

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
You don't know Miles
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
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7.1/10
96 votes
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- drug abuse
- jazz
- jazz singer or musician
- biography
- racism
- music history
- bebop
- trumpet player
- abusive husband
- miles davis
- portrait of an artist
- music documentary
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United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival27 Jan 2019
- Theatrical23 Aug 2019
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival10 Oct 2019
- Theatrical13 Oct 2019
AustraliaAU
- PremiereSydney Film Festival5 Jun 2019
AustriaAT
- Theatrical2 Jan 2020
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical13 Feb 2020
FinlandFI
- PremiereHelsinki International Film Festival24 Sept 2019
- TV30 Nov 2019
FranceFR
- PremiereDeauville Film Festival7 Sept 2019
- TVTPArte18 Oct 2024
- Digital / OTTTPArte•tv18 May 2026
- TVTPArte25 May 2026
GermanyDE
- PremiereMunich International Film Festival28 Jun 2019
- Theatrical2 Jan 2020
- TVArte18 Oct 2024
- Digital / OTTArte•tv18 May 2026
- TVArte25 May 2026
GreeceGR
- PremiereAthens Film Festival20 Sept 2019
HungaryHU
- TheatricalKN29 Aug 2019
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1513 Oct 2019
ItalyIT
- Theatrical5 Mar 2020
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool was released on 23 August 2019.
Audience reviews
2- S8/10
SWITCH.
6/4/2019
Stanley Nelson combines the man and his music to give us an intimate portrait of how one mind shaped popular culture, armed only with a well-manipulated trumpet and some smooth musical notes. ‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ humanises a musical genius and ends up giving us an engrossing, hilarious, informative and heartbreaking look at the Miles Davis that music fans thought they knew. - Jake Watt Read Jake's ful…
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Ersatz
5/28/2026
This is Weird. I thought if someone had a proven history of beating up women that people shouldn't get on their knees and worship them? But I suppose it's okay to glorify him because he was black. All is forgiven if that's the case? 🤔
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