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Live Poll: Movies That Rock: Band + Musical Group Biopics
Which biopic* that focuses on the formative years of a real-life musical group rather than a single performer is your favorite musical biopic or documentary? *bands, singing ensembles, musical duos, song-writing teams, etc.See the partial list of real-life band and musical group biopics and documentaries here: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls040319482/ Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/bRA4AIeluJc/
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Honorable Mentions ISSUE: these movies have a lower vote total and are likely not widely seen biopics The Jacksons: An American Dream 1992 | TV Series 7.5 (2,700) Biopic: Jackson Five The Five Heartbeats 1991 | Movie 7.5 (3,113) Biopic: The Five Heartbeats CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story 2013 | TV Movie 7.8 (1,968) Biopic: TLC Rembetiko 1983 | Movie 8.2 (2,315) Biopic: Rembetes The Harmonists 1997 | Movie 7.2 (2,933) Biopic: Comedian Harmonists ISSUE: the movie's musical group is not the focus of biopic Saving Mr. Banks 2013 | Movie 7.5 (134,231) Biopic: Robert Sherman & Richard Sherman *song-writing team ISSUE: these movies have yet to be released wide or to be released at all Bohemian Rhapsody 2018 | Movie Biopic: Queen The Dirt | Movie Biopic: Mötley Crüe Rocketman 2019 | Movie Biopic: Elton John & Bernie Taupin *song-writing team ISSUE: I haven't seen the films and I am unsure if the band is enough of a focal part of the story to qualify for poll. God Bless Ozzy Osbourne 2011 | Movie 7.5 (1,668) Documentary: Black Sabbath Control 2007 | Movie 7.7 (56,397) Biopic: Joy Division Marley 2012 | Movie 8.0 (12,232) Documentary: The Wailers ISSUE: these movie's stories are only quasi-biographical A Hard Day's Night 1964 | Movie 7.7 (35,659) Movie: The Beatles *quasi-biographical Purple Rain 1984 | Movie 6.5 (16,999) Movie: The Revolution *quasi-biographical Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny 2006 | Movie 6.8 (94,426) Movie: Tenacious D *quasi-biographical Spice World 1997 | Movie 3.4 (30,484) Movie: Spice Girls *quasi-biographical ISSUE: these movies have a lower vote total and are likely not widely seen documentaries Family Band: The Cowsills Story 2011 | Movie 7.7 (255) Documentary: The Cowsills *real-life Partridge Family The New Edition Story 2017 | TV Miniseries 9.0 (2,291) Documentary: New Edition Shut Up & Sing 2006 | Movie 7.7 (4,601) Documentary: Dixie Chicks Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage 2010 | Movie 8.5 (3,497) Documentary: Rush End of the Century 2003 | Movie 8.0 (3,242) Documentary: Ramones A Band Called Death 2012 | Movie 7.5 (3,181) Documentary: Death Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer 2013 | Movie 7.0 (1,743) Documentary: Pussy RiotISSUE: These movies feature a fictional musical group that became real and performs in real-life This Is Spinal Tap 1984 | Movie 8.0 (117,010) Movie: Spinal Tap *fictional group that became real The Blues Brothers 1980 | Movie 7.9 (162,167) Movie: The Blue Brothers *fictional group that became real The Commitments 1991 | Movie 7.6 (29,145) Movie: The Commitments *fictional group that became real along with the Brady Bunch and The Monkees TV musical groups
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I wouldn't include any of the documentaries - those are very different animals than biopics.As it is literally just opening, you could put Bohemian Rhapsody at the bottom with a notation like "I'll have to see Bohemian Rhapsody before I make my choice.
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Yes, do include Control.This is a similar poll - https://www.imdb.com/poll/3FiZXCVk04c/FYC:What We Do Is Secret - The GermsWhat's Love Got to Do with It - Ike and Tina Turner Review/Tina Turner
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Band Biopic Bohemian Rhapsody bump
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Rocketman 2019 | Movie Biopic: Songwriters Elton John and Bernie Taupin Added Taron Egerton ... Elton John Jamie Bell ... Bernie TaupinThe Rocketman (2019)movie seems to focus on the Elton-Bernie songwriting collaboration (music by / lyrics by) more than the Elton John Band members who have performed with him on stage and in the studio since 1970. Davey Johnstone - Elton JohnNigel Olsson - Elton JohnRay Cooper - Elton John
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The Dirt (2019)TV-MA | 107 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama 7.0 Based on the bestselling autobiography from Mötley Crüe, the film is an unflinching tale of success and excess as four misfits rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame. Director: Jeff Tremaine | Stars: Douglas Booth, Iwan Rheon, Machine Gun Kelly, Daniel Webber
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