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Miles Ahead

Miles Ahead

If you gonna tell a story, come with some attitude.

20166.41h 40m

Overview

An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.

Directed by Don Cheadle
Written by Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Don Cheadle
Produced by Darryl Porter, Robert Ogden Barnum, Vince Wilburn Jr.
Box Office0Revenue: $3.5M

Top Cast

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Miles Davis

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Dave Braden

Emayatzy Corinealdi

Emayatzy Corinealdi

Frances Taylor

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Harper Hamilton

LaKeith Stanfield

LaKeith Stanfield

Junior

Austin Lyon

Austin Lyon

Justin

L

Leticia Martinez

Boxing Spectator

Morgan Wolk

Morgan Wolk

Erica

Jeffrey Grover

Jeffrey Grover

Gil Evans

P

Philip Krinsky

Bicyclist

Themes & Keywords

jazzbiographyhistorical figuremiles davis

About Miles Ahead

Miles Ahead is a drama, music, history film released in 2016 exploring themes of jazz, biography, historical figure, miles davis. Directed by Don Cheadle, it stars Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi. An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.

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