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Kanopy
84
7.5
/5397/
76
/299/
72
/103/
4.0
/10985/
99
/163/
80
/127/
94
/28/
cc age 8+

Amazing Grace (2018)
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of Aretha Franklin's best-selling album finally sees the light of day more than four decades after the original footage was shot.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.8
/57481/
77
/2845/
75
/1286/
4.0
/120037/
96
/224/
87
/751/
85
/41/
cc age 16+

Amy (2015)
A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
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Criterion Channel
83
7.5
/112193/
73
/2537/
72
/1552/
3.9
/181208/
94
/113/
88
/2192/
84
/33/

Blood Simple (1985)
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
82
7.4
/34013/
75
/2174/
73
/706/
4.1
/76985/
94
/178/
86
/299/
75
/43/
cc age 16+

Blindspotting (2018)
Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood they grew up in.
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Disney Plus
82
8.0
/420618/
79
/21378/
81
/11042/
3.9
/2039827/
95
/361/
88
/2047/
83
/55/
cc age 8+

Soul (2020)
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.
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Amazon Prime Video
82
7.4
/14346/
75
/632/
71
/251/
3.7
/14122/
99
/126/
82
/459/
83
/25/
cc age 11+

20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
poster
82
8.0
/67067/
81
/3511/
80
/1519/
4.2
/126225/
99
/95/
92
/459/
85
/24/
cc age 7+

Song of the Sea (2014)
The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
83
81
8.1
/6115/
80
/344/
76
/72/
3.9
/13391/
96
/53/
93
/55/
78
/12/

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
The story of the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs and have 20 No. 1 hits throughout their career, transcending more than five decades of changing tastes and styles.
poster
81
7.4
/197449/
75
/4687/
71
/2110/
3.6
/234320/
91
/165/
90
/11150/
79
/35/
cc age 16+

High Fidelity (2000)
After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".
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Kanopy
80
7.3
/456/
72
/28/
48
/11/
3.9
/933/
100
/26/
90
/65/
85
/11/

Passing Strange (2009)
A young black artist leaves his Los Angeles digs and travels to Europe to find himself. A theatrical stage production of the original Broadway musical.
poster
80
7.4
/26381/
77
/780/
70
/343/
3.7
/20825/
97
/59/
88
/1492/
76
/27/
cc age 17+

What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
80
7.7
/163543/
77
/3723/
74
/2114/
3.8
/88397/
79
/204/
87
/7336/
73
/40/
cc age 15+

Ray (2004)
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
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Amazon Prime Video
79
7.8
/4499/
80
/221/
72
/70/
3.7
/3144/
96
/85/
89
/116/
75
/23/

Muscle Shoals (2013)
In a tiny Alabama town with the curious name of Muscle Shoals, something miraculous sprang from the mud of the Tennessee River. A group of unassuming, yet incredibly talented, locals came together and spawned some of the greatest music of all time: “Mustang Sally,” “I Never Loved a Man,” “Wild Horses,” and many more. During the most incendiary periods of racial hostility, white folks and black folks came together to create music that would last for generations and gave birth to the incomparable “Muscle Shoals sound.”
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Amazon Prime Video
78
7.1
/35553/
70
/1525/
70
/672/
3.7
/85501/
98
/348/
78
/134/
83
/51/
cc age 15+

One Night in Miami... (2020)
In the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South.
poster
78
8.2
/515218/
81
/15408/
81
/7573/
4.3
/1121008/
85
/92/
92
/9671/
57
/13/
cc age 17+

The Thing (1982)
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
poster
78
7.8
/3978/
77
/92/
69
/45/
3.8
/1448/
91
/91/
89
/193/
76
/30/

Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on every hit from Motown's Detroit era. By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk Brothers. Forty-one years after they played their first note on a Motown record and three decades since they were all together, the Funk Brothers reunited back in Detroit to play their music and tell their unforgettable story, with the help of archival footage, still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Brothers backing up contemporary performers.
poster
Peacock Premium
78
7.6
/41927/
77
/1120/
72
/576/
3.8
/37379/
90
/51/
90
/1220/
73
/23/
cc age 16+

