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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 4,133 films · Page 50.
Drama, Musical, independent film
Wren is a runaway from New Jersey living in New York City in the hopes of becoming a figure in the punk rock scene, only to find that the movement is now centered in Los Angeles. Wren finds herself relegated to sneaking into the city's rem…
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Documentation, Musical, documentary film
The film chronicles the band's rise from their modest family origins to becoming a revolutionary force in pop music. It begins by detailing the formation of the band with brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and…
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Arranged Documentary, Komödie, Musical, comedy film, documentary film, musical film
right|thumb|250px|The Broken Angel House, the site of the documentary, in May 2007 The film follows Chappelle during the summer of 2004, ending on September 18, 2004, when he threw a block party on the corner of Quincy Street and Downing S…
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Fantasy, Musical, comedy film, fantasy film, musical film
Danny Kaye plays a double role as a pair of estranged "super-identical twins". Despite their almost indistinguishable looks, the two have very different personalities. Buster Dingle, who goes by the stage name "Buzzy Bellew", is a loud and…
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Fantasy, biographical film, children's film, fantasy film, musical film
The story focuses on the Grimm brothers, Wilhelm and Jacob. As the film opens, we learn they are working to finish a family history for a local Duke, though Wilhelm is more interested in collecting fairy tales and often spends what little …
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Komödie, fantasy film, musical film, romantic comedy
When Fella's father dies, he continues to live with his wicked stepmother Emily and her two sons, Maximilian and Rupert. His stepfamily takes over the family mansion, while Fella is reduced to living in an unfinished room at the end of a l…
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Komödie, comedy film, drama film, family film, musical film, teen film
Nate Foster is a 13-year-old boy who lives in Pittsburgh and dreams of being a Broadway star. His parents, Rex and Sherrie, are understanding while his older brother Anthony is put off by his odd behavior. At school, Nate is picked on and …
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Concert film, Komödie, comedy film, documentary film, musical film
Komödie, Musical, comedy drama, musical film
In a small Iowa town in 1927, a traveling Chautauqua company arrives, with internal squabbles dividing the troupe. The new manager, Walter Hale, is trying to prevent Charlene, the troupe's "Story Lady", from recruiting the performers to fo…
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Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, Romantic Comedy, comedy drama, romantic comedy
Gabriel, an office temp by day and aspiring Broadway composer by night, makes eye contact with Mark, a go-go dancer at a gay bar. The two meet again in the subway the same night, and go back to Gabriel's place to have sex. They are thwarte…
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Musical, Sport, boxing film, drama film, musical film
Willy Grogan is a small-time boxing promoter and innkeeper of "Grogan's Gardens" based in the Catskills hills resort region of Cream Valley, in the upper Hudson River Valley of upstate New York. He is a contemptible man who is in debt and …
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Drama, drama film, musical film
Georgia Flood is a successful folk music singer who is happily married and a mother of two. Her younger, unstable sister Sadie also sings but is less successful as a punk rock vocalist. After a touring gig with a blues singer goes awry, Sa…
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Musical, Raunchy comedy, comedy film, erotic film, musical film
An adaptation of the fairy tale, Cinderella traces the misadventures of Cinderella (Smith), who suffers abuse from her two incestuous stepsisters and her man-crazy stepmother. Cinderella longs for the day when she will escape her drudgery …
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Musical, musical film
In Victorian England, a young orphan, Arthur Kipps ("Artie"), finds a sixpence as he walks along a river with his young friend, Ann. Artie is then sent to a nearby town, where he is to serve as apprentice to a draper. Several years later h…
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Cartoon, children's film, fantasy film, musical film
Hoppity the Grasshopper, after a period spent away, returns to an American city (Manhattan, New York City). He finds that all is not as he left it, and his insect friends, who live in the "Lowlands" just outside the garden of a cute bungal…
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Musical, Romance Film, drama film
Lovers Rock opens by capturing the preparations necessary to turn a typical West London two-story home into the setting for a house party. There is significant commotion: couches and furniture are wrapped and taken outside, rugs are rolled…
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Drama
Episode One The Phantom of the Opera is a disfigured musician named Erik who lives below the Opéra Garnier in Paris. He has a large part in managing each performance until his friend Gerard Carriere is dismissed. The new manager Choleti re…
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Komödie, buddy film, musical film, romantic comedy film
George and Harold, American song-and-dance men performing in Melbourne, Australia, leave in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals. They end up in Darwin, where they take jobs as deep sea divers for a prince. They are taken by boat to…
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Cartoon, adventure film, children's film, comedy film, musical film, romance film
Boo-Boo Bear wakes up from winter hibernation, excited about the new Spring. Then Yogi Bear wakes up, only interested in finding some food to eat. Cindy Bear unsuccessfully tries to woo Yogi.
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Drama, Komödie, Musical, drama film, musical film
Josh Manning (Miles Heizer) is a college student recording his own songs in his dorm room, but is interrupted by one of his floor mates. He stops recording, annoyed at the interruption. Meanwhile, his father, Sam Manning (Billy Crudup), ha…
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Documentation, Musical, documentary film
Wattstax is the 1973 documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with footage of the living conditions in the current …
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Musical, Romantic Comedy, fantasy film, musical film, romantic comedy
Terpsichore, one of the Nine Muses of Olympus, is annoyed that popular Broadway producer Danny Miller is putting on a play which portrays the Muses as man-crazy tarts fighting for the attention of a pair of Air Force pilots who crashed on …
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Drama, Musical, drama film, musical film, romance film
Walter "Tex" Warner (Wendell Corey), a seasoned country and western bandleader past his prime, and his manager and love interest, Glenda Markle (Lizabeth Scott), work for the campaign of Texas gubernatorial candidate Jim Tallman. During a …
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Biographical picture, Musical, biographical film, comedy drama, drama film
Sister Ann (Debbie Reynolds) leaves the Dominican convent near Antwerp for her assignment at Samaritan House in a depressed area of Brussels. Sister Ann loves to play the guitar and sing, and when she joins in the traditional evening singa…
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