Last year it was Amy Winehouse and Bob Marley. Up soon are a quartet of films about the Beatles (an impending Michael Jackson biopic has reportedly run into legal woes). Why is this genre playing on repeat?

Joan Baez and Bob Dylan are two of the most iconic musicians of the ’60s, and while they’ve always had a devoted following, the Oscar-nominated biopic A Complete Unknown—where Monica Barbaro plays Baez alongside Timothée Chalamet’s Dylan—has put them back at the forefront of the cultural conversation and introduced them to a new audience.

Timothée Chalamet said he “turned over every stone” — including gaining 20 lbs. — to play folk icon Bob Dylan in "A Complete Unknown," which earned him a Best Actor Academy Award nomination.

Bob Dylan’s "Like a Rolling Stone" is a hit once again in the United Kingdom this week as it debuts just outside the top 40 on two charts thanks to A Complete Unknown.

It might at first seem obvious why filmmakers won’t leave the subject of Bob Dylan alone. Search “Dylan” and “movies,” and the list — from documentaries like “Don’t Look Back” (1967) to fictionalized treatments like “I’m Not There” (2007) — turns out to be surprisingly extensive.

The singer-songwriter revisited his folk-music roots on this classic album, bringing an acoustic sound to mysterious, poetic tales of longing and lost love.

Bob Dylan contains multitudes. He can be loving, funny or charming. He can also be vicious and violent. Often all at once, but he was at his most cutting here.

Bob Dylan's The Very Best Of compilation is soaring on the charts after the success of A Complete Unknown, and it even gives the rocker a new top 10 hit.

Tutor to the stars and session pro Larry Saltzman shares what it was like to teach Chalamet the nuances of Dylan's playing, which the actor recently showcased on Saturday Night Live

Timothée Chalamet learned to play guitar and sing like Bob Dylan for “A Complete Unknown.” He also gained 20 pounds to look more like the folk music legend, he revealed an interview with NPR. “I’ve turned over every stone.

The singer's increase in streams following "A Complete Unknown" highlights how music biopics can elevate an artist's popularity to new heights