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1. Rocketman (I) (2019)
R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 194,927 | Gross: $96.37M
2. Insidious (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye
Votes: 339,221 | Gross: $54.01M
3. Burlesque (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.
Director: Steve Antin | Stars: Cher, Christina Aguilera, Alan Cumming, Eric Dane
Votes: 93,214 | Gross: $39.44M
4. Fame (1980)
R | 134 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean
Votes: 24,716 | Gross: $0.12M
5. Death in Venice (1971)
GP | 130 min | Drama, Romance
While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio.
Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci
Votes: 23,048 | Gross: $0.15M
6. Electric Dreams (1984)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
An artificially intelligent PC and his human owner find themselves in a romantic rivalry over a woman.
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Lenny von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caulfield, Bud Cort
Votes: 10,028 | Gross: $2.19M
7. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
G | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The young apprentice of a magical, eccentric toy store owner learns to believe in herself, and in her friends, upon learning some grave news about the future.
Director: Zach Helm | Stars: Natalie Portman, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Bateman, Ted Ludzik
Votes: 47,692 | Gross: $32.06M
8. The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
Approved | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biography of bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English Channel in December 1944.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake
Votes: 9,714
9. Paris Blues (1961)
Approved | 98 min | Drama, Music, Romance
During the 1960s, two American expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Sidney Poitier, Louis Armstrong
Votes: 3,961 | Gross: $1.30M
10. The Great Waltz (1938)
Passed | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Music
In 1845 Vienna, Johann Strauss II (Fernand Gravey) - 'Jonahi' to his friends - would rather write and perform waltzes than anything else, this at a time when a waltz is not considered ... See full summary »
Directors: Julien Duvivier, Victor Fleming, Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Luise Rainer, Fernand Gravey, Miliza Korjus, Hugh Herbert
Votes: 1,306
11. Sink or Swim (2018)
121 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A depressed man joins a synchronized swimming team made up of middle aged men.
Director: Gilles Lellouche | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume Canet, Benoît Poelvoorde, Jean-Hugues Anglade
Votes: 11,956
12. Chico & Rita (2010)
Not Rated | 94 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment.
Directors: Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba | Stars: Eman Xor Oña, Limara Meneses, Mario Guerra, Jon Adams
Votes: 9,692 | Gross: $0.35M
13. Blood Orange (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Thriller
Blood Orange stars Iggy Pop as Bill, an ageing rock star living with his beautiful and promiscuous young wife Isabelle (Kacey Barnfield). Into their peculiar paradise comes a dangerous ex-lover (Ben Lamb) hell bent on revenge.
Director: Toby Tobias | Stars: Kacey Clarke, Ben Lamb, Antonio Magro, Iggy Pop
Votes: 892
14. Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power (1982)
Unrated | 105 min | Drama, History, Horror
Twisted Prince Nero will do whatever it takes to become emperor and rule Ancient Rome with an iron fist.
Director: Bruno Mattei | Stars: Piotr Stanislas, Françoise Blanchard, Gino Turini, Mario Novelli
Votes: 151
15. Hangover Square (1945)
Passed | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A promising classical musician finds his life poisoned by a music hall dancer -- and by the strange gaps in his memory.
Director: John Brahm | Stars: Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, George Sanders, Glenn Langan
Votes: 4,140
16. Lui (I) (2021)
88 min | Drama, Thriller
Lacking inspiration, a composer isolates himself at a desolate house, on a small island, in Brittany. There he finds an old piano and receives visits from people who won't let him rest.
Director: Guillaume Canet | Stars: Guillaume Canet, Virginie Efira, Mathieu Kassovitz, Laetitia Casta
Votes: 369
17. Bells Are Ringing (1960)
Not Rated | 126 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Brooklyn answering service operator becomes involved in the lives of her clients, including a struggling playwright with whom she begins to fall in love.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark, Eddie Foy Jr.
Votes: 3,813 | Gross: $6.16M
18. Babes in Arms (1939)
Unrated | 94 min | Comedy, Musical
A group of vaudevillians struggling to compete with talkies hits the road hoping for a comeback. Frustrated to be left behind, all of their kids put on a show themselves to raise money for the families and to prove they've got talent, too.
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 2,849
19. The Castle of Sand (1974)
143 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Detectives investigate the murder of an old man found in a Tokyo rail yard.
Director: Yoshitarô Nomura | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Gô Katô, Kensaku Morita, Yôko Shimada
Votes: 1,538
20. Love Is a Funny Thing (1969)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Filming in the USA, Henri and Françoise meet and fall in love with each other.
Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Annie Girardot, Maria Pia Conte, Marcel Bozzuffi
Votes: 748
21. The Musicians (2008)
11 min | Short, Drama, Music
The Musicians is The Story of a Man and Women who are Musicians and Lovers. Follow them as they try to find the balance between Music and Love for each other.
Director: Jennifer McCabe | Stars: Rebecca Russell, Miles Teller, Anthony J. Cox, Anthony M. Pizzuto
Votes: 57
22. Camp Harlow (2014)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
Camp Harlow is a faith-based drama about a teenage bully who finds redemption through her faith in God at a local summer camp.
