Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "backup-singer"

1. La La Land (2016)

PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.

Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons

Votes: 670,958 | Gross: $151.10M

2. Rocketman (I) (2019)

R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.

Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard

Votes: 194,539 | Gross: $96.37M

3. The Jungle Book (1967)

G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman

Votes: 198,588 | Gross: $141.84M

4. The Commitments (1991)

R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy

Votes: 38,771 | Gross: $14.92M

5. Dreamgirls (2006)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Music, Musical

A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.

Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover

Votes: 77,273 | Gross: $103.37M

6. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

PG-13 | 144 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female R&B pop vocalists of all time, tracking her journey from obscurity to musical super stardom.

Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Tamara Tunie

Votes: 22,775

7. The Muppet Movie (1979)

G | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.

Director: James Frawley | Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt

Votes: 39,131 | Gross: $76.66M

8. New Year's Eve (2011)

PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Romance

The lives of several couples and singles in New York City intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Biel, Ashton Kutcher, Michelle Pfeiffer

Votes: 89,856 | Gross: $54.54M

9. Rock-A-Doodle (1991)

G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

In order to defeat the wicked Grand Duke of Owls, a young boy, transformed into a cat, teams up with a group of barnyard animals to find the rooster who can raise the sun.

Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Dan Kuenster | Stars: Glen Campbell, Christopher Plummer, Sorrell Booke, Eddie Deezen

Votes: 10,530 | Gross: $11.66M

10. The High Note (2020)

PG-13 | 113 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their respective careers.

Director: Nisha Ganatra | Stars: Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bill Pullman

Votes: 13,423

11. Respect (2021)

PG-13 | 145 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.

Director: Liesl Tommy | Stars: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Tituss Burgess

Votes: 17,837

12. The Jungle Book 2 (2003)

G | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Mowgli, missing the jungle and his old friends, runs away from the man village unaware of the danger he's in by going back to the wild.

Director: Steve Trenbirth | Stars: John Goodman, Haley Joel Osment, Tony Jay, Mae Whitman

Votes: 17,945 | Gross: $47.89M

13. The Driller Killer (1979)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill.

Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Abel Ferrara, Carolyn Marz, Baybi Day, Harry Schultz

Votes: 8,434

14. Glitter (2001)

PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A young singer dates a disc jockey who helps her get into the music business, but their relationship become complicated as she ascends to super stardom.

Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall | Stars: Mariah Carey, Eric Benét, Max Beesley, Da Brat

Votes: 24,087 | Gross: $4.27M

15. Patti Cake$ (2017)

R | 109 min | Drama, Music

PATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.

Director: Geremy Jasper | Stars: Danielle Macdonald, Sahr Ngaujah, Bridget Everett, Mamoudou Athie

Votes: 10,525 | Gross: $0.80M

16. Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)

PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.

Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill

Votes: 13,950 | Gross: $4.95M

17. Phil Spector (2013 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 92 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Al Pacino, Helen Mirren, Jeffrey Tambor, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Votes: 7,924

18. Wild in the Streets (1968)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A young man gains significant political influence as the leader of a counterculture rock band with his rallying cry of voting rights for teenagers.

Director: Barry Shear | Stars: Christopher Jones, Shelley Winters, Diane Varsi, Hal Holbrook

Votes: 2,208

19. Kiss Me Softly (2012)

16 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

The son of a schlager singer wants to sing the song his own way.

Director: Anthony Schatteman | Stars: Ezra Fieremans, Tim Bogaerts, Marijke Pinoy, Luc van Autreve

Votes: 599

20. The Road Home for Christmas (2019 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 84 min | Drama, Romance

Lindsey and Wes, rival musicians who perform in a dueling-piano show, suddenly find themselves without a gig on Christmas Eve and decide to road-trip to their neighboring hometowns together.

Director: Peter Sullivan | Stars: Marla Sokoloff, Rob Mayes, Jan Broberg, Marie Osmond

Votes: 799

21. Guns N' Roses: November Rain (1992 Music Video)

9 min | Drama, Music

A music video for Guns N' Roses's song "November Rain".

Director: Andrew Morahan | Stars: Michael Ascolese, Nicole Brandon, Jorga Caye, Peter J. Chevalier

Votes: 1,575

22. High Tide (1987)

PG-13 | 101 min | Drama

A rock'n roll singer gets stranded in a small Australian town after losing her job in a band. She winds up in a trailer park only to encounter, by accident, the teenage daughter she deserted following her husband's death. In HD.

Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Judy Davis, Jan Adele, Claudia Karvan, Colin Friels

Votes: 971 | Gross: $0.14M

23. Elvis on Tour (1972)

G | 93 min | Documentary, Music

Concert footage and offstage documentary of singer Elvis Presley.

Directors: Robert Abel, Pierre Adidge | Stars: Elvis Presley, Bill Baize, Estell Brown, James Burton

Votes: 1,874

24. Outlaw Blues (1977)

PG | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Tina helps Bobby, an ex-convict who goes after the country music star who stole his song and made it a hit.

Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Peter Fonda, Susan Saint James, John Crawford, James T. Callahan

Votes: 497

25. The Union (2011)

90 min | Documentary

A look at the making of Elton John and Leon Russell's collaborative album, "The Union," produced by T-Bone Burnett.

Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: T Bone Burnett, Elton John, Bill Maxwell, Leon Russell

Votes: 163

26. Lou Reed: Berlin (2007)

PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary, Music

Lou Reed's 2006 live concert performance of his 1973 concept album "Berlin", filmed over five nights at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York.

Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Lou Reed, Steve Hunter, Fernando Saunders, Tony Thunder Smith

Votes: 859 | Gross: $0.03M

27. Freebird: The Movie (1996)

PG | 101 min | Documentary

See classic live performances, interviews and vintage footage of the original Lynyrd Skynyrd band.

Director: Jeff G. Waxman | Stars: Allen Collins, Steve Gaines, Billy Powell, Artimus Pyle

Votes: 396 | Gross: $0.03M

28. Babymother (1998 TV Movie)

R | 80 min | Drama, Musical

A single mother determined to make it as a singer puts together an all girl reggae group named Neeta, Sweeta, & Nastie with her friends. Living in a housing project with little support, the... See full summary »

Director: Julian Henriques | Stars: Anjela Lauren Smith, Wil Johnson, Caroline Chikezie, Jocelyn Jee Esien

Votes: 203 | Gross: $0.01M

29. Stand by Me (1995)

G | 3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Timon enthusiastically serenades Pumbaa with the title song, completely oblivious to the myriad of painful catastrophes that befall the poor warthog as he does so.

Director: Steve Moore | Stars: Kevin Schon, Ernie Sabella, Phillip Ingram

Votes: 286

30. Sandra Bernhard: I'm Still Here... Damn It! (1998 TV Special)

90 min | Comedy, Music

Pregnant legendary controversial comedian Sandra Bernhard performs her Off-Broadway show that combines stand up, storytelling and musical performance. She also talks about the female musicians who paved the way for female artists today.

Director: Marty Callner | Stars: Soumaya Akaaboune, Sandra Bernhard

Votes: 178

31. Cameo: Candy (1986 Music Video)

Unrated | 4 min | Music

The music video for Cameo's 1986 single "Candy" shows them singing and dancing around Times Square.

Director: Zbigniew Rybczynski | Stars: Cameo, Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant

Votes: 18

32. Bob Seger: Shakedown (1987 Music Video)

4 min | Music

Bob Seger performs in the music video "Shakedown" from the original motion picture soundtrack for Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) recorded for MCA Records. Bob Seger sings the song with his ... See full summary »

Stars: Eddie Murphy, Brigitte Nielsen, Judge Reinhold, Bob Seger

Votes: 21

33. Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb - Live (1988 Music Video)

4 min | Music

In December 1988, a video of the live performance from Delicate Sound of Thunder reached number 11 on MTV's Top 20 Video Countdown. The video was two minutes shorter than the album version ... See full summary »

Director: Wayne Isham | Stars: David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd

Votes: 23

34. The Andantes: Motown's Secret Blend (2021)

Short, Biography

House backup singers. They were recorded on virtually every song ever produced by the company and while everyone who's heard a Motown song has heard their voices, most people have no idea ... See full summary »

Director: Dana Voorhees

35. Forever Knight (1992–1996)
Episode: Dying for Fame (1992)

Not Rated | 48 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror

Nick and Schanke have to protect a rock n' roll star whose life is threatened.

Director: Leon Marr | Stars: Geraint Wyn Davies, Gary Farmer, Catherine Disher, Nigel Bennett

Votes: 57

36. CSI: Miami (2002–2012)
Episode: Show Stopper (2010)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When America's sweetheart, Phoebe Nichols, bursts into flames during a concert, the CSIs expose the dark side of pop stardom.

Director: Sam Hill | Stars: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Jonathan Togo, Rex Linn

Votes: 338

37. Quantum Leap (2022–2024)
Episode: Fellow Travelers (2023)

TV-PG | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Ben lands in 1979 Chicago as a devoted security guard to talented pop singer Carly Farmer; during Carly's prep for a concert, it quickly becomes clear her life is in danger and Ben must determine who is trying to kill her and why.

Director: David Grossman | Stars: Raymond Lee, Caitlin Bassett, Mason Alexander Park, Nanrisa Lee

Votes: 591

38. The L.A. Complex (2012)
Episode: Help Wanted (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama

Connor faces an astonishing blast from the past. Raquel runs into serious financial problems.

Director: Stefan Brogren | Stars: Jonathan Patrick Moore, Joe Dinicol, Andra Fuller, Dayle McLeod

Votes: 27

39. How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode: The Autumn of Breakups (2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

As the season of break-ups continues, Ted and Victoria must choose the next step in their long and complicated relationship. Meanwhile, Robin worries about Barney when he chooses a dog to be his wingman.

Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris

Votes: 3,473

40. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Funny Valentine (2013)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a rising star is beaten by her high-profile boyfriend, the SVU detectives work every angle to bring justice against the manipulative and shameless abuser.

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, Richard Belzer

Votes: 877

41. The Voice UK (2012– )
Episode: Blind Auditions 2 (2013)

Documentary, Game-Show, Music

It was the second blind audition of the second season. Jessie J has now 5 performers in her team, Sir Tom Jones has 4, Will.I.Am has 3 and Danny O'Donoghue also has 3 performers.

Directors: Boris Gowan, Billy Halpin, Josh Jacobs, Richard van't Riet, Leanne Klein, Tim Verrinder | Stars: Danny O'Donoghue, Jessie J, Tom Jones, Will.i.am

Votes: 17

42. No Sweat (1997–1998)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (1997)

Comedy, Family

Miles and Giles are impressed with Jimmy and Greg's musical equipment.

Director: Alex Kirby | Stars: James Hurst, Lee Otter, Scarlett Strallen, Keisha Atwell

43. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill! (2017)

TV-PG | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Valerie's efforts to help Archie leads to a major fallout with Josie; Betty and Jughead's investigation brings them face-to-face with Polly.

Director: Steven A. Adelson | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 2,427