Miles Ahead

Name: Miles Ahead
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Music
Released: April 1, 2016
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Don Cheadle, Emayatzy E. Corinealdi, Ewan McGregor, Michael Stuhlbarg

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: April 1, 2016 | R

Starring: Don Cheadle, Emayatzy E. Corinealdi, Ewan McGregor, Michael Stuhlbarg

Summary: In the midst of a dazzling and prolific career at the forefront of modern jazz innovation, Miles Davis (Don Cheadle) virtually disappears from public view for a period of five years in the late 1970s. Alone and holed up in his home, he is beset by chronic pain from a deteriorating hip, his musical voice stifled and numbed by drugs and painIn the midst of a dazzling and prolific career at the forefront of modern jazz innovation, Miles Davis (Don Cheadle) virtually disappears from public view for a period of five years in the late 1970s. Alone and holed up in his home, he is beset by chronic pain from a deteriorating hip, his musical voice stifled and numbed by drugs and pain medications, his mind haunted by unsettling ghosts from the past. [Sony Pictures Classics]… Expand

Director: Don Cheadle

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Romance, Music

Rating: R

Runtime: 100 min

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Manohla Dargis

Mar 31, 2016

Does it matter that stretches of Miles Ahead — a gun-rattling, squealing-tire car chase included — came out of the filmmakers’ imagination rather than Davis’s life? (Mr. Cheadle shares script credit with Steven Baigelman.) Purists may howl, but they’ll also miss the pleasure and point of this playfully impressionistic movie. Read full review

Stephen Whitty

Mar 30, 2016

Directed by, and starring, Don Cheadle, it's more about truth than facts. Did this all happen just the way it's laid out? Definitely not. But if the notes are wrong, the themes are right. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Apr 7, 2016

Cheadle the director, producer and co-writer boldly goes for broke with mixed results in this highly fictionalized version of the Miles Davis legend — and Cheadle the actor gives a brilliant performance worthy of an Oscar nomination. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Mar 30, 2016

So give Don Cheadle credit for innovation, at least: His Miles Davis biopic (which he directed, co-wrote, and stars in), Miles Ahead, tackles the problem head-on… by inventing cinematic things for Davis to do when he’s not playing music, including ludicrous car chases and gunfights. Read full review

Peter Travers

Mar 30, 2016

Like "Born To Be Blue," Miles Ahead is allergic to all things biopic, especially the cheap psychology and the effort to tie up a complex life with a neat bow. Read full review

Empire Dan Jolin

Apr 11, 2016

A largely inventive and energetic portrayal of a past-their-prime music legend that’s let down by its unnecessary trad biopic beats. Read full review

Rex Reed

Mar 31, 2016

Actor-turned-director Don Cheadle trashes the historic career of Miles Davis in Miles Ahead, named after one of the greatest albums ever made by one of the most influential musicians of all time. Read full review

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Thegodfatherson

Apr 1, 2016

The music, the acting, the pacing, the cinematography is pitch perfect. Don Cheadle is electrifying in this unforgettable and excellent drama. Miles Ahead is a film that showcases the soulful filmmaking capable by Don Cheadle and it sets an example of great cinema for ages to come. BeautifulThe music, the acting, the pacing, the cinematography is pitch perfect. Don Cheadle is electrifying in this unforgettable and excellent drama. Miles Ahead is a film that showcases the soulful filmmaking capable by Don Cheadle and it sets an example of great cinema for ages to come. Beautiful acting, great pacing of story, near flawless direction. Excellent, speechless to say anything else I will leave you with the task to watch the film immediately.… Expand

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vandermeulen

Apr 1, 2016

A must for Miles Davis and Don Cheadle fans. Cheadle, who stars and directs, has found an Incredibly creative approach,. Luscious pictures and sound. Beautifully directed and acted, Cheadle has captured the essence of Miles the man and his music. SEE THIS MOVIE!!!