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Quincy 2018
Documentary
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. Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved easily between musical genres, producing major pop hits of the early 1960s and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations in the same time period.
The sides of Quincy
- Quincy Jones looking back on seventy years of music
- Jazz bands, pop records and film scores
- A portrait co-directed by his daughter Rashida Jones
Good for you if
- you like hearing how jazz, pop and film music passed through one man.
- you like a famous life told up close, health scares included.
- you like American history seen from inside the recording studio.
Bad for you if
- two hours of one life is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at a loving tribute made by the subject's own daughter.
About: music · legacy · race in America · fatherhood
Amazing Grace 2018
Documentary
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.
The sides of Amazing Grace
- Aretha Franklin singing gospel in a Los Angeles church
- A 1972 live recording session
- Footage that waited decades to be released
Good for you if
- you like gospel sung live with a choir behind it.
- you can't look away from Aretha Franklin at the height of her voice.
- you like being in the room for a real moment in music history.
Bad for you if
- you find grainy 1970s footage dated.
- you roll your eyes at fervent church preaching between the songs.
About: faith · music · joy
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan 2005
Documentary
A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.
The sides of No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
- Bob Dylan from 1961 to 1966
- Greenwich Village folk clubs
- Fans booing when he goes electric
Good for you if
- you want to hear Dylan's songs as they were first played.
- you like the sixties, from the folk scene to the protest years.
- you like a life story told by the people who were there.
Bad for you if
- three and a half hours is too much for you.
- you find black and white footage from the sixties dated.
About: reinvention · fame · the voice of a generation
Piece by Piece 2024
Documentary
A unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens of LEGO® animation, turn up the volume on your imagination and witness the evolution of one of music's most innovative minds.
The sides of Piece by Piece
- Pharrell Williams's life told in LEGO
- A kid from Virginia Beach who hears music in colors
- The making of hits like Happy
Good for you if
- you like hearing how Pharrell built his songs and beats.
- you like a music biography rebuilt brick by brick in LEGO.
- you like the story of a dreamy kid finding his sound.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you roll your eyes at uplifting talk about inspiration and following your dreams.
About: creativity · fame · growing up
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert 2026
Documentary
Long-lost footage from Elvis Presley's legendary Las Vegas residency in the 1970s woven together with rare 16mm footage from Elvis on Tour, and 8mm from the Graceland archive, plus recordings of Elvis telling "his side of the story" rediscovered during Baz Luhrmann's research for his 2022 film, Elvis.
The sides of EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
- Elvis on stage in Las Vegas in the 1970s
- Lost concert footage found again
- Elvis telling his own story
Good for you if
- you like hearing Elvis sing live at full power.
- you can't look away from a man owning a stage.
- you like hearing a legend in his own words.
Bad for you if
- you find 1970s footage dated.
- you need a story with stakes, not a concert.
About: fame · music · legacy
Imagine: John Lennon 1988
Documentary
The biography of former Beatle, John Lennon—narrated by Lennon himself—with extensive material from Yoko Ono's personal collection, previously unseen footage from Lennon's private archives, and interviews with David Bowie, his first wife Cynthia, second wife Yoko Ono and sons Julian and Sean.
The sides of Imagine: John Lennon
- John Lennon telling his own life
- Home footage from Yoko Ono's archives
- Cynthia, Julian and Sean looking back
Good for you if
- you love the Beatles and Lennon's solo songs.
- you want Lennon in his own voice, from Liverpool to New York.
- you like a portrait of a man with all his contradictions.
Bad for you if
- you find old 1960s and 70s footage dated.
- you can't revisit his murder in New York in 1980.
About: fame · love · peace · loss
Thriller 40 2023
Documentary
Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews.
The sides of Thriller 40
- Michael Jackson recording Thriller
- Quincy Jones in the studio
- The zombie video that changed music television
Good for you if
- you know every song on Thriller by heart.
- you like hearing how a famous album was actually made.
- you like going back to early 1980s pop and MTV.
