Cinema HoundSniffing out great 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 7.
drama film, musical film, romance film
In 1893, the farmers of the village of Champaner, located within the British Central India Agency, endure an oppressive colonial administration. Despite a devastating drought and a failed harvest, British officials demand the regular lagaa…
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Biographical picture, Computeranimation, Drama Documentary, Musical, biographical film, comedy drama, musical film
thumb|The opening of the film depicts the Williams' former home, a Burslem pub called the Red Lion. In 1982, in Stoke-on-Trent, eight-year-old Robert Williams is shamed as a loser in the playground. At home, he eagerly emulates his father,…
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Biographical picture, LGBTQ-related film, Musical, biographical film, drama film, musical comedy, musical film
Dressed in a flamboyant devil's outfit, Elton John enters an addiction rehabilitation session, recounting his life in a series of flashbacks ("The Bitch Is Back"). Shy boy Reginald Dwight grows up in the suburbs of 1950s Britain, raised by…
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Fantasy, Musical, family film, musical film
During the Great Depression, Michael Banks lives in his London childhood home with his three children, John, Annabel and Georgie, his wife Kate having died a year earlier. Michael has taken a loan from his employer, the Fidelity Fiduciary …
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Musical, Vampirfilm, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, vampire film
The sound of a nu metal band arouses the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt from a lengthy slumber, and he proceeds to take over as their lead singer. Achieving international success with the ensemble, which he names The Vampire Lestat, and havin…
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Cartoon, Fairy-Tale Film, Romance Film, cinematic fairy tale, family film, fantasy film, musical film
In 14th-century Europe, King Stefan and Queen Leah welcome their newborn daughter, Aurora, and proclaim a holiday for their subjects to pay homage to the princess. At her christening, Aurora is betrothed to Prince Phillip, the son of Stefa…
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Cartoon, Komödie, Musical, drama film, family film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, musical film
Setting The film is set on a plantation in Georgia, part of the Southern United States; specifically in a location some distance from Atlanta. Although sometimes misinterpreted as taking place before the American Civil War while slavery wa…
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Fantasy, Musical, Teen Comedy Film, action film, adventure film, family film, fantasy film, musical film, teen film
Soon after the wedding of King Ben and Mal, Uma is now the headmistress and principal of Auradon Prep. Her first order of business is to open the border between Auradon and Wonderland by inviting Princess Red, the rebellious daughter of th…
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Dance Film, Drama, Musical, crime film, drama film, musical film, romance film
In New York City in 1957, two teenage gangs compete for control on the Upper West Side. The Jets, a group of whites led by Riff, brawl with the Sharks, Puerto Ricans led by Bernardo. Lieutenant Schrank and Officer Krupke arrive and break i…
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Cartoon, Fantasy, buddy film, cinematic fairy tale, coming-of-age film, fantasy film, musical film
In a sleepy village in Italy, Jiminy Cricket arrives at the shop of a woodworker and toymaker named Geppetto, who lives with his pet cat Figaro and fish Cleo. He creates a puppet that he names Pinocchio. As he falls asleep, Geppetto wishes…
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Cartoon, Fantasy, Komödie, Musical, comedy film, family film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, musical film, romantic comedy
In the animated fairy tale kingdom of Andalasia, the corrupt and ruthless Queen Narissa is determined to stay in power; her reign will end if her stepson, Prince Edward, ever gets married. Narissa enlists her loyal servant Nathaniel to hel…
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Computeranimation, adventure film, comedy film, fantasy film, musical film
Years ago, the Intergalactic Evil Wizard Alliance, led by Gargamel's brother, Razamel, attempted to use four magic books to rule the world with evil and destroy all the goodness in the universe. However, Papa Smurf rescues one of the books…
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Drama, comedy drama, drama film, female buddy film, musical film
Cecilia Carol "C.C." Bloom, a New York actress and singer, receives a note during a concert rehearsal in Los Angeles and hurriedly leaves to be with her friend Hillary Whitney, a San Francisco heiress and lawyer. She drives overnight and r…
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Adventure, Animation, Komödie, Musical, adventure film, buddy film, comedy film, family film, live-action/animated film, musical film
Every emperor penguin attracts a mate by singing a unique "heartsong". If the male penguin's heartsong matches the female's song, the two penguins mate. Norma Jean, a female penguin, falls for Memphis, a male penguin and they become mates.
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Drama, Musical, musical film
In 1992, Jonathan Larson performs his rock monologue Tick, Tick... Boom! at New York Theatre Workshop, accompanied by friends Roger and Karessa.
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Animation, Cartoon, children's film, coming-of-age film, drama film, fantasy film, musical film
Deep in the forest, a doe gives birth to a male fawn named Bambi, who will one day take over the position of Great Prince of the Forest, who guards the woodland creatures. Bambi grows up very attached to his mother, with whom he spends mos…
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Musical, Romance Film, drama film, musical film, romance film, romantic comedy film
In London, Professor Henry Higgins, a scholar of phonetics, believes that a person's accent determines their prospects in society ("Why Can't the English?"). At the Covent Garden fruit-and-vegetable market one evening, he listens to Eliza …
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Biographical picture, biographical film, crime film, drama film, hood film, musical film
In 1986, Compton, California, Eazy-E narrowly evades a police raid at a crack house. The following day, Dr. Dre is struggling with what he wants to do in life and is confronted by his mother for missing a job interview.
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Gross Out Film, buddy film, comedy film, musical film
In Aurora, Illinois, rock music fans Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar host a public-access television show, Wayne's World, from Wayne's parents' basement. A broadcast of Wayne's World catches the attention of television producer Benjamin Kan…
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Coming Of Age, Motor-Bike Film, drama film, road movie
Wyatt (Fonda) and Billy (Hopper) are freewheeling motorcyclists. After smuggling cocaine from Mexico to Los Angeles, they sell their haul and receive a large sum of money. With the cash stuffed into a plastic tube hidden inside the Stars &…
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Dance Film, Komödie, Romantic Drama, drama film, musical film, romantic comedy film
Violet Sanford leaves her hometown of South Amboy, New Jersey, her father Bill, and her best friend Gloria, to pursue her dreams of becoming a songwriter in New York City. Violet unsuccessfully tries multiple times to get her demo tape not…
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Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, buddy film, children's film, comedy drama, comedy film, coming-of-age film, drama film, family film, fantasy film, musical film
In post-ice age Alaska, the local tribesmen believe all creatures are created through the Great Spirits, who are said to appear in the form of an aurora. A trio of brothers — Sitka, the oldest; Denahi, the middle; and Kenai, the youngest —…
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Biographical picture, Melodrama, Musical, drama film, musical film, romance film
In 1962 Detroit, car salesman Curtis Taylor Jr. meets a Black girl group called "The Dreamettes", consisting of lead singer Effie White and backup singers Deena Jones and Lorrell Robinson, at an R&B amateur talent show at the Detroit Theat…
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Drama, Musical, comedy film, drama film, musical film
In the Northside of Dublin, Ireland, Jimmy Rabbitte is a young music fanatic who aspires to manage an Irish soul and rock and roll band in the tradition of 1950s and 60s African-American recording artists. He places an advert in the local …
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