Miles Ahead

Miles Ahead is a 2015 American biographical drama film about jazz musician Miles Davis.

Directed by Don Cheadle. Written by Steven Baigelman.

If you gonna tell a story, come with some attitudetaglines

Miles Davis

• I don't like that word, "jazz". Don't... Don't call it "jazz", man. That's some made-up word. Trying to box somebody in. Don't call my music "jazz". It's social music.

Dialogue

Miles Davis: I don't like that word, "jazz". Don't... Don't call it "jazz", man. That's some made-up word. Trying to box somebody in. Don't call my music "jazz". It's social music.

Taglines

• If you gonna tell a story, come with some attitude
• Beyond cool, beyond jazz, beyond passion, lives the music.
• A film as daring as the man.

Cast

• Don Cheadle — Miles Davis
• Emayatzy Corinealdi — Frances Taylor
• Ewan McGregor — Dave Braden
• Michael Stuhlbarg — Harper Hamilton
• LaKeith Stanfield — Junior
• Austin Lyon — Justin
• Jeffrey Grover — Gil Evans
• Joshua Jessen — Bill Evans
• Theron Brown — Herbie Hancock
• JT Thigpen — Paul Chambers
• David Kettlehake — Cab Driver
• Mark Angel II — Driver and Background Pedestrian
• Derek Snow — Harold Lovett, Miles' lawyer
• Jon "Swing" McHale — himself
• Morgan Wolk — Erica
• Mark Turkeltaub — Cop #1
• John Griffin — Cop #2
• Mike Dennis — Beat Cop