Movies like Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend

20 movies like Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend, ordered by similarity : Two Trains Runnin'(2016), Born to Be Blue(2015), Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits(2017), Heartworn Highways(1976), Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars(2017), Wheeler(2017), David Crosby: Remember My Name(2019), Almost Famous(2000), Roger Waters: Us + Them(2019), Iron Maiden: Flight 666(2009), Bad Reputation(2018), Teenage Superstars(2017) ...

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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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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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Born to Be Blue

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

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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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Heartworn Highways

The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.

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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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Wheeler

An aspiring musician from Kaufman, Texas travels to Nashville with the lifelong dream of trying his hand at country music.

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David Crosby: Remember My Name

Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.

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Almost Famous

A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.

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Roger Waters: Us + Them

A look at Roger Waters' 2017-2018 concert tour.

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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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Bad Reputation

Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.

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Teenage Superstars

A look at the bands from the alternative pop music scene in Glasgow from the mid 80's to early 90's.

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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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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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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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Imagine: John Lennon

A biography of the rock music star.

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A Great Day in Harlem

The documentary compiles interviews of all the top jazz musicians in NYC in the year 1958, for a piece in Esquire magazine.

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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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Rocketman

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

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Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.

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