Bad for you if
- you want the man behind the album, not only the making of it.
- you roll your eyes at stars and fans praising an album for ninety minutes.
About: fame · creativity · pop culture
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage 2010
Documentary
An in-depth look at the Canadian rock band Rush, chronicling the band's musical evolution from their progressive rock sound of the '70s to their current heavy rock style.
The sides of Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
- Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart
- Decades of a Canadian rock band
- Fans and fellow musicians on why it matters
Good for you if
- you love Rush or want to understand their sound.
- you like three friends who stayed together for decades.
- you want the band's whole story, from the start.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit with Neil Peart's loss of his daughter and wife.
- you roll your eyes at fellow musicians lining up to praise a band.
About: friendship · loyalty · craft
Marley 2012
Documentary
Bob Marley's universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best.
The sides of Marley
- Bob Marley from a Jamaican village to world stages
- Reggae and the politics of 1970s Jamaica
- Interviews with his family and bandmates
Good for you if
- you like reggae and want to know where these songs came from.
- you want the whole life of Bob Marley told by people who knew him.
- you like music caught up in a country's politics.
Bad for you if
- you find almost two and a half hours too much for one evening.
- you need a faster pace than a life told from the very beginning.
About: faith · peace · legacy
Becoming Led Zeppelin 2025
Documentary
The individual journeys of the four members of the band, as they move through the music scene of the 1960s, playing small clubs throughout Britain and performing some of the biggest hits of the era, until their meeting in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal that changes their lives forever.
The sides of Becoming Led Zeppelin
- Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones telling it
- Archive audio of John Bonham
- The band's first albums and early tours
Good for you if
- you want to hear Led Zeppelin loud and in full.
- you like the British music scene of the 1960s.
- you want the band's story told by the band itself.
Bad for you if
- you find grainy 1960s footage dated.
- you need suspense, and this is four musicians finding each other.
About: ambition · rock music · beginnings
The Beatles: Get Back 2021
Documentary
The three-part documentary series, compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage, captures the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of music's most iconic foursome. The series also includes – for the first time in its entirety – The Beatles' final performance at London's Savile Row.
The sides of The Beatles: Get Back
- The Beatles writing songs in a studio
- Unseen footage from January 1969
- The rooftop concert in full
Good for you if
- you like watching songs like Get Back take shape from nothing.
- you like long sessions where almost nothing happens and then a song appears.
- you want to see the four of them joke, argue and work together.
Bad for you if
- nearly eight hours of rehearsals is too much for you.
- you find 1969 footage dated, even restored.
About: creation · friendship · the end of a band
The Last Waltz 1978
Documentary
Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from The Band's incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, and other rock legends.
The sides of The Last Waltz
- The Band's farewell concert in San Francisco
- Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Van Morrison on one stage
- Backstage interviews filmed by Martin Scorsese
Good for you if
- you like a whole concert of 1970s rock filmed up close.
- you like a concert shot on film by Martin Scorsese, every stage light composed.
- you like the end of an era captured on a single night.
Bad for you if
- you can't get into music films from the 1970s.
- you want the people behind the music more than the music itself.
About: farewell · the road · rock history
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten 2007
Documentary
As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Four years after his death, his influence reaches out around the world, more strongly now than ever before. In "The Future Is Unwritten", from British film director Julien Temple, Joe Strummer is revealed not just as a legend or musician, but as a true communicator of our times. Drawing on both a shared punk history and the close personal friendship which developed over the last years of Joe's life, Julien Temple's film is a celebration of Joe Strummer - before, during and after the Clash.
The sides of Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
- The frontman of the Clash
- Punk in late 1970s Britain
- Friends remembering him around campfires
Good for you if
- you love the Clash and punk.
- you want Joe Strummer's whole life, before and after the band.
- you like a portrait of a man more than a list of hits.
Bad for you if
- two hours is a lot for you for one musician.
- you need momentum. The film keeps stopping at campfires where friends trade memories.
