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Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock ‘n’ Roll

Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock ‘n’ Roll

2023
Comedy Crime Horror Music
97 min NR United Kingdom
8 IMDB

The rapid rise and violent fall of rock band Stack of Corpses whose attempt to jump start their career by stealing another singer’s song ends up with bloody…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Mitchell Tolliday / Taylor Small / Mac Davis
Starring
Simon Callow / Fran McAteer / Luke de Belder / Imogen Wilde / Rhiann Connor / Alyx Nazir / Niccy Lin / Lauren Cornelius

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

ambitious dark violent cautionary gritty dramatic compelling intense predictable raw destructive shocking

Reviews

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Sophia Chen
Mar 23, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

'Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll' is a solid if somewhat uninspired dive into the perils of musical aspiration. The story of Stack of Corpses' ill-fated career move is framed by a six-chapter structure…

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Liam O'Connell
Mar 23, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

A visceral and potent cinematic experience, 'Murder Ballads' plunges viewers into the heart of rock 'n' roll's often brutal reality. The narrative of Stack of Corpses, masterfully told across six chapters, is a compelling study of ambition curdling…

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Genevieve Dubois
Mar 23, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

This exploration of rock 'n' roll ambition, 'Murder Ballads', presents a narrative that is both electrifying and a touch predictable. The story of Stack of Corpses' rise and fall, driven by a fateful act of song theft, is…

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Marcus Thorne
Mar 23, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

'Murder Ballads' offers a refreshingly unflinching look at the price of fame. The narrative arc of Stack of Corpses, from their audacious plagiarism to their violent implosion, is both shocking and, in its own way, cathartic. The direction,…

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Eleanor Vance
Mar 23, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

Stack of Corpses' journey through the rock 'n' roll landscape is a brutal, albeit familiar, descent. Simon Callow lends gravitas to a narrative that, while compelling, occasionally feels like a well-trodden path. The film’s structure, segmented into chapters,…

FAQs

Beyond the relentless pursuit of fame, the film likely delves into themes of artistic integrity, the ethics of creation, and the corrosive effects of desperation. It also explores the concept of consequence, showing how a single act of perceived expediency can lead to a cascade of violent and irreversible repercussions for all involved.