James Brown

James Brown

James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter, eventually referred to as "The Godfather of Soul"(GFOS). Brown started singing in gospel groups and worked his way on up. He has been recognized as one of the most iconic figures in the 20th century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. He was also called "the hardest-working man in show business". Brown began his professional music career in 1956 and rose to fame during the late 1950s and early 1960s on the strength of his thrilling live performances and string of smash hits. In spite of various personal problems and setbacks he continued to score hits in every decade through the 1980s. In addition to his acclaim in music, Brown was also a presence in American political affairs during the 1960s and 1970s.

  • Title: James Brown
  • Popularity: 3.361
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1933-05-03
  • Place of Birth: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As: The Godfather of Soul, The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business, Mr. Dynamite, Soul Brother No. 1
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James Brown Movies

  • 1980
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    The Blues Brothers

    The Blues Brothers

    7.731 1980 HD

    Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

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  • 1985
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    Rocky IV

    Rocky IV

    7.086 1985 HD

    Rocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Ivan Drago, a six-foot-four,...

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  • 1996
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    When We Were Kings

    When We Were Kings

    7.7 1996 HD

    It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the...

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  • 1998
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    Blues Brothers 2000

    Blues Brothers 2000

    5.3 1998 HD

    Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's...

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  • 2021
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    Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!

    Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!

    1 2021 HD

    Best of the 60s is a documentary and a compilation from across the years of the iconic music series. More More. Best of the 60s is a compilation from...

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  • 2009
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    Soul Power

    Soul Power

    6.3 2009 HD

    Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing...

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  • 2021
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    The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'

    The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'

    5.7 2021 HD

    Fight alongside Sylvester Stallone as he creates a brand-new director's cut of Rocky IV: ROCKY VS. DRAGO. This feature-length documentary offers a...

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  • 2004
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    James Brown: Body Heat

    James Brown: Body Heat

    7 2004 HD

    In 1969 at a concert in Monterey James Brown announced his intention to retire from touring but it wasn't until 1975 that he finally stopped. Then in...

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  • 2005
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    Live 8

    Live 8

    7.2 2005 HD

    On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians...

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  • 1983
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    When the Music's Over

    When the Music's Over

    1 1983 HD

    Rare clips of performance and interviews by a multiple of stars, all prematurely lost.

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  • 1991
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    The Lost James Brown Tapes

    The Lost James Brown Tapes

    1 1991 HD

    In 1979, James Brown flew to Santa Cruz, California to make a comeback performance. The filmed tapes of that show were locked away for 12 years,...

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  • 1970
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    The Phynx

    The Phynx

    3.5 1970 HD

    A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA.

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  • 2013
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    Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

    Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

    1 2013 HD

    Fatherhood has proved a great subject for a variety of artists - some celebratory, some conflicted, but all inspired by what dad does and doesn't do....

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  • 2021
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    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

    Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

    8 2021 HD

    When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish...

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  • 1995
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    The History of Rock 'n' Roll

    The History of Rock 'n' Roll

    10 1995 HD

    The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars.

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  • 2002
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    Beat the Devil

    Beat the Devil

    7 2002 HD

    The Driver drag-races the Devil, in order to earn James Brown his soul.

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  • 1964
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    The T.A.M.I. Show

    The T.A.M.I. Show

    8 1964 HD

    Hailed by one music reviewer as "the grooviest, wildest, slickest hit ever to pound the screen," "The T.A.M.I. Show" is an unrelenting rock...

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  • 2008
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    James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

    James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

    6.6 2008 HD

    On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that...

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  • 1985
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    James Brown - Live At Chastain Park

    James Brown - Live At Chastain Park

    5.5 1985 HD

    The hardest working man in show business is back--and some say better than ever--in this live concert filmed in 1985 at Georgia's famed Chastain...

