Moments of Music, Song and Dance
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101. Blues in the Night (2013 TV Movie)
24 min | Drama
Director: Tim Reid | Stars: John S. Howell Sr., Paris Jones, Henry K. Myers, Durrell Nelson
102. Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife.
Directors: Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong
Votes: 3,411
103. Stormy Weather (1943)
Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, Katherine Dunham and Her Troupe
Votes: 2,887
104. The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
Approved | 88 min | Biography, Music, Musical
The Dorsey Brothers bandleaders' lives traced from childhood music insisting father to fame rise eventual split furthering careers propelling with their music.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Janet Blair, Paul Whiteman
Votes: 644
105. Young Man with a Horn (1950)
Passed | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael
Votes: 3,887
106. 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: 9,708
107. Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra (1947)
15 min | Short, Music
Director: Will Cowan | Stars: Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Arthur Malvin, Robert Nichols
108. Millennium Chorus: The Greatest Story Ever Sung (2000 TV Special)
Music
Director: Phil Cooke | Stars: Maire Brennan, Michael Crawford, Kathie Lee Gifford, Jennifer Holliday
109. The Glenn Miller Band Reunion (1989 TV Movie)
Documentary, Biography, Music
The Glenn Miller Band Reunion features original members of Miller's bands, the famed civilian one based in New York City and the specialty group he put together briefly for the Army Air ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Warren Adams, Perry Hart, Katheryne High, Jack Jones
110. Melody Time (1946)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Music
Tex Beneke, taking over the Glenn Miller orchestra at the request of Miller's widow, leads them in playing most of the Miller-standards, including "Moonlight Serenade" - "in the Mood" -"... See full summary »
Director: Wallace Grissell | Stars: Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Arthur Malvin, Robert Nichols
111. High Society (1956)
Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm
Votes: 17,529 | Gross: $13.00M
112. St. Louis Blues (1939)
92 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees the city. She runs into the skipper of a showboat who befriends her, and they make plans to put together a musical revue... See full summary »
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Dorothy Lamour, Lloyd Nolan, Tito Guízar, Jerome Cowan
Votes: 81
113. St. Louis Blues (1929)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Drama, Music
In her only known film appearance, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith witnesses her lover's betrayal, then sings a powerful rendition of the title song.
Director: Dudley Murphy | Stars: Bessie Smith, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington, Hall Johnson Choir
Votes: 471
114. Blues Busters (1950)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy
After he undergoes a throat operation, Slip and the gang discover that Sach now possesses a beautiful singing voice and try to figure out how to make money off of it.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Adele Jergens, Gabriel Dell
Votes: 462
115. Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Music
The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.
Directors: Bert Stern, Aram Avakian | Stars: Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Chuck Berry, Chico Hamilton
Votes: 1,944
116. History of Jazz: Oxygen for the Ears (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, History, Music
'Oxygen for the Ears: Living Jazz' is a story of the trials and triumphs of jazz in America. Every jazz tune has a starting point - a simple note - from which the music starts its journey ... See full summary »
Director: Stefan Immler | Stars: Esperanza Spalding, ELEW, Ravi Coltrane, Joe Byrd
Votes: 17
117. Living Jazz with Bill Saxton (2012)
12 min | Documentary, Short, History
A short documentary about Bill Saxton, a veteran saxophonist and his intimate Jazz Club in Harlem called Bill's Place.
Director: Indrani Kopal | Stars: Bill Saxton, Theda Palmer Saxton
118. Matti Oiling Happy Pop Jazz Band (1971 TV Short)
20 min | Short, Music
Stars: Matti Bergström, Esa Helasvuo, Matti Oiling, Paroni Paakkunainen
119. Living with Michael Jackson: A Tonight Special (2003 TV Movie)
110 min | Documentary
Martin Bashir conducts a rare interview with Michael Jackson and is given unprecedented access to the reclusive performer's private life.
Director: Julie Shaw | Stars: Michael Jackson, Martin Bashir, Gavin Arvizo, Janet Arvizo
Votes: 1,206
120. Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Three attendees at a puppet theater don various roles in order to sing a variety of songs by Jacques Brel, all while hippies and other eccentrics cavort about them.
Director: Denis Héroux | Stars: Elly Stone, Mort Shuman, Joe Masiell, Jacques Brel
Votes: 265
121. Elvis & James (1989)
103 min | Comedy, Musical
The back-to-school adventures of Elvis Presto and James Dacuycoy (James D. for short), best friends who like to act, dress, and look like their idols, Elvis Presley and James Dean respectively.
