Movies Similar to Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender

Die Zeit meines Lebens - Dirty Dancing in Ost und West(2022)

In 1987, a small film distributor from Frankfurt/Main brings the film "Dirty Dancing" to West German cinemas against all negative odds. The film becomes the hit of the year, in complete contrast to France, where foreign films have a hard time against the local film landscape.

Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion(2022)

Austrian actress Romy Schneider (1938) and French actor Alain Delon (1935), once fervent lovers in the early sixties, maintained a close friendship and a certain working relationship after their breakup until her death in 1984: a universal and eternal love.

Kate Bush Christmas Special(1979)

Kate Bush presents her Christmas Special in which she performs songs from her first three albums, along with “December Will be Magic Again.” Peter Gabriel is her special guest.

Starmania 78 - le best of(1978)

Live concert of the french musical with original cast.

Elvis(2022)

The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

I'll definitely win! Yuzuru Hanyu's challenge to himself(2018)

My Journey Through French Cinema(2016)

Famous French director Tavernier tells us about his fantastic voyage through the cinema of his country.

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band(2020)

A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band.

Western Stars(2019)

The incomparable Bruce Springsteen performs his critically acclaimed latest album and muses on life, rock, and the American dream, in this intimate and personal concert film co-directed by Thom Zimny and Springsteen himself.

Cult People(1989)

In interviews, various actors and directors discuss their careers and their involvement in the making of what has come to be known as "cult" films. Included are such well-known genre figures as Russ Meyer, Curtis Harrington, Cameron Mitchell and James Karen.

Pandora Peaks(2004)

A dialogue-free documentary on former magazine model Pandora Peaks, with narration by Peaks and Meyer.

Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony(2008)

Journey with the musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic and their conductor Sir Simon Rattle on a breakneck concert tour of six metropolises across Asia: Beijing, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei and Tokyo. Their artistic triumph onstage belies a dynamic and dramatic life backstage. The orchestra is a closed society that observes its own laws and traditions, and in the words of one of its musicians is, “an island, a democratic microcosm – almost without precedent in the music world - whose social structure and cohesion is not only founded on a common love for music but also informed by competition, compulsion and the pressure to perform to a high pitch of excellence... .” Never before has the Berlin Philharmonic allowed such intimate and exclusive access into its private world.

Heartbreakers Beach Party(2024)

Documentary that captures Tom Petty and the band in 1982-1983 as they finish, promote, and tour around the “Long After Dark” album (their final with legendary producer Jimmy Iovine). It aired only once on MTV in 1983. After the long lost 16mm reels were finally found, a restored version with 19 minutes of extra footage was released in 2024.

Project Sekai COLORFUL LIVE 2nd - Will -(2023)

The Tokyo final performance of the 3DCG live "Project Sekai COLORFUL LIVE 2nd -Will-" featuring all characters from "Project Sekai Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku" held at Makuhari Messe from January 7th to 9th, 2023. Complete recording of the situation.

Christopher Reeve, Superman Forever(2024)

A French documentary on Superman actor Christopher Reeve as told by his French voice dubbing actor, Pierre Arditi.

Cyborg Society(2023)

What does the looming A.I. revolution mean for us as individuals and as a society?

Inside Chernobyl with Ben Fogle(2021)

Ben Fogle spends a week living inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, gaining privileged access to the doomed Control Room 4 where the disaster first began to unfold.

Chavela(2017)

Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice, the film weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being.

Cheers! Portland, The Strip Club Capital of America(2024)

Documents the history and politics of a Portland institution: The city's strip clubs.

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing(2006)

Shut Up and Sing is a documentary about the country band from Texas called the Dixie Chicks and how one tiny comment against President Bush dropped their number one hit off the charts and caused fans to hate them, destroy their CD’s, and protest at their concerts. A film about freedom of speech gone out of control and the three girls lives that were forever changed by a small anti-Bush comment