Elvis (1979)

John Carpenter's first film with Kurt Russell was a biopic of the boy from Tupelo who went on to take over the music world. The casting might seem odd on paper, but Russell does a damn fine job at TCB, although he needs to work on his fake strumming because it was embarrassing.
It begins in '69, just before his Vegas comeback, and then jumps back to his musical beginnings before meeting itself again at the end.
It couldn't possibly cover all the important things, so focusses instead on Elvis' loves and losses and how they affect him on a personal level.

3½ nods to mom out of 5