Andrea Berg: Schwerelos

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.

Runtime

2h 4m

Director

Cameron Crowe

Cast

Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roomm...

Runtime

1h 50m

Director

Richard Linklater

Cast

Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White

Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.

Runtime

2h 15m

Director

Todd Haynes

Cast

Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Julianne Moore

Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Jake Kasdan

Cast

John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry

In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band.

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

Peter Cattaneo

Cast

Rainn Wilson, Teddy Geiger, Josh Gad