Beats

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 19 Jun 2019 · English

An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.

All Eyez on Me

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 12 Jun 2017 · English

All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.

Hounddog

Movie · 6.4 / 10 · 19 Sept 2008 · English

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 20 Dec 2022 · English

The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 9 Nov 2005 · English

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

Cadillac Records

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 5 Dec 2008 · English

The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.

Born to Be Blue

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 13 Sept 2015 · English

Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.

54

Movie · 5.9 / 10 · 28 Aug 1998 · English

When the mastermind behind New York's infamous Studio 54 disco plucks young Shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, he not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar — and a front-row ticket to the most legendary party on the planet!

Mo' Better Blues

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 3 Aug 1990 · English

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.

Wild Style

Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 1 Aug 1982 · English

Legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city's hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. The actual story of the movie concerns the tension between Zoro's passion for his art and his personal life, particularly his strained relationship with fellow artist Rose.

Run

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 1 Feb 1991 · English

When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.

Notorious

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 16 Jan 2009 · English

"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time: The Notorious B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."