Director: Shane Hawks | Stars: Aj Olson, Monique Hurd, Andrew Dyer, Jasmin Savoy Brown
Votes: 139
23. Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935)
Unrated | 9 min | Short, Music
Duke Ellington plays his symphonic jazz piece ('A Rhapsody of Negro Life') with his orchestra against slice-of-life background scenes. The four movements: 1) The Laborers, 2) A Triangle: ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Waller | Stars: Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Barney Bigard, Billie Holiday
Votes: 279
24. The Untouchables: The Classic (2004 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Stephen H. Burum, Brian De Palma, Art Linson, Charles Martin Smith
Votes: 46
25. 7.5 minut (2015)
8 min | Short
Pianist composes a melody, but suddenly hears a buzzer and knows out that nuclear strike will destroy everything on planet in a few minutes. He tries to decide what to do during last minutes of his life.
Director: Vladimir Kovalev | Stars: Pavel Drozdov, Ivan Grishanov
26. In Flight Service: The Music of 'The Terminal' (2004 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Legendary composer John Williams discusses his musical score creation for The Terminal (2004), as well as the film's unique jazz sub-storyline.
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Steven Spielberg, John Williams
Votes: 61
27. Brouwer: El Origen de la Sombra (2019)
70 min | Documentary, Music
Leo Brouwer, the outstanding Cuban and world-renowned composer, opens the doors to his creative space allowing the viewer to explore his daily life and work.
Directors: Lisandra López, Katherine Gavilan | Star: Leo Brouwer
Votes: 11
28.
The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode:
Morticia Meets Royalty
(1965)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror
Romance seems close at hand for Thing, the Addams' right-hand-in-a-box, when Gomez's aunt, Princess Millicent, arrives for a visit accompanied by Lady Fingers, her handmaiden.
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy
Votes: 219
29.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
They're Playing Our Song
(2000)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
All the on-air personalities are writing jingles to introduce their shows. Frasier typically overdoes when crafting his.
Director: David Lee | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 960
30.
Futurama (1999– )
Episode:
The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings
(2003)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Fry makes a deal with the Robot Devil so he can get robot hands to play the holophoner and impress Leela. In a twist of fate, Fry trades hands with the Robot Devil and writes a masterpiece opera about Leela. However, the Robot Devil has evil plans of his own.
Director: Bret Haaland | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 3,801
31.
Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode:
The Ballad of Molly Turgiss
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Oliver wants to write a folk song about local legend Molly Turgiss, a woman so ugly she was run out of Hooterville. Facts are hard to come by, though, because the mere mention of her name ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester
Votes: 134
32.
The Waltons (1972–1981)
Episode:
Founders' Day
(1979)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The town prepares for a Founder's Day Celebration. Who settled there first? The Baldwins, the Waltons, or the Godseys? Jason has to prepare a piece of music for graduating from the Kleinberg Conservatory.
Director: Ralph Waite | Stars: Ralph Waite, Ellen Corby, Jon Walmsley, Judy Norton
Votes: 108
33.
Fringe (2008–2013)
Episode:
The Equation
(2008)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A young musical genius is kidnapped and Walter recalls a patient at St Clair's who might have been kidnapped by the same people and forced to try and figure out the solution to an equation.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Kirk Acevedo
Votes: 2,673
34.
Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode:
Chocolate Diddlers or My Puppy's Dead
(2010)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance
When Charlie and Courtney break up, Charlie falls into a depression and visits his psychiatrist.
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Marin Hinkle
Votes: 1,125
35.
Vihart (2009– )
Episode:
Pi Day 2022 - Chromatic Piano
(2022)
13 min | Animation
Star: Victoria Hart
36.
Franklin (2024– )
Episode:
Small Revenge
(2024)
TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Franklin pays back an insult--and receives the favor of a king. A new lover catches his eye, and an old rival turns up to thwart him.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Michael Douglas, Noah Jupe, Daniel Mays, Eddie Marsan
Votes: 113
37.
Hannibal (2013–2015)
Episode:
Futamono
(2014)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A city councilman's body is found intertwined with a tree; Jack crashes Hannibal's dinner party to investigate Will's suspicions; a revelation shocks everyone.
Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne
Votes: 6,485
38.
Requiem (2018)
Episode:
The Necklace
(2018)
TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Aron lodges a complaint against Matilda. The police are unmoved by a clue to Carys's disappearance. Trudy is wracked by guilt and meets Matilda. Rose is pushed to breaking point as old wounds are reopened.
Director: Mahalia Belo | Stars: Mali Morse, Nicola Reynolds, Emmie Thompson, Sian Reese-Williams
Votes: 268
39.
Rady (2016– )
Episode:
Emocionální Vadak - Love Potion Reakce
(2018)
11 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
Director: Radion Drozdov | Star: Radion Drozdov
40.
Nova Wonders (2018)
Episode:
Can We Build a Brain?
(2018)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary
Artificially intelligent machines are taking over and influence our everyday lives. The world's brightest computer programmers are building brighter machines by reverse-engineering the ... See full summary »
Director: Anna Lee Strachan | Stars: Matthew Botvinick, Rodney Brooks, Lili Cheng, Greg Corrado
Votes: 29
41.
Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode:
Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too
(2019)
TV-MA | 67 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A lonely teenager yearns to connect with her favorite pop star - whose charmed existence isn't quite as rosy as it appears...
Director: Anne Sewitsky | Stars: Miley Cyrus, Angourie Rice, Madison Davenport, Susan Pourfar
Votes: 41,934
42.
Room 104 (2017–2020)
Episode:
A New Song
(2019)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A musician girl trying to play music and sing in room 104 is haunted by a ghost girl.
Director: Mark Duplass | Stars: Julianna Barwick, Atsuko Okatsuka, Doug Culp, Kristina Harrison
Votes: 225