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 78.
comedy film, musical film
Steve Harper's upcoming wedding to Cynthia Merrick on the Caribbean island of San Marcos is threatened by his tenacious former girlfriend, Mickey Fitzgerald, and by Cynthia's disapproving aunt. Steve's pal, Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance …
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Drama, drama film, musical film, romance film
Dance Film, biographical film, drama fiction, drama film, historical film, musical film
The film opens in the cold Saint Petersburg with a scene where Anna as a young girl observes through a window young dancers practicing. Although she catches a cold, Anna decides that she does not merely want to be a dancer but that she wan…
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Komödie, musical film, romantic comedy
Candy Williams is a member of a struggling vaudeville troupe that is stranded in Miami when creditors take all of their money. After the troupe's leader Hap Schneider tries to scam a restaurant out of dinner, they are forced to work in the…
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concert, concert film, documentary film, musical film
Musical, Romantic Comedy, musical film, romantic comedy film
Saxophone player and singer Ronnie Bowers is on his way to Hollywood, having been signed to a ten-week contract by All Star Pictures. At the airport, his former employer, Benny Goodman, and his band give him a big sendoff, performing "Hoor…
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musical film
The gang is putting on another big show in Spanky's cellar, complete with an orchestra led by Buckwheat (Billie Thomas), and performances by Darla (Darla Hood) and many of the other neighborhood kids. However, "King of Crooners" Alfalfa (C…
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musical film
A playboy (Harve Presnell) helps a young woman (Connie Francis) turn her father's Nevada ranch into a haven for divorcees.
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horror film
Musician Bruno is hired to compose soundtrack for an upcoming horror film, and rents the villa where the film is set for inspiration. Director Sandra is trying to capture the fear of the dark in the film, and is keeping the film's ending c…
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biographical film, drama film, musical film
Beginning in Liverpool in the 1950s, the film concentrates on the early life of John Lennon (Philip McQuillen) as he struggles to become a successful musician in the embryonic stages of British rock and roll. Lennon goes on to form a numbe…
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musical film
In early 1820s Vienna, 10-year-old Christoph's father has died, and his uncle Kurt, a student at the Vienna Conservatory, arranges for Ludwig van Beethoven to rent their attic room. Christoph does not like having a stranger living in his h…
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Christmas film, children's film, fantasy film, musical film
Eubie is a cheerful elf who works in Santa's workshop at the North Pole. While reviewing the Naughty and Nice Lists, Eubie discovers that every child in the town of Bluesville is naughty and decides to investigate. Bluesville is a gloomy t…
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Melodrama, comedy drama, musical film
Set in 1965, Jimmy McMahon (Colm Meaney) is an Irishman living in Liverpool who directs a céilí band of young men who go to a competition of traditional Celtic music in Ireland in County Clare. A native Irish band directed by John Joe McMa…
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Animation, Horror, Musical, children's film, comedy horror, horror film, musical film, vampire film in Italy
At Monster Mash Park, the skeletal dog Yorick talks about his owners Drac, Frank, and Wolf. They were the scariest monsters around and became an inspiration to monsters everywhere when they struck fear in the local mortals. As the years go…
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drama film, music-themed film, romance film, science fiction film
Fairy-Tale Film, Musical, children's film, family film, fantasy film, musical film
The movie opens with Rada on her way home to her children, who she had left alone while she gathered fruit in the forest. Her neighbors compliment her in song, and Rada mentions to them that she is afraid of the wolf. Petrika the donkey, t…
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mystery film
Set in 18th century London, the story focuses on Sweeney Todd (Ben Kingsley), a murderous barber whose business provides him with two profitable sidelines: the sale of his victims' jewelry and the disposal of their bodies to his mistress M…
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Musical, crime film, drama film, musical film, romance film
The film is set in a Paris nightclub, with the stars playing the 'regulars' at the club. The movie revolves around two main story points, a romance and a more serious conflict with death, and several minor plots. All of the stories are enl…
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Drama, drama film
Janie Jones is a 13-year-old aspiring musician. She arrives at a concert with her meth-addicted mother, Mary Ann Jones, a former groupie who once followed the band of Ethan Brand, a washed-up rock star battling alcoholism. Unknown to Ethan…
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Musical, musical film
Liza Elliott is a no-nonsense workaholic and the editor-in-chief of fashion magazine Allure, which is published by her boyfriend Kendall Nesbitt. They wish to marry but cannot, as Kendall's estranged wife has refused to grant a divorce. Li…
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concert film, documentary film, musical film
Militarized dancers greet Mr. Morale, who sits alone on a piano with a puppet ("United in Grief"). His therapist, Helen Mirren, introduces herself as his guide throughout the performance and informs him that he has been living in his comfo…
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action film, comedy film, musical film
Stock car racer "Fireball" Dave Owens from California goes to race in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he intends on competing against local champ Sonny Leander Fox. Dave beats Leander in a race, impressing the latter's girlfriend, Jane,…
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Komödie, musical film, romantic comedy
Nick Conover (Pat Boone), a Chicago youth, arrives at his aunt Henrietta (Jeanette Nolan) and uncle Jed Bruce's (Arthur O'Connell) Kentucky horse farm. Neither has seen Nick since he was a child. The move is part of Nick's parole condition…
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Concert film, documentary film, musical film