Director: Tony Y. Reyes | Stars: Joey De Leon, Rene Requiestas, Nida Blanca, Maricel Laxa
Votes: 14
122. Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
R | 144 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan
Votes: 4,847 | Gross: $6.03M
123. Behind the Blues: Lady Sings the Blues (2005 Video)
23 min | Short
The piece opens with Diana Ross discussing the film's place in her career and follows to cover film origins, Berry Gordy's work on the film, script and story, cast and performances (... See full summary »
Stars: Suzanne De Passe, Sandra Evers-Manly, John M. Forbes, Bob Mackie
Votes: 13
124. The Ladies Sing the Blues (1989 Video)
60 min | Music
See the "Ladies" who created an art form and sang their way into legend... Once in a lifetime, complete performances by the great American blues and jazz divas. Sixteen selections include ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Jenz | Stars: Dave Barbour, Count Basie, Connee Boswell, Ruth Brown
Votes: 22
125. The Cotton Club (1984)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Meet the jazz musicians, dancers, owner, and guests (like gangster Dutch Schultz) of The Cotton Club in 1928-1930s Harlem.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee
Votes: 19,549 | Gross: $25.93M
126. The Gig (1985)
92 min | Drama
6 amateur musicians accept an offer to play a 2-week gig in the Catskills. When the bass player suddenly falls ill, they recruit a genuine pro to fill in. As they embark on the opportunity ... See full summary »
Director: Frank D. Gilroy | Stars: Wayne Rogers, Cleavon Little, Andrew Duncan, Jerry Matz
Votes: 199
127. 'Round Midnight (1986)
R | 133 min | Drama, Music
A troubled, but talented musician flees the US to escape his problems, finding refuge and support in Paris.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker, Sandra Reaves-Phillips
Votes: 5,864 | Gross: $3.27M
128. 'Round Midnight (2005)
5 min | Short
A documentary portrait of longtime Iowa radio personality Jim Dougherty, host of "Jazz and Jim" on the University of Iowa's public radio station, WSUI-AM 910. Now retired, Jim reflects on a... See full summary »
Director: Andy Brodie | Star: Jim Dougherty
Votes: 11
129. Bird (1988)
R | 161 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright
Votes: 13,486 | Gross: $2.18M
130. Let's Get Lost (1988)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary on the life of jazz trumpeter and drug addict Chet Baker. Fascinating series of interviews with friends, family, associates and lovers, interspersed with film from Baker's earlier life and some modern-day performances.
Director: Bruce Weber | Stars: Chet Baker, Carol Baker, Vera Baker, Paul Baker
Votes: 2,209
131. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
Director: Steve Kloves | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges, Ellie Raab
Votes: 25,843 | Gross: $18.10M
132. Mo' Better Blues (1990)
R | 130 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito
Votes: 13,662 | Gross: $16.15M
133. Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way (2010 TV Movie)
85 min | Documentary
A chronological look at the life and career of jazz musician, composer, and performer Dave Brubeck (December 6, 1920 to December 5, 2012), presented through contemporary interviews, ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Ricker | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Sting, Bill Cosby, Duke Ellington
Votes: 109
134. Whiplash (2014)
R | 106 min | Drama, Music
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser
Votes: 989,522 | Gross: $13.09M
135. Bessie (2015 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of legendary blues performer Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Director: Dee Rees | Stars: Queen Latifah, Kamryn Johnson, Rikki McKinney, Alan T. Coleman
Votes: 4,791
136. What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul."
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Nina Simone, Lisa Simone Kelly, Roger Nupie, Al Schackman
Votes: 14,828
137. Born to Be Blue (2015)
R | 97 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.
Director: Robert Budreau | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie, Tony Nappo
Votes: 9,276 | Gross: $0.83M
138. Detroit Rock City (1999)
R | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
In 1978, four rebellious teenagers try to scam their way into a KISS concert.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Edward Furlong, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello, Sam Huntington
Votes: 41,344 | Gross: $4.22M
139. Miscellaneous Shit: Behind the Scenes of 'Detroit Rock City' (1999 Video)
TV-14 | 37 min | Comedy, Documentary, Short
A behind the scenes look at the making of the 1999 film 'Detroit Rock City'.
Stars: Giuseppe Andrews, Peter Criss, James DeBello, Ace Frehley
Votes: 221
140. Detroit Rock City: Look Into the Sun - Behind the Scenes of 'Detroit Rock City' (1999 Video)
7 min | Short, Reality-TV
A behind the scenes look of random camera footage of the making of 'Detroit Rock City'.
Stars: Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello, Edward Furlong, Sam Huntington
Votes: 9
141. Rock 'n' Roll Greats: Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (2004 Video)
Not Rated | 40 min | Music, Short
Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels were the high-octane, supercharged musical bridge between Motown soul and take-no-prisoners rock 'n' roll. And they return to the stage in the musical ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Swope | Star: Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
142. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Music
Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Kimberly Stringer
Votes: 147,366 | Gross: $4.74M
143. SLC Punk! (1998)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In the early 1980s Stevo, and Heroin Bob are the only two dedicated punks in conservative Salt Lake City.
