The Best Music Biopics Available on Streaming

This JustWatch streaming guide is dedicated to the genre of music biopics. Find the best and the hidden gems of the genre below and use this guide to help navigate your search. Whichever streaming platform you use—Netflix, Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, or any other—JustWatch has you covered.

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Music biopics tell the life story of important musicians who have impacted wider culture with their art. Some of the best music biopics include Ray, based on the life of Ray Charles, Straight Outta Compton, telling the story of N.W.A., Bohemian Rhapsody, retelling the story of Queen and Freddie Mercury. I’m Not There takes an inventive approach to the genre by casting multiple actors to play Bob Dylan while Bird is Clint Eastwood’s homage to jazz legend Charlie Parker. Other notable mentions include Elvis, Walk the Line, La Vie en Rose, Amadeus, 8 Mile, What’s Love Got To Do With It, and Rocketman.

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Music biopics can also be made to shed light upon underappreciated musicians such as Blaze directed by Ethan Hawke or Round Midnight focussing on the life of saxophonist Dale Turner. Unconventional biopics about legendary figures include Miles Ahead, about Miles Davis, Jimi: All Is By My Side about Jimi Hendrix, and Born To Be Blue about Chet Baker.