Movies like Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) is a music movie directed by George C. Wolfe. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Rocketman (2019)
★ 7.3 · 5,107 votes · Music, Drama
The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
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2. What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
★ 7.1 · 385 votes · Drama, Music, History
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
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3. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
★ 7.9 · 18,131 votes · Music, Drama
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
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4. A Complete Unknown (2024)
★ 7.1 · 1,588 votes · Drama, Music
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
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5. Cadillac Records (2008)
★ 7.1 · 495 votes · Drama, History, Music
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
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6. Crossroads (1986)
★ 7.4 · 502 votes · Drama, Music
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
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7. Whiplash (2014)
★ 8.4 · 17,235 votes · Drama, Music, Thriller
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
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