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Taj Mahal

Actor · 25 credits · 5 in highly-rated films

Best known for Sounder (1972)

Frequent collaborators: Robbie Robertson, Bonnie Raitt, Martin Scorsese, Eric Clapton

Movies (25 total, ranked by score)

  1. Sounder

    1972 · ★ 7.5 (53 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads

    2019 · ★ 6.8 (90 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    2

  3. Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band

    2020 · ★ 6.8 (20 votes)

    History, Music, Documentary

    3

  4. Feel Like Going Home

    2003 · ★ 8.5 (4 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    4

  5. Scott Joplin

    1977 · ★ 6.6 (12 votes)

    Music, History

    5

  6. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

    2017 · ★ 7.6 (13 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    6

  7. A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

    2021

    Documentary

    7

  8. Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life

    2006

    Documentary, Music

    8

  9. Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf

    2024 · ★ 7.6 (6 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    9

  10. Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

    1996 · ★ 4.2 (6 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    10

  11. Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

    1997 · ★ 7.2 (7 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    11

  12. Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center

    2011 · ★ 6.5 (4 votes)

    Music

    12

  13. Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film

    1997

    Documentary

    13

  14. Sounder, Part 2

    1976 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine

    2024

    Documentary, Music

    15

  16. This Ain't No Mouse Music!

    2014 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    16

  17. All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman

    2014 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    Music

    17

  18. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along

    2003

    Music, Documentary

    18

  19. Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM

    2023

    Documentary, Music

    19

  20. Taj Mahal and Friends

    1987

    Music

    20

  21. ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014

    2014

    Music

    21

  22. Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson

    —

    Documentary, Music

    22

  23. Mr. Handy's Blues

    —

    23

  24. Shake 'Em On Down

    2016

    Documentary

    24

  25. Santana: Special Edition EP

    2003

    Music

    25

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.