6 Best Street Musician Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · August 30, 2026

Musicians who turn city streets into a stage make for heartfelt films. A Street Cat Named Bob has a homeless busker recovering from addiction after meeting a stray cat, Begin Again has a dejected songwriter discovered while singing, and Kyrie has a mute young woman finding her singing can still move hearts. One Man Band, Walter and Henry and When It Rains round out the six.

Kyrie (2023)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A mute young woman who lost her voice in a disaster finds that her singing can still move the hearts of everyone who hears her.

Directed by Shunji Iwai · 2h 58m

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A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A homeless busker recovering from addiction has his life turned around by a stray ginger cat.

Directed by Roger Spottiswoode · 1h 43m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Begin Again (2014)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A dejected songwriter's life gains new purpose when a record executive hears her singing in a New York bar.

Directed by John Carney · 1h 44m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Peacock Premium, Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium Plus, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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One Man Band (2005)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A peasant girl with a single coin to wish upon gets caught between two rival street performers.

Directed by Mark Andrews & Andrew Jimenez · 0h 05m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Walter and Henry (2001)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A father-son pair of New York City street musicians must find their long-lost family after the father is diagnosed with a serious illness.

Directed by Daniel Petrie · 1h 30m

Where to watch

Stream: Cineverse, Howdy Amazon Channel

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When It Rains (1995)

TMDB ★ 5.7

A musician spends New Year's Day trying to help his friend pay the rent.

Directed by Charles Burnett · 0h 13m

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Street Musician Movies of All Time

Kyrie (2023)

A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

Begin Again (2014)

One Man Band (2005)

Walter and Henry (2001)

When It Rains (1995)

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