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Drama, Komödie, Musical, drama film, musical film
In New York City, Charlie Prince is an orphaned teenager living in his late mother's old karaoke bar, The Palace, willed to his acerbic and unloving stepfather, Arthur. Arthur makes Charlie do most of the work cleaning the bar; the other e…
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LGBTQ-related film, musical film
Jan Paul Beahm grows up in Los Angeles through a troubled childhood: He does not know his biological father, his mother is an alcoholic, and his older brother dies from a heroin overdose. An avid reader, he develops into a "frighteningly i…
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Biographical picture, Musical, biographical film
The film depicts the life and career of record producer and Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart, who was credited with discovering many musical acts such as Donna Summer, Kiss, Village People, Cameo; and signing acts including the Pips …
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Musical, Romance Film
In Atlanta, a Praise Team known as The Oil Factory bombs at their first attempt at a large competition, as what they have prepared is too conservative. When they try to improvise to recover, they get booed off the stage. Months later, tale…
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Dance Film, High School Comedy Film, Musical, drama film, musical film, teen film
Auditions During the opening scenes in auditions and orientation, it is told that in 1936, New York City Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia founded the High School of Music & Art in order to provide a facility where the most gifted and talented p…
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Komödie, beach party film, musical film
Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello are a husband and wife living in Ohio — far from the surf and sand of their earlier lives together. Frankie is a stressed out car salesman and former "Big Kahuna" of the surf scene in California while A…
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Biographical picture, Musical, biographical film, musical film
Aspiring lyricist Lorenz "Larry" Hart needs a composer for his lyrics, so Herb Fields introduces him to Richard "Dick" Rodgers and a partnership is born in 1919. They struggle to achieve success, however, and Dick considers leaving the bus…
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Biographical picture, biographical film, comedy drama, musical film
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is a biopic directed by Mat Whitecross, starring Andy Serkis. The story follows Ian Dury, who helped create the punk-rock scene in Britain in the 70s despite being diagnosed with polio.
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Musical, Romantic Comedy, comedy drama, comedy film, musical film
Jennie Lee is the lead singer of the all-girl Baltimore rock band, the Mystery. At her high school graduation, Jennie gives her valedictorian speech while fellow band member and bass guitarist Daryle accepts a proposal from her high school…
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Drama, Musical, docudrama, documentary film, drama film, musical film
Wild Style centers around a Bronx teenager named Raymond (Lee Quiñones), who under the pseudonym "Zoro" is a celebrated but anonymous graffiti artist. Raymond scorns a group of graffiti artists, known as the Union Crew, who have turned the…
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Romantic Comedy, romantic comedy, spy film
Axel Nordstrom manages a glass-bottom boat tourist operation on Santa Catalina Island, California. His widowed daughter, Jennifer Nelson, helps by donning a mermaid costume and swimming underneath his boat for the passengers' amusement. Je…
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Musical, Silly Movie, musical film, romantic comedy
Marci Feld, a spoiled Jewish-American princess, is forced to take control of her father Ben's hardcore rap label Felony Assault when he suffers a stress-induced heart attack due to the controversy surrounding the label's release of "Shoot …
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High School Comedy Film, LGBTQ-related film, Musical, comedy film
Dana Marschz is a recovering alcoholic and failed actor who has become a high school drama teacher in Tucson, Arizona. Despite considering himself an inspirational figure, he only has two enthusiastic students, Rand Posin and Epiphany Sell…
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Musical, musical film, romantic comedy
In 1921, vaudeville performer Joe Moran (Winninger) announces the birth of a son, but after the advent of talking pictures in 1928, vaudeville fails. His son Michael "Mickey" Moran (Rooney) writes songs, and Patsy Barton (Garland) sings "G…
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Dance Film, Drama, dance film, drama film, musical film
Ruby, a classical ballet dancer, earns a scholarship to the prestigious Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts. There, she befriends her roommate Jasmine (nicknamed "Jazzy") and catches the interest of a violinist, Kyle Endeca. With no formal …
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Documentation, Musical, documentary film
The Velvet Underground was an influential band that arose from the music, art, and film avant-gardes of early-1960s New York City. Although not a commercial success at the time, it had a significant impact on underground, experimental, and…
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Biographical picture, Musical, biographical film, drama film
documentary film
The 1992–1996 Siege of Sarajevo by the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS) caused drastic deterioration in living conditions for its inhabitants. In 1993, Admira and Boško, a couple with connections across different ethnic groups, decided to escape th…
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Christmas film, Musical, fantasy film, musical film
On Christmas Eve in London, Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly moneylender at a counting house, has settled his melancholy into an eternal bitterness towards Christmas and his fellow men. He refuses a request from recently widowed Mr. Smythe and …
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Animation, adventure film, family film, fantasy film, musical film
Littlefoot notices Longnecks entering the Great Valley and informs his grandparents, who say that the Longnecks are their cousins and that they must greet them. The leader, the Old One, tells the Great Valley's residents that her herd had …
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Animation, fantasy film
Merliah Summers is a young, up-and-coming surfing star in Malibu. While participating in a competition, Merliah loses concentration when her hair spontaneously gains pink streaks, causing her to wipe out. While underwater, she discovers th…
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Musical, Teen Comedy Film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, musical film, romantic comedy film, teen film
Will Burton is a music enthusiast and a David Bowie fan. When Will's mother Karen finds a new job, he switches to a new school, which he is eager to do since he was bullied at his previous one. During lunch one day at his new school, he me…
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Musical, drama film, musical film, romance film
Seductive aspiring actress Carmen Brown, who unwittingly causes trouble wherever she goes, gets involved with Philadelphia Police Department Sergeant Derek Hill, who is engaged to a cocktail waitress named Caela. At Lou's Bar, Carmen gets …
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Musical, comedy drama, musical film