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1) Crazy heart
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The powerful story of a country music star's rocky road to redemption. Bad Blake is a boozy, broken-down singer who reaches for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the music. But will Bad's hard-livin' ways and crazy heart cost him his last chance at a comeback?
2) Ex drummer
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Three drug-addled, misfit punk rock musicians are looking for a drummer. They approach Dries, a well known writer whose arrogant self assurance and yuppie lifestyle make him an unlikely candidate, but the fact that he can't play the drums appeals to the band's punk sensibility. Fascinated by these dysfunctional characters, Dries joins the group. His arrival awakens the personal disputes and family feuds latent in the band. A shocking, hardcore, blood-spattered...
3) Elvis
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Elvis Presley rises to fame in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
4) If only
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After his impetuous musician girlfriend dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight, a grief-stricken British businessman gets a chance to relive the day all over again in the hopes of changing the events that led to his girlfriend's death.
5) The runaways
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With the success of their all-girl teenage rock band, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie's friendship begins to unwind after Currie decides to leave the group.
6) Side man
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"Set in 1953 and traveling to 1985, this lovely and poignant memory play unfolds through the eyes of Clifford, the only son of Gene, a jazz trumpet player, and Terry, an alcoholic mother. Alternating between their New York City apartment and a smoke-filled music club, Clifford narrates the story of his broken family and the decline of jazz as popular entertainment. Clifford recalls the key moments in his life, such as the day when he, fresh out of...
8) Whiplash
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Andrew Neyman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, single-minded in his pursuit to rise to the top of his elite East coast music conservatory. Plagued by the failed writing career of his father, Andrew hungers day and night to become one of the greats. Terence Fletcher, an instructor equally known for his teaching talents as for his terrifying methods, leads the top jazz ensemble in the school. Fletcher discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer...
10) Supernova
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A gay couple, one a musician, the other a novelist, embark on a road trip as dementia starts to take hold of one of them.
13) The Rose
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Presents the final days of a hard-living, burned-out rock performer who badly needs a rest. When her ruthless manager won't give her one, she sets off on a self-destructive binge.
14) Second chorus
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A musical dance comedy in which two collegiate trumpet players (Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith) vie for the affections of a young lady (Paulette Goddard), who becomes secretary to a band led by Artie Shaw. Depicts their antics to become members of the band.
15) All eyez on me
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Chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Shakur rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.
16) Private Buckaroo
Series
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The Andrews Sisters, as well as Harry James and his orchestra get drafted and decide to put on a camp show for the soldiers.
17) A star is born
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During the downward spiral of his own music career due to alcoholism and his age, Jackson Maine helps a young singer and actress find fame.
"In this new take on the tragic love story, Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) is a seasoned musician who discovers -- and falls in love with -- struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer...until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career...
18) Born to be blue
Formats
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Jazz legend Chet Baker's tumultuous life is thrillingly re-imagined with wit, verve, and style to burn. In the 1950s, Baker was one of the most famous trumpeters in the world, renowned as both a pioneer of the West Coast jazz scene and an icon of cool.
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The true story of a French teenager rising out of the underprivileged suburbs through love, education and rap music. Regis is a culturally gifted boy who dreams of success for his rap band, but he must accept drug money for the sake of his project. Discovering Islam and love, he bears with the harsh loss and paybacks of delinquency, until he finds the strength to express himself through music and slam-poetry and ultimately becomes a major artist of...
20) Country strong
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Soon after a rising young singer-songwriter gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star, the pair embark on a career resurrection tour steered by her husband/manager, that includes a beauty-queen-turned-singer. Between the concerts, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all.
