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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019 · 115 min
An immersive, music-filled portrait that swings between brilliance and self-destruction, leaving you moved by the art and the cost.
- Directed by
- Stanley Nelson
- Genres
- Documentary, History, Music
- Starring
- Carl Lumbly, Reginald Petty, Quincy Troupe
- Tagline
- You don't know Miles
- Overview
- An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Music, art, identity, race
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Stanley Nelson
- Genres
- Documentary, History, Music
- Starring
- Carl Lumbly, Reginald Petty, Quincy Troupe





