Films about jazz
48 biopics, documentaries and feature films about jazz and jazz musicians.
Biopic
2004Ray2004 American biographical musical drama film1954The Glenn Miller Story1954 film by Anthony Mann2021The United States vs. Billie Holiday2021 film directed by Lee Daniels1972Lady Sings the Blues1972 film by Sidney J. Furie2017Django2017 film by Étienne Comar2015Born to Be Blue2015 film by Robert Budreau1956The Benny Goodman Story1956 film by Valentine Davies2014Low Down2014 film directed by Jeff Preiss2026Everybody Digs Bill Evans2026 film directed by Grant Gee2000For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story2000 film by Joseph Sargent
Documentary
2015Amy2015 film directed by Asif Kapadia2015What Happened, Miss Simone?2015 film directed by Liz Garbus2000Calle 542000 film by Fernando Trueba2023American Symphony2023 film directed by Matthew Heineman1990Step Across the Border1990 film by Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel2018Amy Winehouse – Back to Black2018 film by Jeremy Marre2018Quincy2018 film directed by Rashida Jones, Alan Hicks2020No Ordinary ManQuebec documentary film, directed by Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt2021Oscar Peterson: Black + White2021 documentary film by Barry Avrich2006The Cole Nobody Knows2006 film by Clay Walker2010Io sono Tony Scott, ovvero come l'Italia fece fuori il più grande clarinettista del jazz2010 film by Franco Maresco2012History of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears2012 documentary film directed by Stefan Immler2014Tolonen2014 film directed by Lasse Keso2019Billie2019 film by James Erskine1995My First Name is Maceo1995 documentary film by Markus Gruber2005Together with Sonny Simmons2005 film by François Lunel2014Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark2014 documentary film by Jon Brewer2015To Be Frank, Sinatra at 1002015 documentary film by Simon Napier-Bell2016Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago2016 film by Peter Pardini2018Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening2018 television film directed by Ilana Navaro2020Motian in Motionfilm directed by Michael Patrick Kelly2021Listening to Kenny G2021 documentary film directed by Penny Lane2025The Klimperclownmockumentary about the life of the German musician and comedian Helge Schneider1992Sinatra: An Unauthorized Biography of the Legend1992 documentary by Nick Bougas2018Where Are You, João Gilberto?2018 film directed by Georges Gachot2018Andrea Motis, la trompeta silenciosa2018 film directed by Ramon Tort
Feature film
2009The Princess and the Frog2009 animated film directed by John Musker and Ron Clements2016La La Land2016 film directed by Damien Chazelle2014Whiplash2014 film directed by Damien Chazelle1998The Legend of 19001998 film by Giuseppe Tornatore2003The Triplets of Belleville2003 animated comedy film1986Round Midnight1986 film by Bertrand Tavernier1992Funky Monks1992 film directed by Gavin Bowden2005Vinicius2005 film directed by Miguel Faria Jr.2020Zappa2020 film directed by Alex Winter2026Neil Peart: No One's Disciple2026 documentary filmRay Barretto – Perkussionist und Dirigentfilm2023Untold: Hall of Shame2023 documentary