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Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
IMDb: 7.4
115

James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of the most influential…

Glastonbury

Glastonbury

Glastonbury
IMDb: 6.6
135

Julien Temple’s 2006 documentary film about the famous music festival from 1970 to 2005, featuring performances from artists such as David Bowie, Bjork, Blur, Oasis and Coldplay. The film is…

The T.A.M.I. Show

The T.A.M.I. Show

The T.A.M.I. Show
IMDb: 8.2
123

Hailed by one music reviewer as “the grooviest, wildest, slickest hit ever to pound the screen,” “The T.A.M.I. Show” is an unrelenting rock spectacular starring some of the greatest pop…

James Brown: Say It Loud

James Brown: Say It Loud

James Brown: Say It Loud
IMDb: N/A
170 min

Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age of 16 for breaking into a car in the Jim…

Status: Ended
Genre: Documentary
Soul Power

Soul Power

Soul Power
IMDb: 7.1
93

Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and…

Five Guns to Tombstone

Five Guns to Tombstone

Five Guns to Tombstone
IMDb: 5
71

Billy Wade (James Brown) is an ex-gunslinger who is approached by his outlaw brother Matt (Robert Karnes), not long out of prison, to help him with a big-time robbery. Matt…

Genre: Western
The Younger Brothers

The Younger Brothers

The Younger Brothers
IMDb: 5.1
78

Brothers who rode with a notorious outlaw gang led by Frank and Jesse James decide to go straight and try to get pardons so they can return to a law-abiding…

Genre: Western
Young and Willing

Young and Willing

Young and Willing
IMDb: 5.7
83

For those, if any, who have wondered why so many Paramount contractees appeared in United Artists’ films during the war years, this is another one of the Paramount productions that…

Genre: Drama
After Armageddon

After Armageddon

After Armageddon
IMDb: 7
94

The plot centers around the Johnson family (consisting of Chris (Rob Hartz) and Ellen (Kathleen Cameron) Johnson, and their son Casey (Hy Rillero)) of Los Angeles, California, one of a…

The Apollo

The Apollo

The Apollo
IMDb: 6.5
98

The history of New York City’s Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

Genre: Documentary
When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings
IMDb: 8
89

It’s 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don…

Genre: Documentary
Ski Party

Ski Party

Ski Party
IMDb: 5.3
90

Remember the beach movies of the sixties? They’re back! Well, not quite, but since Avalon, Hickman, and even Funicello appear in this one, it sure feels right. This time, though,…

Genre: Comedy, Music
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born
IMDb: 7.6
176

A movie star helps a young singer/actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima
IMDb: 7.1
100

The relationship between Sergeant Stryker and a group of rebellious recruits is made difficult by the Sergeant’s tough training tactics. At Tarawa, the leathernecks have a chance to see Stryker…

Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Going My Way

Going My Way

Going My Way
IMDb: 7.1
126

Youthful Father Chuck O’Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O’Malley’s worldly…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225
IMDb: 6.7
98

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

Genre: Drama, War
Air Force

Air Force

Air Force
IMDb: 7.1
124

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of…

Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains
IMDb: 6.5
82

Set in 1869, after the Civil War, Texas had not yet been readmitted to the Union and carpetbaggers, hiding behind the legal protection of the Union Army of occupation, had…

The Fireball

The Fireball

The Fireball
IMDb: 5.7
84

Johnny Casar runs away from the orphanage to start a successful career as a roller skater and after setbacks learns to curb his ruthlessness and ambition.

Genre: Drama
Montana

Montana

Montana
IMDb: 6.2
76

An Australian sheep man comes to Montana looking for grazing space, is opposed by local ranchers and a wealthy cattle-woman.

Gun Street

Gun Street

Gun Street
IMDb: 5.1
67

In this movie filmed and released in 1961 (and not a 1962 production), an escaped convict returns to town and begins a reign of terror. Marked for death are Dr….

Genre: Western
The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers
IMDb: 7.9
133

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back togther to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

Woman They Almost Lynched

Woman They Almost Lynched

Woman They Almost Lynched
IMDb: 6.6
90

Laying on the Missouri-Arkansas border, the neutral Border City, its female mayor and city council, take no side in the ongoing Civil War and they’re prepared to hang any troublemaker,…

Genre: Western
Inside the Mafia

Inside the Mafia

Inside the Mafia
IMDb: 5.5
72

A mob assassin (Cameron Mitchell) holds innocent hostages at an airport in upstate New York.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Finding the Funk

Finding the Funk

Finding the Funk
IMDb: 7.7
78

Finding the Funk is a road trip in search of the past, present and future of Funk music. Starting with Funk’s roots in Jazz and the James Brown bands of…

Targets

Targets

Targets
IMDb: 7.4
90

Peter Bogdanovich’s startling debut feature is both a brilliantly constructed thriller and a disturbingly prescient look at the rise of mass shootings in America. In his last serious dramatic role,…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Chain Lightning

Chain Lightning

Chain Lightning
IMDb: 6
94

Former World War II flying ace Matt Brennan takes a position as a test pilot for a commercial aircraft corporation and bumps into his old girlfriend, Jo Holloway, who now…

Genre: Action, Drama, War
The Legend of the Underground

The Legend of the Underground

The Legend of the Underground
IMDb: 6.2
86

A searing and timely look at the struggle against rampant discrimination in Nigeria today, as seen through the lens of several bold and charismatic, non-conformist youth who fight to live…

Genre: Documentary
Objective, Burma!

Objective, Burma!

Objective, Burma!
IMDb: 7.3
142

A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to locate and blow up a radar station. They accomplish this well enough, but when they…