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40 Best Music Biopics of All Time
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The Jacksons - An American Dream (The Complete Miniseries)The Jacksons - An American Dream (The Complete Miniseries)
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1. THE JACKSONS: AN AMERICAN DREAM (1992, Director: Karen Arthur; Star(s): Angela Bassett, Billy Dee Williams, Terrence Howard) (Biopic Subject(s): The Jackson 5/Michael Jackson)
Ray (Widescreen Edition)Ray (Widescreen Edition)
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2. RAY (2004, Taylor Hackford; Jamie Foxx, Curtis Armstrong, Terrence Howard) (Ray Charles)
What's Love Got To Do With It?What's Love Got To Do With It?
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3. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? (1993, Brian Gibson; Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne) (Ike & Tina Turner)
AmadeusAmadeus
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4. AMADEUS (1984, Milos Forman; Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Jeffrey Jones) (Mozart)
ShineShine
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5. SHINE (1996, Scott Hicks; Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Lynn Redgrave, John Gielgud) (David Helfgott)
Almost FamousAlmost Famous
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6. ALMOST FAMOUS (2000, Cameron Crowe; Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson) (Stillwater--fictional)
This Is Spinal Tap (Special Edition)This Is Spinal Tap (Special Edition)
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7. THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984, Rob Reiner; Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest) (Spinal Tap--fictional)
NashvilleNashville
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8. NASHVILLE (1975, Robert Altman; Keith Carradine, Lily Tomlin, Shelley Duvall) (Various Artists--fictional)
Life with Judy Garland - Me and My ShadowsLife with Judy Garland - Me and My Shadows
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9. LIFE WITH JUDY GARLAND: ME & MY SHADOWS (2001, Robert Allan Ackerman; Judy Davis) (Judy Garland)
Walk the Line (Widescreen Edition)Walk the Line (Widescreen Edition)
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10. WALK THE LINE (2005, James Mangold; Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon) (Johnny Cash)
Coal Miner's Daughter -  25th Anniversary EditionCoal Miner's Daughter - 25th Anniversary Edition
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11. COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER (1980, Michael Apted; Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones) (Loretta Lynn)
La BambaLa Bamba
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12. LA BAMBA (1987, Luis Valdez; Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales) (Ritchie Valens)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (Two-Disc Special Edition)Yankee Doodle Dandy (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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13. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942, Michael Curtiz; James Cagney) (George M. Cohan)
A Hard Day's NightA Hard Day's Night
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14. A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964, Richard Lester; The Beatles) (The Beatles)
Sid & NancySid & Nancy
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15. SID & NANCY (1986, Alex Cox; Gary Oldman) (Sid Vicious/Sex Pistols)
The Doors (Special Edition)The Doors (Special Edition)
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16. THE DOORS (1991, Oliver Stone; Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan) (Jim Morrison/The Doors)
The Buddy Holly Story/La BambaThe Buddy Holly Story/La Bamba
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17. THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY (1978, Steve Rash; Gary Busey) (Buddy Holly)
The Glenn Miller StoryThe Glenn Miller Story
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18. THE GLENN MILLER STORY (1954, Anthony Mann; Jimmy Stewart) (Glenn Miller)
Elvis: The Mini-SeriesElvis: The Mini-Series
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19. ELVIS (1979, John Carpenter; Kurt Russell/2005, James Steven Sadwith; Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) (Elvis Presley)
Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story (Two-Disc Special Edition)Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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20. WALK HARD (2007, Jake Kasdan; John C. Reilly) (Dewey Cox--fictional)
Great Balls of Fire!Great Balls of Fire!
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21. GREAT BALLS OF FIRE (1989, Jim McBride; Dennis Quaid) (Jerry Lee Lewis)
Selena (10th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition)Selena (10th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition)
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22. SELENA (1997, Gregory Nava; Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos) (Selena)
Dreamgirls (Widescreen Edition)Dreamgirls (Widescreen Edition)
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23. DREAMGIRLS (2006, Bill Condon; Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy) (The Supremes)
Immortal BelovedImmortal Beloved
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24. IMMORTAL BELOVED (1994, Bernard Rose; Gary Oldman) (Beethoven)
8 Mile (Widescreen Edition)8 Mile (Widescreen Edition)
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25. 8 MILE (2002, Curtis Hanson; Eminem, Kim Basinger) (Eminem)
Backbeat (Collector's Edition)Backbeat (Collector's Edition)
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26. BACKBEAT (1994, Iain Softley; Stephen Dorff) (Stuart Sutcliffe/The Beatles)
Stoned (Unrated Widescreen Edition)Stoned (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
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27. STONED (2005, Stephen Woolley; Leo Gregory) (Brian Jones/The Rolling Stones)
Bound for GloryBound for Glory
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28. BOUND FOR GLORY (1976, Hal Ashby; David Carradine) (Woody Guthrie)
The CommitmentsThe Commitments
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29. THE COMMITMENTS (1991, Alan Parker; Michael Aherne) (The Commitments--fictional)
I'm Not There (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)I'm Not There (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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30. I'M NOT THERE (2007, Todd Haynes; Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Cate Blanchett) (Bob Dylan)
Beyond the SeaBeyond the Sea
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31. BEYOND THE SEA (2004, Kevin Spacey; Kevin Spacey) (Bobby Darin)
The PianistThe Pianist
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32. THE PIANIST (2002, Roman Polanski; Adrien Brody) (Wladyslaw Szpilman)
La Vie en Rose (Extended Version)La Vie en Rose (Extended Version)
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33. LA VIE EN ROSE (2007, Olivier Dahan; Marion Cotillard) (Edith Piaf)
Purple Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)Purple Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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34. PURPLE RAIN (1984, Albert Magnoli; Prince, Apollonia) (Prince)
Rock StarRock Star
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35. ROCK STAR (2001, Stephen Herek; Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston) (Tim 'Ripper' Owens/Judas Priest)
Chapter 27Chapter 27
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36. CHAPTER 27 (2007, J.P. Schaefer; Jared Leto, Lindsay Lohan) (Mark David Chapman & John Lennon/The Beatles)
Bird (Two-Disc Special Edition)Bird (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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37. BIRD (1988, Clint Eastwood; Forest Whitaker) (Charlie Parker)
Lady Sings the BluesLady Sings the Blues
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38. LADY SINGS THE BLUES (1972, Sidney J. Furie; Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor) (Billie Holiday)
Last DaysLast Days
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39. LAST DAYS (2005, Gus Van Sant; Michael Pitt) (Kurt Cobain/Nirvana)
Notorious (Single-Disc Edition)Notorious (Single-Disc Edition)
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40. NOTORIOUS (2009, George Tillman Jr.; Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett) (The Notorious B.I.G.)