10 best movies like Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)

List of the best movies like Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016): Maria by Callas, Michel Legrand: Sans demi-mesure, Song from the Forest, Sonita, Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott, Scorpions - Forever and a Day, We are Twisted Fucking Sister!, Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records, Lemmy, PressPausePlay.

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Markimdb: 7.2
Genredocumentary, music, biography
CountryFrance
Duration01:53

Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genredocumentary, music, biography
CountryFrance

This documentary recounts the life of the late composer Michel Legrand, known for his works on Les Parapluies de Cherbourg or Les Demoiselles De Rochefort with the famous director Jacques Demy.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genredocumentary, music, biography
CountryGermany, USA

25 years ago, Louis Sarno, an American, heard a song on the radio and followed its melody into the Central Africa Jungle and stayed. He than recorded over 1000 hours of original BaAka music. Now he is part of the BaAka community and raises his pygmy son, Samedi. Fulfilling an old promise, Louis takes Samedi to America. On this journey Louis realizes he is not part of this globalized world anymore but globalization has also arrived in the rainforest. The BaAka depend on Louis for their survival. Father and son return to the melodies of the jungle but the question remains: How much longer will the songs of the forest be heard?

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredocumentary, music, biography
CountryGermany, Luxembourg

If 18-year-old Sonita had a say, Michael Jackson and Rihanna would be her parents and she'd be a rapper who tells the story of Afghan women and their fate as child brides. She finds out that her family plans to sell her to an unknown husband for $9,000.

Markimdb: 9.6
Genredocumentary, music, biography, history
CountryGermany, USA

About Jimmy Scott, who has had profound influence on the world of jazz and pop, but was never recognized by a wider audience. The documentary takes us behind the record production, where artists and musicians like Quincy Jones, Kenny Barron, John Pisano or Peter Erskine are telling their own story about Jimmy Scott. We get a look behind the scenery and find out how this record is carried out. This Making-Of is a moving document about an unknown icon of music history.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredocumentary, music, biography
CountryGermany
Duration02:05

A documentary on the acclaimed rock band Scorpions

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, documentary, music, biography, history
CountryGermany, USA

In 1984, American heavy metal band Twisted Sister became a global sensation. For 30 years, they been synonymous with hairspray, women's clothing and tasteless album covers. Until now. Ten years ago, director Andrew Horn was granted access to the archives of Twisted Sister founder Jay French and in We are Twisted fucking Sister he explores the decade that preceded their breakthrough.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredocumentary, music, biography, history
CountryUSA, Belgium, Canada, Germany

The true story of punks, queers, & criminals on a ride with two men who accidentally changed music along the way.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredocumentary, music, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

Over four decades, Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister has registered an immeasurable impact on music history. Nearly 65, he remains the living embodiment of the rock and roll lifestyle, and this feature-length documentary tells his story, one of a hard-living rock icon who continues to enjoy the life of a man half his age.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredocumentary, music
CountrySweden, Norway, Spain, Germany, Japan, Iceland, USA, France, Australia, United Kingdom
Duration01:20

The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent of people in an unprecedented way, unleashing unlimited creative opportunites. But does democratized culture mean better art, film, music and literature or is true talent instead flooded and drowned in the vast digital ocean of mass culture? Is it cultural democracy or mediocrity? This is the question addressed by PressPausePlay, a documentary film containing interviews with some of the world’s most influential creators of the digital era.




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