20 movies like I Called Him Morgan, ordered by similarity : Carol(2015), Studio 54: The Documentary(2018), Cloud 9(2008), Carmen & Geoffrey(2006), Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got(1985), A Tuba to Cuba(2018), Billie(2019), Let's Get Lost(1989), Wild Man Blues(1997), Woodpeckers(2017), Mr. Right(2015), What If(2013) ...
Documentary
Sweden|USA
2016
92 Minutes
jazz musician husband wife confident cool fascinating offbeat new york city east village studio love nursing jazz drug addiction domestic violence discovery love revenge transformation sacrifice
An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Gay & Lesbian, Documentary
USA
2018
98 Minutes
celebrity actor actress mafia boss model gay/lesbian amusing cool fascinating gripping rousing unrestrained new york studio club disco dance club dance floor drugs mafia
The story of the notorious 1970s New York City nightclub.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Documentary
USA
2006
79 Minutes
husband wife dancer actor choreographer painter charming inspiring creative paris trinidad broadway theater new york city marriage dance career vs. love love geoffrey holder carmen de lavallade love
This intimate documentary follows careers of two remarkable personalities: Carmen de Lavallade, a dynamic dancer and choreographer from California who moved to New York with Alvin Ailey and... See full summary »
Documentary
Canada
1985
114 Minutes
Artie Shaw Helen Forrest Mel Torme Evelyn Keyes Polly Haynes John Wexley
clarinetist ex-wife band leader actress singer musician fascinating uplifting new york city los angeles connecticut pennsylvania spain jazz marriage anti-semitism world war ii artie shaw fame love
Documentary cataloging the life and music of the band leader and clarinetist, Artie Shaw.
Documentary, Music
Cuba|USA
2018
84 Minutes
T.G. Herrington Preservation Hall Jazz Band
jazz musician friend band member confident cool endearing engaging inspiring cuba new orleans music heritage jazz connections adventure discovery 2010s
A TUBA TO CUBA follows New Orleans' famed Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they retrace their musical roots from the storied city of jazz to the shores of Cuba and in turn discover a connection that runs much deeper than could have been imagined.
Documentary, Music
USA
2019
96 Minutes
jazz singer journalist friend character confident passionate engaging fascinating interview courtroom house billie holiday celebrities biography interview book discovery growing up forbidden love sacrifice
A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establish a 'get-rich-quick' scam that turns deadly.
Documentary
USA
1989
119 Minutes
Chet Baker Carol Baker Ruth Young Diane Vavra Dick Bock Lawrence Trimble
musician drug addict former lover friend daughter associate engaging striking santa monica, calif. cannes, france jazz drug addiction life family discovery 1950s
Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from Baker's ... See full summary »
Documentary, Music
USA
1997
105 Minutes
Woody Allen Letty Aronson Dan Barrett Simon Wettenhall John Gill Greg Cohen Cynthia Sayer Eddy Davis John Doumanian Martin Konigsburg Nettie Konigsburg
filmmaker musician wife manager sister lighthearted endearing witty venice, italy paris concert hall hotel turin, italy madrid woody allen jazz touring husband/wife relationship fame adventure
Academy Award-winner Barbara Kopple directs this documentary portrait of Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner Woody Allen, seen traveling with friends and fellow musicians during their New... See full summary »
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Romance, Action
USA
2015
93 Minutes
Sam Rockwell Anna Kendrick Tim Roth James Ransone Anson Mount Michael Eklund RZA Katie Nehra Jaiden Kaine Douglas M. Griffin Luis Da Silva Jr.
young woman single woman single man love interest lover friend rival assassin hitman romantic interest amusing hilarious lighthearted playful quirky shocking united states romance love love at first sight
A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.
Romance
2013
102 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Zoe Kazan Megan Park Adam Driver Mackenzie Davis Jemima Rooper Rafe Spall Meghan Heffern Jonathan Cherry Oona Chaplin
friend best friend love interest medical student boyfriend girlfriend college dropout true love animator amusing endearing heartwarming hilarious lighthearted positive united states apartment city office love
A medical-school dropout (Daniel Radcliffe) tries to hide his attraction to his new friend (Zoe Kazan), a bubbly artist who already has a boyfriend.
Documentary, Music
UK
2017
135 Minutes
Duane Allman Ginger Baker Chuck Berry Pattie Boyd Jack Bruce Tom Dowd Bob Dylan Ahmet Ertegun
eric clapton musician music executive rock star artist emotional inspiring powerful passionate creative stage studio television studio music rock 'n' roll music business music history music industry transformation discovery
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.
Drama
UK|USA
1950
110 Minutes
Jennifer Jones Emeric Pressburger David Farrar Cyril Cusack Sybil Thorndike Edward Chapman Esmond Knight Hugh Griffith George Cole Beatrice Varley Frances Clare
gypsy squire minister love interest husband wife brooding emotional heartwarming passionate spirited wild countryside woods england love desire magic loveless marriage curse
A beautiful, superstitious, animal-loving Gypsy is hotly desired by a fox-hunting squire even after she marries a clergyman.
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
2015
94 Minutes
storyteller artist researcher wife filmmaker touching inspiring engaging passionate los angeles office studio love aspirations hollywood marriage family art adventure love
Storyboard artist Harold Michelson and his wife, film researcher Lillian Michelson, were once considered the heart of Hollywood.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
Kenya|South Africa|Germany|Netherlands|France|Norway|Lebanon|UK
2018
83 Minutes
Samantha Mugatsia Sheila Munyiva Neville Misati Nice Githinji Charlie Karumi Muthoni Gathecha Vitalis Waweru Mellen Aura Jimmy Gathu Nini Wacera Dennis Musyoka
best friend father lesbian love interest family member emotional touching cool tender passionate solemn nairobi kenya house bar forbidden love lesbianism secret love secret life forbidden love
"Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives," but Kena and Ziki long for something more. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.
Documentary, Music
USA
2016
94 Minutes
steven spielberg composer film critic actor director producer thrilling emotional inspiring recording studio house film set hollywood, calif. music filmmaking music history composing adventure discovery mystery
A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.
Documentary
USA
2009
101 Minutes
Jeff Sherman Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Julie Andrews Jim Dale Roy Edward Disney Micky Dolenz
songwriter brother coworker friend musician inspiring fascinating studio movie set career brotherhood music legacy filmmaking rise love rivalry 20th century
In 1981, black journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested for the murder of white Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner and was convicted of it in 1982. More than 25 years later, the ... See full summary »