The best Prince’s music movies

Prince

Prince

07/06/1958- 21/04/2016
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Prince’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 Prince.
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Purple Rain

Purple Rain
6.5/10
A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid's spotlight -- and his girl.

Graffiti Bridge

Graffiti Bridge
5.1/10
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Release: 02/11/1990
  • Character: The Kid
It's got that Purple Rain feeling through and though. And it's got The Kid, too! For the first time since Purple Rain, Prince is back as The Kid. And where he goes , there's music! With Thieves in the Temple, New Power Generation, Elephants and Flowers and more red-hot Prince tunes from the Platinum-selling Graffiti Bridge soundtrack. What time is it? Party time! Morris Day and the Time play Release It, Shake! and more. And you'll also see and hear George Clinton, Tevin Campbell, Robin Power, Mavis Staples and other hot performers, too. Graffiti Bridge is where the movie meets the music. Cross over on it now.

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
7.4/10
A visionary, innovator, and originator who defied categorization and embodied the word cool—a foray into the life and career of musical and cultural icon Miles Davis.

Under the Cherry Moon

Under the Cherry Moon
5/10
Two friends from Miami are in the French Riviera enjoying life by scamming money off of rich women. One day, they read about a young woman set to inherit $50 million from her father. At first, Tricky has Christopher Tracy talked into romancing her for her money, but in getting to know her, Christopher falls in love with her. This love comes between the brothers, and Tricky tells about the plan.

Prince and the Revolution LIVE!

Prince and the Revolution LIVE!
8.6/10
Prince And The Revolution: Live was the first Prince and the Revolution live concert released on Home Video format. The footage comes from a live broadcast of a Purple Rain Tour concert in Syracuse, on 30 March, 1985. Rock to the sounds of Prince in concert with titles such as "Let's Go Crazy," "Delirious," "1999," "Little Red Corvette," "Take Me With U," "Do Me, Baby," "Irresistible Bitch," "Possessed," "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore" and others. TRACKLIST Intro Let's Go Crazy Delirious 1999 Little Red Corvette Take Me With U Yankee Doodle - Interlude Do Me, Baby Irresistible Bitch Possessed How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore - Temptation Let's Pretend We're Married International Lover God Computer Blue Darling Nikki - Interlude The Beautiful Ones When Doves Cry I Would Die 4 U Baby I'm A Star Purple Rain

Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert

Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
7.2/10
The Coachella concert series is examined through the lens of rare footage, interviews, and performances from some of the most famous performers who ever graced the venue.

Prince - Sign o' the Times

Prince - Sign o' the Times
8/10
In 1987, to capitalize on his growing success in Europe, Prince toured extensively to promote the album of the same name and sales increased accordingly. However, the United States remained resistant to his latest album, and sales began to drop; it was at this point that Prince decided to film a live concert promoting the new material, for eventual distribution to theaters in America. Featuring the band that accompanied Prince on his 1987 Sign o' the Times Tour, including dancer Cat Glover, keyboardist Boni Boyer, bassist Levi Seacer, Jr., guitarist Miko Weaver, drummer Sheila E. and former member of The Revolution keyboardist Dr. Fink, the film sees the group perform live on stage (although "U Got the Look" is represented by its promotional music video).

Mavis!

Mavis!
7.3/10
A look at the life and music of legendary singer and civil rights activist, Mavis Staples.

Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business

Slave Trade: How Prince Remade the Music Business
8.2/10
  • Genre: DocumentaryMusic
  • Release: 08/07/2014
  • Character: Himself (archive footage)
In the mid-1990s reports emerged that Prince had fallen into dispute with his record company. Having signed what was ostensibly a new, 100 million dollar contract just a couple of years before, Prince was now demanding - not unreasonably to most commentators - control of his masters and the freedom to release what he wanted when he wanted. After a bitter war of words, during which the star scrawled Slave across his cheek whenever he appeared in public and routinely dissed his label, the parties finally settled and Prince henceforth was free to take full control of his music and the way it was sold to consumers. Prince approached this task with devastating foresight as he routinely created new marketing concepts which, with time, became the norm across the music world.

Prince: Love 4 One Another

Prince: Love 4 One Another
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 27/01/1996
A television special produced for VH1

Prince: The Hits Collection

Prince: The Hits Collection
8.2/10
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 14/12/1993
The Hits Collection is a collection of music videos released in 1993 to accompany the Prince's greatest hits collection, The Hits/The B-Sides. Being a single VHS cassette/DVD, the collection is only an hour long and excludes many tracks from the audio release

Prince: 21 Nights in London

Prince: 21 Nights in London
A documentary film about Prince's 21 Night Stand at the O2 Arena in London. England.

Prince and the N.P.G.: Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection

Prince and the N.P.G.: Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection
7.7/10
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 06/10/1992
Prince and the new power generation music video

Prince and the Revolution: Live in Atlanta

Prince and the Revolution: Live in Atlanta
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 04/01/1985
Purple Rain Tour The Omni, Atlanta 4th January 1985 Let's Go Crazy / Delirious / 1999 / Little Red Corvette / Take Me With U - Yankee Doodle / Free / Do Me, Baby / How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore - Temptation / Let's Pretend We're Married - International Lover / Father's Song / God / Computer Blue / Darling Nikki / The Beautiful Ones / When Doves Cry / I Would Die 4 U / Baby I'm A Star / Purple Rain A fantastic show professionally shot by a single camera directly in front of the stage.

Prince: A Purple Reign

Prince: A Purple Reign
7.5/10
  • Genre: DocumentaryMusic
  • Release: 25/11/2011
  • Character: Himself (archive footage)
Part of BBC Four's Black Music Legends of the 1980s, this documentary explores how Prince - showman, artist, enigma - revolutionized the perception of black music in the 1980s with worldwide hits such as "1999," "Kiss," "Raspberry Beret" and "Alphabet Street." He became a global sensation with the release of the Oscar-winning, semi-autobiographical movie "Purple Rain" in 1984, embarking on an incredible journey of musical self-discovery that continues to this day.

Prince - 3 Nights, 3 Shows

Prince - 3 Nights, 3 Shows
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 13/07/2013
Three performances from Prince at the 2013 Montreux Jazz Festival

Sheila E.: Live Romance 1600

Sheila E.: Live Romance 1600
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 08/03/1986
A performance from Sheila E. filmed live at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, CA. Featuring a special appearance by Prince and the Revolution.

Prince: The Beautiful Experience

Prince: The Beautiful Experience
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 12/02/1994
This promotional movie for 1-800-NEW-FUNK features a collection of unreleased music videos and live performances from the artist.

Prince: Rave un2 the Year 2000

Prince: Rave un2 the Year 2000
8/10
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 05/06/2000
"Rave un2 the year 2000" celebrates the joy of life as PRINCE performs music from his critically acclaimed album Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, as well as selections from his vault of smash hits and pop classics. Filmed at Paisley Park Studio in Minneapolis, where a multi-piece band, including legendary bass player Larry Graham and members of the Family Stone, join Prince in this spectacular historic event. Special guests include Lenny Kravitz, Rosie Gaines, Maceo Parker George Clinton, Morris Day and The Time.

Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987

Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 31/12/1987
  • Character: Himself
Prince’s final performance of the Sign O’ The Times Tour stage show and his only on-stage collaboration with jazz legend Miles Davis.

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