Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "music-censorship"

1. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.

Director: Malik Bendjelloul | Stars: Rodriguez, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore

Votes: 73,027 | Gross: $3.97M

2. Black Roses (1988)

R | 90 min | Horror, Music

Demons hypnotize the general public by posing as a rock and roll band.

Director: John Fasano | Stars: John Martin, Ken Swofford, Sal Viviano, Julie Adams

Votes: 2,658

3. The Filth and the Fury (2000)

R | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A film about the career of the notorious punk rock band, the Sex Pistols.

Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon, Glen Matlock

Votes: 6,207 | Gross: $0.61M

4. Warning: Parental Advisory (2002 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

The story of the 1985 Senatorial hearings to place "Warning: Parental Advisory" labels on music albums with "obscene" lyrics and themes - and the rockers who tried to fight it.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Jason Priestley, Mariel Hemingway, Dee Snider, Deborah Yates

Votes: 554

5. Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)

R | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

An in-depth look at the life and work of avant-garde musician, Frank Zappa.

Director: Thorsten Schütte | Stars: Frank Zappa, Steve Allen, Angel, Chuck Ash

Votes: 1,371 | Gross: $0.35M

6. Dream Deceivers (1992)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Music

Two young men shoot themselves in a churchyard. Ray Belknap dies; James Vance - severely disfigured - survives. Their parents take heavy-metal icons Judas Priest to court, claiming the band... See full summary »

Director: David Van Taylor | Stars: K.K. Downing, Suellen Fulstone, Erich Granzen, Rob Halford

Votes: 350

7. Damned in the U.S.A. (1992)

Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary

A documentary about censorship in America.

Director: Paul Yule | Stars: Jimmy Tingle, David J. Albanese, Dennis Barrie, Luther Campbell

Votes: 64

8. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode: Good Morning, Peoria - September 9, 1959 (1989)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Sam is a radio DJ and has to help bring Rock and Roll to Peoria.

Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Patricia Richardson, Richard McKenzie

Votes: 660

9. Banned in the UK (2005)
Episode: Early '80s (2005)

Documentary

Controversy and censorship from the early 80s, including the video nasties, Derek and Clive Get the Horn, Ian Dury's Spasticus Autisticus, Joey Deacon, the Falklands War, and the Romans in Britain.

Stars: Tony Benn, Michael Bogdanov, Graham Bright, Horace Cutler

10. Banned in the UK (2005)
Episode: 1985-1989 (2005)

Documentary

Controversy and censorship from the mid to late 80s, including the rave scene, football hooliganism, the Heysel Stadium disaster, the Beastie Boys tour, Spy Catcher, The Satanic Verses, Clause 28, Visions of Ecstasy, and the Zircon affair.

Stars: Gerry Adams, Rupert Allason, Tony Benn, Garry Bushell