19 Movies where we get to see the struggle of musicians

Modified Jan 28, 2025 16:52 ET

Movies of Struggling Musicians (Image via Prime Video, StudioCanal, 20th Century Studios, Universal Pictures)

16) Miles Ahead (2015)

Don Cheadle in Miles Ahead | Image via Sony Picture Classics

In the 2015 movie Miles Ahead, Don Cheadle plays jazz icon Miles Davis. The film shows Davis's trial for five years in the late 1970s when he virtually vanished from the public eye. Fighting with chronic pain, addiction, and a crumbling hip, Davis retreats into seclusion, his musical voice muffled by drugs and physical suffering. The movie tracks his path back to his creative flame and personal life, tracing the artist's fight with his inner demons and its effect on his career.