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Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:29 |
Characters | Musicians, Writers, Friends |
Plot | Music, Loneliness, Fear |
Place | USA |
Style | Light, To cry, Soulful, Fascinating |
A couple who can't stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, musical, western, music |
Country | USA |
Characters | Angels, Cowboys, Musicians, Friends, Artists |
Plot | Music, Radio |
Place | USA |
Style | To cry, Smart, Fancy, Touching |
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:28 |
Characters | Friends |
Plot | Passion, Wedding, Music, Friendship, Breakup |
Place | USA, New York |
Style | Romantic, Smart, Touching |
Sidney is a writer who's just left her L.A. Times music review gig to edit New York hip-hop magazine XXL. Dre is an executive with a hip-hop record company based in New York. They've known each other since they met as children, when both discovered hip-hop for the first time. Now that they're back together, they should be perfect for each other, except that Dre's about to marry lawyer Reese and Sidney claims not to be interested in Dre romantically. Meanwhile, Dre is growing increasingly restless with his company's focus on profit over artistry, which leads to signing the gimmicky duo Ren and Ten while ignoring the talented Chris
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, music |
Country | Israel, USA, France |
Duration | 01:27 |
Characters | Musicians, Friends, Losers, Singers |
Plot | Love with age difference |
Place | Israel, Small cities |
Style | To cry, Soulful, Gloomy, Touching |
A small Egyptian police band travels to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves stuck in the wrong town.
Mark | imdb: 8 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, musical, music |
Country | USA, Hong Kong |
Duration | 02:16 |
Characters | Musicians, Pianists, Actors |
Plot | Love, Dancing, Passion, Music, Money |
Time | New Year |
Style | To 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.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, music |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
Duration | 02:34 |
Characters | Lesbians, Teachers, Musicians, Sisters, Girlfriends |
Plot | Love, Dancing, Music, Obsession, Breakup |
Place | Aircraft, Trains, England, Beach, Hospitals |
Style | Romantic, Light, To cry, Fascinating, Makes me think |
Annie is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan – an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe. When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its discovery leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:46 |
Characters | Family, Friends, Teachers |
Plot | Love, Dancing, Friendship, Jealousy |
Style | To cry, Inspirational, Smart, Touching |
Upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, a bored and overworked estate lawyer signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, music, biography |
Country | United Kingdom, Canada |
Duration | 01:38 |
Characters | Teens, Musicians, Artists |
Plot | Music, Friendship |
Style | To cry, Inspirational, Soulful, Touching |
The drama tells the story of Lennon's teenage years and the start of his journey to becoming a successful musician. The story also examines the impact on his early life and personality of the two dominant females in his childhood
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, music |
Country | USA |
Characters | Musicians, Partners, Singers |
Plot | Travel |
Place | Hotels |
Style | To cry, Smart, Touching |
Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off.
Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | comedy, drama, music |
Country | USA |
Characters | Teachers, Strong women, Musicians, Musicians |
Plot | Music, Rivalry |
Place | USA, New York |
Style | Soulful, Fascinating, Fancy |
In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on my Grave" comes an insider’s look into the secret world of classical musicians. From her debut recital at Carnegie Recital Hall to the Broadway pits of "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon," Blair Tindall has played with some of the biggest names in classical music for twenty-five years. Now in "Mozart in the Jungle," Tindall exposes the scandalous rock and roll lifestyles of the musicians, conductors, and administrators who inhabit the insular world of classical music.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, music |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:35 |
Characters | Friends |
Plot | Music, Friendship, Death, First love, Birthday |
Style | To cry, Inspirational, Soulful, Smart, Touching |
In the seventies Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an overdose. Even their demise was glamorous; when lightning struck the stage during an outdoor festival. 20 years on and these former rock gods they have now sunk deep into obscurity when the idea of a reunion tour is lodged in the head of Tony, former keyboard player of the Fruits. Tony sets out to find his former bandmates with the help of former manager Karen to see if they can recapture the magic and give themselves a second chance.
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, music |
Country | Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom |
Duration | 02:36 |
Characters | Teens, Teachers, Musicians, Family, Pupils |
Plot | Love, Dancing, Relationship, Music, Motorcycles |
Place | School, Trains, England, Ireland, Metro |
Style | Touching, 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.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:56 |
Characters | Dogs, Horses, Teachers, Cowboys, Friends |
Plot | Dancing, Friendship, Death, Ghosts |
Place | Russia, New York |
Style | Romantic, To cry, Soulful, Fascinating, Touching |
Miranda Presley moves from New York to Nashville to become a songwriter. At an unsuccessful audition she meets James Wright, a promising newcomer. After only a few days they marry but start to quickly regret it.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | drama, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:45 |
Characters | Friends, Terminally ill |
Plot | Music, Friendship, Intrigue, Rivalry |
Place | USA, New York |
Style | Twisted plot, To cry, Soulful, Gloomy, Touching |
When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet is diagnosed with a life threatening illness, the group’s future suddenly hangs in the balance as suppressed emotions, competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration. As they are about to play their 25th anniversary concert — quite possibly their last — only their intimate bond and the power of music can preserve their legacy.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | comedy, drama, music |
Country | United Kingdom, USA, Canada |
Characters | Musicians, Lawyers, Friends, Tourists, Single mothers |
Plot | Dancing, Money, Depression, Vacation, Computers |
Place | Prison, Trains, Women's Prison, England, Party |
Style | Soulful, Fascinating, Makes me think |
A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | comedy, drama, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:29 |
Characters | Drummers, Musicians, Friends, Managers, Singers |
Plot | Music, Friendship, Radio, Music group |
Style | Light, To cry, Soulful, Touching |
A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:56 |
Characters | Musicians, Rappers, Poor, Singers |
Plot | Music, Weapon, Success |
Place | Mexico, USA |
Style | To cry, Serious |
Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?
