Here we've displayed a list of the best Backstage films : Woodstock(1970), The Last Waltz(1978), The Circus(1928), Day for Night(1973), Bohemian Rhapsody(2018), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014), The Five Heartbeats(1991), Every Little Step(2008), A Star Is Born(2018), Avicii: True Stories(2017), Footlight Parade(1933), Vanya on 42nd Street(1994) ... ...
8.2/10
Documentary
USA
1970
184 Minutes
rock star fan hippie police officer offbeat uplifting spectacular new york state woods field backstage concert stage art freedom love music love wretched excess escape 1960s
Oscar-winning musical chronicle that brilliantly captures the three-day rock concert and celebration of peace and love that became a capstone for the Sixties.
8.2/10
Documentary
USA
1978
117 Minutes
musician singer bob dylan songwriter music lover eric clapton uplifting powerful cool san francisco winterland ballroom stage backstage the band bob dylan rock 'n' roll concert retirement lifetime achievement rise
A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.
8.1/10
Comedy
USA
1928
72 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Merna Kennedy Al Ernest Garcia Harry Crocker Stanley Sanford John Rand George Davis Henry Bergman Steve Murphy Betty Morrissey Tiny Sandford
tramp beautiful woman ringmaster acrobat police officer magician playful madcap endearing hilarious big top cage fun house backstage wedding false accusations unrequited love circus love triangle performance
The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.
8.0/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama
France|Italy
1973
120 Minutes
Jacqueline Bisset François Truffaut Jean-Pierre Aumont Jean-Pierre Léaud Valentina Cortesa Alexandra Stewart Jean Champion Nathalie Baye Bernard Menez Jean-François Stévenin
actor actress director crew member fiancée doctor witty playful melodramatic sad stage france backstage movie making affair fame celebrity acting quest love
A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
8.0/10
Drama, History, Biography, Music, Gay & Lesbian
UK|USA
2018
135 Minutes
Rami Malek Lucy Boynton Gwilym Lee Ben Hardy Joseph Mazzello Aidan Gillen Tom Hollander Allen Leech Mike Myers Aaron McCusker Dermot Murphy
musician band frontman band member band manager singer gay man brash wild unrestrained sultry tense creative stage backstage hotel stadium family home mansion stardom freddie mercury
The story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).
7.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
119 Minutes
Michael Keaton Zach Galifianakis Edward Norton Andrea Riseborough Amy Ryan Emma Stone Naomi Watts Lindsay Duncan Merritt Wever Jeremy Shamos Bill Camp
action hero actor broadway director girlfriend daughter ex-wife creative charming emotional amusing dark apartment new york city broadway theater backstage street restaurant acting father/daughter relationship challenge
A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
7.6/10
Drama, Music
USA
1991
122 Minutes
Robert Townsend Michael Wright Leon Harry Lennix Tico Wells Chuck Patterson Diahann Carroll Hawthorne James Harold Nicholas
singer manager record producer groupie friend gritty moving rousing detroit recording studio record store concert stage backstage ghetto rags to riches music industry african-americans racism performance jealousy
The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group.
7.6/10
Documentary, Music
USA
2008
96 Minutes
Adam Del Deo Candy Ann Brown Michelle Liu Coughlin Mara Davi Natascia Diaz Tyce Diorio Rick Faugno
actor actress dancer singer producer inspiring creative theater backstage stage show business theater production quest 1970s
Follows the plight of real-life dancers as they struggle through auditions for the Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line". Also investigates the history of the show and the creative minds behind the original and current incarnations.
7.6/10
Romance, Drama, Music
USA
2018
135 Minutes
Bradley Cooper Lady Gaga Sam Elliott Andrew Dice Clay Rafi Gavron Anthony Ramos Dave Chappelle Ron Rifkin Barry Shabaka Henley Michael D. Roberts Michael J. Harney
musician artist love interest couple band member emotional incredible inspiring tense passionate creative stage concert hall backstage recording studio house fame music stardom relationships
A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
7.6/10
Documentary, Music
Sweden|Netherlands
2017
97 Minutes
childhood friend musician disc jockey overachiever record producer health expert fascinating intense sad incredible stadium sweden united states backstage limousine on tape struggle music concert tour physical disability
Focuses on the incredible rise, fall and rebirth of one of the worlds most successful electronic music artists of all time, Avicii.
