Movies Like AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004)

AD/BC: A Rock Opera is a 2004 comedy, music film from Richard Ayoade with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Head and Phantom of the Paradise.

Comedy Music

Head

1968

In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.

6.2

MagicScore

Phantom of the Paradise

1974

Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.

7.5

MagicScore

Rock of Ages

2012

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

6.2

MagicScore

Forbidden Zone

1980

A mysterious door in the basement of the Hercules house leads to the Sixth Dimension by way of a gigantic set of intestine. When Frenchy slips through the door, King Fausto falls in love with her. The jealous Queen Doris takes Frenchy prisoner, and it is up to the Hercules family and friend Squeezit Henderson to rescue her.

6.2

MagicScore

Lisztomania

1975

In the 19th century, Romantic composer/pianist Franz Liszt tries to end his hedonistic ways but keeps getting sucked back in by his seductive fellow composer Richard Wagner.

5.9

MagicScore

Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem

2019

A thief and a priest end up magically transported in the year 0's Palestine, where they'll have to make sure that the Nativity will follow its course.

6.1

MagicScore

Black Nativity

2013

A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.

5.0

MagicScore

Pink Floyd: The Wall

1982

A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.

7.9

MagicScore

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1975

After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr. Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Through elaborate dance and rock music, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

Rockstar

2011

College student Janardhan is a simpleton who desperately seeks inspiration for the musician inside him. Although heartbreak helps him reach his goal, it also leads him to self-destruction.

7.3

MagicScore

#11

Tommy

1975

After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

Repo! The Genetic Opera

2008

By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. The megacorporation GeneCo provides organ transplants on a payment plan - and those who can’t fulfill their plans have their organs repossessed. In the midst of this, a sickly teenager discovers a shocking secret about herself, her father, and their connection to GeneCo.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

Downfalls High

2021

When reserved and lonely teenager Fenix meets popular high school girl Scarlett, the two form a bond that shapes the rest of his life.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

Journey to Bethlehem

2023

A young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honor. A jealous king who will stop at nothing to keep his crown.

7.8

MagicScore

#15

Star in the Night

1945

Nick, a motel owner who has lost faith in more than just the humanity of mankind, is visited by a kindly stranger on Christmas Eve. The motel's guests are only concerned for themselves until a poor man and his wife drive up to the motel, unable to go any further. Out of rooms, Nick's wife prepares a place for them in a shed under a neon star Nick had just finished hanging. Their plight brings out the generosity in everyone, including Nick, who remembers another family almost two thousand years earlier that also found a makeshift room at an inn under another kind of star.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

The Small One

1978

Ordered by his father to sell an old mule called Small One, a Hebrew boy in the ancient Holy Land takes the donkey to the Jerusalem market. Finding no buyers there, the boy is about to give up when he meets a kind man named Joseph, who buys Small One and uses the steed to take his pregnant wife Mary to Bethlehem.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

The Nativity Story

2006

Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

2007

When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, and to allow her son to watch him work on it.

5.7

MagicScore

#20

From the Manger to the Cross

1912

The life of Jesus is played out in tableaux shot in the Holy Land.

5.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like AD/BC: A Rock Opera?

The top films similar to AD/BC: A Rock Opera by MovieMagicScore are Head (6.2), Phantom of the Paradise (7.5), Rock of Ages (6.2). Each shares comedy/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is AD/BC: A Rock Opera worth watching?

AD/BC: A Rock Opera holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 30 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is AD/BC: A Rock Opera?

AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004) is a comedy, music film directed by Richard Ayoade, starring Matt Berry, Julian Barratt, Julia Davis.

Where can I find more recommendations like AD/BC: A Rock Opera?

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About movies like AD/BC: A Rock Opera

This ranked list pairs AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004), a comedy and music film from Richard Ayoade, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Matt Berry take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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