The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Joseph Bologne rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie Antoinette and her court.

Blaze
2018
6.3/10

The Song of Names
2019
6.7/10

The Testament of Ann Lee
2025
6.3/10

Cadillac Records
2008
7.1/10

All Eyez on Me
2017
6.7/10

Born to Be Blue
2015
6.5/10

Get On Up
2014
6.8/10

They Shot the Piano Player
2023
6.6/10

Hounddog
2008
6.5/10

Clika
2026
8.3/10

Rocketman
2019
7.3/10

Miles Ahead
2016
6.4/10

A Late Quartet
2012
6.7/10

Oslo
2021
6.6/10

Like Sunday, Like Rain
2014
7.4/10

A
2017
6.2/10

Napoleon
2023
6.3/10

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
2022
6.2/10

Swiped
2025
6.6/10

Mr. Turner
2014
6.6/10
Hunger
2008
7.21/10