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1. Carmen (II) (2022)
R | 116 min | Drama, Musical
Benjamin Millepied's complete reimagining of CARMEN tells a story through an experimental dreamscape featuring an original score and songs.
Director: Benjamin Millepied | Stars: Marina de Tavira, Marina Tamayo, Nico Cortez, Melissa Barrera
Votes: 1,149
2. The Magic Flute (1975)
G | 135 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
The story of the prince Tamino and his zestful sidekick Papageno, who are sent on a mission to save a beautiful princess from the clutches of evil.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Ulrik Cold, Josef Köstlinger, Irma Urrila, Håkan Hagegård
Votes: 5,254
3. Porgy and Bess (1959)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A woman whose past is scorned by nearly everyone around her meets a man who'd love her regardlessly- if only everyone else would allow them to.
Directors: Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey
Votes: 1,915
4. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
Not Rated | 128 min | Fantasy, Music, Musical
A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Moira Shearer, Robert Rounseville, Ludmilla Tchérina, Ann Ayars
Votes: 3,943 | Gross: $0.09M
5. Carmen (I) (1983)
R | 102 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A group of flamenco dancers are rehearsing a very Spanish version of Bizet's dramatization of Prosper Merimee's novella Carmen. The choreographer Antonio falls in love with Carmen, the main... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Antonio Gades, Laura del Sol, Paco de Lucía, Marisol
Votes: 3,562
6. Rabbit of Seville (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs Bunny gives Elmer Fudd a close shave as they sing and act out Rossini's opera.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 5,647
7. Madame Butterfly (1995)
134 min | Drama, Music
The story of a young geisha who falls madly in love with an american captain that travels all around the world collecting hearts.
Director: Frédéric Mitterrand | Stars: Ying Huang, Richard Troxell, Ning Liang, Richard Cowan
Votes: 644
8. Carmen (1984)
PG | 152 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In 1820s Spain the soldier Don José falls in love with the fiery and charismatic factory worker Carmen. Conflicts and grievances multiply, however, as it becomes apparent their views on love and commitment are fundamentally incompatible.
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Julia Migenes, Plácido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi, Faith Esham
Votes: 1,715
9. Don Giovanni (1979)
176 min | Drama, Music
Mozart's opera in lush sets: Don Giovanni, the infamous womanizer, kills Donna Anna's father. He is then chased by Donna Anna's fiancé, Don Ottavio, as well as Donna Elvira, one of his former conquests. But the real threat lies elsewhere.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Ruggero Raimondi, John Macurdy, Edda Moser, Kiri Te Kanawa
Votes: 1,314
10. The Curse of Turandot (2021)
111 min | Action, Fantasy, Romance
It follows Princess Turandot who is cursed by a mysterious power emanating from three Mazovian bracelets that were given to her as birthday gifts and these bracelets turned the princess to become cruel and she loses her humanity.
Director: Xiaolong Zheng | Stars: Dylan Sprouse, Collin Chou, Wen Jiang, Mingming Sun
Votes: 279
11. La Bohème (1926)
Passed | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A group of starving artists try to survive in 1830s Paris, including a seamstress and the would-be playwright she loves.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Lillian Gish, John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, George Hassell
Votes: 1,679 | Gross: $1.01M
12. The Magic Flute (2006)
135 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
During World War I, in an unnamed country, a soldier named Tamino is sent by the Queen of the Night to rescue her daughter Pamina from the clutches of the supposedly evil Sarastro. But all is not as it seems.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Joseph Kaiser, Amy Carson, Ben Davis, Silvia Moi
Votes: 1,304
13. Lady Macbeth von Mzensk (1992)
100 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Telling the story of a lonely woman in 19th-century Russia who falls in love with one of her husband's workers and is driven to murder.
Director: Petr Weigl | Stars: Markéta Hrubesová, Galina Vishnevskaya, Michal Dlouhý, Nicolai Gedda
Votes: 94
14. Lowlands (1954)
99 min | Drama, Romance, Musical
Set in the early part of 20th century Europe, where a dancer becomes the romantic bone of contention between 2 men; a humble shepherd and an imperious marquis.
