Sound of Metal (2020)
#1 Fit: 77%
Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.
A Late Quartet (2012)
#2 Fit: 69%
When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet is diagnosed with a life threatening illness, the group's future suddenly hangs in the balance as suppressed emotions, competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration. As they are about to play their 25th anniversary concert — quite possibly their last — only their intimate bond and the power of music can preserve their legacy.
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
#3 Fit: 63%
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
Beats (2019)
#4 Fit: 60%
An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
#5 Fit: 59%
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Fame (1980)
#6 Fit: 49%
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
#7 Fit: 47%
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.