Consequence of Sound: The 50 Greatest Rock and Roll Movies of All Time

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Published by CoS Staff on February 13, 2018.

"I’d argue that it’s easier to identify a rock and roll movie than define one. Looking through this list, there are docs and biopics, concert films and musicals, movies with flick-making and generation-defining soundtracks, and films that don’t seem to have very much to do with music at all. And yet, they all feel like they should be categorized under the old devil horns in some way. They boast a common ethos, carry a certain swagger, and feel rebellious in their own, often unlikely, ways. So, here they are: The 50 Greatest Rock and Roll Movies of All Time. For all these movies (and others) that rock, we salute them." – Matt Melis, Editorial Director

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    Purple Rain

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
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    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
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    Almost Famous

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    1975, in 13 top lists Check
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    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
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    Stop Making Sense

    1984, in 9 top lists Check
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    High Fidelity

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Blues Brothers

    1980, in 11 top lists Check
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    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
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    Wayne's World

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
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    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
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    Gimme Shelter

    1970, in 8 top lists Check
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    Control

    2007, in 1 top list Check
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    Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

    1982, in 0 top lists Check
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    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
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    Hedwig and the Angry Inch

    2001, in 10 top lists Check
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    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
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    Pink Floyd: The Wall

    1982, in 8 top lists Check
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    Elvis

    1979, in 0 top lists Check
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    Grease

    1978, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Last Waltz

    1978, in 9 top lists Check
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    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
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    The Commitments

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
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    Monterey Pop

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
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    Rock 'n' Roll High School

    1979, in 1 top list Check
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    Quadrophenia

    1979, in 4 top lists Check
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    Inside Llewyn Davis

    2013, in 8 top lists Check
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    Dont Look Back

    1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check
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    The Decline of Western Civilization

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
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    School of Rock

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
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    Once

    2007, in 4 top lists Check
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    End of the Century

    2003, in 1 top list Check
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    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
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    Singles

    1992, in 0 top lists Check
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    24 Hour Party People

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Wedding Singer

    1998, in 3 top lists Check
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    Sid and Nancy

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
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    La Bamba

    1987, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    1976, in 8 top lists Check
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    Sing Street

    2016, in 3 top lists Check
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    Tommy

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
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    Big Time

    1988, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Buddy Holly Story

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
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    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
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    Jailhouse Rock

    1957, in 4 top lists Check
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    Heavy Metal

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Filth and the Fury

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
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    That Thing You Do!

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
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    Phantom of the Paradise

    1974, in 6 top lists Check
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    Baby Driver

    2017, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 3, 2018 by lja14; source