Movies like What Happened, Miss Simone?

Whitney

2018

singer · Documentary, Music

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2020

singer, blues music · Music

Cobain: Montage of Heck

2015

musician · Documentary, Music

20,000 Days on Earth

2014

musician, woman director · Documentary, Music

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

2022

singer, spousal abuse, musician · Music

What's Love Got to Do with It

1993

abusive husband, singer, domestic violence · Music

The Color Purple

2023

domestic violence, domestic abuse, racism

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021

civil rights · Documentary, Music · with Nina Simone · RadicalMedia

I Am Not Your Negro

2017

racism · Documentary

Crazy Heart

2009

singer, musician · Music

Till

2022

racism, woman director

La Vie en Rose

2007

singer · Music

The Rider

2018

woman director

Judy

2019

singer · Music

Selma

2014

woman director, civil rights

For Sama

2019

woman director · Documentary

Amadeus

1984

musician · Music

Desert Flower

2009

woman director

Secret Superstar

2017

abusive marriage · Music

Searching for Sugar Man

2012

musician · Documentary, Music

The Best of Enemies

2019

racism

Monsieur Aznavour

2024

singer · Music

Fences

2016

racism

Fanny and Alexander

1982

child prodigy