This weekend, the Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, will get his personal music biopic with Springsteen: Ship Me from Nowhere.
The Bear‘s Jeremy Allen White performs Springsteen at a pivotal level within the musician’s profession, and this movie is already producing awards buzz.
In honor of Springsteen: Ship Me from Nowhere‘s theatrical debut, Watch With Us has chosen the 5 finest music biopics ever made.
Surprisingly, all however one in every of our picks had been made within the twenty first century, though music biopics have been round for many years. However every of those movies rightly earned its place on this checklist.
5. ‘Elvis’ (2022)
Director and cowriter Baz Luhrmann spared no expense with Elvis, a lavish retelling of the lifetime of Elvis Presley. Austin Butler was Oscar-nominated for his transformative efficiency because the King, and the movie tracks his life from the start of his profession all the way in which to the top. Butler is so good within the position that it’s onerous to image anybody else taking part in Elvis afterwards.
Tom Hanks additionally has a big position within the movie as Colonel Tom Parker, the person who guided Elvis on the trail to stardom. Parker doesn’t at all times have Elvis’ finest pursuits at coronary heart, however nothing might cease Presley from marrying the love of his life, Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge), though she was underage once they first met. The drama of his life is intriguing, nevertheless it’s the music of Elvis that continues to be timeless.
Elvis is offered to lease or purchase on Prime Video.
4. ‘A Full Unknown’ (2024)
Like Butler, Timothée Chalamet is overdue for an Oscar after solely securing a Finest Actor nomination for enjoying Bob Dylan in A Full Unknown. This movie had eight nominations from the Academy Awards, and it didn’t win a single one. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless top-of-the-line music biopics we’ve ever seen.
The story solely follows Dylan via his earliest years as a recording artist, as he chaffed in opposition to the expectations of the trade and his followers. Dylan additionally turns into near music icons Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro) and Johnny Money (Boyd Holbrook) whereas neglecting his bond together with his girlfriend, Sylvie Russo (Elle Fanning). Dylan’s not an ideal man, and he makes some dangerous selections, however the music he made on this interval formed his legend for many years to return.
A Full Unknown is streaming on Hulu.
3. ‘La Bamba’ (1987)
Have you ever ever heard of the day the music died? Don McLean coined the phrase in his music, “American Pie,” in reference to the 1959 aircraft crash that claimed the lives of Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and J. P. Richardson, aka “The Huge Bopper.”
La Bamba touches on that incident, nevertheless it’s additionally a joyous account of the lifetime of Valens (Lou Diamond Phillips), who was solely 17 when he died. The movie revisits Valens’ rise to fame in addition to his sometimes advanced relationship together with his half-brother, Roberto “Bob” Morales (Esai Morales). It additionally tells the story of Valens and the good love of his life, Donna Ludwig (Danielle von Zerneck), whose first title was immortalized in one in every of his hit songs.
La Bamba is streaming on Tubi.
2. ‘Stroll the Line’ (2005)
Director James Mangold helmed two of the movies on this checklist: A Full Unknown and Stroll the Line. Each are nice films, however the latter is elevated by the Oscar-nominated efficiency of Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Money and the Oscar-winning efficiency of Reese Witherspoon as June Carter. Extra impressively, each Phoenix and Witherspoon really sang the songs featured within the movie.
Money’s legend unfolds in entrance of the viewers because the movie revisits the tragedies of his life, his rise to fame and his debilitating addictions that destroyed his first marriage to Vivian Money (Ginnifer Goodwin). Carter was Money’s second spouse, and arguably the one who saved him from his demons.
Stroll the Line is offered to lease or purchase on Prime Video.
1. ‘Straight Outta Compton’ (2015)
Straight Outta Compton is among the uncommon up to date music biopics to grow to be an enormous field workplace hit. Director F. Gary Grey forged O’Shea Jackson Jr. — the son of Ice Dice — to play his father within the story of the N.W.A.’s rise and fall as probably the most essential hip-hop teams within the historical past of the style.
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Within the ’90s, Ice Dice, Dr. Dre (Corey Hawkins) and Eazy-E (Jason Mitchell) defy all expectations when the N.W.A turns into extremely in style. Nevertheless, the group is splintered by betrayals and harm emotions that result in heated rivalries at the same time as their collective star energy continues to extend. With out the N.W.A. to pave the way in which, most of the greatest names in hip-hop and rap could by no means have had the prospect to shine.
Straight Outta Compton is offered to lease or purchase on Prime Video.
Led by Senior Editor and skilled critic Jason Struss, Watch With Us’ crew of writers and editors sees nearly each film and TV present from the distant previous to the current to find out what’s value your money and time. Our numerous hours of multimedia consumption — mixed with years of expertise within the leisure trade — assist us decide the perfect films and TV exhibits you need to be streaming proper now.
To be thought-about “the perfect,” these movies and collection might be visually participating, intellectually stimulating or just simply enjoyable to observe, however the one trait they will need to have is that they’re all, not directly, entertaining. We then test which platform they’re streaming on and how one can entry them as a subscriber. No algorithm nonsense or paid endorsements right here — our suggestions are primarily based purely on our love and curiosity for the movies and exhibits we love.
