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Music Documentaries

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  • Fleetwood Mac: Destiny Rules (2004)

    1. Fleetwood Mac: Destiny Rules

    20041h 19mTV Movie
    7.9 (100)
    FLEETWOOD MAC reunite for the first time (sans Christine McVie) to record their first studio album in over fifteen years. Follow them as they write and record their album Say You Will from the first day Stevie Nicks walks into the studio to the opening night of their tour. Cameras rolled practically every moment from start to finish. Fleetwood Mac: Destiny Rules captures the ups and downs of a legendary, storied band like no other documentary before.
    DirectorsMatt BaumannKyle EinhornStarsStevie NicksLindsey BuckinghamMick Fleetwood
  • Still Bill (2009)

    2. Still Bill

    20091h 18mNot Rated76Metascore
    7.8 (678)
    A portrait of soul legend Bill Withers.
    DirectorsDamani BakerAlex VlackStarsBill WithersClarence AvantBenorce Blackmon
  • Sinatra (1992)

    3. Sinatra

    19924 epsTV Mini Series
    7.2 (465)
    An extensive biopic of one of the most famous entertainers of the 20th century - Frank Sinatra. The only thing that could engage the public more than his songs and films was his sometimes controversial private life.
    StarsPhilip CasnoffOlympia DukakisJoe Santos
  • Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)

    4. The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

    20161h 46mNot Rated72Metascore
    7.8 (14K)
    A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews, and stories of The Beatles' 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsThe BeatlesJohn LennonGeorge Harrison
  • Frank Zappa in Zappa (2020)

    5. Zappa

    20202h 9mNot Rated76Metascore
    7.5 (3.9K)
    An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
    DirectorAlex WinterStarsFrank ZappaLonnie LardnerPatrice Zappa
  • Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood in Shine a Light (2008)

    6. Shine a Light

    20082h 2mPG-1376Metascore
    7.1 (13K)
    A career-spanning documentary on The Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their "A Bigger Bang" tour.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsCharlie Watts
  • Gospel According to Al Green (1984)

    7. Gospel According to Al Green

    19841h 34m
    7.9 (80)
    The story of R&B singer Al Green, who gave up a successful singing career to become a gospel minister.
    DirectorRobert MuggeStarsAl GreenWillie MitchellKen Tucker
  • Otis Redding: Soul Ambassador (2013)

    8. Otis Redding: Soul Ambassador

    20131h
    8.0 (32)
    First ever TV documentary about the legendary soul singer Otis Redding.
    DirectorJeremy MarreStarsAl BellSteve CropperBryan Ferry
  • Mamas & the Papas: Straight Shooters (1989)

    9. Mamas & the Papas: Straight Shooters

    19891h 12m
    8.2 (57)
    The definitive story of the quintessential sixties super group. From the Greenwich Village folk scene to the Virgin Islands. From California to the top of the charts. And from Cass Elliot's shattering death to the band member's recent successes. The life, loves and music of John Phillips, Cass Elliot, Michelle Phillips and Denny Doherty are revealed in an n intimate musical experience that could have only happened in the sixties. Features 20 performances of hits like California Dreamin', Monday, Monday and I Saw Her Again Last Night.
    DirectorMark HallStarsBill ClearyJoe CockerDenny Doherty
  • Quincy Jones in Quincy (2018)

    10. Quincy

    20182h 4mTV-MA60Metascore
    7.6 (5.6K)
    An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America.
    DirectorsAlan HicksRashida JonesStarsQuincy JonesRashida JonesKareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Whitney Houston in Whitney (2018)

    11. Whitney

    20182hR75Metascore
    7.3 (8.2K)
    An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.
    DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsWhitney HoustonEllen WhiteMichael Houston
  • Taylor Swift in Miss Americana (2020)

    12. Miss Americana

    20201h 25mTV-MA65Metascore
    7.4 (26K)
    A look at iconic pop artist Taylor Swift during a transformational time in her life as she embraces her role as a singer/songwriter and harnesses the full power of her voice.
    DirectorLana WilsonStarsTaylor SwiftAndrea SwiftScott Swift
  • Western Stars (2019)

