Cadillac Records vs The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Cadillac Records has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.5/10 for The United States vs. Billie Holiday). Cadillac Records is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 11m. Cadillac Records is the older of the two (2008 against 2021). Both are drama, history, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Cadillac RecordsThe United States vs. Billie Holiday
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 6.5/10
Year20082021
Length1h 49m2h 11m
GenresDrama, History, MusicDrama, History, Music
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorDarnell MartinLee Daniels
Main castNorman Reedus, Jeffrey Wright, Eric Bogosian, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Cedric the EntertainerNatasha Lyonne, Garrett Hedlund, Tyler James Williams, Leslie Jordan, Andra Day

Synopsis

Cadillac Records

The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."

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