Most Similar Movies to The Glenn Miller Story (1953)
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The Benny Goodman Story (1955), Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things (2019), Stars and Stripes Forever (1952), Rhapsody in Blue (1945), La Bamba (1987), Look for the Silver Lining (1949), If I Should Fall From Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story (2001) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
The Benny Goodman Story (1955)
The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.
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Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things (2019)
A profile of the singer's personal life.
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Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)
A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.
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Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert.
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La Bamba (1987)
Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper.
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Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
This musical biopic chronicles the vaudeville-to-Broadway story of 1920s' star Marilyn Miller (June Haver). From her start on the boards in Findlay, Ohio, Marilyn sings and dances her way to Broadway stardom, frequently in company with her mentor, dancer Jack Donahue (Ray Bolger).
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If I Should Fall From Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story (2001)
Music videos and archived footage of ex-Pogues singer Shane MacGowan. We follow his life from the early days in Ireland and England, through his formation of - and later dismissal from - The Pogues, to his new band The Popes.
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The Doors (1991)
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.
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Creation Stories (2021)
Music impresario Alan McGee's journey from his native Glasgow into the heyday of '90s British rock music, intercut with an older version of himself recounting these events to an interviewer.
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The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
A fictionalized version of famous opera composer Victor Herbert where he witnesses the romance, stardom, parenthood, and troubled experiences of his star singers.
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Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
Biography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick).
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Straight Outta Compton (2015)
The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
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Control (2007)
A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.
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Chaplin (1992)
A movie about the troubled and controversial life of the master comedy filmmaker Charlie Chaplin.
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Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2006)
A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.
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The Jolson Story (1946)
This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a non-Jewish dancer, and marries her. In the end he chooses success on the stage.
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Cadillac Records (2008)
Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.
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Sid and Nancy (1986)
The relationship between Sid Vicious, bassist for British punk group Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen is portrayed.
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