothers based on
the popular Saturday Night Live
characters this musical comedy was
challenging to make due to bidding wars
dan Aykroyd unconventional script and
John Belushi’s partying but the car
chases legendary cameos
you all want anything to drink with that
now
may I help you here’s the stone rebound
it needs a butcher and high jinks
courtesy of the brothers make it well
worth it the movie now has a cult
following a sequel and a catchphrase
we’re on a mission from God not to
mention some of the most rocking musical
numbers this side of Chicago
the whole reason sexual number seven
Hedvig and the Angry Inch got to know me
Kansas sitting on the new button this is
a musical about a transgender singer
from East Germany
thank you guys gentlemen thank you both
of you who tries out luck in love and
rock and roll in America
a big story is a mash-up of emotion
triumph and defeat think love lasts
forever
no but this song does but at the heart
of the story are some damn good songs
it’s no wonder it has a cult following
numerous awards and a 92 percent Rotten
Tomatoes rating number 6 School of Rock
this flick features Jack Black at his
best as a substitute teacher who makes a
band out of the overachieving 5th
graders at a private school your
homework is to listen to some real music
get inspired for blondie blondie along
the way he teaches them about the basics
the legends and the rules of rock and it
used to be a way to stick it to the man
it was called rock and roll while
bringing them all together to compete in
a battle of the bends God of rock thank
you for this chance to kick ass and make
no mistake they may be kids but they
will melt your faces
number five Tommy tell me can you hear
me tell me can you hear me what would
this list be without a proper rock opera
you talk about joy I wish you could see
the story follows the titular Tommy as
he witnesses a murder goes catatonic and
is revitalized by a pinball machine
the Atlanta
the movie is equal parts visual feast
and ear pleasing celebration and uses a
star-studded cast to tell the story of
this pinball wizards journey through the
highs and lows of his extraordinary life
touch me
in all the days constants have fashioned
a whole new bent on the so-called sexual
liberation of the flower power set the
long hair and love beads have given way
to glitter makeup platform shoes and a
whole new taste for glamour nostalgia
and just plain outrageousness number 4
velvet goldmine you wouldn’t think that
any rock film would get plot comparisons
to the classic Citizen Kane but this one
breaks the mold
telling the story of a Ziggy Stardust
like rock star as he rises to fame what
Jerry is trying to say is do you want to
come to London to co record oh yeah cool
it’s a decadent tale of glam rock excess
theatrics and androgyny
and it’s over the top in the best way
possible
tonight we toast with musicians like Tom
York and placebo contributing to the
film and its soundtrack it’s a rock
lovers dream we set out to change the
world ended up just changing ourselves
I remember being knocked out by their
their exuberance their raw power and
their punctuality that band was
Britain’s now legendary spinal tap
number 3 This Is Spinal Tap I’m gonna
release the album because they have
decided to cover is sexist well so what
is it what’s wrong with being sexy well
ahead of its time
is this mockumentary which tells the
shockingly close to reality tale of a
fictional band I’m really influenced by
Mozart embark on it sort of in between
it’s really it’s like a mark piece
really so what do you call us this piece
is called a lick my love pump upon its
initial release many thoughts spinal tap
was a real Bend which only made their
exploits and ridiculous behavior that
much funnier the numbers all go to 11
does that mean it’s louder is it any
louder well it’s one louder isn’t it the
film’s genius lies in the actors mostly
ad-lib dialogue which makes their
interactions seem real and authentic not
to mention their performances rocks
number two a hard day’s night
the British Invasion was kicked off by
this group of moptops
and what better way to take in the Fab
Four than in film form I own mod or
rocker
no I’m little maka this black and white
classic arrived at the height of the
Beatles Fame and depicts a few days in
the life of the band going in then no
she’ll only reject me and I’ll be
frustrated you know you may be lucky
this time
considered one of the best and most
influential musical films of all time
the place is surging with girls it was
nominated for two Academy Awards and
listed as one of Time Magazine’s 100
greatest films
I wanna be your man
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions it’s been a very
special evening dollars is the end of
our hugely successful reunion tour it’s
also the end of Billy Talent right
during the 4th 1976 the Sex Pistols play
Manchester for the very first time there
are only 42 people in the audience but
every single one of them is feeding on a
power and energy and a magic
what was it promise me no prima donna to
trundle fuckin see I’m gonna love you
till the heavens down the rain don’t
need no education
we don’t need no thought control
number one almost famous what do you
love about music to begin with
everything securing our number one spot
is the coming-of-age story loosely based
on the life of director and screenwriter
Cameron Crowe who traveled the u.s. as a
teenaged reporter for Rolling Stone
oh the enemy a rock right right the film
captures the essence of rock and roll
and life on the road as the young
journalist follows the fictional band
Stillwater on tour
rock stars had kidnapped my son it
wasn’t a box-office success but the
critics loved it earning it an Oscar a
Grammy and three Golden Globes
I have to go home
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite rock and roll movie you just
bought it attach it oh I wasn’t done no
I was just pointing at it I will dot
point even don’t even all right not for
more rockin top 10s published daily be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
Oh
the films on this list take it to 11
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
rock movies you just sit back and enjoy
the magic of rock for this list we’ve
picked the hardest rockin show-stopping
films for our countdown which best
represent what it is to rock hi
everybody I’m Rick Randall and this is
rock’n’roll high school number 10
rock’n’roll high school rock and roll at
school starting our countdown is the
pick that features the Ramones and one
of the strangest slots on our list
coming at you live and kicking with the
hottest band this side of the Iron
Curtain the robot the band takes over a
high school filled with students who’ve
gone crazy over rock music you have
managed to upset the entire school it
has God forsaken noise authorities try
to shut the Ramones party down but the
band manages to strut up and down the
hallways playing their Tunes before
