James Brown Movies

  • 2016
    A Tale of James Brown

    A Tale of James Brown

    A Tale of James Brown

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    Comedian/filmmaker Camille Solari spends the last year interviewing the legendary musical icon James Brown before his untimely death on Christmas...

    A Tale of James Brown
  • 2014
    Finding the Funk

    Finding the Funk

    Finding the Funk

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    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...

    Finding the Funk
  • 2014
    The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

    The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

    The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

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    A documentary on funk and P-funk and the bands and artists that made it all happen: James Brown, Sly Stone, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Maurice...

    The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
  • 1983
    When the Music's Over

    When the Music's Over

    When the Music's Over

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    Rare clips of performance and interviews by a multiple of stars, all prematurely lost.

    When the Music's Over
  • 2021
    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

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    When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish...

    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
  • 2019
    The Apollo

    The Apollo

    The Apollo

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

    The Apollo
  • 2008
    James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

    James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

    James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

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    On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that...

    James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
  • 2008
    James Brown Live At The Apollo '68

    James Brown Live At The Apollo '68

    James Brown Live At The Apollo '68

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    This was one of a series of concerts James Brown gave at the Apollo in Harlem in March 1968. This performance was broadcast on television as James...

    James Brown Live At The Apollo '68
  • 2021
    Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!

    Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!

    Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!

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    Best of the 60s is a documentary and a compilation from across the years of the iconic music series. More More. Best of the 60s is a compilation from...

    Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
  • 2005
    Live 8

    Live 8

    Live 8

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    On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians...

    Live 8
  • 1970
    Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

    Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

    Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

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    A feature documentary about Paul Shaffer, best known David Letterman’s longtime sidekick and Late Show bandleader.

    Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
  • 2002
    Undercover Brother

    Undercover Brother

    Undercover Brother

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    An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the...

    Undercover Brother
  • 2009
    Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America

    Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America

    Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America

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    Documentary on the sexual revolution in America.

    Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
  • 2009
    Soul Power

    Soul Power

    Soul Power

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    Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing...

    Soul Power
  • 2002
    Beat the Devil

    Beat the Devil

    Beat the Devil

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    The Driver drag-races the Devil, in order to earn James Brown his soul.

    Beat the Devil
  • 1987
    James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul

    James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul

    James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul

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    Godfather of soul James Brown performs with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Billy Vera, Joe Cocker and Robert Palmer in this live concert. Lively...

    James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul
  • 2014
    Get on Up

    Get on Up

    Get on Up

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

    Get on Up
  • 1983
    Doctor Detroit

    Doctor Detroit

    Doctor Detroit

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    A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in...

    Doctor Detroit
  • 1995
    Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends

    Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends

    Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends

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

    Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends
  • 1965
    Ski Party

    Ski Party

    Ski Party

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    Two college boys from SoCal attend a spring break vacation at a ski lodge in Idaho to get insider tips on how the president of the ski club manages...

    Ski Party