Movies like The Glenn Miller Story

20 movies like The Glenn Miller Story, ordered by similarity : Born to Be Blue(2015), Deep in My Heart(1954), Control(2007), Miles Ahead(2016), I Saw the Light(2015), La môme(2007), The Eddy Duchin Story(1956), A Song to Remember(1945), Great Balls of Fire!(1989), Factory Girl(2006), Nico, 1988(2017), Rocketman(2019) ...

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The Glenn Miller Story

Biography of bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English Channel in December 1944.

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Born to Be Blue

A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.

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Deep in My Heart

Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.

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Control

A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.

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Miles Ahead

An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.

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I Saw the Light

The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.

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La môme

Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.

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The Eddy Duchin Story

The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.

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A Song to Remember

Biography of Frederic Chopin.

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Great Balls of Fire!

The life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis.

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Factory Girl

Based on the rise and fall of socialite Edie Sedgwick, concentrating on her relationships with Andy Warhol and a folk singer.

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Nico, 1988

The last year of singer Nico's life, as she tours and grapples with addiction and personal demons.

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Rocketman

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.

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Professor Marston & the Wonder Women

The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.

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Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.

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Bird

Jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker (Forest Whitaker) lives fast and self-destructs, dead at 34 in 1955.

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Walk the Line

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.

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Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend

Based on footage shot in the early seventies and lost for more than thirty years, NAACP IMAGE AWARD winner Esther Anderson takes us on a journey to Jamaica and into 56 HOPE ROAD, Kingston, ... See full summary »

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Judy

Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.

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I'm Not There

Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.

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Your Cheatin' Heart

The story of the country and western singer Hank Williams.

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