The Commitments (1991)
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan.
poster
76
7.9
/226324/
79
/8218/
77
/4426/
4.0
/263048/
71
/91/
92
/10456/
60
/12/
cc age 16+

The Blues Brothers (1980)
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
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Kanopy
76
7.1
/12613/
67
/213/
68
/176/
3.5
/8229/
85
/124/
74
/1495/
76
/36/

Shine a Light (2008)
Martin Scorsese’s electrifying concert documentary captures The Rolling Stones live at New York’s Beacon Theatre during their A Bigger Bang tour. Filmed over two nights in 2006 with an all-star team of cinematographers, the film combines dynamic performances with archival footage and rare glimpses behind the scenes, offering a vibrant portrait of the band’s enduring energy and legacy.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
74
7.3
/10480/
71
/212/
68
/129/
3.5
/3020/
82
/130/
77
/2112/
69
/33/
cc age 16+

Talk to Me (2007)
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
poster
Kanopy
74
7.0
/7302/
70
/98/
66
/77/
3.4
/2685/
86
/50/
76
/171/
75
/31/
cc age 14+

Liberty Heights (1999)
This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.
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Kanopy
73
7.1
/15850/
72
/511/
68
/216/
3.4
/10658/
91
/138/
76
/629/
67
/30/
cc age 13+

The Sapphires (2012)
It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship, and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as singing group The Sapphires.
poster
Netflix
71
6.6
/80088/
70
/1847/
67
/1056/
3.6
/78496/
79
/205/
71
/16731/
76
/37/
cc age 13+

Dreamgirls (2006)
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
poster
Netflix
70
6.6
/19052/
71
/1393/
67
/446/
3.1
/28466/
68
/191/
95
/2126/
61
/43/
cc age 14+

Respect (2021)
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
69
6.7
/14766/
68
/342/
65
/250/
3.7
/21525/
71
/35/
75
/382/
61
/23/

Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
poster
69
6.6
/22607/
68
/747/
64
/397/
3.5
/33904/
88
/48/
68
/480/
66
/10/
cc age 16+

Shaft (1971)
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
poster
Starz
67
6.9
/26974/
70
/1174/
68
/550/
3.4
/19281/
80
/167/
68
/958/
71
/44/
cc age 15+

Get on Up (2014)
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
poster
Hoopla
66
6.7
/13749/
67
/265/
67
/217/
3.2
/5582/
64
/89/
72
/454/
54
/33/
cc age 10+

Music of the Heart (1999)
After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.
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Amazon Prime Video
80
63
7.5
/2531/
75
/86/
71
/25/
3.7
/1361/
96
/80/
85
/144/
85
/26/

Festival Express (2003)
The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada carrying some of the world's greatest rock bands. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, and others lived (and partied) together for five days, stopping in major cities along the way to play live concerts. Their journey was filmed.
poster
62
6.4
/4432/
65
/216/
57
/80/
3.4
/3898/
78
/37/
57
/39/
64
/14/

Northern Soul (2014)
Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.
poster
AMC+ Amazon Channel
62
5.6
/18989/
67
/630/
60
/278/
3.4
/37389/
51
/43/
66
/1442/
53
/11/
cc age 8+

The Wiz (1978)
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
85
61
8.1
/1034/
84
/90/
80
/10/
3.8
/3321/
98
/41/
98
/92/
83
/10/

Luther: Never Too Much (2024)
Luther Vandross started his career supporting David Bowie, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, and more. His undeniable talent earned platinum records and accolades, but he struggled to break out beyond the R&B charts. Intensely driven, he overcame personal and professional challenges to secure his place amongst the greatest vocalists in history.
poster
59
6.1
/1836/
52
/25/
41
/26/
3.2
/1616/
63
/49/
44
/55/
74
/16/

Forty Shades of Blue (2005)
A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.
poster
Hulu
59
6.6
/26478/
69
/1624/
70
/498/
3.0
/53437/
43
/136/
92
/706/
51
/44/
cc age 14+

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
poster
80
59
7.6
/1177/
76
/54/
70
/17/
4.0
/2625/
90
/40/
89
/54/
81
/8/

Wattstax (1973)
A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with footage of the living conditions in the current-day Watts neighborhood.
poster
Criterion Channel
58
6.2
/737/
61
/24/
49
/23/
3.7
/3225/
52
/7/

