Movies Like Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul
If you liked Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul (2017), a documentary and music movie directed by John Edginton, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Elton John: Never Too Late (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also documentary and musicSir Elton John looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, full-circle journey. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium…
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Amy (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also documentary and musicA documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward…
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Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also documentary and musicHailed as one of the most innovative and intimate documentaries of all time, experience Kurt Cobain like never before in the only ever fully authorized portrait of the famed music icon. Academy Award nominated…
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Let's Get Lost (1988)
★ 7.2/10Also music and documentaryDocumentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see the young Baker, he of the beautiful face, in California and in Italy…
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Miss Americana (2020)
★ 7.8/10Also documentary and musicA raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but as a woman…
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Everybody’s Everything (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also documentaryThe story of artist Lil Peep from his birth in Long Island and meteoric rise as a genre blending pop star & style icon, to his death due to an accidental opioid overdose in Arizona at just 21 years of age.
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Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and musicThe life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.
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Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also documentary and musicJanis Joplin is one of the most respected and iconic rock & roll singers of all time, a tragic and misunderstood figure who captivated millions of listeners and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1970 at…
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EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also music and documentaryLong-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…
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The Velvet Underground (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and musicExperience 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…
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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
★ 7.8/10Also documentary and musicA 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.
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Supersonic (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also music and documentarySupersonic 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…
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The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also documentary and musicExplore the formative years of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the profound influence of original bandmate Hillel Slovak.
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Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also documentary and musicThe 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…
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Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley (2024)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and musicHe had one chance to show the world he was still the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Discover the story behind Elvis Presley's triumphant '68 comeback special.
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Thriller 40 (2023)
★ 8.7/10Also documentary and musicForty 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…
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Moonage Daydream (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also documentary and musicA cinematic odyssey featuring never-before-seen footage exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey.
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Selena y Los Dinos: A Family's Legacy (2025)
★ 8.8/10Also documentary and musicNever-before-seen footage and intimate interviews celebrate the life and legacy of iconic Mexican American singer Selena Quintanilla and her family band.
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TINA (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also documentary and musicTina Turner overcame impossible odds to become one of the first female Black artists to reach a mainstream international audience. Her road to superstardom is an undeniable story of triumph over adversity. It’s the…
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Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
★ 7/10Also documentary and musicThe 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…