Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "theatre-rehearsal"

1. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.

Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson

Votes: 130,784 | Gross: $51.27M

2. The Salesman (2016)

PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Thriller

While Ranaa and Emad, a married couple, are participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," she is assaulted in their new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections.

Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Mina Sadati, Babak Karimi

Votes: 64,781 | Gross: $2.40M

3. The English Teacher (2013)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

An English teacher's life is disrupted when a former student returns to her small town after failing as a playwright in New York.

Director: Craig Zisk | Stars: Julianne Moore, Michael Angarano, Greg Kinnear, Lily Collins

Votes: 13,116

4. The Savages (2007)

R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

Director: Tamara Jenkins | Stars: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman

Votes: 38,645 | Gross: $6.61M

5. The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011)

Not Rated | 137 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorizes the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves.

Directors: Nick Morris, Laurence Connor | Stars: Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Hadley Fraser, Wendy Ferguson

Votes: 9,952

6. Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)

PG | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

New York actors rehearse Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in a dilapidated theatre.

Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Wallace Shawn, Phoebe Brand, George Gaynes, Jerry Mayer

Votes: 5,164 | Gross: $1.75M

7. The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)

R | 96 min | Horror

Actors rehearsing a show at a mysterious seaside theater are being killed off by an unknown maniac.

Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Ray Brooks, Jenny Hanley, Luan Peters, Robin Askwith

Votes: 1,137

8. All About Actresses (2009)

105 min | Comedy, Drama

A director shooting a documentary about all kinds of actresses falls for one of them.

Director: Maïwenn | Stars: Jeanne Balibar, Romane Bohringer, Julie Depardieu, Mélanie Doutey

Votes: 1,278

9. My American Uncle (1980)

PG | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The intersecting stories of three people who face difficult choices in life-changing situations are used to illustrate the theories espoused by Henri Laborit about human behavior and the relationship between the self and society.

Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre, Nelly Borgeaud

Votes: 6,858

10. If I Were You (2012)

R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama

When a woman tries to outwit her husband's sexy young mistress, the unexpected consequences include starring as King Lear in a very amateur production--with the mistress, an aspiring actress, playing The Fool.

Director: Joan Carr-Wiggin | Stars: Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling, Joseph Kell, Daniela Saioni

Votes: 2,403 | Gross: $0.01M

11. Out 1 (1971)

Not Rated | 776 min | Drama, Mystery

Following the May 1968 civil unrest in France, a deaf-mute and a con artist simultaneously stumble upon the remnants of a secret society.

Directors: Jacques Rivette, Suzanne Schiffman | Stars: Michèle Moretti, Hermine Karagheuz, Karen Puig, Pierre Baillot

Votes: 1,554 | Gross: $0.03M

12. Murder by Natural Causes (1979 TV Movie)

100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Allison, the unfaithful wife of a famous mentalist with a heart problem, wants her lover to try to kill her husband by scaring him to death, but the whole thing goes downhill.

Director: Robert Day | Stars: Richard Anderson, Katharine Ross, Hal Holbrook, Barry Bostwick

Votes: 872

13. Lady of the Camelias (1981)

115 min | Drama, Romance

A young girl from the provinces, comes to Paris with one goal: to become a part of the rich bourgeoisie. To achieve this she will use her unique beauty and charm.

Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Gian Maria Volontè, Bruno Ganz, Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Votes: 721

14. Caesar Must Die (2012)

Unrated | 77 min | Drama

Inmates at a high-security prison in Rome prepare for a public performance of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar."

Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Cosimo Rega, Salvatore Striano, Giovanni Arcuri, Antonio Frasca

Votes: 6,823

15. Don Juan (2022)

110 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Laurent who is jilted on his wedding day and subsequently embarks upon a wild quest.

Director: Serge Bozon | Stars: Virginie Efira, Tahar Rahim, Alain Chamfort, Damien Chapelle

Votes: 306

16. Jane Wants a Boyfriend (2015)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young woman with Asperger's syndrome tries to find her first boyfriend with a little help from her older sister.

Director: William Sullivan | Stars: Louisa Krause, Gabriel Ebert, Eliza Dushku, Polly Draper

Votes: 2,174

17. Bicycling with Molière (2013)

Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama

Two actors. One play. Can the differences between the two egocentric men be put aside for the sake of friendship and theatre?

Director: Philippe Le Guay | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Lambert Wilson, Maya Sansa, Camille Japy

Votes: 3,157 | Gross: $0.06M

18. 8 Uhr 28 (2010)

91 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A married woman runs a successful gallery and falls for a man she met accidentally.

Director: Christian Alvart | Stars: Nadeshda Brennicke, Mehdi Nebbou, Mark Waschke, Michael Brennicke

Votes: 138

19. Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)

116 min | Adventure, Comedy, History

The life story of the titular Beaumarchais, playwright and adventurer, who gets himself into numerous different scrapes and romantic encounters in 18th Century France.

Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc, Sandrine Kiberlain, Michel Aumont

Votes: 1,469 | Gross: $0.63M

20. Pardon Mon Affaire, Too! (1977)

PG | 110 min | Comedy

Sequel to Pardon Mon Affaire. Four men continue to explore the fallout from their personal lives. This time they buy a house in the country, but struggle to escape their troubles.

Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Claude Brasseur, Guy Bedos, Victor Lanoux

Votes: 1,292

21. Kiss Me You Fucking Moron (2013)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Teenagers ambitiously set up a famous play by Jon Fosse and hire a well-known actor to be the instructor, but he's going through a life crisis and makes the experience hell for all of them.

Director: Stian Kristiansen | Stars: Eili Harboe, Øyvind Larsen Runestad, Kristoffer Joner, Johanna Knudsen Rostad

Votes: 810

22. Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil (1972)

105 min | Comedy, Music

According to "Radio closer to God", nothing is conceived without God, especially shampoos, cosmetics, the sale of records - Animator Christian Gerber denounces this scam on the air, which ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Yanne | Stars: Jean Yanne, Bernard Blier, Michel Serrault, Marina Vlady

Votes: 644

23. Les grands ducs (1996)

85 min | Comedy

Three aging and failed comedians, Georges Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier, hit the road again with a lousy production of a lousy play, of course under the worst possible conditions.

Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Catherine Jacob

Votes: 1,079

24. 8 päivää ensi-iltaan (2008)

107 min | Comedy, Romance

Vilma is a female prompter at a theater-production of "Romeo and Juliet". She's used to remain in the background, but when the female leading actress injures herself, Vilma must take on the... See full summary »

Director: Perttu Leppä | Stars: Laura Birn, Mikko Leppilampi, Iina Kuustonen, Elina Knihtilä

Votes: 556

25. Lapualaismorsian (1967)

90 min | Drama

Liisa, Tenu and Lulu are part of the Ylioppilasteatteri group. In the course of the exercises, they think about social issues and debate their world views. Tenu's pregnancy makes the ... See full summary »

Director: Mikko Niskanen | Stars: Kristiina Halkola, Kirsti Wallasvaara, Aulikki Oksanen, Pekka Laiho

Votes: 242

26. Finding Harold (2019)

Short, Drama

An aging actor is grateful to be cast in a theatrical production, but he feels lost and unwanted among his college-aged castmates.

Director: Katarzyna Kochany | Stars: Jack Newman, Chattrisse Dolabaille, Shannon T. McNally, Kaleb Laidman

27. My Naked Villainy (2011)

127 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Ian, a commercially successful stage director, mounts an avant-garde production of 'Othello' for the sole purpose of destroying Tyson, the actor who stole his fiancee Anne. Fanatic in his ... See full summary »

Director: Gil Austin | Stars: Gil Austin, Barth Bennett, Leslie Ann Chastain, R. Michael Clinkscales

28. Bill and Coo (1931)

42 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

The strong man act in a musical theatre production falls asleep and dreams he is married to the leading lady.

Director: J.O.C. Orton | Stars: Billy Merson, Herman Darewski, Hal Gordon

29. Hoteliér (2013)

Documentary

Pavel Landovský wrote the play The Hourly Hotelier at the end of the 1960's and, under the direction of Evald Schorm in the Cinoherní Klub Theater, the production gained the status of ... See full summary »

Director: Josef Abrhám Jr. | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Nina Divísková, Kristýna Hrusínská, Jan Kacer

Votes: 18

30. Show! (2013)

69 min | Documentary

A surprisingly intimate portrait of how the dream of running one's own business can take on monstrous contours. Managed by the father of one of the singers, over the course of five years ... See full summary »

Director: Bohdan Bláhovec | Stars: Michal Mertl, Monika Absolonová, Michal David, Karel Gott

Votes: 30

31. Performance (1991–1998)
Episode: Six Characters in Search of an Author (1992)

Drama

Six fictional characters in an unwritten play appear to a theatrical company and demand that the company act out the characters' tragic story.

Director: Bill Bryden | Stars: John Hurt, Brian Cox, Tara Fitzgerald, Susan Fleetwood

Votes: 70

32. Teatro (1980– )
Episode: Seis personajes en busca de autor (1982)

135 min

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Director: Pedro Pérez Oliva | Stars: Manuel de Blas, Kiti Mánver, Begoña Valle, Carlos Hipólito

33. Festival (1963–1964)
Episode: Six Characters in Search of an Author (1964)

Drama

An absurdist play about the relationship between authors, their characters, and theatre practitioners. In it, the actors, author, and crew interact with the "real characters" who appear on stage during the rehearsal of the play.

Director: George R. Foa | Stars: Cyril Cusack, Margaret Whiting, Joan Miller, Anthony Singleton

34. Noche de teatro (1974– )
Episode: Seis personajes en busca de autor (1974)

96 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: Alberto González Vergel | Stars: Luis Prendes, Lola Herrera, Amelia de la Torre, José Sancho