total chaos erupts
have you got soul if so the world’s
hardest working band is looking for you
contact Jay rabbit rednecks and self
sliders need not apply
number nine The Commitments who your
influences by model when you think about
soul music a group of white Irish kids
doesn’t normally come to mind but they
are at the heart and soul of this flick
the Irish are the blacks of Europe and
donors are the blacks of Ireland and the
Northside donors of the blacks of Dublin
so say it once say it there are black
and I’m proud
the film follows the formation of a band
of misfits as they hope to popularize
soul music in Ireland
against all odds they struck a chord
with fans both on and off screen earning
Award nominations galore and making
beautiful music together
one two one two three four
number eight The Blues Brothers based on
the popular Saturday Night Live
characters this musical comedy was
challenging to make due to bidding wars
dan Aykroyd unconventional script and
John Belushi’s partying but the car
chases legendary cameos
you all want anything to drink with that
now
may I help you here’s the stone rebound
it needs a butcher and high jinks
courtesy of the brothers make it well
worth it the movie now has a cult
following a sequel and a catchphrase
we’re on a mission from God not to
mention some of the most rocking musical
numbers this side of Chicago
the whole reason sexual number seven
Hedvig and the Angry Inch got to know me
Kansas sitting on the new button this is
a musical about a transgender singer
from East Germany
thank you guys gentlemen thank you both
of you who tries out luck in love and
rock and roll in America
a big story is a mash-up of emotion
triumph and defeat think love lasts
forever
no but this song does but at the heart
of the story are some damn good songs
it’s no wonder it has a cult following
numerous awards and a 92 percent Rotten
Tomatoes rating number 6 School of Rock
this flick features Jack Black at his
best as a substitute teacher who makes a
band out of the overachieving 5th
graders at a private school your
homework is to listen to some real music
get inspired for blondie blondie along
the way he teaches them about the basics
the legends and the rules of rock and it
used to be a way to stick it to the man
it was called rock and roll while
bringing them all together to compete in
a battle of the bends God of rock thank
you for this chance to kick ass and make
no mistake they may be kids but they
will melt your faces
number five Tommy tell me can you hear
me tell me can you hear me what would
this list be without a proper rock opera
you talk about joy I wish you could see
the story follows the titular Tommy as
he witnesses a murder goes catatonic and
is revitalized by a pinball machine
the Atlanta
the movie is equal parts visual feast
and ear pleasing celebration and uses a
star-studded cast to tell the story of
this pinball wizards journey through the
highs and lows of his extraordinary life
touch me
in all the days constants have fashioned
a whole new bent on the so-called sexual
liberation of the flower power set the
long hair and love beads have given way
to glitter makeup platform shoes and a
whole new taste for glamour nostalgia
and just plain outrageousness number 4
velvet goldmine you wouldn’t think that
any rock film would get plot comparisons
to the classic Citizen Kane but this one
breaks the mold
telling the story of a Ziggy Stardust
like rock star as he rises to fame what
Jerry is trying to say is do you want to
come to London to co record oh yeah cool
it’s a decadent tale of glam rock excess
theatrics and androgyny
and it’s over the top in the best way
possible
tonight we toast with musicians like Tom
York and placebo contributing to the
film and its soundtrack it’s a rock
lovers dream we set out to change the
world ended up just changing ourselves
I remember being knocked out by their
their exuberance their raw power and
their punctuality that band was
Britain’s now legendary spinal tap
number 3 This Is Spinal Tap I’m gonna
release the album because they have
decided to cover is sexist well so what
is it what’s wrong with being sexy well
ahead of its time
is this mockumentary which tells the
shockingly close to reality tale of a
fictional band I’m really influenced by
Mozart embark on it sort of in between
it’s really it’s like a mark piece
really so what do you call us this piece
is called a lick my love pump upon its
initial release many thoughts spinal tap
was a real Bend which only made their
exploits and ridiculous behavior that
much funnier the numbers all go to 11
does that mean it’s louder is it any
louder well it’s one louder isn’t it the
film’s genius lies in the actors mostly
ad-lib dialogue which makes their
interactions seem real and authentic not
to mention their performances rocks
number two a hard day’s night
the British Invasion was kicked off by
this group of moptops
and what better way to take in the Fab
Four than in film form I own mod or
rocker
no I’m little maka this black and white
classic arrived at the height of the
Beatles Fame and depicts a few days in
the life of the band going in then no
she’ll only reject me and I’ll be
frustrated you know you may be lucky
this time
considered one of the best and most
influential musical films of all time
the place is surging with girls it was
nominated for two Academy Awards and
listed as one of Time Magazine’s 100
greatest films
I wanna be your man
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions it’s been a very
special evening dollars is the end of
our hugely successful reunion tour it’s
also the end of Billy Talent right
during the 4th 1976 the Sex Pistols play
Manchester for the very first time there
are only 42 people in the audience but
every single one of them is feeding on a
power and energy and a magic
what was it promise me no prima donna to
trundle fuckin see I’m gonna love you
till the heavens down the rain don’t
need no education
we don’t need no thought control
number one almost famous what do you
love about music to begin with
everything securing our number one spot
is the coming-of-age story loosely based
on the life of director and screenwriter
Cameron Crowe who traveled the u.s. as a
teenaged reporter for Rolling Stone
oh the enemy a rock right right the film
captures the essence of rock and roll
and life on the road as the young
journalist follows the fictional band
Stillwater on tour
rock stars had kidnapped my son it
wasn’t a box-office success but the
critics loved it earning it an Oscar a
Grammy and three Golden Globes
I have to go home
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite rock and roll movie you just
bought it attach it oh I wasn’t done no
I was just pointing at it I will dot
point even don’t even all right not for
more rockin top 10s published daily be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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