soul music movies

Back to Black (2024)
6 / 10

Music, Drama

The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to...

The Color Purple (2023)
7 / 10

Drama

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately...

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
7 / 10

Music, History, Drama

The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking...

Get on Up (2014)
6.8 / 10

Drama, Music

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

The Commitments (1991)
7.3 / 10

Comedy, Drama, Music

Jimmy Rabbitte, just a tick out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he...

The Sapphires (2012)
6.8 / 10

Comedy, Drama

It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as...

Northern Soul (2014)
5.6 / 10

Music, Drama

Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.

The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
10 / 10

Documentary, Music

The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars.

Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends (1995)
5.6 / 10

Documentary, Music

An excellent comprehensive look at all the music that came out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati "Rock Legends" "James Brown" "King Records" "Pure...

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (2007)
8.5 / 10

Music, Documentary

Between 1959 and 1975, Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee released international chart-topping hits from artists including Otis Redding, Sam & Dave,...

Beyoncé: Live at Wembley (2004)
7.5 / 10

Music

Beyonce's London fans go crazy when the Destiny's Child beauty, on her first solo international tour, descends to a massive stage while suspended,...

Miss Sharon Jones! (2015)
7 / 10

Documentary, Music

Two-time Academy Award® winner Barbara Kopple shines a powerful, inspiring and entertaining spotlight on contemporary soul queen Sharon Jones. As...

Take Me to the River (2014)
6 / 10

Documentary, Music

Take Me to the River is a film about the soul of American music. The film follows the recording of a new album featuring legends from Stax records...

Michael Jackson & The Jacksons - Live Toronto (1984)
0 / 10

Music

King of the Hill: A 70th Anniversary Retrospective of Cincinnati’s King Records (2014)
4.6 / 10

Music, Documentary, History

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 is...

Sounds of Memphis (2002)
10 / 10

Documentary, Music

A look into the birth of the soul music scene on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Chronicles the rise of soul music, the creation of many iconic...

Kimberose in Private Paris Concert (2021)
8 / 10

Music

Pop-soul band Kimberose is a French-British trio, led by singer Kimberly Kitson Mills, an artist with a voice reminiscent of Billie Holiday, Amy...

Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution (2023)
0 / 10

Documentary, Music

From the sweaty basement bars of 70s New York to the glittering peak of the global charts, how disco conquered the world - its origins, its triumphs,...

Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend (2014)
7 / 10

Documentary, Music

The northern soul phenomenon was the most exciting underground British club movement of the 1970s. At its highpoint, thousands of disenchanted white...

Jesus Is King (2019)
4.8 / 10

Documentary, Music

Filmed during summer 2019, Jesus Is King brings Kanye West’s famed Sunday Service to life in the Roden Crater, visionary artist James Turrell’s...