20 movies like The U.S. vs. John Lennon, ordered by similarity : Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony(2002), Soundtrack for a Revolution(2009), Two Trains Runnin'(2016), Imagine: John Lennon(1988), A Great Day in Harlem(1994), The Concert for Bangladesh(1972), The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show(2020), Elvis on Tour(1972), Far From Vietnam(1967), High Fidelity: The Guarneri String Quartet(1989), Jazz on a Summer's Day(1959), Knock Down the House(2019) ...
Documentary
USA
2006
99 Minutes
musician wife senator activist inspiring engaging concert stage new york city washington, d.c. peace john lennon protest vietnam war richard nixon quest transformation 1970s
A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
Documentary
South Africa|USA
2002
108 Minutes
singer f.w. de klerk nelson mandela protester musician journalist uplifting engaging south africa concert stage protest music protest apartheid political repression songwriting rebellion rise pursuit quest
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
martin luther king jr. rosa parks john legend the roots wyclef jean engaging emotional inspiring rousing montgomery, ala. washington, d.c. protest sit-in civil rights movement music protest music social change protest racism discovery
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
college student civil rights activist musician collector blues singer confident engaging inspiring uplifting mississippi car office school neighborhood field music music history musicians civil rights movement stunts
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
USA
1988
106 Minutes
John Lennon Yoko Ono Sean Lennon Julian Lennon
yoko ono child son musician fascinating engaging new york city england house stage john lennon career music activism success rise discovery 1980s
A biography of the rock music star.
Documentary
USA
1994
60 Minutes
Quincy Jones Dizzy Gillespie Sonny Rollins Buck Clayton Art Blakey Hank Jones Art Farmer Johnny Griffin Milt Hinton Chubby Jackson
jazz musician photographer charming engaging new york city harlem, n.y. daunting task music jazz musicians photography quest discovery 1950s
The documentary compiles interviews of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine.
Documentary
UK|USA
1972
99 Minutes
musician eric clapton ringo starr bob dylan leon russell billy preston passionate cool madison square garden stage new york city rock 'n' roll famine charity concert george harrison quest 1970s
The first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise humanitarian relief funds for the refugees of Bangladesh of 1971 war.
Documentary
USA
2020
75 Minutes
martin luther king jr. civil rights activist entertainer host celebrity aretha franklin inspiring intense emotional engaging united states television studio new york city american south civil rights civil rights movement american culture vietnam war discovery pursuit
For one week in February 1968, Johnny Carson gave up his chair to Harry Belafonte, the first time an African-American had hosted a late night TV show for a whole week.
Documentary, Music
USA
1972
93 Minutes
Pierre Adidge
col. tom parker musician guitarist fan rousing emotional confident america virginia north carolina texas stage elvis presley music rock 'n' roll country music concert performance quest adventure
Concert footage and offstage documentary of singer Elvis Presley.
Documentary
1967
110 Minutes
politician fidel castro widow jean-luc godard ho chi minh protester engaging somber profound passionate vietnam france united states battlefield vietnam war politics america government anti-war movement protest
Six filmmakers present war footage and other artifacts of contemporary pop culture to examine the Vietnam War, U.S. foreign policy and President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Documentary
USA
1989
85 Minutes
violinist cellist musician rival coworker engaging fascinating amusing stage recording studio united states university music performance rehearsal rivalry relationships guarneri string quartet rivalry transformation
Relationships, rehearsals, performances, hobbies, family life of the members of the Guarneri string quartet
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
jazz musician mahalia jackson anita o'day louis armstrong thelonious monk audience uplifting creative playful newport, r.i. stage festival jazz concert performance live show music newport jazz festival discovery quest
The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.
Documentary
USA
2019
86 Minutes
nurse daughter bartender mother candidate politician fascinating confident cool incredible inspiring patriotic television studio new york city washington, d.c. office politics winning social change women
A look at the people involved with various political campaigns during the 2018 U.S. congressional election.
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
activist author city planner journalist politician architect bleak brooding engaging intricate new york city park apartment street city hall urban sprawl city life urbanization civil unrest escape
Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.
Documentary
2018
107 Minutes
Astra Taylor Cornel West Angela Davis Eleni Perdikouri William Barber
citizen expert activist politician philosopher bleak fascinating incredible emotional engaging syria united states parade park protest office democracy philosophical conflict philosophy social issues
This reflection on democracy spans millennia and continents, from ancient Athens' groundbreaking experiment in self-government to capitalism's roots in medieval Italy.
Documentary
UK
2014
83 Minutes
James Hall
songwriter lyricist husband wife emotional inspiring profound raw scotland hospital hospital room stroke recovery overcoming the odds music songwriting fall rise sacrifice transformation
Imagine your mind has been wiped: memories, knowledge, experiences, language - every word you ever spoke, has vanished. If eventually you found the words, what would you say? For Edwyn Collins, 'The Possibilities Are Endless'.
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
83 Minutes
singer engaging heartwarming inspiring moving uplifting tour bus stage united states music relationships creative process biography spirituality discovery transformation 2010s
Live concert performance of Bruce Springsteen singing songs from his album 'Western Stars'.
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
95 Minutes
david crosby musician creative emotional engaging fascinating melancholy moving powerful united states biography music music business life aging adventure quest 2010s
Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.
Documentary
USA
2005
110 Minutes
singer musician performer cool engaging creative spirited new orleans stage performance musical influences musicians jazz blues gospel rise transformation 2000s
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
2004
89 Minutes
senator soldier president journalist roommate friend patriotic moving washington, d.c. vietnam river boat john kerry vietnam war peace movement politics navy discovery rise 1960s
A documentary on Senator John Kerry's Navy tour of duty in Vietnam, his contributions to the peace movement that followed, and the ultimate shape of his future political career.
Documentary
Germany|Turkey
2005
90 Minutes
musician singer music lover musicologist powerful inspiring istanbul street stage family home music art culture entertainment show business quest 2000s
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 »