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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