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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 68.

The Glass Slipper (1955)

Musical, fantasy film, musical film, romance film

Ella is a lonely and misunderstood young woman living in a European duchy. She works as a lowly servant to her stepmother, the Widow Sonder, and stepsisters, Birdena and Serafina. Ella is shunned by the townspeople because of her anti-soci…

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Falling from Grace (1992)

drama film

Music superstar Bud Parks, along with his statuesque wife, Alice, and their approximately eight-year-old daughter, Terri Jo, return to his small hometown, fictional Doak City, Indiana, for his paternal grandfather's 80th birthday. Initiall…

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The Littlest Rebel (1935)

Dance Film, comedy film, drama film, war film

Virgie (Temple) lives with her mother (Morley) and father, Confederate Army captain Herbert Cary (Boles), on a slave plantation in the Antebellum South. During her sixth birthday party, Cary learns that the American Civil War has begun and…

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The Joker Is Wild (1957)

Drama, Musical, biographical film, drama film

In 1929, Joe E. Lewis is a successful nightclub singer in Chicago while working for the Mob during the Prohibition era. His decision to work elsewhere displeases his Mob employer, who has his thugs assault him by slashing his face and thro…

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Puss in Boots (1988)

fantasy film, musical film

In this film, Puss in Boots (Christopher Walken) transforms from cat to a bespoke gentleman who requests a pair of boots, and then tries to restore the reputation of his master (Jason Connery). When he puts his boots on, he transforms back…

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Creating Rem Lezar (1989)

Fantasy, Musical, musical film

Two children have the same dream about the same imaginary friend, a superhero named Rem Lezar. They build a mannequin to look like their dream hero, which comes to life. However, he doesn't have his Quixotic Medallion, which he needs to li…

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Surf II (1984)

comedy horror, parody film, science fiction comedy, zombie comedy

Long ago in "The Good Old Days", surfers ruled. It was bitchin'! That was before the threat of chemical pollution, nuclear waste and the horror of Buzzz Cola.

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My Sister Eileen (1942)

Komödie, comedy film, romance film

Ruth Sherwood, a reporter for the Columbus Courier, finds herself embroiled in a series of misfortunes after inadvertently publishing a premature and erroneous review of her sister Eileen's theatrical performance. This blunder results in R…

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Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Musical, musical film

Barbara Barry is the young daughter of wealthy Richard Barry, a recently widowed soap manufacturer. Worried that his daughter is spending too much time alone and not with other children her age, her father decides to send Barbara to boardi…

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A Damsel in Distress (1937)

Komödie, Musical, comedy film, musical film

The staff at Totleigh Castle know that the lovely Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon and wager on whom the groom will be. With all of the likely candidates already claimed, young footman Albert places a bet on a "Mr. X", someone totall…

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Fairy Tales (1978)

Erotic Film, Musical, Raunchy comedy, comedy film

On his twenty-first birthday, a prince is approached by his father (the king) and other courtiers. They present him a girl as birthday gift. The king asks him to enjoy sexual life and to produce the next heir.

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Genghis Blues (1999)

Biographical documentary, Musical, documentary film, musical film

The documentary captures the story of blind blues musician Paul Pena. After a brush with fame and success in the 1970s, Pena's fortunes faded as he dealt with career and health problems. While listening to shortwave radio, Pena heard a bro…

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The Great Gabbo (1929)

Drama, Musical, Romance Film, drama film, musical film

thumb|thumbtime=10|The Great Gabbo (1929) Brilliant ventriloquist Gabbo increasingly uses his dummy "Otto" as his only means of self-expression—an artist driven insane by his work. Gabbo's gimmick is his astonishing ability to make Otto ta…

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Ladies of the Chorus (1948)

Musical, musical film, romance film

Peggy Martin and her mother Mae both work as burlesque chorus girls. After star Bubbles LaRue quits, stage manager Joe asks Mae to perform a special number, but Mae secretly arranges for Peggy to take the opportunity. Peggy's performance i…

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Swing Kids (2018)

drama film, musical film

The story takes place in Geoje prison camp during the Korean War in 1951. Ro Ki-soo, a rebellious North Korean soldier, falls in love with tap dancing after meeting Jackson, an American officer and former Broadway star who has been tasked …

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April in Paris (1952)

Musical, musical film, romantic comedy

Winthrop Putnam is the officious assistant secretary to the assistant to the Under Secretary of State, a D.C. diplomat arranging an international arts exposition in Paris. In a case of mistaken identity, the State Department invitation int…

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Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)

Concert film, Documentation, documentary film, musical film

The film mixes images of water with the performers and audience at the festival. It also features scenes of the 1958 America's Cup yacht races. The film is largely without dialog or narration barring the periodic announcements by emcee Wil…

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Tina (2021)

Documentation, Musical, documentary film, music documentary film

The film follows the life and career of musician Tina Turner, with Turner appearing in the film alongside Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, Kurt Loder, Katori Hall, Erwin Bach, Carl Arrington, Jimmy Thomas, Le'Juene Fletcher, Rhonda Graam, Ro…

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The Tommy Steele Story (1957)

Biographical picture, Musical, biographical film

Shown as a flashback, Tommy Steele lives with his mother and father in their London home. He works with a bellboy until he injures his spine doing judo. In hospital he is given a guitar to help with his therapy and he starts to play to ent…

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