20 movies like Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony, ordered by similarity : Soundtrack for a Revolution(2009), Two Trains Runnin'(2016), United Nation: Three Decades of Drum & Bass(2020), Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul(2005), Heartworn Highways(1976), Bad Reputation(2018), Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul(2017), Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits(2017), Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars(2017), Mandela, My Dad and Me(2015), Searching for Sugar Man(2011), Make It Funky!(2005) ...
Documentary
South Africa|USA
2002
108 Minutes
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Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.
Drama, Music, Documentary, History
USA|France|UK
2009
82 Minutes
John Legend Dan Sturman Wyclef Jean Joss Stone Richie Havens Anthony Hamilton Angie Stone
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Tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music - the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and in jail cells as they fought for ... See full summary »
Documentary
2016
80 Minutes
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In June of 1964, two groups of young men travel to Mississippi. Though neither group was aware of the other, each had come on the same errand: to find an old blues singer and coax him out of retirement.
Documentary, Music
UK
2020
92 Minutes
Terry Stone Adam Saint Adam F. Jeremy Bailey Andy C DJ Fresh
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EDM was born out of the Drum and Bass movement, which began in the early 1990's. The scene and its many style permutations have survived and thrived, and heavily influences Grime and the modern EDM arena.
Documentary
Germany|Turkey
2005
90 Minutes
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Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
1976
92 Minutes
Rodney Crowell Steve Earle
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The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.
Documentary, Music
USA
2018
95 Minutes
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Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.
Documentary
UK
2017
90 Minutes
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The story of singer Joe Cocker is told through archive footage and interviews for close associates.
Documentary, Music
2017
86 Minutes
Tessa Pollitt Viv Albertine Gina Birch Palmolive Don Letts Dennis Bovell
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The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.
Documentary, Music
UK
2017
135 Minutes
Duane Allman Ginger Baker Chuck Berry Pattie Boyd Jack Bruce Tom Dowd Bob Dylan Ahmet Ertegun
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A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.
Documentary, Biography
UK
2015
54 Minutes
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In 2013, Idris Elba produced and released "Idris Elba presents mi Mandela", an album inspired by his time researching and portraying Nelson Mandela in "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom". The ... See full summary »
Documentary
Sweden|UK|Finland
2011
86 Minutes
Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman Dennis Coffey Mike Theodore Dan DiMaggio Jerome Ferretti Steve Rowland Willem Möller Craig Bartholomew Strydom
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Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
Documentary
USA
2005
110 Minutes
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MAKE IT FUNKY! tells the story of New Orleans through words, sound and picture in this extraordinary documentary featuring the best of New Orleans' musicians, plus special guests Ahmet Ertegun, Bonnie Raitt, and Keith Richards.
Documentary
USA
1988
106 Minutes
John Lennon Yoko Ono Sean Lennon Julian Lennon
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A biography of the rock music star.
Documentary
USA
2006
99 Minutes
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A documentary on the The Chicks in the wake of singer Natalie Maines' anti-George W. Bush statement at a 2003 concert.
Documentary
UK|Canada
2009
112 Minutes
Sam Dunn
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A chronological account of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 world tour through India, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico and South America in a jet piloted by the band's front man, Bruce Dickinson. Features interviews with the musicians, their road crew and fans.
Documentary, Music
USA
1959
85 Minutes
Gerry Mulligan Louis Armstrong Dinah Washington Thelonious Monk Anita O'Day Chuck Berry Mahalia Jackson Danny Barcelona Urbie Green
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The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.
Documentary, Music
USA
1984
88 Minutes
Bernie Worrell Alex Weir Steve Scales Lynn Mabry Edna Holt Tina Weymouth Jerry Harrison Chris Frantz David Byrne
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An innovative concert movie for the rock group The Talking Heads.
Documentary
USA
1978
117 Minutes
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A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.
Documentary
Canada
2016
86 Minutes
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An exploration of the seemingly mythological hold the saxophone has had on those who've played it, including Adolphe Sax, the man who invented it in 1840.
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
95 Minutes
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Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.