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10 Best Movies Like A Great Day in Harlem

If you loved A Great Day in Harlem, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Great Day in Harlem for fans of Documentary & Music & History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity....

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Woodstock

Woodstock

1970★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Great Day in Harlem for fans of Documentary & Music & History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, a...

#3
Quincy

Quincy

2018★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Great Day in Harlem for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is in...

#4
The Only Girl in the Orchestra

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Great Day in Harlem for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien never wanted the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philarmonic, it was i...

#5
Let's Get Lost

Let's Get Lost

1988★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Great Day in Harlem for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see the young Baker, he of the beaut...

#6
This Is It

This Is It

2009★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Great Day in Harlem for fans of Documentary & Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London....

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