With the release of 'A Complete Unknown' starring Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan and Jeremy Allen White playing Bruce Springsteen in the forthcoming film 'Deliver Me From Nowhere,' music biopics are once again having a moment. Which is why we're taking a look at 8 music biopics and where to watch them.
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00:00With the release of A Complete Unknown, starring Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan,
00:04and Jeremy Allen White playing Bruce Springsteen in the forthcoming film Deliver Me From Nowhere,
00:08music biopics are once again having a moment. So, we're taking a look at eight music biopics
00:14and where to watch them. Walk the Line was released in 2005 and saw Joaquin Phoenix
00:19star as Johnny Cash, while Reese Witherspoon played June Carter.
00:23Come on, Judy, just come have a beer with us.
00:26I'm going home tonight after the show. I'm not here to look after y'all.
00:30The film received a total of five Oscar nominations and one Witherspoon The Best
00:34Actress trophy. You can currently stream the movie on Hulu.
00:37The 2015 film Straight Outta Compton tells the story of the rise and fall of the hip-hop group
00:42N.W.A. Ice Cube's son, O'Shea Jackson Jr., portrays his father in the film. Meanwhile,
00:47Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., and Aldis Hodge play Dr. Dre, Eazy-E,
00:52MC Wren, and DJ Yella, respectively. Just hit that first beat hard,
00:56all right? You're cruising down the street. All right.
01:02Cruising down the street in my six-fo. Hey, that was dope, eh?
01:06The movie grossed over $200 million at the worldwide box office. You can currently stream
01:11it on Max. 2019's Rocketman sees Taron Egerton portray Elton John during the early days of his
01:17career. His performance in the movie won him a Golden Globe, while John won both an Oscar
01:29and Golden Globe for Best Original Song for the track, I'm Gonna Love Me Again.
01:33You can currently rent the film on several VOD platforms.
01:361997's Selena starred Jennifer Lopez as Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla-Perez.
01:42The film earned Lopez a Golden Globe nomination for her performance.
01:46You can currently rent the movie on several VOD platforms.
01:55The Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody took the global box office by storm when it
01:59was released in 2018, grossing $910.8 million worldwide.
02:05So now what?
02:06This is when the operatic section comes in.
02:09Oh, the operatic section, yeah.
02:11Mamma mia, mamma mia, mamma mia, let me go.
02:17The film was a commercial and critical success. It was nominated for five Academy Awards and won
02:23four, including a Best Actor trophy for Rami Malek's performance as the Queen frontman.
02:28You can stream it now on Hulu.
02:30Similarly, Jamie Foxx won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of music icon
02:34Ray Charles in the 2004 film Ray.
02:37Everybody here's gonna have some fun doing the mess around,
02:43doing the mess around.
02:45The film won a total of two Oscars after receiving six nominations.
02:49You can currently watch the film on Starz.
02:51If you can believe it, it's already been two years since Austin Butler took on the
02:55part of the king of rock and roll in 2022's Elvis.
02:58There's a lot of people saying a lot of things,
03:01but in the end you gotta listen to yourself.
03:03The film received eight Oscar nominations,
03:06including nods for Best Picture and Best Actor for Butler.
03:09Butler won a Golden Globe for his performance, and the movie made $288.7 million worldwide.
03:16You can currently rent the film on several VOD platforms.
03:19And the United States vs. Billie Holiday also earned star
03:22Andra Day an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
03:25Day played the iconic jazz singer in the film that follows Holiday as she's targeted by the
03:29Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation.
03:32You can currently stream it on Hulu.
03:39Get her off that stage.
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