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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 52.

Drumline: A New Beat (2014)

LGBTQ-related film, Musical, musical film

Twelve years after the events of the first film, Danielle "Dani" Raymond (Alexandra Shipp), an upper class Brooklyn girl, defies her parents in order to attend a college in Atlanta so she can join and revitalize their once-prominent drum l…

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Unconditional Love (2002)

Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, crime film, musical film

Grace Beasley is a content but timid housewife in Chicago. One morning, she wins tickets to a concert for her favorite singer, Victor Fox, just as her husband, Max, tells her he wants a divorce, citing a need for more variety and excitemen…

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Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

Animation, Fantasy, Komödie, fantasy film, musical film

The Ramayana left|thumb|Sita Sings the Blues (2008) by Nina Paley, full film (with audio muted due to copyright problems with some of the music) The film uses a pared-down adaptation of the legend that retains many of its finer details whi…

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Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984)

Musical, Sci-Fi, comedy horror, monster film, musical film, parody film, romance film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film

A guitar-shaped spaceship and Robot 1359 (voiced by Peter Cullen), search the universe for the source of rock and roll music. After discounting the planets Teldar and Malox, they come across Acirema. After listening to a dance/musical perf…

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Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)

Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film, musical film

Part 1 Christmas 1924: Two-year-old Frances Gumm performs in public for the first time, singing "Jingle Bells" in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Her mother, Ethel, watches from the audience while her father, Frank, watches from backstage. Ethel …

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Black Nativity (2013)

Christmas film, Drama, Musical, drama film, musical film

After his mother, Naima, is evicted from their Baltimore apartment, teenage Langston is sent to spend the holidays with his estranged grandparents in New York City. He talks to a man called Isaiah on the bus ("Sometimes I Feel Like a Mothe…

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Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012)

Adventure, Cartoon, Komödie, comedy horror, fantasy film, musical film, vampire film

Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby decide to take a well-deserved vacation. Velma drives them to Petit Chauve Sourie Ville, a small town in Louisiana that is hosting a vampire festival called "Vampire Palooza". They meet Lita Rutland,…

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Spectacular! (2009)

Musical, musical film, romantic comedy, teen film

As the opening credits roll, a band called Flux, apparently with no singer, starts to play at a nightclub. Among the audience is a girl named Courtney Lane (Tammin Sursok). Interspersed with the scenes of the band playing, lead singer Nikk…

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Neptune's Daughter (1949)

Romantic Comedy, musical film, romantic comedy

Although she initially rejects an offer by Joe Backett to become his business partner at the Neptune swimming suit design company, aquatic ballet dancer Eve Barrett changes her mind when she considers the publicity potential of the job. On…

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Follow That Dream (1962)

Komödie, Musical, comedy drama, drama film, musical film

A vagabond family composed of Pop Kwimper, his good-natured but unsophisticated son Toby, and various informally "adopted" children, including their babysitter, a 19-year-old named Holly Jones, is traveling through Florida. Pop drives onto…

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Everybody Sing (1938)

Komödie, Musical, musical film, romantic comedy

Teenager Judy Bellaire (Judy Garland) has trouble fitting in at school. She frequently causes trouble by introducing her jazzy vocal style into her conservative music class and is expelled as a result. She returns home to her dysfunctional…

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Kansas City (1996)

Crime, Drama, crime film, drama film

On the afternoon before the 1934 Democratic primary election in Kansas City, petty thief Johnny O'Hara botches a robbery of Sheepshan Red, a wealthy Black gambler on a semi-annual trip to the Hey Hey Club, local Black mob kingpin Seldom Se…

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Song One (2014)

Drama, drama film

Franny Ellis is an anthropology student doing her PhD thesis work in Morocco. She returns to her home in New York City after finding out that her brother Henry, a musician, is in a coma after getting hit by a car. She moves back in with he…

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A Late Quartet (2012)

Drama, drama film

As the Fugue String quartet approaches its 25th anniversary, the onset of a debilitating illness to cellist Peter Mitchell (Christopher Walken), forces its members to reevaluate their relationships. After being diagnosed with Parkinson's d…

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Tap (1989)

Dance Film, drama film, musical film

Max Washington, just released from prison after serving time for burglary, is a talented tap dancer. His late father owned a dance studio that is now run by Little Mo, whose daughter Amy Simms gives lessons to children. Back on the streets…

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Save the Last Dance 2 (2006)

Dance Film, Musical, Romantic Drama, drama film, musical film, romance film

The film continues the story of Sara Johnson (originally played by Julia Stiles and now portrayed by Izabella Miko). She recalls how she was born to be a dancer. Her mother would often comment that she knew how to pirouette before she coul…

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Kismet (1955)

Musical, fantasy film, musical film, romantic comedy

In old Baghdad, an impoverished poet, who has usurped the customary prime “begging spot” of the Mecca-bound Hajj the Beggar, is abducted and brought to the desert tent of Jawan, a notorious elderly brigand. The Poet has been mistaken for H…

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Knights of the City (1986)

action film, musical film

The Royals are a multi-ethnic street gang led by Troy (Leon Isaac Kennedy). Troy is aware that a life on the mean streets can only lead to a dead end. Therefore, he has been trying through his own determination and musical ambitions to mot…

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Circus Maximus (2023)

musical film

In interstitial segments, Travis Scott and Rick Rubin have a conversation about Scott’s current feelings. These segments were directed by Harmony Korine. Til Further Notice This segment is directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson.

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The Slugger's Wife (1985)

Romantic Comedy, romantic comedy

Darryl Palmer is a baseball player for the Atlanta Braves. He enjoys the fame and fringe benefits of bachelor life until he meets rock singer Debby Huston, falls in love, and decides to settle down. Debby is not ready to put her profession…

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