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  • 2008
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    James Brown Live At The Apollo '68

    James Brown Live At The Apollo '68

    5.3 2008 HD

    This was one of a series of concerts James Brown gave at the Apollo in Harlem in March 1968. This performance was broadcast on television as James...

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  • 2003
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    Paper Chasers

    Paper Chasers

    1 2003 HD

    Paper Chasers is a feature length documentary about the impact of hip hop entrepreneurs who have built successful businesses in music, film, fashion,...

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  • 2005
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    Robots

    Robots

    6.5 2005 HD

    Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Big Weld Industries....

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  • 2011
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    The Real Rocky

    The Real Rocky

    5.9 2011 HD

    Chuck Wepner is a liquor salesman from Bayonne, N.J., who drives a Cadillac with “Champ” vanity plates. A former New Jersey State...

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  • 1981
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    James Brown: Live at Montreux

    James Brown: Live at Montreux

    8 1981 HD

    "Soul Brother No.1", "The Godfather Of Soul", "Mr Dynamite" are all titles that have been applied to James Brown over the years. A hugely influential...

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  • 2021
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    Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

    Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

    6.6 2021 HD

    Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved...

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  • 2014
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    James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

    James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

    8 2014 HD

    The Godfather of Soul tells his life story and features his greatest live performances.

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  • 1971
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    James Brown: Love Power Peace

    James Brown: Love Power Peace

    1 1971 HD

    Live at the Olympia, Paris, 1971 is the only recording that documents one of his live performances with the original J.B.'s lineup featuring Bootsy...

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  • 2014
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    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

    Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

    6.8 2014 HD

    James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of...

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  • 1974
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    The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974

    The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974

    1 1974 HD

    The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by...

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  • 1965
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    Ski Party

    Ski Party

    5.8 1965 HD

    Two college boys from SoCal attend a spring break vacation at a ski lodge in Idaho to get insider tips on how the president of the ski club manages...

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  • 1993
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    RapLine

    RapLine

    10 1993 HD

    Between 1990 and 1993, at a time when rap was not yet on the radio in France, Olivier Cachin hosted a musical TV show on M6 called "RapLine". The...

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  • 1989
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    Legends of Rock 'n' Roll

    Legends of Rock 'n' Roll

    9 1989 HD

    Are you ready for some old-time rock and roll?! Then you are ready for the masters, the originators, the men who made the music, the "Legends of Rock...

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  • 2012
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    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    2 2012 HD

    A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV...

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  • 2004
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    James Brown: Live

    James Brown: Live

    1 2004 HD

    For one special night back in the mid '80s, the air in Atlanta, Georgia heated up a few degrees. With over 100 hits under his belt by the time this...

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  • 2004
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    Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years

    Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years

    9.8 2004 HD

    Radio disc jockey legend Casey Kasem presents this collection featuring momentous occasions in music history. This installment delves into the...

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  • 2003
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    The Giants of Black Music

    The Giants of Black Music

    1 2003 HD

    Mother Popcorn - James Brown What's The Use Of Breaking Up - Jerry Butler MacArthur Park - Della Reese Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie...

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  • 2003
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    James Brown: Soul Survivor

    James Brown: Soul Survivor

    7.5 2003 HD

    James Brown's legacy has influenced rap, soul, funk and R&B. But along with his huge talent, there's a dark side to Brown's success that includes...

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  • 2022
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    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    6.9 2022 HD

    An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings...

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  • 1991
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    James Brown Live in Berlin

    James Brown Live in Berlin

    7 1991 HD

    The great James Brown and his band in concert, with a young Maceo Parker on saxophone. A live recording in Berlin, Germany 1988 features performances...

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  • 2006
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    Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

    Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

    1 2006 HD

    "Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer" is a feature-length documentary. In this entertaining look at the legendary singer's life, hosted by two-time...

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  • 1978
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    James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

    James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

    8 1978 HD

    The James Brown Story

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  • 2014
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    The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

    The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

    7 2014 HD

    A documentary on funk and P-funk and the bands and artists that made it all happen: James Brown, Sly Stone, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Maurice...

