19 Biopics that tell us about a musician’s journey

Biopics of Great Musicians | Images via Various Sources
Biopics of Great Musicians | Images via Various Sources

5. Love & Mercy (2014)

Love & Mercy | Image via Rotten Tomatoes Trailers
Love & Mercy | Image via Rotten Tomatoes Trailers

John Cusack portrays the adult Brian Wilson in a film that premiered in 2014, while Paul Dano plays Brian as a young musician in the same release. The film follows Wilson's creative process of Pet Sounds during the 1960s as it reveals his later stark confrontation with mental illness under the control of Dr. Eugene Landy (Paul Giamatti). The movie delivers its poignant narrative through an untraditional musical documentary that successfully highlights Brian Wilson's genius and his human weaknesses.

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Edited by Sangeeta Mathew