Young Soul Rebels (1991)
Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
58
7.4
/1579/
74
/85/
69
/39/
3.6
/1040/
100
/11/
86
/107/
cc age 13+

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)
James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, not just through his music, but also as a social activist. Charting his journey from rhythm and blues to funk, MR. DYNAMITE: THE RISE OF JAMES BROWN features rare and previously unseen footage, photographs and interviews, chronicling the musical ascension of “the hardest working man in show business,” from his first hit, “Please, Please, Please,” in 1956, to his iconic performances at the Apollo Theater, the T.A.M.I. Show, the Paris Olympia and more.
poster
83
56
8.0
/15057/
76
/63/
80
/4/
4.2
/58440/
96
/38/
cc age 13+

Black Woodstock (1969)
The Harlem Cultural Festival, also known as "Black Woodstock", was a series of music concerts held in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City during the summer of 1969 to celebrate African American music and culture and to promote the continued politics of black pride. The concerts took place in Harlem's Mount Morris Park on Sundays at 3PM from June 29, 1969 to August 24, 1969. The manifestation came soon after the Watts Riots, and the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.
poster
Peacock Premium
55
4.8
/2466/
62
/125/
50
/62/
2.8
/843/
51
/87/
51
/148/
48
/29/
cc age 9+

Black Nativity (2013)
A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.
poster
Hoopla
59
53
6.0
/5085/
59
/124/
54
/72/
3.2
/3526/
69
/88/
42
/166/
65
/27/
cc age 17+

Not Fade Away (2012)
Set in suburban New Jersey in the 1960s, a group of friends form a rock band and try to make it big.
poster
Netflix
52
5.7
/62697/
66
/3211/
63
/1886/
3.3
/76090/
19
/36/
61
/7018/
38
/23/
cc age 8+

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be closed by the unscrupulous chief of a local authority.
poster
Kanopy
53
52
5.8
/8653/
59
/323/
54
/169/
3.1
/17297/
46
/28/
44
/288/

Blacula (1972)
An 18th century African prince is turned into a vampire while visiting Transylvania. Two centuries later, he rises from his coffin attacking various residents of Los Angeles and meets Tina, a woman who he believes is the reincarnation of his deceased wife.
poster
fuboTV
82
51
7.9
/1942/
77
/123/
76
/25/
3.8
/1643/
100
/18/
84
/6/

Hitsville: The Making of Motown (2019)
The remarkable story of the legendary Motown Records is told through exclusive interviews with the label’s visionary founder, Berry Gordy, and many of its superstar artists and creative figures, as well as rare performances and behind-the-scenes footage unearthed from Motown’s vaults and Gordy’s personal archives.
poster
49
4.9
/35934/
61
/1115/
52
/713/
2.4
/18489/
47
/47/
37
/1547/
48
/23/

Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.
poster
fuboTV
73
48
7.1
/984/
70
/34/
64
/16/
3.6
/993/
85
/73/
79
/66/
76
/22/

Soul Power (2009)
Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in October 1974. The film was made from archival footage; other footage shot at the time focusing on the fight was edited to form the film When We Were Kings.
poster
78
48
7.2
/3120/
74
/165/
71
/165/
3.6
/15396/
100
/1/

Tim Maia (2014)
Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession.
poster
82
44
8.3
/1079/
78
/42/
80
/18/
4.0
/1125/
93
/87/

The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
Hailed by one music reviewer as "the grooviest, wildest, slickest hit ever to pound the screen," "The T.A.M.I. Show" is an unrelenting rock spectacular starring some of the greatest pop performers of the 60s. These top recording idols – representing the musical moods of London, Liverpool, Hollywood and Detroit – packed the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium with 2,600 screaming fans and virtually brought down the house. This is the cinematic record of that electrifying event.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
53
41
5.1
/3135/
54
/57/
40
/40/
2.7
/1243/
56
/113/
64
/5/

Blue Juice (1995)
JC is the hero of the Cornish surfing community. Staring thirty hard in the face, he fears that the wave that has carried him through a prolonged adolescence is heading for the rocks as his girlfriend pressures him for commitment and his friends contemplate growing up.


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