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  • 2006
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    George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein

    George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein

    7.5 2006 HD

    Don Letts's hilarious and colourful profile of the godfather of funk, whose 50-year career has defined the genre. From his 1950s days running a...

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  • 2016
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    A Tale of James Brown

    A Tale of James Brown

    1 2016 HD

    Comedian/filmmaker Camille Solari spends the last year interviewing the legendary musical icon James Brown before his untimely death on Christmas...

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  • 2008
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    James Brown Live At The Boston Garden - April 5, 1968

    James Brown Live At The Boston Garden - April 5, 1968

    4 2008 HD

    Live at the Boston Garden: April 5, 1968 is a concert film starring James Brown. Recorded at the Boston Garden by WGBH-TV the night after the...

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  • 2001
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    The UB40: Story of Reggae

    The UB40: Story of Reggae

    1 2001 HD

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  • 1983
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    Doctor Detroit

    Doctor Detroit

    5.1 1983 HD

    A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in...

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  • 1995
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    Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends

    Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends

    5.6 1995 HD

    An excellent comprehensive look at all the music that came out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati "Rock Legends" "James Brown" "King Records" "Pure...

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  • 2002
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    Undercover Brother

    Undercover Brother

    5.8 2002 HD

    An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the...

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  • 2001
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    Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular

    Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular

    1 2001 HD

    This show brings together legendary artists of the 1960s and 1970s for a once-in-a-lifetime event: Ben E. King and The Drifters, Jerry Butler...

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  • 2004
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    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

    4 2004 HD

    Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and...

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  • 2002
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    The Tuxedo

    The Tuxedo

    5.719 2002 HD

    Cabbie-turned-chauffeur Jimmy Tong learns there is really only one rule when you work for playboy millionaire Clark Devlin : Never touch Devlin's...

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  • 2014
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    Finding the Funk

    Finding the Funk

    6.8 2014 HD

    Finding the Funk is a road trip in search of the past, present and future of Funk music. Starting with Funk's roots in Jazz and the James Brown bands...

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  • 1974
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    James Brown: Soul Train 1973-1974

    James Brown: Soul Train 1973-1974

    1 1974 HD

    All of James Brown's performances on Soul Train from 1973 to 1974.

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  • 2019
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    Africa Rising

    Africa Rising

    7.5 2019 HD

    How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a...

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  • 2002
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    It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

    8 2002 HD

    A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa...

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  • 2018
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    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

    7.3 2018 HD

    The Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the May events in France, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F....

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  • 1987
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    James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul

    James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul

    1 1987 HD

    Godfather of soul James Brown performs with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Billy Vera, Joe Cocker and Robert Palmer in this live concert. Lively...

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  • 2019
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    The Apollo

    The Apollo

    6.3 2019 HD

    The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

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  • 2008
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    Pavarotti The Duets

    Pavarotti The Duets

    1 2008 HD

    LUCIANO PAVAROTTI was the rare artist who could easily bridge the divide between classical and popular music. Together with an impressive roster of...

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  • 2007
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    The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1977

    The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1977

    1 2007 HD

    These are live performances from a television music show that aired late night on the NBC-TV network the U.S., from 1973-1981.

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  • 2009
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    Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America

    Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America

    7 2009 HD

    Documentary on the sexual revolution in America.

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  • 1999
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    James Brown: Live From The House Of Blues

    James Brown: Live From The House Of Blues

    1 1999 HD

    The hardest working man in show business brings down the House of Blues with a live concert event in Las Vegas. Recorded with high definition...

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  • 2021
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    The Sparks Brothers

    The Sparks Brothers

    7.4 2021 HD

    Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your...