About: punk · rebellion · friendship
A Band Called Death 2013
Documentary
Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was Death. Formed in the early '70s by three teenage brothers from Detroit, Death is credited as being the first black punk band, and the Hackney brothers, David, Bobby, and Dannis, are now considered pioneers in their field. But it wasn’t until recently — when a dusty 1974 demo tape made its way out of Bobby’s attic nearly 30 years after Death’s heyday — that anyone outside a small group of punk enthusiasts had even heard of them.
The sides of A Band Called Death
- Three brothers playing punk in 1970s Detroit
- A band name nobody would book
- A forgotten demo tape found decades later
Good for you if
- you like raw punk played before punk had a name.
- you like three brothers held together by music.
- you love true stories of music rediscovered.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at emotional family reunions.
- you need more happening than interviews and old photos.
About: brotherhood · recognition · faith
The Velvet Underground 2021
Documentary
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.
The sides of The Velvet Underground
- Lou Reed, John Cale and the birth of a band
- Andy Warhol's Factory in 1960s New York
- Split screens full of archive footage
Good for you if
- you love the drone and noise of the Velvet Underground.
- you like Todd Haynes cutting archive footage into split screens.
- you want to be dropped into the New York avant-garde of the sixties.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand experimental films and art-school strangeness.
- you find two hours of interviews and archives too much.
About: art · rebellion · New York
Score: A Film Music Documentary 2017
Documentary
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.
The sides of Score: A Film Music Documentary
- Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman at work
- Orchestras recording in Hollywood studios
- How film scores changed over a century
Good for you if
- you hum film themes long after the credits.
- you like hearing composers explain their own craft.
- you like tracing how movie music changed over the decades.
Bad for you if
- you want something to happen, not people talking about their work.
- you want one person's story, not a gallery of composers.
About: creativity · craft · cinema
Supersonic 2016
Documentary
Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the most genre and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed and features candid new interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher, their mother, and members of the band and road crew.
The sides of Supersonic
- Two brothers from a Manchester council estate
- Three years from rehearsals to Knebworth
- Interviews with Noel, Liam and their mother
Good for you if
- you want to hear the early Oasis songs at full volume.
- you like the fights and the bond between Noel and Liam.
- you like a rise to fame told by the people who lived it.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand a story full of drink and drugs.
- you can't root for two arrogant brothers who boast and brawl their way to the top.
About: fame · brotherhood · ambition
Monterey Pop 1968
Documentary
Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.
The sides of Monterey Pop
- The 1967 Monterey Pop Festival
- Jimi Hendrix setting his guitar on fire
- Otis Redding, The Who and Janis Joplin on stage
Good for you if
- you want to hear Otis Redding and Jefferson Airplane live.
- you like being dropped into the summer of 1967.
- you can't look away from Hendrix on stage.
Bad for you if
- you find grainy 1960s footage dated.
- you want to get to know the musicians. The film shows the songs and the crowd, with no interviews.
About: the sixties · rock · the crowd
The Greatest Night in Pop 2024
Documentary
On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gathered to record "We Are the World." This documentary goes behind the scenes of the historic event.
The sides of The Greatest Night in Pop
- One night in 1985 to record We Are the World
- Dozens of stars in a single studio
- Lionel Richie telling how it came together
Good for you if
- you like seeing a famous song built line by line.
- you want a warm, nostalgic evening with no bad guys.
- you like watching forty stars, from Michael Jackson to Bob Dylan, squeezed into one studio for a night.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at stars holding hands for a good cause.
- you'd rather go deep with one artist than meet forty.
About: generosity · ego · nostalgia
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.
The sides of Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
- The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival
- Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and Sly and the Family Stone
- Footage kept in a basement for fifty years
Good for you if
- you want to watch soul, gospel and funk performed live in 1969.
- you like a lost piece of Harlem history coming back to light.
- you want to hear people who were in the crowd remember that summer.
Bad for you if
- you find 1969 concert footage dated.
- you want one person's story more than a festival's.
About: Black pride · music · memory · joy