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Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | drama, music, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:56 |
In the mid-80s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager, Morris Levy. One is an L.A. singer, formerly of the Platters; one is a petty thief from Philly; one teaches school in a small Georgia town. Each claims to be the widow of long-dead doo-wop singer-songwriter Frankie Lyman, and each wants years of royalties due to his estate, money Levy has never shared. During an ensuing civil trial, flashbacks tell the story of each one's life with Lyman, a boyish, high-pitched, dynamic performer, lost to heroin. Slowly, the three wives establish their own bond.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, music, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:52 |
Legendary trumpeter Art Hazzard teaches young Rick Martin everything he knows about playing, so Rick becomes a star musician, but a troubled marriage and the desire to play pure jazz instead of commercial swing songs cause him problems.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | fantasy, drama, music, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:42 |
The story follows 19-year-old Renee who has always loved fairy tales: the idea of a princess, a hero and a happily ever after. But Renee’s life is that of a darker tale: she’s a young woman battling addiction, depression and self-injury. In a creative blend of artistic fantasy balanced with harsh reality, the movie follows Renee on her courageous journey towards recovery.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | drama, music, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:45 |
Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for the Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. Under the Svengalilike influence of impresario Kim Fowley, the band becomes a huge success.
Mark | imdb: 5.7 |
Genre | drama, music, biography |
Country | United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA |
Duration | 01:56 |
A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, music, biography |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 02:01 |
The life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. Beside all the work he is known for, the composer once wrote a famous love letter to a nameless beloved and the movie tries to find out who this beloved was. Not easy as Beethoven has had many women in his life.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | drama, music |
Country | USA, France |
Duration | 02:13 |
Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | drama, music, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:07 |
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | drama, music, biography |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 02:19 |
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | drama, music, biography |
Country | USA |
The most feared battle emcee in early-'80s NYC was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At age 14, hustling the streets to provide for her family, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | drama, music, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:14 |
From director Clint Eastwood comes the big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys. The film tells the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons. The story of their trials and triumphs are accompanied by the songs that influenced a generation, including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Rag Doll,” and many more.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | drama, musical, music, biography |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 02:05 |
From Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood, the lives of Cole Porter and his wife, Linda were never less than glamorous and wildly unconventional. And though Cole's thirst for life strained their marriage, Linda never stopped being his muse, inspiring some of the greatest sons of the twentieth century.
Mark | imdb: 5.4 |
Genre | drama, music, biography |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 02:35 |
The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | drama, music, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:49 |
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | drama, music, biography, history |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:35 |
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | drama, music, biography |
Country | United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland |
Duration | 01:43 |
The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | drama, music |
Country | France, USA |
Sadie looks up to her older sister Georgia, a successful folk singer who's happily married with children, but can't break out of the bar-band circuit and hit the big time she desperately covets. It's in part due to her attraction to drugs and booze, and also to her own unwise choice in men. Finally, though, Sadie's Achilles heel is a rough, unlovely voice very different than her sister's crowd-pleasing singing.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, music, biography |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:52 |
Following their breakout success in England, flagship punk rock band the Sex Pistols venture out on their first U.S. tour. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious takes his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, along for the ride. Along the way, the couple's turbulent relationship strains the patience of bandmate Johnny Rotten and manager Malcolm McLaren, while plunging Sid and Nancy into the depths of drug addiction and co-dependency.
Mark | imdb: 6 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:20 |
Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer, Esther Hoffman, after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther's star begins to rise, while John's continues to fall. She tries desperately to get John to sober up and focus on his music, but it may be too late to save him.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | drama, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:40 |
Shane, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding a more exciting life at Studio 54. When Steve Rubell, the mastermind behind the infamous disco, plucks Shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, Shane not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar – and a front-row seat at the most legendary party on the planet.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, music, biography |
Country | France, United Kingdom, Czech Republic |
Duration | 02:20 |
A swirling, impressionistic portrait of an artist who regretted nothing, writer-director Olivier Dahan's La Vie en Rose stars Marion Cotillard in a blazing performance as the legendary French icon Edith Piaf. From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee (Gerard Depardieu), who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th Century.
Mark | imdb: 5.7 |
Genre | drama, music, biography |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:42 |
A chronicle of the sordid life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones, who was found in the bottom of his swimming pool weeks after being let go from the band.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, musical, music, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:03 |
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | drama, biography |
Country | Russia |
Duration | 02:08 |
Russian poet, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was an idol of the 1970s and '80s. In 1980, at the age of 42, he passed away during the Moscow Olympic Games. This is the story of his last great love as handed down to his son from a family friend. Written by nitorch.
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | drama, biography |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:55 |
In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries the mechanic, but they soon find out that he's an abusive and unreasoning alcoholic, and they struggle to maintain hope in an impossible situation as the boy grows up with plans to escape the small town by any means possible. Based on a true story by Tobias Wolff.