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The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation...
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Almost Famous
Film · 2000 · also drama and musicIn 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journ...
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Beyond the Sea
Film · 2004 · also drama and musicBased on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life.
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The Jazz Singer
Film · 1927 · also drama and musicA young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature...
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American Pop
Film · 1981 · also drama and historyThe history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilitie...
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Dreamgirls
Film · 2006 · also drama and musicA trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
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Elvis
Film · 2022 · also drama and historyThe life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
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Janie Jones
Film · 2010 · also drama and musicWhen a fading musician (Alessandro Nivola) learns he has a teenage daughter (Abigail Breslin) from a long-ago tryst, he’s forced to take her on tour after her mother chec...
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Teen Spirit
Film · 2019 · also drama and musicA shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, tale...
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Respect
Film · 2021 · also drama and historyThe rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
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Bravetown
Film · 2015 · also drama and musicAfter an accidental drug overdose, a talented teenage DJ goes to live with his estranged father in a small Army town, where he gets to the bottom of his own pain and lear...
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