7.6/10
Musical
USA
1933
102 Minutes
James Cagney Joan Blondell Ruby Keeler Dick Powell Guy Kibbee Ruth Donnelly Hugh Herbert Frank McHugh
director actor secretary competitor theater owner ex-wife lighthearted charming spectacular witty new york city stage backstage apartment street filmmaking musicals theft secret love show business
Chester Kent struggles against time, romance, and a rival's spy to produce spectacular live "prologues" for movie houses.
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1994
119 Minutes
Wallace Shawn Julianne Moore Brooke Smith Larry Pine George Gaynes Lynn Cohen Phoebe Brand Jerry Mayer Madhur Jaffrey
actor actress director creative quirky powerful new york city times square theater backstage street acting theater show business creative process transformation 1990s
New York actors rehearse Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in a dilapidated theatre.
7.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1976
109 Minutes
Ben Gazzara Timothy Agoglia Carey Seymour Cassel Azizi Johari Meade Roberts Alice Friedland Donna Gordon Morgan Woodward
club owner mobster stripper singer bookie thug dark gritty emotional intense hollywood, calif. strip club chinatown restaurant backstage casino moral dilemma debt gambling addiction murder
A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man, when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
Canada
1996
96 Minutes
Hugh Dillon Callum Keith Rennie John Pyper-Ferguson Bernie Coulson Julian Richings Bruce McDonald
singer guitarist drummer bassist punk rocker girlfriend dark witty unrestrained vancouver, british columbia winnipeg, canada bus farmhouse backstage punk rock reunion concert tour jealousy lsd theft
A group of washed-up Canadian punk rockers get back together for a road trip in memory of a dear friend who was supposedly shot, or so rumors imply. As they travel, they ignore the underlying psychological darkness within each other.
7.3/10
Musical, Biography, Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK|USA|Canada
2019
121 Minutes
Taron Egerton Jamie Bell Richard Madden Gemma Jones Bryce Dallas Howard Steven Mackintosh Stephen Graham Tate Donovan Charlie Rowe Matthew Illesley Kit Connor
musician singer-songwriter superstar band manager friend wild creative tense inspiring stage backstage england house stardom fame wealth music relationships rise adventure
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
7.3/10
Documentary
USA
2016
87 Minutes
photographer musician actor politician chess grandmaster activist creative cool confident london los angeles concert stage backstage bar restaurant photography fame music art passion
What we know today about many famous musicians, politicians, and actresses is due to the famous work of photographer Harry Benson. He captured vibrant and intimate photos of the most famous... See full summary »
7.3/10
Documentary
USA
1996
109 Minutes
Al Pacino Harris Yulin Penelope Allen Alec Baldwin Kevin Spacey Estelle Parsons Winona Ryder Aidan Quinn
actor al pacino shakespearean scholar richard iii charming offbeat positive engaging backstage theater new york city stage street actors theater production acting william shakespeare quest rise rivalry
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."
7.2/10
Documentary
USA
2008
122 Minutes
rock star musician the rolling stones fan singer fascinating gripping hedonistic theater backstage new york city music entertainment drugs wretched excess 2000s
A career-spanning documentary on The Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their "A Bigger Bang" tour.
7.2/10
Musical
Argentina|France
1985
125 Minutes
dancer singer clown ghost playful passionate creative emotional paris theater backstage bridge apartment tradition homesickness loneliness musical revue poverty tango discovery
Some Argentinians, exiled in Paris, decide to put on a tango-ballet, dedicated to Carlos Gardel, a legendary Argentinian tango star.
7.2/10
Comedy, Biography, Drama, History
UK|Canada|USA
2018
97 Minutes
Steve Coogan John C. Reilly Shirley Henderson Nina Arianda Rufus Jones Danny Huston Susy Kane Ella Kenion Harry Hepple Bentley Kalu Roger Ringrose
comedian laurel and hardy audience fan partner playful heartwarming tense emotional stage backstage theater dressing room hotel friendship partnership performance comedy team love
Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.
