Music Business Movies
- 2022
Elvis
Elvis7.542022HD
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
- 2005
Be Cool
Be Cool5.4562005HD
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.
- 2012
Searching for Sugar Man
Searching for Sugar Man7.8882012HD
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
- 2015
Kill Your Friends
Kill Your Friends6.0812015HD
In the late 1990s, a drug-addled nihilist resorts to murder to climb the ladder of the London music industry.
- 2012
Spike Island
Spike Island6.4862012HD
Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.
- 1981
American Pop
American Pop6.8031981HD
The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing...
- 2015
Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and All Music Has Disappeared
Imagine Waking Up Tomorrow and All Music Has Disappeared62015HD
Imagine waking up tomorrow and all music has disappeared. Just like that. What will remain when it is all gone: CDs, iPods, instruments?
- 2013
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon7.0562013HD
Supermensch documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell into music management by chance after moving to...
- 2019
The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On
The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On7.72019HD
Presented by Paul McGann, The Cavern Club and LA Factual have come together to produce "The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On" - a unique documentary...
- 2015
Len and Company
Len and Company5.72015HD
A successful music producer quits the industry and exiles himself in upstate New York, but the solitude he seeks is shattered when his estranged son...
- 1981
This Is Elvis
This Is Elvis71981HD
Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is comprised mostly of actual performance footage and...
- 1977
Outlaw Blues
Outlaw Blues4.251977HD
An aspiring musician is released from prison to find that a song he had written while locked up has been stolen and made into a hit record by a...
- 2019
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Hitsville: The Making of Motown7.42019HD
The remarkable story of the legendary Motown Records is told through exclusive interviews with the label’s visionary founder, Berry Gordy, and...
- 1980
One Trick Pony
One Trick Pony5.31980HD
An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's...
- 1983
White Star
White Star5.81983HD
A clean-cut synth artist in Germany hopes to turn his career around with the help of a washed-up, erratic, publicity-crazed American manager.
- 2013
9 Full Moons
9 Full Moons4.6822013HD
Frankie is an emotional train wreck, careening around the East Los Angeles music scene drinking and meeting strangers. Lev is a taciturn and...
- 2001
Welcome to Death Row
Welcome to Death Row7.42001HD
The record label Death Row Records has, since its creation in 1993, been synonymous with the American hip-hop climate. Formed by ex-bodyguard Suge...
- 2014
King of the Hill: A 70th Anniversary Retrospective of Cincinnati’s King Records
King of the Hill: A 70th Anniversary Retrospective of Cincinnati’s King Records4.62014HD
James Brown was the jewel in the crown, but the throne of Cincinnati’s King Records always belonged to its irascible founder, Syd Nathan. This...
- 2020
On the Record
On the Record6.72020HD
The haunting story of music executive Drew Dixon as she grapples with her decision to become one of the first women of color, in the wake of #MeToo,...
- 2002
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Standing in the Shadows of Motown6.8752002HD
In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company....