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Whether it’s fiction, non-fiction, based on a book, person or event, many of us have a favorite movie. And for many of us music lovers, a movie with a phenomenal score or soundtrack is the next best thing to our favorite album or mixtape.

Throughout the decades, there have been many movies, whether depicting fictional artists or some of our favorites, that we always just have to sit down and watch, no matter what. Sometimes you need to see the full scope— the spotlight, the sacrifice, the trials, and the triumph that an artist goes through behind every hit, no matter if it’s a biopic of your favorite artists or a musical introducing new characters. And with something as special and delicate as Black music, we celebrate even harder when Hollywood actually depicts the story right.

So, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite Black music movies that music lovers and cinema enthusiasts alike can go through and enjoy.

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

1. Dreamgirls (2006)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

2. The Wiz (1978)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

3. The Temptations (1998)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

4. Ray (2004)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

5. Get On Up (2014)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

6. The Five Heartbeats (1991)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

7. Sparkle (1976)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

8. The New Edition Story (2017)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

9. The Bobby Brown Story (2018)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

10. Purple Rain (1984)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

11. Carmen Jone (1954)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

12. Idlewild (2006)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

13. What’s Love Got To Do With It (1993)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

14. Hustle & Flow (2005)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

15. Roxanne Roxanne (2018)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

16. School Daze (1988)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

17. Sister Act II (1993)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

18. The Fighting Temptations (2003)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

19. The Bodyguard (1992)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com

20. The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)

20 Black Music Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of was originally published on foxync.com