Mark | imdb: 4.6 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:27 |
Characters | Teachers, Musicians |
Plot | Travel, Cars, Music, Money, Friendship |
Place | Party, Casino, Small cities |
Style | To cry, Fancy, Touching |
A washed up Vegas lounge singer, Jack Satin (Hamilton von Watts), has no money, no job, and delusional aspirations of fame. When Jack is forced to leave Vegas, he packs up his old Cadillac and hits the road for Atlantic City. But his car dies in the desert and Jack is left stranded in the small town of Lost Springs. There, Jack meets jazz legend turned mechanic, Doc Bishop (Robert Guillaume), who helps him with his car trouble. Although Jack is far from the stage, he begins to find himself feeling at home in the small town. When he meets local bar owner, Lauren Wells (Melissa Joan Hart), Jack starts to see there is more to life than chasing fame and fortune. Doc encourages Jack to explore his true love of music, while Lauren provides the audience he has always wanted. But as Jack realizes this town has more to offer him than the bright lights of the big city, his Vegas past catches up with him -- what unfolds is comedy at the crossroads of life.
Mark | imdb: 4.9 |
Genre | comedy, drama, music |
Country | USA |
Characters | Musicians, Family, Fathers, Sisters, Singers |
Plot | Music |
Place | Mansions, USA, New York |
Style | Light, Soulful, Fascinating |
Beautiful aspiring rock star Jude is stuck in a rut - relegated to recording commercial jingles and lost in a series of one night stands. When she is evicted from her Brooklyn apartment, she is forced to move into the Hamptons home of her wealthy - and selfish - father Paul Lombard, an over-the-hill, Sinatra-esque crooner angling for a musical comeback.
Mark | imdb: 5.3 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama |
Country | USA, Canada |
Duration | 02:00 |
Characters | Dogs, Gay, Photographers, Pianists, Singers |
Plot | Love, Dancing, Wedding, Friendship, Breakup |
Place | Metro, USA, New York |
Style | To cry, Fascinating |
A woman on the brink of a marriage proposal is told by a friend that she should date other men before spending the rest of her life with her boyfriend.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, crime, music |
Country | USA |
Characters | Teens, Friends |
Plot | Friendship, Hip Hop |
Place | USA |
Style | Heavy, Touching, Serious |
As four friends prepare for life after high school, different challenges bring about turning points in each of their lives. The dramas unfold and resolve at their local rollerskating rink, Cascade.
Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, music |
Country | Italy |
Duration | 02:00 |
Characters | Geniuses, Musicians, Friends, Child Prodigies, Pianists |
Plot | Music, Friendship, Loneliness |
Place | Ships, Ocean |
Time | New Year, World War II |
Style | To 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.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama |
Country | USA, Brazil |
Duration | 01:26 |
Characters | Friends |
Plot | Friendship, Loneliness, Ballet, Living together |
Place | College, USA, New York |
Style | Fancy, Touching |
An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama, music |
Country | Luxembourg, France, USA |
Duration | 01:37 |
Characters | Musicians, Friends, Losers |
Plot | Music, Friendship, Jealousy, Lost memory |
Place | Night Clubs, New York |
Style | Romantic, Fancy |
A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, music |
Country | USA, Canada |
Duration | 02:21 |
Characters | Musicians, Writers, Journalists, Widows |
Plot | Music, Friendship |
Place | USA |
Style | Psychological problems, Soulful, Fascinating, Touching |
A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to confront her loss and the ambiguous circumstances of his death.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | melodrama, drama, music, biography |
Country | Canada, United Kingdom |
Characters | Musicians, Spiders, Actors, Singers |
Plot | On real events, Chess, Friendship, Weapon, Jealousy |
Place | Beach, Hospitals, USA, Night Clubs, New York |
Style | Exciting, Fascinating, Makes me think, Touching |
Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | comedy, melodrama, drama |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:40 |
Characters | Doctors, Artists, Psychologists, Friends, Terminally ill |
Plot | On real events, Revenge, Friendship, Death, Cancer |
Place | Hospitals, USA |
Style | To cry, Soulful, Vital signs, Touching |
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | comedy, drama, music |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:32 |
Characters | Lesbians, Musicians, Family |
Plot | Music |
Place | College |
Style | Light, Soulful, Touching |
In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to college while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly jam sessions into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical discovery.