    13. Western Stars

    20191h 23mPG80Metascore
    7.6 (2K)
    Live concert performance of Bruce Springsteen singing songs from his album 'Western Stars'.
    DirectorsBruce SpringsteenThom ZimnyStarsPatti ScialfaBruce Springsteen
  • Linda Ronstadt in Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019)

    14. Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

    20191h 35mPG-1377Metascore
    8.0 (2.6K)
    With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene in her early twenties.
    DirectorsRob EpsteinJeffrey FriedmanStarsLinda RonstadtBonnie RaittDolly Parton
  • Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

    15. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    20191h 55m
    7.5 (1.6K)
    The life story of the legendary musician Miles Davis.
    DirectorStanley NelsonStarsQuincy JonesHerbie HancockMiles Davis
  • David Crosby in David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019)

    16. David Crosby: Remember My Name

    20191h 35mR80Metascore
    7.5 (1.5K)
    Meet David Crosby in this portrait of a man with everything but an easy retirement on his mind.
    DirectorA.J. EatonStarsDavid CrosbyStephen BarncardJackson Browne
  • Suzi Quatro in Suzi Q (2019)

    17. Suzi Q

    20191h 38m69Metascore
    7.2 (670)
    Story of trailblazing American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who helped redefine the role of women in rock 'n' roll when she broke out in 1973.
    DirectorLiam FirmagerStarsSuzi QuatroCherie CurrieKT Tunstall
  • Bob Dylan in Rolling Thunder Revue (2019)

    18. Rolling Thunder Revue

    20192h 22mTV-MA87Metascore
    7.5 (8.3K)
    In an alchemic mix of fact and fantasy, Martin Scorsese looks back at Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour and a country ripe for reinvention.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsBob DylanAllen GinsbergPatti Smith
  • Aretha Franklin in Amazing Grace (2018)

    19. Amazing Grace

    20181h 29mG94Metascore
    7.5 (5.3K)
    A documentary presenting Aretha Franklin with choir at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles in January 1972.
    DirectorsAlan ElliottSydney PollackStarsAretha FranklinJames ClevelandAlexander Hamilton
  • Studio 54 (2018)

    20. Studio 54

    20181h 38mTV-MA70Metascore
    7.0 (3.8K)
    The story of the notorious 1970s New York City nightclub.
    DirectorMatt TyrnauerStarsIan SchragerSteve RubellDonald Rubell
  • Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman, and The Rolling Stones in Gimme Shelter (1970)

    21. Gimme Shelter

    19701h 31mGP85Metascore
    7.8 (13K)
    When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.
    DirectorsAlbert MayslesDavid MayslesCharlotte ZwerinStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsMick Taylor
  • John Bonham, Peter Grant, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant in The Song Remains the Same (1976)

    22. The Song Remains the Same

    19762h 17mPG46Metascore
    7.6 (9.5K)
    The pioneers of hard rock take the stage - and blow your mind. Led Zeppelin storm Madison Square Garden in this collection of footage taken from their legendary performances at the New York venue in 1973.
    DirectorsPeter CliftonJoe MassotStarsRobert PlantJimmy PageJohn Paul Jones
  • Jimi Hendrix in Jimi Hendrix (1973)

    23. Jimi Hendrix

    19731h 38mR
    7.7 (2K)
    Made shortly after his death, this documentary explores the brief life and remarkable legacy of guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
    DirectorsJoe BoydJohn HeadGary WeisStarsArthur AllenAlbert AllenStella Benabon
  • Imagine: John Lennon (1988)

    24. Imagine: John Lennon

    19881h 40mR
    7.8 (5.3K)
    A biography of the rock music star.
    DirectorAndrew SoltStarsJohn LennonYoko OnoPaul McCartney
  • John Lennon and Yoko Ono in Imagine (1972)

    25. Imagine

    19721h 10mTV Movie
    7.3 (866)
    A surreal, half-fiction, half real life footage of a day in the life of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, composed to music from John's historic 'Imagine' album and Yoko's 'Fly'.
    DirectorsJohn LennonYoko OnoStarsFred AstaireJohn LennonYoko Ono

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