Movies about pianists

Movies about pianists
List of the best movies about pianists selected by visitors to our site: Call Me by Your Name, Invisible Life, The Children Act, Love at Second Sight, Rocketman, The Pianist, Grand Piano, Prelude, Ray, Andhadhun.

In the top there are new films of 2020, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Country
Markimdb: 7.9
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryItaly, France, USA, Brazil
Duration02:09
CharactersGay, Scientists, Fathers, Pianists, Mothers
PlotLove, Relationship, First love, Love with age difference, Seduction
PlaceSea, Italy, Small cities
TimeSummer
StyleSoulful, Touching

Elio Perlman is spending the summer with his family at their vacation home in Lombardy, Italy. When his father hires a handsome doctoral student, the curious 17-year-old finds himself developing a growing attraction to the young man.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genremelodrama
CountryBrazil, Germany
CharactersTerminally ill, Sisters, Pianists
PlotLove, Dancing, Friendship, Depression, Fate
StyleRomantic, Psychological problems, Soulful, Fascinating

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950. In the conservative home of the Gusmão family, Eurídice and Guida are two inseparable sisters who support each other. While Guida can share with her younger sister the details of her romantic adventures, Eurídice finds in her older sister the encouragement she needs to pursue her dream of becoming a professional pianist.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:10
CharactersTeens, Lawyers, Judge, Pianists, Nurses
PlotDeath, Religious, Cancer, Funeral
PlaceTrains, Court, Hospitals, Cemetery, London
StyleFascinating, Heavy, Makes me think, Disturbing

In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.

Markimdb: 7
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
CountryFrance, Belgium, South Korea
Duration02:52
CharactersTeens, Teachers, Musicians, Students, Writers
PlotLove, Time travel, Friendship, Love triangle, Snow
PlaceSchool, Trains, Parallel worlds, Paris, France
TimeNight
StyleUnexpected ending, Psychological problems, Touching

A man tries that his wife fall in love with him again, after to wake up in an alternate reality where she never knew him.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, musical, music, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Canada
Duration01:53
CharactersMusicians, Pianists, Celebrities, Singers
PlotOn real events, Dancing, Music, Drug addict
PlaceEngland, Night Clubs, Los Angeles
StyleInspirational, Vivid

The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genredrama, military, music, biography
CountryFrance, Poland, United Kingdom, Germany
Duration02:29
CharactersGeniuses, Musicians, Jews, Pianists
PlotWar, On real events, Survival, Music, Hunger
PlaceConcentration camp, Ghetto, Poland
TimeWorld War II
StyleExciting, Tense, Depressive, Heartbreaking, Worth watching

The true story of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, drama, detective, music
CountrySpain, USA
Duration01:30
CharactersSnipers, Pianists
PlotMusic, Mystery
PlaceChicago
StyleDisturbing

Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a note written on his music sheet.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genredrama
CountryGermany
PlotLove

Nineteen-year-old David dreams of being a concert pianist on the international stage. Although his talent made him special in his home town, he soon realizes that at the conservatory he is but one of many talented students.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama, music, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:32
CharactersGeniuses, Musicians, Disabled people, Businessmen, Blind
PlotMusic
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Fascinating

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered couping gospel and country together.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration01:54
CharactersKillers, Rabbits, Musicians, Hunters, Blind
PlotLove, Abduction, Death, Cheating, Blackmail
StyleLight, Fascinating, Black humor

A series of mysterious events changes the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually never witnessed by him.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrecomedy, drama, biography
CountryUSA, China
Duration02:10
CharactersMusicians, Police, Friends, Pianists, Bouncers
PlotOn real events, Travel, Gambling, Music, Money
PlaceHotels, USA, New York
TimeNew Year
StyleKind, Light, Oscars, Fascinating

Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genremelodrama, drama
CountrySouth Korea
CharactersMusicians, Pianists

Despite being married and having a fulfilling career as a sophisticated arts foundation director, something is missing in Oh Hye Won's life. When she meets twenty-something Lee Seon Jae, Hye Won's appetite for passion is awakened, and she soon falls for the impoverished piano prodigy. Though they risk everything, Hye Won and Seon Jae can't help but embark on an affair that threatens to destroy both their lives. Based on the 2005 Japanese film Tokyo Tower, this romance aches with the desperate struggle between love and reality.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredrama, film noir
CountryUSA
Duration01:41
CharactersWriters, Alcoholics, Bartenders
PlaceUSA, New York
StyleSoulful, By books, Fascinating, Gloomy, Depressive

Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last - one way or another.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Duration02:36
CharactersTeens, Teachers, Musicians, Family, Pupils
PlotLove, Dancing, Relationship, Music, Motorcycles
PlaceSchool, Trains, England, Ireland, Metro
StyleTouching, Serious

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genredrama, biography
CountryRussia
Duration02:08
CharactersMusicians, Friends, Actors, Singers
PlotOn real events, KGB, Uprising, Youth
PlacePrison, Russia, USSR, Moscow
StyleFascinating, Gloomy, Serious, Disturbing