Director: James Merendino | Stars: Matthew Lillard, Michael A. Goorjian, Annabeth Gish, Jennifer Lien
Votes: 32,805 | Gross: $0.30M
144. Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 (2016)
Not Rated | 75 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
A young punk's odyssey.
Director: James Merendino | Stars: Ben Schnetzer, Hannah Marks, Colson Baker, Sarah Clarke
Votes: 1,198
145. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
R | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson, Eleanor David
Votes: 85,387 | Gross: $22.24M
146. High Fidelity (2000)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso, Jack Black
Votes: 189,789 | Gross: $27.29M
147. High Fidelity (1976)
3 min | Short
In this animated short, a half-naked woman dances with her black-suited partner.
Director: Antoinette Starkiewicz
Votes: 24
148. An American in Paris (1951)
Passed | 114 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary
Votes: 36,880 | Gross: $4.50M
149. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
Directors: Victor Fleming, King Vidor | Stars: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr
Votes: 428,660 | Gross: $2.08M
150. Limelight (1952)
G | 137 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton
Votes: 22,136 | Gross: $1.00M
151. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid
Votes: 43,014 | Gross: $12.00M
152. Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Two Broadway showgirls, who are also sisters, are sick and tired of New York, as well as getting nowhere. Quitting Broadway, the sisters decided to travel to Paris to become famous.
Director: Richard Sale | Stars: Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain, Alan Young, Scott Brady
Votes: 652
153. Show Girl (1928)
68 min | Comedy, Drama
Alice White plays an aspiring dancer who fakes her own kidnapping as a publicity stunt. Her newfound fame causes trouble with her boyfriend (Charles Delaney).
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Alice White, Donald Reed, Lee Moran, Charles Delaney
Votes: 56
154. A Star Is Born (1954)
Passed | 154 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford
Votes: 19,676 | Gross: $14.93M
155. King Creole (1958)
PG | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
A troubled youth's singing sets New Orleans rockin'. With a sweet girl to love him and nightclubbers cheering, it seems he will shake off his past and head for the top. But will a mobster and his man-trap moll snare him in a life of crime?
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart
Votes: 6,430
156. West Side Story (1961)
Approved | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise | Stars: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn
Votes: 121,196 | Gross: $43.66M
157. Mary Poppins (1964)
G | 139 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Votes: 186,057 | Gross: $102.27M
158. Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
PG | 130 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A few decades after her original visit, Mary Poppins, the magical nanny, returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer
Votes: 95,188 | Gross: $171.96M
159. Mary Poppins: A Musical Journey with Richard Sherman (2004 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short
Composer Richard Sherman narrates a tour of the songs he and his brother Robert wrote for Mary Poppins, but were not used in the final film.
Director: Les Perkins | Stars: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
Votes: 75
160. Mary Poppins Practically Perfect in Every Way: The Magic Behind the Masterpiece (1997 Video)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Jeff Kurtti | Stars: Brian Cummings, Julie Andrews, Peter Ellenshaw, Leonard Maltin
Votes: 40
161. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' (2004 Video)
50 min | Documentary
Using archival, never-before-released footage and newly shot interviews, this is a definitive behind-the-scenes look at Walt Disney's moviemaking magic and the creation of this classic film.
Stars: Julie Andrews, Marc Breaux, Bob Broughton, Andreas Deja
Votes: 68
162. The Movie Magic of Mary Poppins (2002 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Jeff Kurtti
Votes: 21
163. The Shadow of Mary Poppins (2002 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary
Director: Lisa Matthews | Stars: Pamela Rabe, Brian Sibley
Votes: 13
164. Mary Poppins Quits (2014)
TV-14 | 3 min | Short, Comedy
Mary Poppins gets tired of the old ways and decides to quit and leave her job with the Banks.
Director: Rachel Lee Goldenberg | Stars: Kristen Bell, Ronin Peralta, Lily Mae Silverstein
Votes: 166
166. Mary Poppins: Sing a Long - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (1994 Video)
27 min | Animation, Short, Family
I love to Laugh jolly holiday
Director: Mike Gottschalk | Stars: Julie Andrews, Corey Burton, Laurie Deremer, Patrick DeRemer
Votes: 80
167. Cabaret (1972)
PG | 124 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.
Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey
Votes: 59,394 | Gross: $42.77M
168. Cabaret-Berlin, la scène sauvage (2010 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary
Entirely composed of visual and audio archives; German fictions and musical operettas of the period, news clippings and documentary footage, musical shorts, home movies, restored in HD, as ... See full summary »
Director: Fabienne Rousso-Lenoir | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Friedrich Ebert, Valeska Gert, Trude Hesterberg
Votes: 28
169. Nashville (1975)
R | 160 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Keith Carradine, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Shelley Duvall
Votes: 28,564 | Gross: $14.82M
170. A Star Is Born (1976)
R | 139 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A has-been rock star falls in love with a young, up-and-coming songstress.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey, Oliver Clark
Votes: 13,176 | Gross: $80.00M
171. New York, New York (1977)
PG | 155 min | Drama, Music, Musical
An egotistical saxophonist and a young lounge singer meet on VJ Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, uphill climb.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander, Barry Primus
Votes: 21,891 | Gross: $16.40M
172. New York, New York (1967–1985)
45 min
Stars: Werner Baecker, Otto Preminger, Leontyne Price, Anna Moffo
Votes: 18
173. Gene Kelly in New York, New York (1966 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Woody Allen, Gower Champion, Damita Jo Freeman, Gene Kelly
Votes: 41
174. The Blues Brothers (1980)
R | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Jake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.
Director: John Landis | Stars: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway, John Candy
Votes: 214,493 | Gross: $57.23M
175. The Meaning of Life (1983)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Musical
The comedy team takes a look at life in all of its stages in their own uniquely silly way.
Director: Terry Jones | Stars: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Votes: 125,329 | Gross: $14.93M
176. Flashdance (1983)
R | 95 min | Drama, Music, Romance
An 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson
Votes: 59,552 | Gross: $94.90M
177. Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
PG | 95 min | Drama, Music, Mystery
A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose long-lost leader Eddie Wilson may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of the band's never-released album.
Director: Martin Davidson | Stars: Tom Berenger, Michael Paré, Joe Pantoliano, Matthew Laurance
Votes: 8,465 | Gross: $4.79M
178. Footloose (1984)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 92,297 | Gross: $80.04M
179. Footloose (2011)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
City teenager Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell
Votes: 52,875 | Gross: $51.80M
180. 42nd Street (1933)
Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler
Votes: 13,036 | Gross: $2.30M
181. The Mikado (1939)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Musical
The son of the Mikado of Japan, a wandering minstrel, falls for a girl who is engaged to her guardian.
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Kenny Baker, John Barclay, Martyn Green, Sydney Granville
Votes: 826
182. Girl Crazy (1943)
Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Musical
A philandering young playboy is sent to college somewhere in the American West, and organizes a show, together with his sweetheart, to save the college from closure due to falling enrollments.
Directors: Norman Taurog, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Gil Stratton, Robert E. Strickland
Votes: 2,245 | Gross: $3.77M
183. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer
Votes: 27,682 | Gross: $7.57M
184. The Harvey Girls (1946)
Passed | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, History
On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley (Judy Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, John Hodiak, Angela Lansbury
Votes: 4,860
185. Night and Day (1946)
Approved | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
A fictionalized biopic of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, Monty Woolley, Ginny Simms
Votes: 3,204
186. Easter Parade (1948)
G | 103 min | Musical, Romance
A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, Ann Miller
Votes: 11,088 | Gross: $9.03M
187. On the Town (1949)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller
Votes: 18,784
188. Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Passed | 107 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.
Directors: George Sidney, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, J. Carrol Naish
Votes: 5,276 | Gross: $8.00M
189. Show Boat (1951)
Approved | 108 min | Drama, Family, Musical
The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown
Votes: 5,381
190. The Band Wagon (1953)
Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray
Votes: 12,576
191. Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Passed | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 6,811 | Gross: $4.38M
192. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Approved | 102 min | Musical, Romance, Western
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn
Votes: 27,100 | Gross: $9.40M
193. Brigadoon (1954)
Passed | 108 min | Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Two Americans on a hunting trip in Scotland become lost. They encounter a small village, not on the map, called Brigadoon, in which people harbor a mysterious secret, and behave as if they were still living two hundred years in the past.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse, Elaine Stewart
Votes: 9,368
194. White Christmas (1954)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen
Votes: 51,129 | Gross: $30.00M
195. Oklahoma! (1955)
G | 145 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
In Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood
Votes: 14,068
196. Guys and Dolls (1955)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine
Votes: 19,363 | Gross: $13.00M
197. Carousel (1956)
Approved | 128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Fifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Ruick
Votes: 6,801
198. Anything Goes (1956)
TV-PG | 106 min | Musical, Romance
Bill Benson and Ted Adams are to appear in a Broadway show together and, while in Paris, each discovers the perfect leading lady for the plum female role. Each promises the prize role to ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Lewis | Stars: Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Zizi Jeanmaire, Mitzi Gaynor
Votes: 1,029
199. The King and I (1956)
G | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson
Votes: 27,918 | Gross: $21.30M
200. Silk Stockings (1957)
Approved | 117 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Russian government official is sent to Paris to bring back her comrades; she soon gets a taste of Paris life and falls in love with an American movie producer.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Janis Paige, Peter Lorre
Votes: 4,326
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