Live Without a Net (1987)
documentary film, hard rock, music documentary film
Musicals 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 66.
Christmas on Mars (2008)
Christmas film
The film tells the story of the experiences of Major Syrtis during the first Christmas on a newly colonized Mars. The main character, Major Syrtis (played by Steven Drozd), is trying to organize a Christmas pageant to celebrate the birth o…
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Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
Musical, Romance Film, musical film
Irene Foster tries to convince her high school sweetheart, Broadway producer Robert Gordon, to give her a chance to star in his new musical, but he is too busy with the rich widow backing his show. Irene tries to show Gordon that she has t…
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Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt (2004)
Documentation, documentary film, musical film
Townes Van Zandt was a well-regarded and influential musician and songwriter. The film follows his life as an artist, and documents the impressions he made on other musicians, his commitment to a mental facility, involvement in music, drug…
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The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie (2005)
children's film, fantasy film, musical film
This movie starts when, atop the roof of an observatory at their cloud-filled home of Care-a-lot, the Care Bears hear Wish Bear's story of how she (as a cub) found her new friend, a wishing star named Twinkers. The Care Bears are touched b…
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Broken Bridges (2006)
Drama, drama film
Bo Price, a down-and-out country singer, has returned home for his brother's funeral following a military training accident. While there, he reunites with his true love, Angela Delton, a Miami news reporter who has also returned home for h…
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Lady of Burlesque (1943)
Komödie, Musical, Romance Film, comedy film, crime film, musical film, mystery film
A significant portion of the film is taken up with onstage performances, including comic bits and toned-down striptease acts. There is also a lot of backstage action not directly related to the evolving murder mystery but highlighting the …
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Without You I'm Nothing (1990)
Komödie, Musical, comedy film, musical film
Curly Top (1935)
Drama, musical film
Elizabeth "Curly Top" Blair and her much-older sister Mary, whose late parents were stage performers, now live at Lakeside Orphanage for Girls with their pets, Spunky the Pony and Betsy the Duck. Being too old to be adopted, Mary cooks and…
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15 Park Avenue (2005)
drama film
30-something Mitali aka Meethi has schizophrenia and is taken care of by her older, divorced sister Anjali aka Anu, who is a professor, and their ageing mother. Although she was never married in real life, Meethi has created her own altern…
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High Time (1960)
Komödie, Musical, musical film, romantic comedy
Wealthy restaurateur Harvey Howard, a self-made man, widower, and owner of Harvey Howard Smokehouses, decides to go back to college at the age of 51 and earn a bachelor's degree. He faces opposition from his snobbish grown children Harvey …
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I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
Musical, biographical film, musical film
Insecure Gus Kahn wanders into the musical publishing house where Grace LeBoy is a talent judge of some influence. She challenges him to write a love song, but she does not expect him to deliver it to her home the same evening. Grace's par…
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Seder-Masochism (2018)
animated film, comedy film, fantasy film, historical film, musical film, musical play
thumb|After the crossing of the Red Sea, Moses and Aharon lead the Israelites into the Promised Land The Book of Exodus is retold by Moses, his brother Aaron, the Angel of Death, Jesus, and the traditional Hebrew God. The ancient mother go…
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Double Platinum (1999)
musical film
In 1981, aspiring vocalist Olivia King performs at a small lounge in Atlanta. Following her performance, she is approached by a music executive who advises her of the myriad opportunities awaiting her in the larger music market of New York…
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Nine Inch Nails Live: Beside You In Time (2007)
Concert film
Catalina Caper (1967)
Komödie, Musical, beach party film, musical film
An ancient Chinese scroll is stolen from a museum in Los Angeles. The thief and teenager Don Pringle arrive on Catalina Island on the same boat. About half of the film involves swimsuit-clad adolescents dancing on yachts in various montage…
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Black Roses (1988)
Horror, Musical, comedy horror
Matthew Moorhouse is a high school teacher working in the small town of Mill Basin. One day, a heavy metal band named Black Roses arrives to play for three nights, after which they will move to their next destination. While the town's cons…
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Preacher's Kid (2010)
Drama, drama film, musical film
Small-town preacher's kid Angie King leaves the church and her Augusta, GA home to pursue a dream of singing stardom. Luckett plays Angie, the daughter of a stern but loving bishop, whose attraction to the hunky star (Tank) of a traveling …
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Call Me Madam (1953)
Musical, Romantic Comedy, comedy film, musical film, romance film
A wealthy Washington, D.C., socialite, Sally Adams (Ethel Merman), has political connections and is appointed U.S. ambassador to the tiny country of Lichtenburg, even though nothing in her background qualifies her for the job. A young jour…
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Woman Haters (1934)
comedy film, musical film
The Stooges, employed as traveling salesmen, join the Woman Haters Club, dedicated to eschewing romantic entanglements with women. Their resolve is swiftly tested when Jim (Larry) succumbs to the charms of Mary and proposes marriage. His c…
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The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
Fresh out of pharmacy school, young Eddy Duchin travels to New York in the 1920s to take a job playing piano for bandleader Leo Reisman's orchestra at a prestigious casino in Manhattan. But upon arrival, Eddy learns there is no such job fo…
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The Frog Prince (1986)
musical film
The film begins with the protagonist, Princess Zora of the Kingdom of Tartonia, rolling over and waking up in her bed. She runs through the castle, and the Emissary and chef scold her for not acting 'like a princess'. Zora is confronted by…
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The Show of Shows (1929)
musical film
thumb|left|thumbtime=3|The Show of Shows (1929) The film is styled in the same format as was the earlier MGM film The Hollywood Revue of 1929. Because of the film's high budget, although it performed well at the box office, it did not retu…
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Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Musical, musical film
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are a dance team so down on their luck that they work in a dance hall for no money. Meanwhile, Clare Bennett is a big Broadway star. Owing to a case of mistaken identity, Shaw is offered the chance to be Clare's …
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