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  • 1973
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    Black Caesar

    Black Caesar

    5.9 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    Slaughter's Big Rip Off

    Slaughter's Big Rip Off

    4.8 1973 HD

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  • 1992
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    Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution

    Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Revolution

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1990
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    Jacob's Ladder

    Jacob's Ladder

    7.357 1990 HD

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  • 1994
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    Duckman

    Duckman

    7.141 1994 HD

    Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man is an American animated sitcom that aired from 1994–1997, created by Everett Peck and developed by Peck. The...

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  • 1989
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    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    8.015 1989 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

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  • 1984
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    Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

    7.5 1984 HD

    The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership...

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  • 1997
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    The View

    The View

    4.5 1997 HD

    ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...

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  • 2020
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    70 Years of Youth Revolt

    70 Years of Youth Revolt

    7.333 2020 HD

    A look back at the social movements, revolts and youth subcultures from the post-war period to the present day: after the World War II, the left-bank...

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  • 1996
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    TFI Friday

    TFI Friday

    6.667 1996 HD

    TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show was produced by Ginger Productions,...

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  • 2006
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    Web Junk 20

    Web Junk 20

    9.3 2006 HD

    Web Junk 20 is an American television program in which Vh1 and iFilm collaborate to highlight the twenty funniest and most interesting clips...

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  • 1991
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    Charlie Rose

    Charlie Rose

    5.6 1991 HD

    Acclaimed interviewer and Emmy-winning journalist Charlie Rose engages a wide range of guests, including philosophers, writers, politicians,...

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  • 1986
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    Amen

    Amen

    6.5 1986 HD

    Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman...

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  • 1964
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    The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

    4.5 1964 HD

    The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970....

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  • 1964
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    Shindig!

    Shindig!

    6.2 1964 HD

    Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a...

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  • 1969
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    The Music Scene

    The Music Scene

    1 1969 HD

    The Music Scene is a television series aired by ABC as part of its Fall 1969 lineup, in the Monday, 7:30 to 8:15 timeslot, primarily featuring rock...

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  • 1970
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    The Flip Wilson Show

    The Flip Wilson Show

    4.8 1970 HD

    The Flip Wilson Show is an hour long variety show that aired in the U.S. on NBC from September 17, 1970 to June 27, 1974. The show starred American...

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  • 1986
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    Throb

    Throb

    5.7 1986 HD

    Throb is an American television sitcom broadcast in syndication from 1986 to 1988, created by Fredi Towbin. It revolved around thirty-something...

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  • 1999
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    Where Are They Now?

    Where Are They Now?

    7.5 1999 HD

    Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status. Each...

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  • 1969
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    Playboy After Dark

    Playboy After Dark

    1 1969 HD

    Playboy After Dark is an American television show hosted by Hugh Hefner. It aired in syndication through Screen Gems from 1969 to 1970 and was taped...

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  • 1978
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    The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

    7.2 1978 HD

    The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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  • 2001
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    The Hire

    The Hire

    7.6 2001 HD

    BMW Films presents "The Hire", a series of nine short films produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002, with a ninth short film following in 2016. A...

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.36 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.529 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    4.8 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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  • 2015
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    Les Fous du Funk

    Les Fous du Funk

    8 2015 HD

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  • 2005
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    Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

    Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

    7 2005 HD

    Soul music has conquered the world in the last 50 years - growing from the raw, electric rhythms of the black underclass, it is now a billion dollar...

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    4.8 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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  • 1988
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    Yo! MTV Raps

    Yo! MTV Raps

    7.5 1988 HD

    Popular rap music videos showcased along with live performances and interviews with notable rap artists.

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  • 1994
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    New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

    7.156 1994 HD

    New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New...

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  • 2024
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    James Brown: Say It Loud

    James Brown: Say It Loud

    8 2024 HD

    Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age of 16 for breaking into a...

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  • 1970
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    James Brown: Say It Loud

    James Brown: Say It Loud

    1 1970 HD

    Future Shock is a television variety show produced and hosted by James Brown in the mid-1970s. Shot in Augusta and Atlanta, Georgia and broadcast...

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