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20 best shows like B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)

List of the best shows and series like B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012): Behind the Music, WWE Untold, Country Music, Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer, Classic Albums, First Ladies, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, Trial 4, Wahl Street, The Last Dance.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredocumentary, music, biography
CountryUSA

An intimate look into the personal lives of pop music's greatest and most influential artists.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredocumentary, biography, history, sport
CountryUSA

WWE Superstars past and present reveal their compelling stories about the most important moments in WWE history.

Markimdb: 8.9
Genredocumentary, music
CountryUSA

Explore the history of a uniquely American art form: country music. From its deep and tangled roots in ballads, blues and hymns performed in small settings, to its worldwide popularity, learn how country music evolved over the course of the 20th century, as it eventually emerged to become America’s music.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredocumentary, crime, biography
CountryUSA, Canada

After years of silence, Ted Bundy’s long-term girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall, her daughter Molly, and other survivors come forward for the first time in a docuseries that reframes Bundy’s crimes from a female perspective. The series reveals how Bundy’s pathological hatred of women collided with the culture wars and the feminist movement of the 1970s in one of the most infamous crime stories of our time.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genredocumentary, music
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredocumentary, biography
CountryUSA

Blending in-depth interviews, rare archival footage, and cinematic recreations, this docuseries on the lives of America's most iconic First Ladies is a bold revision of each woman's traditional portrayal, revealing how they were impacted during their time in the White House, and how their achievements fundamentally shaped American and global history.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredocumentary, crime, biography
CountryUSA

A zoo owner spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters in this true murder-for-hire story from the underworld of big cat breeding.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredocumentary, crime, biography
CountryUSA

Charged as a teen in the 1993 killing of a Boston cop, Sean K. Ellis fights to prove his innocence while exposing police corruption and systemic racism.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genredocumentary, biography
CountryUSA

Take a glimpse into global star Mark Wahlberg's life as he juggles the demands of a rigorous film schedule coupled with an ever-growing network of diverse businesses including his clothing line, his gym studio, his restaurant chain; and his production company. Along the way, viewers will learn powerful business and life lessons as he navigates the numerous challenges of a global pandemic, all while trying to maintain and expand his vast portfolio.

Markimdb: 9.1
Genredocumentary, biography, sport
CountryUSA

A 10-part documentary chronicling the untold story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty with rare, never-before-seen footage and sound from the 1997-98 championship season – plus over 100 interviews with famous figures and basketball’s biggest names.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genredocumentary, music
CountryUSA

An intimate behind-the-scenes look at Justin Bieber's private life, including never-before-seen footage of his wedding to Hailey Bieber and his day-to-day alongside those in his inner circle.

Markimdb: 8.9
Genredrama, music, biography
CountryUSA

Follow the story of R&B pioneers Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ronnie Devoe, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill as they navigate fame from their native Boston to Hollywood and beyond.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genredocumentary, biography
CountryUSA

An inventive and cinematic approach to biographies of the most iconic figures in society today by using letters written by those whose lives have been changed through their work.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, music, biography
CountryMexico, USA

As Mexican-American Tejano singer Selena comes of age and realizes her dreams, she and her family make tough choices to hold on to love and music.

Markimdb: 8
Genredrama, documentary, crime, biography
CountryUSA

Documentary series that examines the Jonestown Massacre 40 years later.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genredocumentary, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration00:41

Influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen. The Men Who Built America is the story of a nation at the crossroads and of the people who catapulted it to prosperity.

Markimdb: 8
Genredocumentary, biography
CountryUSA

The visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Interweaving his eventful biography with carefully selected excerpts from his iconic short stories, novels, and non-fiction, the series reveals the brilliant, ambitious, charismatic, and complicated man behind the myth, and the art he created.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredocumentary, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:19

A revealing series of interviews between renowned filmmaker Oliver Stone and Vladimir Putin in which the Russian President speaks candidly on the US Election, Trump, Syria, Snowden and more.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredrama, documentary, biography
CountryUSA

A fascinating docuseries chronicling Playboy magazine’s charismatic founder, Hugh Hefner, and his impact on global culture. Told from his unique perspective with never-before-seen footage from his private archive, discover the captivating story about the man behind the bunny.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genredocumentary, biography, history
CountryUSA

This documentary-series examines Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Markimdb: 8
Genredocumentary, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom

A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genredocumentary, music, history
CountryUSA

Featuring all-new, original interviews with Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Michelle Phillips, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Roger McGuinn and more, this uniquely immersive and experiential two-part docuseries takes us back in time to a place where a rustic canyon in the heart of Los Angeles became a musical petri dish.

Markimdb: 8
Genredrama, music, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom

Three-part biopic of the Liverpudlian songbird who would later find fame and fortune. It tells of her rocky road to fame and captures the essence of 1960s Liverpool.




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