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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 4,133 films · Page 53.
Biographical picture, Musical, biographical film
In late-1950s New York City, WROL disc jockey Alan Freed promotes his upcoming rock n' roll show at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater, headlined by Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis. Freed's radio program is hugely popular with teenagers, and t…
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comedy film, musical film
Presented as a mockumentary, Jackie's Back chronicles the life and career of Jackie Washington (Jenifer Lewis), a 1960s/1970s R&B diva. After several years of toiling in obscurity, Washington decides to organize her own comeback concert wi…
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Documentation, Musical, documentary film
Rather than a linear narrative, the film follows several intertwining plot threads in a stream-of-consciousness style. Billie is seen performing her song "Bored" at a small venue in Salt Lake City. After seeing a fan being carried out afte…
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musical film
Sonny and Cher appear as themselves in this spoof of various genres, including mysteries, Westerns, Tarzan films and spy thrillers. The plot revolves around a film contract offered to Sonny by powerful executive Mr. Mordicus, played by Geo…
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Musical, boxing film, musical film, romantic comedy
Three ex-G.I.s, Ted Riley (Kelly), Doug Hallerton (Dailey), and Angie Valentine (Kidd), have served in World War II together and become best friends. In October 1945, they meet at their favorite New York City bar, Tim's Bar & Grill, before…
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Musical, comedy film, musical film
130px|thumb|left|Drive-in advertisement from 1957 Sid Sorokin has just been hired as superintendent of the Sleeptite Pajama Factory in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where the union is pushing for a raise of seven-and-a-half cents per hour to bring t…
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children's film, crossover fiction, fantasy film, musical film
In Care-a-lot, the Care Bears are visited by the White Rabbit, the uncle of Swift Heart Rabbit. The White Rabbit gives the Care Bears the task of finding the missing Princess of Heart, who is to be crowned queen in Wonderland, otherwise th…
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Komödie, beach party film, musical film, romantic comedy, teen film
Frankie, Dee Dee, and the beach party gang hit Malibu Beach for yet another summer of surfing and no jobs, only to find their secret surfing spot threatened by a gang of bodybuilders led by the dim-witted coach Jack Fanny. All the while a …
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Detective Film, crime film, mystery film
John Davidson, a convicted thief in Dartmoor prison, embeds code revealing the hidden location of extremely valuable stolen Bank of England currency printing plates in the melody notes of three music boxes that he crafts to be sold at auct…
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Drama, drama film, musical film
Jenny is a deaf runaway who arrives in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district searching for her brother Steve. She encounters Stoney and his hippie band Mumblin' Jim in a coffee shop. The boys hide her from the police and help her look fo…
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Komödie, Musical, comedy film, musical film, war film
thumb|235px|Full movie In 1917 New York City, actor and dancer Jerry Jones is drafted into the US Army, where he is encouraged by his superiors at nearby Camp Upton to stage a musical revue for boosting morale. The production, Yip Yip Yaph…
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Documentation, Musical, music documentary film
musical film
Employees and customers spend time at a small gas station-diner in a fictional town next to a nuclear power plant unaware it is the last day on Earth. Young Otto Quartz has received ownership of the failing business in his recently decease…
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Biographical picture, Documentation, Musical, documentary film, rockumentary
The documentary begins as an investigation of the circumstances surrounding Cobain's death and the theories which sprung up afterwards. Cobain was legally declared to have committed suicide but has been alleged by some, to have been murder…
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Dance Film, drama film
17-year-old Maria Ramirez (Kat Graham) returns from juvie to rebuild her life with nothing but a talent for street dance and a burning ambition to prove herself. She finds refuge in the place that made her feel most alive, as a kid at the …
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Komödie, beach party film, musical film, romantic comedy, teen film
School is out and the teenagers head for the beach. All is well until millionaire Harvey Huntington Honeywagon III comes around, convinced that the beachgoers are so senselessly obsessed with sex that their mentality is below that of a pri…
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Musical, Romantic Comedy, action film, comedy drama, crime film, drama film, musical film, romantic comedy
Steve Grayson is a generous NASCAR race car driver with a heart of gold who feels compelled to bail friends and acquaintances out of financial hardship. However, Steve's manager and best friend Kenny Donford, a compulsive gambler, had been…
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Komödie, comedy drama, musical film, science fiction film, teen film
Teenager Roscoe is trying to help his best friend, Samantha. Sam's band, the Zetta Bytes, is struggling. Despite her vocal talents and guitar skills, Sam is told that she needs to dance in order for their band to succeed.
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Christmas film, Komödie, teen film
A troubled and irresponsible man named Nick Wrigley (Bryan Cranston) is hacked by criminals who are looking for a bank account code to Nick's boss. The criminals Bill (Jeff Geddis) and Harry (Sandy Robson) manage to find his apartment and …
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Biographical picture, Drama, Historie, biographical film, drama film, musical film
When he is approached by a supporter wishing to finance his musical career, Niccolo Paganini becomes attracted to the life which Urbani the promoter has come to offer him. He signs a contract to oblige him to perform as scheduled by Urbani…
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Musical, Romance Film
Daniel Daréus (Michael Nyqvist) is a successful and renowned international conductor whose life aspiration is to create music that will open people's hearts. His own heart, however, is in bad shape. After suffering a heart attack on stage …
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Komödie, Musical, musical film, romantic comedy
Sometime in the 1890s, Johnny and girlfriend Frankie are performers on a Mississippi River riverboat, which also has a casino. Johnny is a compulsive gambler who is down on his luck and in debt. Johnny and his friend Cully, a musician and …
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Fantasy, Musical, children's film, fantasy film, musical film
Jonathan, a poor but honest woodcutter, lives in the forest with his loving wife Anne. One day, while chopping down a tree, the mystical Forest Queen appears before Jonathan and begs him to spare the tree as it is a home to a family of bir…
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Documentation, Musical, biographical film, music documentary film
Tupac details his childhood, from growing up with a mother addicted to crack to being taken care of by drug dealers on the streets, as well as the type of jobs he had to do to make money. He also talks about his love for poetry, his friend…
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