Miles Ahead (2016)
Miles Ahead (2016)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Don Cheadle
Miles Davis / Director / Producer / Writer
Ewan McGregor
Dave Braden
Emayatzy Corinealdi
Frances Taylor
Michael Stuhlbarg
Harper Hamilton
LaKeith Stanfield
Junior
Austin Lyon
Justin
Leticia Martinez
Boxing Spectator
Morgan Wolk
Erica
Christina Marie Karis
Janice
Jeffrey Grover
Gil Evans
Philip Krinsky
Bicyclist
Chris Hahn
Ralph / Stunts
Nina Smilow
Tami
Antonio Sánchez
Live Concert Band / Music
John E. Brownlee
Boxing Cornerman (uncredited)
Roberto Schaefer
Director of Photography
Miles Davis
Musician
Pamela Hirsch
Producer
Christopher Wilkinson
Executive Producer / Story
Stephen J. Rivele
Story
John Axelrad
Editor
Gersha Phillips
Costume Design
Mark Amin
Executive Producer
Wyatt Sprague
Sound Effects Editor
Darryl Porter
Producer
Steven Baigelman
Executive Producer / Writer
Robert Ogden Barnum
Producer
Vince Wilburn Jr.
Producer
Cheryl Davis
Executive Producer
Helen Britten
Set Decoration
Hannah Beachler
Production Design
Kayla Emter
Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 22, 2016
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Box Office$3,460,466
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Wiki.
Miles Ahead is a 2015 American biographical-drama film directed by Don Cheadle in his feature directorial debut, which Cheadle co-wrote with Steven Baigelman, Stephen J. Rivele, and Christopher Wilkinson, which interprets the life and compositions of jazz musician Miles Davis. The film stars Cheadle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, and Ewan McGregor, and closed the New York Film Festival on October 11, 2015. The film takes its title from Davis's 1957 album.
Cheadle took a free-form approach to the film's narrative. Skipping around in time, it depicts Davis' attempts to get his career back on track following a period of inactivity and drug addiction in the 1970s, fictional adventures with a journalist (played by McGregor) who wants to profile him, and his troubled marriage to a former dancer (Corinealdi). The film's score covers, in non-linear fashion, Davis' actual recordings throughout his career, beginning with Agharta (1975) before jumping back and forth in scenes featuring Kind of Blue (1959), Someday My Prince Will Come (1961), Bitches Brew (1970), and We Want Miles (1981), among others.Miles Ahead received mostly positive reviews from critics. Reviewers generally praised Cheadle's direction and performance, although some were critical of the plot. The film has grossed over $5 million.