7.2/10
Documentary, Music
USA
2016
108 Minutes
iggy pop band frontman guitarist drummer band manager fan brash confident cool michigan concert stage bus dressing room backstage bar music passion punk rock creative process travel
An in-depth look at the legendary punk band, The Stooges.
7.2/10
Documentary
USA
2006
74 Minutes
rock star sting drummer guitarist bassist manager spectacular offbeat playful concert stage hotel backstage bus england television studio the police music rock 'n' roll touring fame
Stewart Copeland, drummer for The Police, compiles his Super 8 footage for an intimate look at what it was like to be a member of one of the world's biggest rock bands.
7.2/10
Documentary
USA
2001
98 Minutes
Chris Hegedus The Cox Family Nashville Bluegrass Band The Peasall Sisters Fairfield Four
record producer musician singer emmylou harris allison krause holly hunter spirited engaging positive emotional stage backstage recording studio nashville, tenn. house country music collaboration rehearsal performance culture
This is a documentary about the musical artists who performed the songs in the Coen Brothers' film O Brother, Where Art Thou?
7.2/10
Comedy
USA
2003
90 Minutes
Bob Balaban Christopher Guest John Michael Higgins Eugene Levy Jane Lynch Michael McKean Catherine O'Hara Parker Posey Harry Shearer Fred Willard Floyd Van Buskirk
singer guitarist manager transvestite porn star amusing lighthearted frenetic concert stage backstage music industry reunion relationships fame transformation 2000s
Mockumentary captures the reunion of 1960s folk trio the Folksmen as they prepare for a show at The Town Hall to memorialize a recently deceased concert promoter.
7.2/10
Biography
USA
1946
128 Minutes
Larry Parks Evelyn Keyes William Demarest Bill Goodwin Ludwig Donath Tamara Shayne John Alexander Jo-Carroll Dennison Ernest Cossart Scotty Beckett William Forrest
cantor singer actor vaudevillian performer entertainer charming endearing playful rousing synagogue theater nightclub movie studio washington, d.c. backstage al jolson father/son relationship show business career vs. family
This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a... See full summary »
7.2/10
Biography
USA
1957
122 Minutes
James Cagney Dorothy Malone Jane Greer Marjorie Rambeau Jim Backus Robert Evans Celia Lovsky Jeanne Cagney Jack Albertson Roger Smith Robert Lyden
actor wife son movie star father mother emotional powerful stage hollywood, calif. family home backstage san francisco show business marriage child custody mental illness lon chaney love transformation
The life and career of vaudevillian and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney, including his contentious relationship with his neurotic wife and his premature death.
7.1/10
Drama
France
1993
111 Minutes
Richard Bohringer Elena Safonova Romane Bohringer Laurence Monteyrol Samuel Labarthe Julien Rassam Bernard Verley Nelly Borgeaud Niels Dubost Sacha Briquet Claude Rich
pianist singer businessman nazi resistance fighter lover brooding paris family home stage backstage office london infidelity love triangle ambition world war ii french resistance transformation quest
In Nazi-occupied Paris, a young accompanist named Sophie Vasseur gets a job with famed singer Irene Brice. As Irene's husband Charles, a businessman collaborating with the Nazis, wrestles ... See full summary »
7.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
109 Minutes
Kathryn Grayson Howard Keel Ann Miller Bobby Van Keenan Wynn James Whitmore Bob Fosse Tommy Rall Kurt Kaszner Ron Randell Carol Haney
actor actress songwriter producer mobster fiancé airy charming theater apartment backstage show business love triangle mistaken identity gambling marriage transformation quest 1950s
An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.
7.1/10
Documentary
USA
2003
105 Minutes
comedian southerner jeff foxworthy amusing hilarious charming stage bus backstage arizona touring comedy blue-collar life relationships sex american south underdog discovery 2000s
The comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary.
7.0/10
Musical
USA
1950
102 Minutes
Fred Astaire Vera-Ellen Red Skelton Arlene Dahl Keenan Wynn Gale Robbins Gloria DeHaven Harry Shannon Debbie Reynolds Paul Harvey Carleton Carpenter
songwriter dancer wife entertainer nightclub owner cheery witty theater new york city backstage partnership friendship songwriting performance disaster second chance adventure rivalry love transformation
The story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.
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