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The 30 best Music movies of the 2000s

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 70 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Billy Elliot leads, rated 7.4 (2000). The average release year on the list is 2005. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

  1. 1 Billy Elliot poster

    Billy Elliot (2000)

    directed by Stephen Daldry · 110 min · 7.6 4,165 votes

  2. 2 The Chorus poster

    The Chorus (2004)

    directed by Christophe Barratier · 97 min · 7.7 2,660 votes

  3. 3 Moulin Rouge! poster

    Moulin Rouge! (2001)

    directed by Baz Luhrmann · 128 min · 7.5 4,938 votes

  4. 4 Almost Famous poster

    Almost Famous (2000)

    directed by Cameron Crowe · 122 min · 7.5 3,214 votes

  5. 5 Walk the Line poster

    Walk the Line (2005)

    directed by James Mangold · 136 min · 7.5 3,208 votes

  6. 6 Ray poster

    Ray (2004)

    directed by Taylor Hackford · 152 min · 7.5 2,290 votes

  7. 7 August Rush poster

    August Rush (2007)

    directed by Kirsten Sheridan · 114 min · 7.4 2,884 votes

  8. 8 La Vie en Rose poster

    La Vie en Rose (2007)

    directed by Olivier Dahan · 140 min · 7.4 1,769 votes

  9. 9 Once poster

    Once (2007)

    directed by John Carney · 85 min · 7.4 1,499 votes

  10. 10 Another Cinderella Story poster

    Another Cinderella Story (2008)

    directed by Damon Santostefano · 92 min · 7.3 2,143 votes

  11. 11 8 Mile poster

    8 Mile (2002)

    directed by Curtis Hanson · 111 min · 7.1 7,965 votes

  12. 12 Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem poster

    Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)

    directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi · 65 min · 7.8 542 votes

  13. 13 The School of Rock poster

    The School of Rock (2003)

    directed by Richard Linklater · 108 min · 7.1 6,352 votes

  14. 14 This Is It poster

    This Is It (2009)

    directed by Kenny Ortega · 111 min · 7.4 1,101 votes

  15. 15 High Fidelity poster

    High Fidelity (2000)

    directed by Stephen Frears · 113 min · 7.1 2,258 votes

  16. 16 One Man Band poster

    One Man Band (2005)

    directed by Mark Andrews · 5 min · 7.3 622 votes

  17. 17 Hedwig and the Angry Inch poster

    Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

    directed by John Cameron Mitchell · 95 min · 7.4 443 votes

  18. 18 Fantasia 2000 poster

    Fantasia 2000 (2000)

    directed by James Algar · 74 min · 7.0 1,392 votes

  19. 19 Step Up poster

    Step Up (2006)

    directed by Anne Fletcher · 104 min · 6.9 3,962 votes

  20. 20 Stomp the Yard poster

    Stomp the Yard (2007)

    directed by Sylvain White · 115 min · 7.2 555 votes

  21. 21 Hustle & Flow poster

    Hustle & Flow (2005)

    directed by Craig Brewer · 116 min · 7.2 465 votes

  22. 22 Notorious poster

    Notorious (2009)

    directed by George Tillman Jr. · 125 min · 7.0 819 votes

  23. 23 The Visitor poster

    The Visitor (2008)

    directed by Tom McCarthy · 104 min · 7.1 518 votes

  24. 24 Cadillac Records poster

    Cadillac Records (2008)

    directed by Darnell Martin · 108 min · 7.1 487 votes

  25. 25 Crazy Heart poster

    Crazy Heart (2009)

    directed by Scott Cooper · 112 min · 6.9 1,223 votes

  26. 26 Drumline poster

    Drumline (2002)

    directed by Charles Stone III · 118 min · 7.0 580 votes

  27. 27 24 Hour Party People poster

    24 Hour Party People (2002)

    directed by Michael Winterbottom · 117 min · 7.0 532 votes

  28. 28 Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire poster

    Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003)

    directed by Scott Jeralds · 72 min · 7.1 361 votes

  29. 29 Take the Lead poster

    Take the Lead (2006)

    directed by Liz Friedlander · 118 min · 6.9 760 votes

  30. 30 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny poster

    Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)

    directed by Liam Lynch · 94 min · 6.8 1,848 votes

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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.

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