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

Cadillac Records
2008
7.1/10

The Song of Names
2019
6.7/10

Born to Be Blue
2015
6.5/10

Miles Ahead
2016
6.4/10

All Eyez on Me
2017
6.7/10

Get On Up
2014
6.8/10

A Late Quartet
2012
6.7/10

Hounddog
2008
6.4/10

Rocketman
2019
7.3/10

Shattered Glass
2003
7.0/10

Oslo
2021
6.5/10

Swiped
2025
6.6/10

Honey: Rise Up and Dance
2018
6.9/10

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
2022
6.2/10

End of the Spear
2005
6.3/10

American Pop
1981
6.9/10

Mr. Turner
2014
6.5/10

Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
2014
6.5/10

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
2006
6.1/10
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998
6/10