Most Similar Movies to Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
If you are looking for movies like Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988), you might like movies tagged with keyword : pianist, drummer, friend, son, manager, mistress, cool, creative, new york city, jazz club, recording studio, europe, jazz, transformation, quest, 1980s .
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959), The Bounceback (2013), Shadows (1958), See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary (2010), I Called Him Morgan (2016), Loudquietloud: A Film About the Pixies (2006), The Stranger Beside Me (2003) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
The Bounceback (2013)
'Godfather of hipsterdom' Gavin McInnes goes on a stand-up comedy tour with his best friend from high school and things go from bad to worse to downright catastrophic.
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Shadows (1958)
Two brothers (Hugh Hurd, Ben Carruthers) and a sister (Lelia Goldoni) live in fringe worlds in Manhattan.
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See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary (2010)
This inspirational documentary follows four deaf entertainers: a comic, drummer, actor and a singer as they attempt to cross over to mainstream audiences. These uniquely talented entertainers overcome great challenges to celebrate success.
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I Called Him Morgan (2016)
An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.
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Loudquietloud: A Film About the Pixies (2006)
loudQUIETloud is the story of this unforseen plot twist. A deeply compelling portrait of four band members and their difficult, tense, and ultimately triumphant return.
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The Stranger Beside Me (2003)
Sting's wife Trudie Styler documents the turbulent bureaucracy both Sting and the filmmakers went through in order to complete The Emperor's New Groove (2000), a Disney film that underwent extensive storyline changes from start to finish.
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Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
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Let It Be (1970)
The filmed account of The Beatles' attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart.
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Begin Again (2013)
A chance encounter between a disgraced music-business executive and a young singer-songwriter, new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.
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My Art (2016)
Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.
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Fighter (2000)
Filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev follows two Holocaust survivors as they revisit a labor camp where one was interned for five years.
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The Real Dirt on Farmer John (2005)
Filmmaker Taggart Siegel captures two turbulent decades in the life of John Peterson, an Illinois farmer who not only tends the land but also delves into writing and performance art. A man who would as soon work the fields in a feather boa as in a pair of jeans, Peterson rises out of the bankruptcy and depression plaguing Midwest farm communities in the 1980s and saves his livelihood through organic agriculture.
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Been Rich All My Life (2006)
Five sassy, tap dancing women aged 84 - 96. Meet the "Silver Belles".
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The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
The first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise humanitarian relief funds for the refugees of Bangladesh of 1971 war.
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Last Dance (2002)
This documentary charts the artistic collaboration between the avant-garde dance troupe Pilobolus and author Maurice Sendak as they prepare the Holocaust-themed performance "A Selection." It's the first time the dance company has collaborated with someone outside the troupe, which leads to some tension. The occasionally stormy creative process is portrayed along with interviews, rehearsals and archival footage depicting the historical events from which the group takes its inspiration.
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The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera (1996)
In a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films. The film is divided into the three sections: The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera. The first segment covers Fuller's past as a newsman where he began as a copy boy and ended as a reporter. Part two describes Fuller's experiences in World...Read all
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Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008)
Since 1978, Anvil has become one of heavy metal's most influential yet commercially unsuccessful acts. In 2006, after a fledging European tour Anvil sets out to record their thirteenth album and continue to follow their dreams.
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