The best Michael Jackson’s movies

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

29/08/1958- 25/06/2009
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Michael Jackson’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Michael Jackson.
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Men in Black II

Men in Black II
6.2/10
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay – who not only has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the MIB, but is also the only living person left with the expertise to save the galaxy – to reunite with the MIB before the earth submits to ultimate destruction.

Moonwalker

Moonwalker
6.1/10
  • Genre: FantasyMusic
  • Release: 29/10/1988
  • Character: Himself
A movie that starts out with the "Man in the Mirror" music video, it then changes to a montage of video clips of Michael's career. Next comes a parody of his Bad video by children, and then Michael is chased by fans in a fantasy sequence. 2 more videos are shown, and then a movie in which Michael plays a hero with magical powers. In it he is chased by drug dealer Mr. Big and saves three children. Videos included in the movie are "Smooth Criminal" and "Come Together".

The Wiz

The Wiz
5.5/10
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

This Is It

This Is It
7.2/10
A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.

Michael Jackson's Thriller

Michael Jackson's Thriller
8.7/10
  • Genre: HorrorMusic
  • Release: 14/11/1983
  • Character: Michael
A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a hoard of bloody-thirsty zombies.

Captain EO

Captain EO
6.3/10
In this 3-D science fiction film that was shown at Disney theme parks, the infamous Captain EO and his ragtag crew are sent on a diplomatic mission through space to deliver a gift to the mysterious and menacing Supreme Leader of a desolate industrial planet.

Bad

Bad
7.9/10
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 31/08/1987
  • Character: Darryl
For the first short film for one of five consecutive record-breaking No. 1 hits from "Bad," Michael Jackson and director Martin Scorsese created an epic 18-minute tale of urban and racial challenges in the 1980s. "Bad" was named the second greatest of Michael's short films by Rolling Stone in 2014.

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
7.2/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 18/05/1994
  • Character: Himself (archive footage)
71 scenes revolving around multiple Viennese residents who are by chance involved with a senseless gun slaughter on Christmas Eve.

Whitney

Whitney
7.3/10
  • Genre: DocumentaryMusic
  • Release: 05/07/2018
  • Character: Himself (archive footage)
Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
7.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 02/11/2011
  • Character: Himself
See Michael Jackson, one of the most recognizable and popular entertainers of all time, like never before in the feature-length tribute Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon. Known to millions of fans worldwide for his record-breaking albums, groundbreaking music videos, mesmerizing dance moves and humanitarian efforts, his true story has never really been told...until now. This unprecedented look into the King of Pop's fascinating life includes all-new interviews with his mother Katherine Jackson as well as siblings Tito and Rebbie Jackson, family, friends and music legends such as Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick and many more.

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
8.4/10
The Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special was a 2001 New York City revue show by Michael Jackson. It took place on September 7, 2001 and September 10, 2001. In late November 2001, the CBS television network aired the concerts as a two-hour special in honour of Michael Jackson's thirtieth year as a solo entertainer (his first solo single, "Got to Be There", was recorded in 1971). The show was edited from footage of two separate concerts Michael had orchestrated in New York City's Madison Square Garden on September 7 and September 10 of 2001. The shows sold out in five hours. Ticket prices were pop's most expensive ever; the best seats cost $5,000 and included a dinner with Michael Jackson and a signed poster.

Bad 25

Bad 25
7.9/10
Spike Lee pays tribute to Michael Jackson's Bad on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the epochal album, offering behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson recording the album and interviews with confidants, musicians, choreographers, and such music-world superstars as Kanye West, Sheryl Crow, Cee Lo Green and Mariah Carey.

Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich

Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich
8.8/10
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 06/07/1997
  • Character: Himself - Lead Vocals
1. Computer Animation Intro, 2. Scream, 3. They Don't Care About Us, 4. In The Closet, 5. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', 6. Stranger In Moscow, 7. Smooth Criminal, 8. You Are Not Alone, 9. Jackson 5 Medley, 10. I'll Be There, 11. Billie Jean, 12. Thriller, 13. Beat It, 14. Blood On The Dance Floor, 15. Dangerous, 16. Black Or White, 17. Earth Song, 18. Heal The World, 19. HIStory, 20. Credits.

Swing Vote

Swing Vote
5.9/10
  • Genre: DramaTV Movie
  • Release: 19/04/1999
  • Character: Michael Jackson
A newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tie-breaking decision which may also have serious implications on his own family's harmony.

Ghosts

Ghosts
7.5/10
  • Genre: HorrorMusic
  • Release: 04/09/1997
  • Character: Maestro / Mayor / Skeleton
The story of a scary Maestro with supernatural powers, who is being forced out of a small town by its mayor. Included are a series of dance routines performed by Michael Jackson and his "family" of ghouls. Every song from the film was taken from Michael Jackson's HIStory and Blood on the Dance Floor albums.

Studio 54

Studio 54
7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 15/06/2018
  • Character: Self (archive footage)
Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two friends from Brooklyn, seemed to come out of nowhere to suddenly preside over a new kind of New York society. Now, 39 years after the velvet rope was first slung across the club's hallowed threshold, a feature documentary tells the real story behind the greatest club of all time.

Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial

Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 06/04/2019
  • Character: Michael Jackson

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
8/10
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
7.4/10
  • Genre: DocumentaryMusic
  • Release: 06/02/2016
  • Character: Himself (Archive Footage)
Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.

HIStory on Film, Volume II

HIStory on Film, Volume II
8.4/10
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 01/01/1997
  • Character: Michael Jackson
Nearly 2 hours of the short films that made HIStory... Including never before released short films.

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