With the recent release of "Respect," the hotly anticipated, long in-the-works biopic about Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson — already an Oscar winner for "Dreamgirls" — is again on the receiving end of a whole lot of early Oscar buzz. But the film itself isn't quite garnering the same acclaim, with most critics writing that "Respect" falls into the same kinds of standard musical biopic traps that have always plagued the genre: Overly formulaic cliches that don't do justice to their subject matter. Electric performances in films like these have transcended their respective films before, in things like "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Ray," and, most recently, "The United States vs. Billie Holliday," so there is still a chance that Hudson's career-best performance could earn her a second Oscar nomination next year. However, not all musical biopics are substandard fare. Here are five films about real-life musicians that transcend the limitations of the genre and have kept the bar exceptionally high. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ??️?️ (?️: Chris Ehlers / ?: Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in "Respect")

With the recent release of "Respect," the hotly anticipated, long in-the-works biopic about Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson — already an Oscar winner for "Dreamgirls" — is again on the receiving end of a whole lot of early Oscar buzz. But the film itself isn't quite garnering the same acclaim, with most critics writing that "Respect" falls into the same kinds of standard musical biopic traps that have always plagued the genre: Overly formulaic cliches that don't do justice to their subject matter. Electric performances in films like these have transcended their respective films before, in things like "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Ray," and, most recently, "The United States vs. Billie Holliday," so there is still a chance that Hudson's career-best performance could earn her a second Oscar nomination next year. However, not all musical biopics are substandard fare. Here are five films about real-life musicians that transcend the limitations of the genre and have kept the bar exceptionally high. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ??️?️ (?️: Chris Ehlers / ?: Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in "Respect")