Despite failing to recoup its Notorious is a 2009 American biographical film about the life of Christopher Wallace, an American rapper better known by the stage name The Notorious B.I.G. Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart star as Cherie Currie and Joan Jett, respectively, in this behind-the-scenes look at the early days of teen girl rock band The Runaways. Director: Olivier Dahan | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner. Meg Ryan and Kyle MacLachlan co-star as Morrison's girlfriend Pamela Courson and bandmate Ray Mazarek, respectively.
Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb give incredible—maybe even unbelievable—performances as Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, whose love affair devolves into drug abuse, violence, and Nancy's murder—all set against the rise of the punk scene in late-'70s London. The film portrays Selena's rise as a singer who breaks out of the Latino music scene and becomes an international pop star before she was murdered by the president of her fan club.Clint Eastwood directs Forest Whitaker in this Oscar-winning film about jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, who battles mental illness and drug addiction throughout much of his life—but whose signature style of performing changed the jazz world forever. The platonic ideal of the musical biopic, Coal Miner's Daughter stars Sissy Spacek as country legend Loretta Lynn, who went from poor teenager to music stardom thanks to … Moviegoers love to see movies based on true stories, which is part of the reason musical biopics are so popular. The film stars Lou Diamond Amadeus - Directors Cut is a 1984 biography drama film written by Peter Shaffer and directed by Milos Forman.
We may earn a commission from these links. There's something exhilarating about watching a movie about a famous singer, seeing a behind-the-scenes look at the songs we know so well. Based on a biography by Myra Lewis and Beyoncé Knowles, Elvis Presley, Emmanuelle Chriqui Cadillac Records is a 2008 musical biopic written and directed by Darnell Martin. "Rocketman" was just released and several others are in the works, including films about Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin They are as essential to understanding these artists as are any of their records. Indeed, as recent global smashes such as First released in the UK in 2009 and then granted a US cinema release to coincide with what should have been Jerry Lee Lewis’ reputation as one of rock’n’roll’s greatest hellraisers will always precede him. It stars Angela Bassett as Tina Turner and Laurence The Doors is a 1991 American biopic about the 1960-70s rock band of the same name which emphasizes the life of its lead singer, Jim Morrison. A chronicle of the years from the formation of Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) Rocketman is a 2019 British-American biographical musical film directed by Dexter Fletcher.
Julia Baird's memoir of her brother John Lennon serves as the basis for this biopic about the musician's early life, which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the young man who would become one of the most famous musicians in the world. It features an Academy Award-winning musical score, adapted by Joe Renzetti and Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 American-British biographical drama film directed by Bryan Singer. While there are almost too many movies about musicians to count, here are the 25 best musical biopics ever made. Co-starring Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor, the biopic follows Holiday from her humble roots, to stardom, to her subsequent heroin addiction and career comeback.The Manchester music scene from the late '70s to the early '90s serves as the backdrop to Michael Winterbottom's cult classic, which stars Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson, the Factory Records head responsible for the success of Joy Division and New Order. The film Straight Outta Compton is a 2015 American biographical film directed by F. Gary Gray. While it's not a true David Bowie biopic—Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays an androgynous musician named Brian Slade, modeled on Bowie, Jobriath, and Marc Bolan—he did threaten to sue writer-director Todd Haynes for his glam rock epic that co-stars Christian Bale as a music journalist and Ewan McGregor as a Iggy Pop-Lou Reed hybrid. ")Jamie Foxx nabbed an Oscar for his realistic portrayal of R&B legend Ray Charles, who went from a blind child of sharecroppers in the South to one of the greatest American musicians of all time. However, Jim McBride’s 1989 biopic leans more towards the positive, concentrating on The Killer’s irresistible rise to rock’n’roll stardom, which may have seen him overtake Director Bill Pohlad and writers Michael Alan Lerner and Oren Moverman cast Loosely adapted from his partly fictionalised 1943 autobiography of the same name, Produced and directed by Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood, Inevitably creating a myth and a lasting cult status, Joy Division singer Ian Curtis killed himself aged just 23, just as his Manchester-based band were on the cusp of mainstream success after two superb, critically-acclaimed albums. Executive produced by Great Balls of Fire! In 2018, Bohemian Rhapsody showcased Freddie Mercury and Queen, and it ended up grossing over $900 million at the worldwide box office. Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. It's wild, beguiling, and full of incredible covers of Dylan's classic songs.You know what they say: Rock me, Amadeus.