Russian poet, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky was an idol of the 1970s and '80s. In 1980, at the age of 42, he passed away during the Moscow Olympic Games. This is the story of his last great love as handed down to his son from a family friend. Written by nitorch.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genremelodrama, drama, music
CountryItaly
Duration02:00
CharactersGeniuses, Musicians, Friends, Child Prodigies, Pianists
PlotMusic, Friendship, Loneliness
PlaceShips, Ocean
TimeNew Year, World War II
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Touching, Serious

The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of his life. Years later, the ship may be destroyed, and a former band member fears that 1900 may still be aboard, willing to go down with the ship.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, crime, music
CountryFrance
Duration01:48
CharactersGangsters, Musicians, Pianists
PlotDebts
PlaceParis, France
StyleAction, Soulful, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Heavy

Like his father, Tom is a real estate agent who makes his money from dirty, and sometimes brutal, deals. But a chance encounter prompts him to take up the piano and become a concert pianist. He auditions with the help of a beautiful, young virtuoso pianist who cannot speak French - music is their only exchange. But pressures from the ugly world of his day job soon become more than he can handle...

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryFrance
Duration01:42
CharactersPianists, Neighbors
PlotLove, Mystery, Fate
PlaceParis, France

He invents puzzles. He’s committed body and soul to his work and needs silence to be able to concentrate. She is an accomplished pianist and can’t live without music. She must prepare for a competition that could change her life. They are going to be forced to coexist without seeing each other.

Markimdb: 8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, music
CountryUSA, Hong Kong
Duration02:16
CharactersMusicians, Pianists, Actors
PlotLove, Dancing, Passion, Music, Money
TimeNew Year
StyleTo cry, For girls, Touching, Sad ones, Good music

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, western, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:09
CharactersDogs, Horses, Cowboys, Indians, Angels
PlotDancing, Bank robbery, Gambling, Money, Weapon
PlaceWild West, USA, Small cities
StyleLight, Fascinating, Tense, Fancy, Not for everyone

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:31
CharactersTeens, Gangsters, Musicians, Friends
PlotMusic, Friendship, Hip Hop, Dreams
PlaceSchool, USA, Los Angeles
StyleTo cry, Smart, Tense

Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredrama, music
CountryFrance, Austria, Germany
Duration02:11
CharactersTeachers, Musicians, Pianists
PlotMusic, Mental disorders, Love with age difference, Seduction
StylePsychological problems, Explicit scenes, Serious

Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama, music
CountryLuxembourg
CharactersGeniuses, Friends, Child Prodigies, Pianists, Pilots
PlotMusic, Friendship, Uprising
StyleSoulful, Touching

Vitus tells the story of a highly-gifted boy (played by real-life piano prodigy Teo Gheorghiu) whose parents have demanding and ambitious plans for him.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryCanada, USA, Hungary, United Kingdom
Duration01:44
PlotRevenge, Loneliness, Mental disorders
PlaceEngland, London
StyleRomantic, Soulful, Touching

Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genremelodrama, drama, music, biography
CountryAustralia
Duration01:45
CharactersJews, Losers, Child Prodigies, Pianists
PlotOn real events, Music, Obsession, Mental disorders, Success
PlaceAustralia
StyleSoulful, Fascinating, Touching, Serious

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:59
CharactersGangsters, Musicians
PlotRelationship, Music, Love triangle, Chase, Cheating
StyleRomantic, Light, Fascinating, Black and White

Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genredrama, music, biography
CountryUSA
CharactersMusicians, Writers, Fathers, Pianists
PlotMusic, Money, Friendship, Death
PlaceSchool, USA
StyleFascinating, Touching, Serious

The daughter of jazz pianist Joe Albany witnesses her beloved father's struggle -- and failure -- to kick his heroin habit.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersGay, Artists, Pianists
PlotLove, Obsession, Friendship, Funeral
PlacePrison, Cemetery
TimeNew Year
StyleAction, Depressive

On Manhattan's gilded Upper East Side, a young gay painter is torn between an obsession with his infamous best friend and a promising new romance with an older foreign pianist.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryFrance
Duration01:22
CharactersPianists
PlotInheritance, Double life
PlaceFrance, London
StyleAction

Jérôme Varenne, a French financier, lives and works in Shanghai with Chen-Li, his life and business partner. One day, during a short stay in Paris, while paying a call to his mother, he is very displeased to learn from her and his hated brother, that the family house in Ambray is going to be sold. Jerome decides to go to the town where he grew up to see what is going on. Little does he know how eventful his escapade will be. Little does he know that it will change his life from soup to nuts...

Markimdb: 7.8
Genremelodrama, drama, music, biography
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration02:16
CharactersMusicians, Guitarists, Artists, Singers
PlotLove, On real events, Music, Death, Divorce
StyleTo cry, Fascinating, Touching

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.





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