Some of the greatest movies of all time have been made about music, or the film has an incredible soundtrack that speaks to a generation.

Filmmakers have attempted to capture the pain, love, struggle, and magic of music.

There are so many ways that music can make the difference between a killer or filler in anyone’s collection. We decided to celebrate them in all of their glory.

Boyz N’ The Hood

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Ice Cube and Cuba Gooding Jr. star in an intriguing coming-of-age film. It inspired brash, copycat movies, but none of them followed up to John Singleton’s masterpiece. Boyz N The Hood is a modern American classic.

It’s even more resonant considering that L.A.’s riots took place one year after the movie was released.