Music Biopics that I Have Seen
THIS IS A LIST OF FILMS THAT I HAVE ONLY SEEN. THERE ARE A FEW THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN SO BARE WITH ME IF I MISS SOME GOOD ONES, AND FEEL FREE TO SUGGEST A FEW.
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- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellShelley WintersBing RussellBiographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.Kurt Russell plays the best Elvis I have seen in any film. I know it doesn't focus on the later years of his life, but in all fairness, films that try to handle those last years do a pretty poor job of doing so. Kurt thank you for giving us the most authentic performance of the King of Rock N' Roll.
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsJamie FoxxRegina KingKerry WashingtonThe 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.Jaime Foxx really did surpass my expectations. The music is good and the acting is superb.
- DirectorGregory NavaStarsJennifer LopezEdward James OlmosJon SedaThe true story of Selena, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart-topping albums on the Latin music charts.I feel like this is not only her breakout acting role, but Jennifer Lopez's best role to date. I remember first seeing this film in 1998 and it really touched me. Selena's music is an amazing testament to her life and legacy. Her music will live on forever. We Miss You.
- StarsLawrence Hilton-JacobsAngela BassettHolly Robinson PeeteThe story of the Jackson family and their rise to success.I know it's just a TV movie but I feel it's one of the better music biopics that i have seen. Yes it's long and it has it's share of historical inconsistencies, but I still watch it if it's on TV. A truly amazing musical family.
- DirectorLuis ValdezStarsLou Diamond PhillipsEsai MoralesRosanna DeSotoBiographical 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.A great biopic with Lou Diamond Philips playing guitar pioneer Ritchie Vallens. I really love the supporting cast as well. Along with a powerhouse soundtrack by Los Lobos, La Bamba proves to be an effective drama.
- StarsCharles Malik WhitfieldD.B. WoodsideTerron BrooksBiography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations.I remember seeing this on NBC when it first premiered. I really do enjoy this film, it's a TV film but I venture to say it's one of the best television biopics ever produced. The music is fantastic as well.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsSissy SpacekTommy Lee JonesLevon HelmThe fictionalized life of singer Loretta Lynn, a girl who rose from humble beginnings to become a country music star in the 1960s/70s.
- DirectorScott HicksStarsGeoffrey RushArmin Mueller-StahlJustin BrainePianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsForest WhitakerDiane VenoraMichael ZelnikerThe troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker.
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsJoaquin PhoenixReese WitherspoonGinnifer GoodwinA 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.
- DirectorBrian GibsonStarsAngela BassettLaurence FishburneRaéVen KellyThe story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner.
- DirectorJim McBrideStarsDennis QuaidWinona RyderJohn DoeThe life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis.
- StarsJonathan Rhys MeyersRose McGowanRandy QuaidA chronicle of the life of Elvis Presley, from his humble beginnings to his rise to international stardom.
- DirectorLeon IchasoStarsMarc AnthonyJennifer LopezJohn OrtizThe life story of Hector Lavoe who started the salsa movement in 1975 and brought it to the United States.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsJamie FoxxRobert Downey Jr.Catherine KeenerA newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
- DirectorAllan MoyleStarsFlex AlexanderEugene ClarkAmy SloanChronicles the rise and fall of pop king Michael Jackson.I saw this biopic not too long ago and this is probably the worst tv music biopic i have seen. I love Michael Jackson and he didn't deserve a terrible movie like this one.
- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsEminemBrittany MurphyKim BasingerFollows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.
- DirectorGeorge Tillman Jr.StarsJamal WoolardAnthony MackieDerek LukeThe life and death story of The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.