Movies like Standing in the Shadows of Motown

20 movies like Standing in the Shadows of Motown, ordered by similarity : Bad Reputation(2018), Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits(2017), I Am Trying to Break Your Heart(2002), It Might Get Loud(2008), Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul(2017), Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars(2017), Super Duper Alice Cooper(2014), U2 3D(2007), Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul(2005), Lightning in a Bottle(2004), United Nation: Three Decades of Drum & Bass(2020), The Devil's Horn(2016) ...

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Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.

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Bad Reputation

Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.

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Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits

The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.

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I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

First-time filmmaker and award-winning photographer Sam Jones documents the recording of Wilco's album, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot."

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It Might Get Loud

A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.

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Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul

The story of singer Joe Cocker is told through archive footage and interviews for close associates.

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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

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.

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Super Duper Alice Cooper

Super Duper Alice Cooper is the twisted tale of a teenage Dr Jekyll whose rock n roll Mr Hyde almost kills him. It is the story of Vincent Furnier, preacher's son, who struck fear into the ... See full summary »

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U2 3D

A 3-D presentation of U2's global "Vertigo" tour. Shot at seven different shows, this production employs the greatest number of 3-D cameras ever used for a single project.

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Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

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 »

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Lightning in a Bottle

Antoine Fuqua's documentary on the blues, shot at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

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United Nation: Three Decades of Drum & Bass

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.

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The Devil's Horn

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.

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Two Trains Runnin'

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.

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Everything: The Real Thing Story

Dubbed 'the black Beatles' by the British tabloids, the 'other' four lads from Liverpool recount their incredible story from the tough streets of Toxteth to the bright lights of New York.

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Make It Funky!

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.

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Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.

Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, Stephen Loveridge creates an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician known as M.I.A.

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Iron Maiden: Flight 666

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.

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Eric Clapton: Live at the Royal Albert Hall -- Slowhand at 70

Celebrating his 70th birthday and his 200th show at the Royal Albert Hall, Eric Clapton performs his hits in this concert from 2015.

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Jimi Hendrix

This documentary was made three years after Jimi Hendrix's untimely death. At the time it was an example of how a visual biography should be done, but some of the information in it needs ... See full summary »

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American Valhalla

Directed by Andreas Neumann and Joshua Homme, American Valhalla tells the story of an unlikely musical collaboration between two mavericks of American rock: Joshua Homme, frontman of Queens... See full summary »

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