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The Blues Brothers(1980)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 13min | Music, Comedy, Action, Crime
3.9/5 (with 1,876 votes)

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

Blues Brothers 2000(1998)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 3min | Music, Action, Comedy, Crime
2.7/5 (with 296 votes)

Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.

Black Snake Moan(2006)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 56min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 372 votes)

A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.

Crossroads(1986)

3.7/5 (with 172 votes)

A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story(2007)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 36min | Comedy, Music, Drama
3.3/5 (with 286 votes)

Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.

Eric Clapton: Slowhand at 70 - Live at The Royal Albert Hall(2015)

1h 44min | Music
3.1/5 (with 4 votes)

2015 was a year of landmark events for Eric Clapton. He turned 70 in March and then in May he performed his 200th concert at London's famous Royal Albert Hall fifty years after his first performance there with The Yardbirds. Clapton's 7 night run at the venue was acclaimed by the critics and adored by the fans. The set list blended vintage blues tracks and Eric Clapton classics from across his astonishing career. Clapton has become synonymous with the Royal Albert Hall and this concert is the perfect combination of artist and venue creating a truly magical night for Eric Clapton fans everywhere.

ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads(2019)

3.5/5 (with 35 votes)

Robert Johnson was one of the most influential blues guitarists ever. Even before his early death, fans wondered if he'd made a pact with the Devil.

Directed by Brian Oakes

Blues in the Night(1941)

1h 28min | Crime, Drama, Music
3.3/5 (with 9 votes)

A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story(2008)

1h 26min | Documentary
3.9/5 (with 7 votes)

Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who reinvigorated the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a key role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

Directed by Stefan Forbes - With Eric Alterman

Genghis Blues(1999)

1h 27min | Documentary, Music
3.5/5 (with 8 votes)

Blind blues musician Paul Pena is perhaps best known for his song "Jet Airliner". In 1993, Pena heard Tuvan throat singing over his shortwave radio and subsequently taught himself how to reproduce these extraordinary sounds. This documentary follows him to Tuva, where he takes part in a throat singing competition. Languages featured in the film include English, Russian and Tuvan.

Directed by Roko Belic - With Paul Pena

Highway 61(1991)

1h 43min | Comedy
3.4/5 (with 9 votes)

A naive Canadian barber who knows US popular culture inside and out meets a flamboyant roadie who needs someone to drive her and her "brother's" corpse from Thunder Bay, Ontario to New Orleans. Chaos ensues after the barber agrees to drive her, the corpse, and the drugs stashed within all the way.

Directed by Bruce McDonald - With Valerie Buhagiar, Don McKellar, Earl Pastko

Piano Blues(2003)

1h 25min | Music, Documentary
3.2/5 (with 5 votes)

Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical footage in addition to interviews and performances by such living legends as Pinetop Perkins and Jay McShann, as well as Dave Brubeck and Marcia Ball.

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The Soul of a Man(2003)

1h 43min | Documentary, Music
3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

In "The Soul of A Man," director Wim Wenders looks at the dramatic tension in the blues between the sacred and the profane by exploring the music and lives of three of his favorite blues artists: Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J. B. Lenoir. Part history, part personal pilgrimage, the film tells the story of these lives in music through an extended fictional film sequence (recreations of '20s and '30s events - shot in silent-film, hand-crank style), rare archival footage, present-day documentary scenes and covers of their songs by contemporary musicians such as Shemekia Copeland, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Garland Jeffreys, Chris Thomas King, Cassandra Wilson, Nick Cave, Los Lobos, Eagle Eye Cherry, Vernon Reid, James "Blood" Ulmer, Lou Reed, Bonnie Raitt, Marc Ribot, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Lucinda Williams and T-Bone Burnett.

BlueBOB: Thank You, Judge(1999)

6min | Comedy, Music

Music video for the song "Thank You, Judge" from the album "BlueBOB" by David Lynch and John Neff.

Blues Under the Skin(1973)

1h 28min | Drama, Documentary, Music

Documentary about blues musicians.

Directed by Roviros Manthoulis

Killer Diller(2004)

1h 35min | Drama, Music
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

A guitar playing car thief meets an autistic savant piano player, and together they transform a group of reluctant halfway house convicts into The Killer Diller Blues Band.

ZZ Top - Live from Texas(2008)

1h 25min | Music
3.6/5 (with 4 votes)

1. Got Me Under Pressure 2. Waitin' For The Bus 3. Jesus Just Left Chicago 4. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 5. Pin Cushion 6. Cheap Sunglasses 7. Pearl Necklace 8. Heard It On The X 9. Just Got Paid 10. Rough Boy 11. Blue Jean Blues 12. Gimme All Your Lovin' 13. Sharp Dressed Man 14. Legs 15. Tube Snake Boogie 16. La Grange 17. Tush That Little Ol’ Band from Texas comes up big in ZZ Top: Live from Texas, a concert recorded on November 1st, 2007 at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas. The hirsute trio (guitarist Billy Gibbons, bass player Dusty Hill, drummer Frank Beard) has been at it for nearly four decades now.

