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The highly-anticipated musical drama series Daisy Jones & The Six based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid premiered on Prime Video last Friday, March 3rd. The limited series follows the rise and fall of a fictional rock band in the 1970s.
The series stars Riley Keough as Daisy Jones, Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne, Camila Morrone as Camila Alvarez Dunne, Will Harrison as Graham Dunne, Suki Waterhouse as Karen Sirko, Josh Whitehouse as Eddie Roundtree, Sebastian Chacon as Warren Rojas, Nabiyah Be as Simone Jackson, and Tom Wright as Teddy Price, with a special guest appearance by Timothy Olyphant as Rod Reyes.
The first three episodes dropped last week with new episodes released every Friday on Prime Video through March 24th. If you’re looking for more music themed projects to watch as you wait for new Daisy Jones & The Six episodes, here are 10 movies you can stream right now.
24 Hour Party People (2002)
Who’s in it: Steve Coogan, John Thomson, Paddy Considine, Lennie James, Martin Hancock, Sean Harris, John Simm, Andy Serkis, Shirley Henderson, Simon Pegg
Synopsis: “In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester’s music to the world.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Prime Video, Tubi
Almost Famous (2000)
Who’s in it: Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Jason Lee, Anna Paquin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Zooey Deschanel, Fairuza Balk, Frances McDormand
Synopsis: “A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.”
Where to watch: Paramount+
A Star Is Born (2018)
Who’s in it: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott, Anthony Ramos, Andrew Dice Clay, Rafi Gavron
Synopsis: “A musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.”
Where to watch: HBO, HBO Max
The Doors (1991)
Who’s in it: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Oliver Stone, Kyle MacLachlan, Kevin Dillon, Michael Wincott, Frank Whaley, Michael Madsen, Josh Evans
Synopsis: “The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Crave, MGM+, Prime Video
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Who’s in it: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake, Adam Driver, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abraham, Stark Sands, Marcus Mumford, Jeanine Serralles, Max Casella
Synopsis: “A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Hulu, Prime Video, Vudu
Love & Mercy (2015)
Who’s in it: Paul Dano, John Cusack, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Banks, Jake Abel, Kenny Wormald, Joanna Going, Brett Davern, Graham Rogers, Erin Darke
Synopsis: “In the 60s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 80s, he’s a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist, Dr. Eugene Landy.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Crave, Prime Video, Vudu
Low Down (2014)
Who’s in it: Elle Fanning, John Hawkes, Peter Dinklage, Glenn Close, Flea, Lena Headey, Caleb Landry Jones, Taryn Manning, Burn Gorman
Synopsis: “A look at the life of pianist Joe Albany from the perspective of his young daughter, as she watches him contend with his drug addiction during the 1970s jazz scene.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Peacock, Vudu
The Runaways (2010)
Who’s in it: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Riley Keough, Michael Shannon, Alia Shawkat, Stella Maeve, Scout Taylor-Compton, Johnny Lewis, Tatum O’Neal
Synopsis: “A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Who’s in it: Tom Hanks, Tom Everett Scott, Steve Zahn, Johnathon Schaech, Ethan Embry, Liv Tyler, Charlize Theron, Giovanni Ribisi
Synopsis: “A local Pennsylvania band scores a one-hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from their manager.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu, Prime Video, Vudu
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Who’s in it: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, Toni Collette, Eddie Izzard, Emily Woof, Michael Feast
Synopsis: “In 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hard-living and rebellious American singer Curt Wild.”
Where to watch: Aplpe TV, Netflix, Prime Video, Vudu
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