Movie Database

Movies by Lists - Musician Biographies (35 [40])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
AmadeusThe life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was insanely jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.1984Milos Forman (*)Biography, Drama, Music8.3 (388.6K votes)16020211228
BackbeatA dramatization of the Hamburg, Germany phase of The Beatles' early history.1994Iain SoftleyBiography, Drama, Music, Romance6.6 (6.5K votes)10020231001
Beyond the SeaA swooning study of "Mack the Knife" singer Bobby Darin and specifically his relationship with wife Sandra Dee.2004Kevin SpaceyBiography, Drama, Music, Musical6.7 (14.9K votes)11820211228
BirdThe troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker.1988Clint Eastwood (*)Biography, Drama, Music7.2 (12.3K votes)16120211228
Buddy Holly Story, TheThe story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death.1978Steve RashBiography, Drama, Music7.2 (8.9K votes)11420211228
Cadillac RecordsChronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.2008Darnell MartinBiography, Drama, Music7.0 (21.2K votes)10920211228
Coal Miner's DaughterThe fictionalized life of singer Loretta Lynn, a girl who rose from humble beginnings to become a country music star in the 1960s/70s.1980Michael AptedBiography, Drama, Music7.5 (18.1K votes)12420211228
ControlA profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.2007Anton CorbijnBiography, Drama, Music7.7 (65.1K votes)12220220723
Devil's Violinist, The19th Century violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini incurs the wrath of his diabolical manager while preparing for his debut performance in London, and falling for the daughter of an English impresario.2013Bernard RoseBiography, Drama, Musical6.1 (3.5K votes)12220211228
Doors, TheThe story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.1991Oliver Stone (*)Biography, Drama, Music7.2 (90K votes)14020211228
ElvisA chronicle of the life of Elvis Presley, from his humble beginnings to his rise to international stardom.2005James Steven SadwithBiography, Drama, Music7.1 (4.1K votes)120231001
Gainsbourg - A Heroic Life [Gainsbourg - Vie héroïque]A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.2010Joann SfarBiography, Drama, Music6.9 (10.2K votes)13520231001
Gene Krupa Story, TheBiopic of famous jazz drummer, Gene Krupa, who becomes a sensation but cannot handle success and life in the fast lane and ends-up broke, struggling with drugs and alcohol.1959Don WeisBiography, Drama, Music6.7 (750 votes)10120231001
Get on UpA chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.2014Tate TaylorBiography, Drama, Music6.9 (25.7K votes)13920231001
Great Balls of Fire!The life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis.1989Jim McBride (*)Biography, Drama, Music6.2 (17.4K votes)10820211228
I Saw the LightThe story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.2015Marc AbrahamBiography, Drama, Music, Romance5.8 (8K votes)12320231001
I'm Not ThereRuminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.2007Todd Haynes (*)Biography, Drama, Music6.8 (60.4K votes)13520231001
Immortal BelovedThe life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. Besides all the work he is known for, the composer once wrote a famous love letter to a nameless beloved, and the movie tries to find out who this beloved was--not easy, as Be1994Bernard RoseBiography, Drama, Music, Romance7.4 (24.5K votes)12120211228
Jersey BoysThe story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons.2014Clint Eastwood (*)Biography, Drama, Music6.8 (34.4K votes)13420211228
Jimi - All Is by My SideA drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.2013John RidleyBiography, Drama, Music5.7 (6.9K votes)11820231001
La BambaBiographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.1987Luis ValdezBiography, Drama, Music6.9 (32.6K votes)10820211228
La Vie en RoseBiopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.2007Olivier DahanBiography, Drama, Music, Romance7.6 (85.7K votes)14020211228
Lady Sings The BluesThe story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday.1972Sidney J. FurieBiography, Drama, Music, Romance7.1 (4.3K votes)14420211228
Love and MercyIn the 60s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 80s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Land2014Bill PohladBiography, Drama, Music7.4 (38.3K votes)12120211228
Nowhere BoyA chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.2009Sam Taylor-JohnsonBiography, Drama, Music, Romance7.1 (36.4K votes)9820211228
Pianist, TheA Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.2002Roman Polanski (*)Biography, Drama, Music, War8.5 (790.4K votes)15020211228
Purple RainA young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.1984Albert MagnoliDrama, Music, Romance6.5 (21K votes)11120211228
RayThe story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.2004Taylor HackfordBiography, Drama, Music7.7 (144.8K votes)15220211228
Rose, TheThe tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.1979Mark RydellDrama, Music, Romance7.0 (8.5K votes)12520211228
Runaways, TheA coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.2010Floria SigismondiBiography, Drama, Music6.5 (50.4K votes)10620231001
Sid & JudyThe relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed.1986Alex CoxBiography, Drama, Music, Romance7.0 (31.2K votes)11220211228
Sid and NancyThe relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed.1986Alex CoxBiography, Drama, Music, Romance7.0 (31.3K votes)11220211228
Sweet DreamsThe story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.1985Karel ReiszBiography, Drama, Music7.1 (4.6K votes)11520211228
Walk the LineA chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.2005James MangoldBiography, Drama, Music, Romance7.8 (244.7K votes)13620211228
What's Love Got to Do with ItThe story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner.1993Brian GibsonBiography, Drama, Music7.3 (20.8K votes)11820220414
Greetings from Tim Buckley2012Daniel AlgrantDrama6.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story1995Bill D'EliaBiography, Drama, Music6.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Stoned2005Stephen WoolleyBiography, Drama, Music5.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Selena1997Gregory NavaBiography, Drama, Music6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story2013Charles Stone IIIBiography, Drama, Music7.4 (Unkn) Excluded