Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

The greatest music biopic ever made — because it's the one that proved they're all the same movie.

Crowd Score: 6.9/10

Who Is It For?

Comedy nerds who quote movies line-for-line will find their holy grail here. If you've ever watched a music biopic and thought 'didn't Walk Hard already do this?', you're the target audience. Also essential viewing for anyone about to watch A Complete Unknown, the Springsteen biopic, or the Beatles films — Walk Hard preemptively roasted all of them.

Vibe Match

This Is Spinal Tap meets Walk the Line with Apatow-grade absurdity

What People Are Saying

Every time I watch a musical biopic now, I clock every trope that WALK HARD already parodied. I think it's the most exacting and methodical parody breakdown of a genre in history. — 24.7K likes

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The cameos are legendary — Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Justin Long, and others play the Beatles, Elvis, and Buddy Holly with scene-stealing precision.

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Every time I watch a musical biopic now, I clock every trope that WALK HARD already parodied. I think it's the most exacting and methodical parody breakdown of a genre in history.

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I used to think Mulholland Drive or Southland Tales were the most prescient films of the 21st century, but now I actually think it was Walk Hard.

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The original songs are genuinely good — 'Walk Hard' and 'Beautiful Ride' work both as parody AND as legitimate music. Reilly actually sings everything live.

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