Rod Stewart at the BBC(2014)

1h | Music

The BBC charted Rod's solo success over the years and there are classic performances and interviews that will make you dance, sing and pull on your heartstrings (1972- 2013) 01 - Titles & Introduction, 02 - Bad'N'Ruin - The Faces TOTP 1971, 03 - Maggie May - With the Faces TOTP 1971, 04 - Stay With Me - The Faces Sounds For Saturday 1972, 05 - Three Button Hand Me down - The Faces Sounds For Saturday 1972, 06 - You Wear It Well - With The Faces TOTP 1972, 07 - Oh No Not My Baby - TOTP 1972, 08 - Sailing - TOTP 1975, 09 - You're On My Heart - TOTP 1977, 10 - I Don't Want To Talk About It - TOTP 1976, 11 - The First Cut Is The Deepest - TOTP 1977, 12 - The Killing Of Georgie Pt 1 - TOTP 1977, 13 - Do You Think I'm Sexy - TOTP 1978, 14 - Hot Legs - Russell Harty Live In Dublin - 1981, 15 - Some Guys Have All The Luck - TOTP 1984, 16 - Handbags and Gladbags - Glastonbury 2002, 17 - I'm In The Mood For Love - TOTP 2003, 18 - Can't Stop Me Now - BBC Radio 2 In Concert 2013-05-16.

Strings(2022)

10min | Horror, Fantasy

When a struggling musician makes a deal with the Devil, he experiences success and abundance the likes of which he's never even dreamed of. However, his success is short-lived, as the Devil is eager to collect her debt.

Caiti Blues(2023)

1h 24min | Documentary
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Caiti Lord had always dreamt of being a singer. A born-and-bred New Yorker, she studied at the best music schools and performed on Broadway. Her future was sparkling bright . . . But today, the only thing that glitters is the snow that falls on the desert. Self-exiled in Madrid, New Mexico, far from the glitz and glamour of the Big Apple, Caiti’s looking for a way forward. In this former ghost town, surrounded by mountains and old hippies, between her day job slinging drinks to tourists and the sleepless festive nights, her life is slipping by. That’s the story she tells each day on her radio show. As the United States sinks into madness and the world turns terrifyingly absurd, Caiti feels increasingly suffocated. She’s about to turn 30 and her future has never felt so uncertain. How can she find her way back to a place of meaning and self-expression?

Directed by Justine Harbonnier

Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson(1998)

1h 17min | Music, Documentary
4.4/5 (with 1 vote)

An in-depth, award-winning documentary on the life and music of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. Mixing rare photographs, exclusive interviews, and dramatic re-creations, director Peter Meyer presents a compelling portrait of this enigmatic figure.

Antone's: Home of the Blues(2004)

1h 39min | Music

Documentary film about the legendary blues club in Austin, Texas. The film is filled with historical and dynamic blues performances from the earliest days of the club in the 1970s. Stars David Adelson, Clifford Antone.

B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011(2012)

2.9/5 (with 4 votes)

On June 28, 2011, the "King of the Blues" B.B. King played to an adoring sold-out crowd at London's spectacular Royal Albert Hall. It was another unforgettable night in the career of one of the most legendary bluesmen to ever pick up a guitar. Joining the illustrious Mr. King onstage were guitar virtuoso Derek Trucks, "songbird extraordinaire" Susan Tedeschi, The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood, Simply Red's Mick Hucknall and former Guns N' Roses axeman Slash.

All Right, I Won(2010)

57min | Documentary

A documentary about Dusan Petrovic Prele "urban Jekyll and Heidi". Singer. Bohemian. Wild intellectual. His life philosophy was - as little philosophize. The last of its kind from Belgrade. Equally well-known to sing, write and drink.

Joe Bonamassa - Beacon Theatre, Live from New York(2012)

1h 56min | Music
3.8/5 (with 2 votes)

Internationally renowned guitar superstar Joe Bonamassa, known as a "tour de force", has delivered another stunning performance at the legendary Beacon Theatre in New York City. It features guest performances by legendary classic rock singer Paul Rodgers (Bad Company and Free), American Music Award winner John Hiatt and Beth Hart, who recently released the stunning duets album Don’t Explain alongside Joe Bonamassa. In addition to these great guest appearances, Bonamassa's show features brand new songs and an awe inspiring guitar experience.

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble: Live at the El Mocambo(1983)

1h 3min | Music
4.1/5 (with 4 votes)

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble burn it up at the El Mocambo, a small club, performing a small set list. During the concert Vaughan pulls off some Hendrix style guitar heroics. He does whammy bar tricks, bangs it on he floor, and makes noises with it. He also plays it behind his back.

Carlos Santana Plays Blues At Montreux 2004(2004)

1h 34min | Music

The blues has always been a vital component of Carlos Santana' music. On a magical night at Montreux Jazz Festival in July 2004, he was given the opportunity to present and to perform with three of his favourite bluesmen: Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Bobby Parker and Buddy Guy.

Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers(2008)

1h 30min | Music

Band from TV is a charity cover band whose members are all actors from American television series. They donate the proceeds of their performances and recordings to the charities of their choice.

The Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll(2003)

1h 28min | Documentary, Music
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Arguably second only to Muddy Waters among the Mississippi Delta singers who traveled north and pioneered urban electric blues (their supposed rivalry is the subject of one of this DVD's bonus features), Wolf was a big, imposing man with an inimitable, booming voice and a lasting influence on generations of rock & rollers--all of which comes across in the 90-minute film.

Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider(2001)

2h 8min | Music
3.6/5 (with 4 votes)

Clapton, live from Los Angeles' Staples Center on August 18, 2002, part of the sold-out worldwide tour that followed Clapton's 2001 album "Reptile." This concert DVD features live material spanning his entire career. Recorded in concert at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, August 18 2001, this performance spans Clapton's entire career and even throws in a cover of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" for good measure. Based around the album REPTILE, which had just been released at the time, this footage also includes the songs "Layla," "Tears in Heaven," "Sunshine of Your Love" and many more.

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