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Similar Movies:

Finding Fela

Lambert & Stamp

HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé

Swans: Where Does a Body End?

Billy Joel: A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia

The Cheryl Ladd Special

La Tourneuse de pages

That Thing You Do!

The Sparks Brothers

Bonnie Blue: James Cotton's Life in the Blues

Woodstock

The Harder They Come

Shine a Light

Du levande

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story

The Real Patsy Cline

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Yentl

The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir

Band Aid