Musicians Movies, Movies about Musicians

Here we've displayed a list of the best Musicians films : Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two(2017), Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend(2011), Roger Waters: Us + Them(2019), The Legend of 1900(1998), Almost Famous(2000), The Devil and Daniel Johnston(2005), Quai des Orfevres(1947), Let It Be(1970), Buena Vista Social Club(1999), The Godfathers of Hardcore(2017), A Great Day in Harlem(1994), Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony(2008) ... ...

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Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two

Concert film centering on the rock band Pearl Jam's August 2016 shows at Chicago's Wrigley Field.

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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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Roger Waters: Us + Them

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

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The Legend of 1900

A baby boy, discovered in 1900 on an ocean liner, grows into a musical prodigy, never setting foot on land.

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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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The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston, manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist is revealed in this portrait of madness, creativity and love.

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Quai des Orfevres

Jenny Lamour wants to succeed in music hall. Her husband and accompanist is Maurice Martineau, a nice but jealous man. When he knew Jenny is making eyes at Brignon, an old businessman, in ... See full summary »

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Let It Be

The filmed account of The Beatles' attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart.

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Buena Vista Social Club

Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.

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The Godfathers of Hardcore

Follows the two of the most respected men in underground music, Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma of the band Agnostic Front.

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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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Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony

Director Thomas Grube (RHYTHM IS IT!) and his accomplished film crew accompany the Berlin Philharmonic on a concert tour into six pulsating, dynamic Asian metropolises, juxtaposing ... See full summary »

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See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary

This inspirational documentary follows four deaf entertainers: a comic, drummer, actor and a singer as they attempt to cross over to mainstream audiences. These uniquely talented entertainers overcome great challenges to celebrate success.

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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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Sweet and Lowdown

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

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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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The Five Pennies

Loring "Red" Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who goes to New York in the 1920s full of musical ambition and principles. He gets a job playing in Wil Paradise's band, but quits to ... See full summary »

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Jhankaar Beats

Two copywriter brothers and their apprentice compete in a music contest.

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Fisherman's Friends

Ten fisherman from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties.

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Orchestra of Exiles

Some stories get lost in the turmoil of their times. It is often only in retrospect that we can discover the true shapers of history. One such man is the prodigious Polish violinist ... See full summary »

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Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love

An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.

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Hearts Beat Loud

A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college.

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Pal Joey

Joey Evans' a charming, handsome, funny, talented a-1st class, A-N°.1 - heel. When Joey meets the former chorus girl and now is the rich widow, Vera Simpson, the pair of lecherous souls seem made for each other.

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The Saddest Music in the World

A young Englishman is sent to Malaysian Borneo in the 1930s to stay with a tribe as UK's colonial representative. A local woman (J.Alba) helps him understand local tradition and language. He falls in love with her etc. despite the taboo.

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Christmas Harmony

Kelley Jakle stars as young woman who returns to her small hometown to rediscover music, family bonds, and the magic of the Christmas season.

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Always in My Heart

After many years, MacKenzie Scott is pardoned from prison, but his wife is already involved with another man. Nevertheless, he travels incognito to his family's town. There he befriends his... See full summary »

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Que Caramba Es La Vida

In the macho world of Mariachi music, only very few women can hold their own. A snapshot of life, death and the things in between - seen from a bird's-eye perspective.

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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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Becks

After breaking up with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn musician moves back in with her mother. Playing for tip money in an old friend's bar, an unexpected relationship begins to take shape. Based on the life and times of Alyssa Robbins.

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Passing Strange The Movie

Director Spike Lee's passionate adaptation of the thrilling Broadway musical about a young bohemian who experiences sex, drugs and rock and roll on his journey to selfhood.

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