Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011) on Netflix
NR20112h 29mDocumentaryMusic
Archive footage and interviews trace a singer from the Jackson 5 to a solo career of record-breaking albums and music videos. His mother, his siblings and other performers recall him.
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A documentary portrait of a pop singer, told through archive footage and through interviews. The footage follows the start of the Jackson 5 and the solo career that brought the record-breaking albums, the music videos and the dance moves. His mother and his siblings are among those who speak about him, along with artists who met him and were inspired by him.
