Nothing beats relaxing after a long day by putting on a movie, but sometimes it’s tough to pick out which film may be best for yourself or your family. We here at Villa Musica have selected some of our favorites that streaming services currently have to offer ranging from movies revolving around music, musicals, documentaries, and more. Be sure to check out our hand-picked selection below that is sure to inspire students, instructors, and music lovers.
Netflix
Vivo
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In the Heights) voices an animated monkey (technically, a kinkajou) who goes on a musical journey with an ambitious rockstar young girl named Gabi throughout Miami
[Family Friendly]
Sing 2
The sequel to the 2016 animated film is here with a star cast of singers and voice talent to once again bring forth a spectacular show hosted by the koala, Buster Moon
[Family Friendly]
Shrek: The Musical
Shrek is a bonafide classic for kids, teens, and now adults, but behold, the original movie transformed into a live musical
[Family Friendly]
Tick, Tick… BOOM!
Andrew Garfield plays Jonathan Larson (Rent), a charismatic musical theatre composer struggling to make it in New York City
[For Teens & Adults]
The Get Down
A group of creative teens residing in the Bronx in 70’s wrestle with the trials and tribulations of the music industry during the rise of hip-hop and disco
[For Adults]
Disney+
Disney+Encanto (Sing-Along)
A Colombian teenager battles the frusturations of her magical powers in this sing-along featuring the hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
[Family Friendly]
Soul
A jazzy school teacher rediscovers his love for performing piano after becoming a role model for a feisty unborn soul
[Family Friendly]
The Beatles: Get Back
The quintessential, up-close-and-personal documentary shining a light on The Beatles crumbling relationship during their writing sessions of the Let It Be record
[For Teens & Adults]
Hamilton
A live recording from Broadway, this film captures a rap-driven look at one of America’s radical founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton
[For Teens & Adults]
The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews leads this iconic music set in 1930’s Austria with gentle themes of romance and war
[Family Friendly]
Hulu
HuluLa La Land
A disenfranchised pianist and actress played by Ryan Reynolds and Emma Stone respectively, fall in love through the charm of music and Los Angeles
[For Teens & Adults]
Happy Feet
Mumble the penguin struggles to fit in with the rest of his singing kind and finds his passion in dance instead
[Family Friendly]
Rio
Explore zany characters and cultures from small-town Minnesota to Rio de Janeiro with Blu and Jewel in this animated kids movie
[Family Friendly]
Bohemian Rhapsody
The rise of the British rockers Queen wasn’t an easy one as shown in this Freddie Mercury-focused biopic
[For Teens & Adults]
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
American jazz, blues, and traditional pop singer Billie Holiday’s flourishing music career clashes with an undercover sting operation by the Federal Department of Narcotics
[For Adults]
HBO Max
HBO MaxWest Side Story (1961 & 2021)
Both the original and newly remade version of Leonard Bernstein’s musical are available, where the Jets and Sharks street gangs erupt through a budding romance
[For Teens & Adults]
Monterey Pop
Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Ravi Shankar and more rockers are featured in this pre-Woodstock festival documentary
[Family Friendly]
In the Heights
Lin-Manuel Miranda hits it out of the park again with a charming, yet tearjerker musical following financially struggling characters with big dreams in NY
[For Teens & Adults]
Little Shop of Horrors
“Feed Me, Seymour,” demands the flesh-eating plant owned by Rick Moranis in this quirky 80’s musical
[For Teens & Adults]
Quadrophenia
The rock opera companion to The Who’s 1973 double-album
[For Adults]
Amazon Prime
Amazon PrimeSound of Metal
Riz Ahmed beautifully acts as a drummer who’s life fully turns around upon hearing loss
[For Adults]
The Music of Silence
This biopic on legendary opera vocalist Andrea Bocelli focuses on his struggles with blindness
[Family Friendly]
In Search of Mozart
A solid documentary on the one and only classical composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
[Family Friendly]
Rolling Stones: Shine a Light
The pioneering classic rockers are showcased throughout this career-spanning documentary featuring compelling concert footage
[For Teens & Adults]
Muscle Shoals
This documentary focuses on Rick Hall, the founder of an iconic recording studio in Alabama, responsible for the southern blues rock signature sound
[Family Friendly]