Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore stories told through song and musical performances.
Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 4,133 films · Page 106.
Drama, Musical, drama film, musical film
thumb|thumbtime=31|Hallelujah (1929)|left Zeke Johnson is an African-American sharecropper who farms cotton for a living with his mother, Mammy; his father, Pappy; his brother, Spunk; Spunk's wife, Missy Rose; and Spunk's and Missy's three…
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musical film, romantic comedy
A beautiful young violinist named Amelia Cornell is a student at the prestigious Brissac Academy of Music in New York City. Unable to support her mother on her meager scholarship stipend, she is forced to provide music lessons in her spare…
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Criminal Comedy Film, experimental music
Komödie, Musical, musical film, romantic comedy
In Brazil, a composer masquerades as twins, trying to win the hand of an anti-Latin novelist.
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Computeranimation, Musical
Earthworm Barry gets no respect and lives at the bottom of the food chain, but one day he finds an old disco record which arouses his interest in music, and, with help from friend Tito, they decide to create the greatest disco band the wor…
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comedy film, musical film, romance film
Paul (Daniel Robinson) and Eddie (Joey Dudding) have just begun previews of an Off-Broadway musical titled Adam & Steve: Just the Way God Made 'Em. The movie follows both the storyline of the musical, and the lives of the two main leads. A…
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musical film
The origins and rise of sean-nós singer Joe Heaney are charted.
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Western film, comedy film, musical film
Singer Elly Jordan, a Brooklyn man who is terrified of animals, ends up broke along with his two musical partners at Hardy's Dude Ranch in Two Bits, Wyoming. The Hardys, Ma and Pop, daughter Jane and son Jeff, hire the men to play for the …
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Musical, Western, musical film
Set during the early years of the California Gold Rush, the film tells of the adventures of Caroline Frost, the wilful and spoilt daughter of a US Senator. He does not approve of her beau, Lt Robert Latham, of the US cavalry, and persuades…
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musical film, romance film
Compton-native Rome (Nate Parker) is the son of Reverend Q (Cleavant Derricks) and yearns for Jewel (Lindsey Haun), the daughter of Los Angeles Mayor Capps (John Rubinstein) who lives in Beverly Hills. Using reworked dialogue from the play…
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musical film, satanic film
thumb|left|220px|Lobby card thumb|thumbtime=16|Devil-May-Care (1929) This romantic adventure chronicles the escapades of one of Napoleon's followers. After his leader's exile, the follower is arrested and slated for execution. He is before…
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musical film
A young woman, Barbara, is in love with a good and kind bandleader, Bob, who seems oblivious to her love. Barbara helps Bob write a new song, "Cinderella", and it becomes an unexpected hit. Success and sudden fame lead Bob to abandon his f…
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biographical film, musical film, romance film
Set in the turn of the 20th century, the film focuses on Joseph E. Howard, an aspiring songwriter who happily sells a song to performer Lulu Madison, who later takes sole credit for the writing. He angrily confronts her, but she distracts …
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musical film
Passion concentrates on Grainger's unusual relationship with his mother and his sexual interests (especially his obsessive self-flagellation, though homosexuality is also hinted at), which affect his relationship with a woman who comes to …
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comedy film
Lawrence, critic and full-time boozer, comes to the cabaret In Caliente in Mexico to distance from Clara, a woman who wishes to marry him. Lawrence falls in love with the beautiful Mexican dancer Rita Gómez, forgetting that he once wrote a…
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musical film
An alcoholic theater owner needs to put together a successful musical in order to pay off his mob debt, but problems arise when the wise guys want to cast their friends in the production.
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Musical, biographical film, drama film, musical film, romance film
In 1803, Napoleon Bonaparte wants to sell a huge swathe of land (which would become the Louisiana Territory) to the United States for $20 million. He gives his younger brother Jérôme a choice between a “goodwill” tour of the United States …
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drama film, musical film
The film has no overarching storyline, consisting of a series of unconnected scenes celebrating the advent of sound technology in the context of "black music". Hearts in Dixie unfolds as a series of sketches of life among American blacks. …
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LGBTQ-related film, romantic comedy
Hey DJ chronicles the journeys of DJ Hound Dog. From Miami to Ibiza he struggles to break into the club scene. With the support and advice of some of the best DJs in the world he tries to find the night (and the love) of his life.
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Documentation, Musical, documentary film
During the 2008-09 Taking Chances Tour, Dion played concerts in 5 continents, 25 countries and 93 cities. Her first tour in 9 years was wildly successful, selling over 3 million tickets.<ref namehttp://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english…
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Horror, Occult Horror, Splatter Film, horror film
An evil spirit enters a graveyard and reanimates the corpse of music teacher Eric Longfellow. However, in order to stay alive, he has to wrap his hands around his victims' throats to absorb their life essences. When he moves to the suburbs…
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Komödie, Musical, comedy drama, musical film, romantic comedy
The three Beebe brothers are talented singers looking to make their way in the world. Joe Beebe is a chronic gambler and a source of great consternation for his loving mother, who only wishes he would follow the example of his responsible …
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Documentation, Musical, documentary film
Komödie, Musical, musical film
In 1924 Boston, a starstruck Hannah Adams waits outside in the rain to meet Tim O'Connor, who has just performed in a musical on stage. She invites him home to meet her family, and soon they are in love and engaged to be married. Tim is of…
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