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Explore stories told through song and musical performances.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 4,133 films · Page 27.

Easter Parade (1948)

Musical, musical film

In 1912, Broadway star Don Hewes buys Easter presents for his sweetheart and dancing partner, Nadine Hale ("Happy Easter"), getting a boy to part with a plush rabbit by playing all the drums in the toy store ("Drum Crazy"). He takes the gi…

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Animal Crackers (1930)

Komödie, comedy film, musical film, romantic comedy film, slapstick

thumb|thumbtime=15|Animal Crackers (1930)|left Society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse hosts a weekend party at her Long Island mansion to honor African explorer Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding, who has recently returned from his expeditions.

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The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)

Cartoon, children's film, musical film

When David Seville goes off to Europe on a business trip, the Chipmunks, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are left at home with their babysitter, Miss Miller - much to the dismay of Alvin, who dreams of world travel. While the three are playing …

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Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)

Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, musical film, romance film

Lymon was aged 13 when the teenage group Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers erupted from radios and jukeboxes with their 1956 hit "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" and appeared in the movie Rock, Rock, Rock! (1956). After Mr.

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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

Coming Of Age, LGBTQ-related film, Romantic Comedy, Teen Comedy Film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, romantic comedy film, teen film

New Jersey teenager Nick O'Leary is a straight bass player in the queercore band The Jerk-Offs. Heartbroken after being dumped by his girlfriend Tris, he continues making and sending her "breakup" mix CDs. Bandmates Thom and Dev convince N…

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The Thing called Love (1994)

Tragic Comedy Film, drama film, musical film, romantic comedy

Miranda Presley is an aspiring singer/songwriter from New York City who loves country music and decides to take her chances in Nashville, Tennessee, where she hopes to become a star. Arriving after a long bus ride, Miranda makes her way to…

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A Chorus Line (1985)

Dance Film, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, Musical, comedy drama, drama film, musical film

In a Broadway theater, from a darkened place in the audience, director Zach judges dozens of dancers and their performances. After initial eliminations, sixteen hopefuls remain. Arriving late is former lead dancer Cassie, who once had a te…

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True Stories (1986)

Komödie, Musical, Satire, comedy film, musical film

The film is presented as a series of vignettes centered around Byrne as an unnamed, cowboy-hat-wearing stranger who visits the fictional Texas town of Virgil, where he observes the citizens as they prepare for the "Celebration of Specialne…

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)

Adventure, Cartoon, animated film

Some years after becoming an accepted member of Parisian society, Quasimodo still lives in Notre-Dame de Paris as its bell ringer with his gargoyle friends: Victor, Hugo, and Laverne. Meanwhile, Captain Phoebus and Esmeralda are now marrie…

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The Soloist (2009)

Drama, biographical film, drama film, musical film

In 2005, Steve Lopez is a journalist working for the Los Angeles Times. He is divorced and now works for his ex-wife, Mary, an editor. A biking accident lands Lopez in a hospital.

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)

Musical, Romance Film, drama film, musical film, romance film

In 1924, Arthur Chipping, or "Chips", is an established member of the teaching staff at Brookfield School, a public school just outside of London. A stodgy teacher of Latin and Greek, he is disliked by his pupils, who find him boring and c…

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Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Drama, Musical, drama film, musical film, prison film, romance film

Construction worker Vince Everett accidentally kills a drunken man in a brawl that he did not start and is sentenced to between a minimum of one to a maximum of ten years in the state penitentiary. His cellmate, washed-up country singer Hu…

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Bob Roberts (1992)

Fake Documentary, Political Satire, comedy film, drama film

Bob Roberts takes place in Pennsylvania in 1990. It depicts a fictitious senatorial race between a conservative Republican folk singer, Bob Roberts, and the incumbent Democrat, Brickley Paiste. The film is shot through the perspective of T…

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Amy (2015)

Documentation, Musical, biographical film, documentary film, drama film, musical film

The film narrative is focused on the life of singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, who was found dead on 23 July 2011 from alcohol poisoning, at the age of 27 at her home in Camden, North London. The film starts with a 1998 home movie depicting…

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Frank (2014)

Drama, Komödie, Musical, comedy film, drama film

While walking along the beach in his hometown, aspiring songwriter Jon Burroughs witnesses a man named Lucas trying to drown himself. As Lucas is taken to the hospital, Jon meets Don, who explains that Lucas was the keyboardist for a band …

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Who's That Girl (1987)

Musical, Romantic Comedy, musical film, mystery film, romantic comedy

Nikki Finn is a carefree young woman who usually wears a leather jacket and skirt, sports fire-red lips and a platinum bubble cut, and speaks in a high-pitched voice; she is also resourceful and intelligent. One day her boyfriend Johnny se…

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Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)

High School Comedy Film, Musical, comedy film, musical comedy, musical film, teen film

Vince Lombardi High School keeps losing principals to nervous breakdowns because of the students' love of rock and roll and their disregard for education. The leader of the students, Riff Randell, is the biggest Ramones fan at the school a…

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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)

Christmas film, Computeranimation, adventure film, comedy film, family film, fantasy film, musical film

On Christmas Eve in 1843 London, Harry Huffman encounters his cranky uncle, Ebenezer Scrooge and Scrooge's friendly English Mastiff, Prudence. Scrooge evades Harry long enough to decline giving money to a charity and add in a debt that is …

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Pennies from Heaven (1981)

Musical, Romance Film, drama film, musical film, romance film, satanic film

In 1934, Chicago sheet-music salesman Arthur Parker is going through hard times. His business is failing, and his wife Joan refuses to give him the money she inherited from her father to start his own business. Arthur's dream is to live in…

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The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)

Cartoon, fantasy film, musical film

In Antarctica, the Adélie penguins practice a tradition in which during the mating season, the male birds gather on the beaches to find a pebble to use in a mating ritual, and during the night of the full moon mating ceremony, the males pr…

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