Poll: Best black biographical music film

[the elastic]

I know the Five Heartbeats aren't a real group

They were based on The Dells, though

And Dreamgirls were based on The Supremes


Let me know if I forgot any of the major ones

 

[Leonard Washington]

You gotta add The Jacksons an American Dream to the poll & the recent New Edition Story

 

[the elastic]

You gotta add The Jacksons an American Dream to the poll & the recent New Edition Story

You got it

 

[Flex Grossman]

Notorious and Get On Up are a couple more big ones released somewhat recently

 

[the elastic]

Notorious and Get On Up are a couple more big ones released somewhat recently

Bet

 

[Ziggiy]

Jacksons: An American Dream remains the standard

 

[the elastic]

Jacksons: An American Dream remains the standard

Better than RAY?! The TEMPTATIONS?!!

 

[Ziggiy]

Better than RAY?! The TEMPTATIONS?!!

 

[nieman]

I'd say The Five Heartbeats is the gold standard - acting, directing, story
The Jacksons is the gold standard for TV adapts
Other than New Edition, most of them are trash.

OOOOHHHHH, Bird is great. Forrest Whitaker as Bird Parker

 

[NZA]

either 5 heartbeats or ray

 

[Luke Cage]

Ray was the only one of those that i feel would be an awards contender type film.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Voted The Jacksons


But Five Hearbeats was soooo good. The fact it got "mixed reviews" still disgusts me.