Director: Leni Riefenstahl | Stars: Bernhard Minetti, Leni Riefenstahl, Aribert Wäscher, Karl Skraup
Votes: 470
15. Bluebeard's Castle (1963 TV Movie)
63 min | Drama, Musical
Based on the Bela Bartok opera. Bluebeard woos his women and then swiftly disposes of them.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Norman Foster, Ana Raquel Satre
Votes: 187
16. Aida (1953)
Approved | 95 min | Musical
Aida, featuring the actress Sophia Loren, is a film adaptation of a theatre performance written by Verdi. The plot revolves around the character Radames who falls in love with what he ... See full summary »
Director: Clemente Fracassi | Stars: Renata Tebaldi, Ebe Stignani, Gino Bechi, Giuseppe Campora
Votes: 265
17. Joan of Arc at the Stake (1954)
80 min | Biography, Drama, History
Surreal musical about the time of the execution of Joan of Arc.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Tullio Carminati, Giacinto Prandelli, Augusto Romani
Votes: 392
18. Das Labyrinth (2012 TV Movie)
158 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Musical
Stars: Christof Fischesser, Julia Novikova, Malin Hartelius, Michael Schade
19. Hansel and Gretel (1954)
Approved | 72 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
An "electronic puppet" version of the Humperdinck opera, adapted for children and using spoken dialogue as well as Humperdinck's music.
Director: John Paul | Stars: Anna Russell, Mildred Dunnock, Frank Rogier, Delbert Anderson
Votes: 283
20. Parsifal (1982)
PG | 255 min | Drama, Music
Richard Wagner's last opera has remained controversial since its first performance for its unique, and, for some, unsavory blending of religious and erotic themes and imagery. Based on one ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Edith Clever, Martin Sperr, Robert Lloyd, Michael Kutter
Votes: 334
21. Casanova Variations (2014)
118 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy
Two stories about the greatest seducer of all time, Giacomo Casanova.
Director: Michael Sturminger | Stars: John Malkovich, Veronica Ferres, Florian Boesch, Miah Persson
Votes: 260
22. Io, Don Giovanni (2009)
127 min | Drama, History, Music
A drama based on the life of 18th century Italian lyricist Lorenzo da Ponte, who collaborated with Mozart on his "Don Giovanni" opera.
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Tobias Moretti, Eulàlia Ramon, Sergi Roca, Anna Saura Ramón
Votes: 628
23. May Night (1952)
61 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Surreal Soviet fantasy movie based on a short story by Nikolai Gogol.
Director: Aleksandr Rou | Stars: Nikolai Dosenko, Tatyana Konyukhova, Liliya Yudina, Aleksandr Khvylya
Votes: 170
24. Nobody's Children (1951)
102 min | Drama, Romance
The tragic love story between marble-quarry owner Mario and Luisa, daughter of one of his employees.
Director: Raffaello Matarazzo | Stars: Yvonne Sanson, Amedeo Nazzari, Françoise Rosay, Folco Lulli
Votes: 416
25. The Dumb Girl of Portici (1916)
112 min | Drama, History, Romance
Fenella, a poor Italian girl, falls in love with a Spanish nobleman, but their affair triggers a revolution and national catastrophe.
Directors: Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber | Stars: Anna Pavlova, Rupert Julian, Laura Oakley, William Wolbert
Votes: 262
26. Three Brothers (2014)
90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Three brothers (Vojtech Dyk, Tomás Klus and Zdenek Piskula) leave their home to see the world. During their journey, young men as by miracle enter into famous fairy tales (Little Riding ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Sverák | Stars: Katerina Kosová, Tomás Klus, Sabina Rojková, Vojtech Dyk
Votes: 501
27. The Vampyr: A Soap Opera (1992 TV Movie)
125 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Ripley the vampire, revived and flourishing after being entombed beneath the streets of London for two centuries, must murder three women at the command of his master, Satan, to ensure his ... See full summary »
Directors: Nigel Finch, Robert Chevara | Stars: Omar Ebrahim, Philip Salmon, Winston, China Gordon
Votes: 51
28. The Bohemian Dancer (1926)
65 min | Comedy
Director: Frederic Zelnik | Stars: Lya Mara, Harry Liedtke, William Dieterle, Heinrich Peer
29. The Death of Klinghoffer (2003)
120 min | Drama, Music
An adaptation from the John Adams opera on the true life incident that took place in the mid 80s.
Director: Penny Woolcock | Stars: Sanford Sylvan, Christopher Maltman, Yvonne Howard, Tom Randle
Votes: 148
30. Keto and Kote (1948)
89 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Using a marriage broker,a Prince in dire financial straits plans to marry the wealthy daughter of a merchant, The girl is in love with the nephew of the prince. Forced by her father into ... See full summary »
Directors: Vakhtang Tabliashvili, Shalva Gedevanishvili | Stars: Medea Japaridze, Batu Kraveishvili, Tamari Chavchavadze, Meri Davitashvili
Votes: 216
31. Bánk bán (2002)
118 min | Drama, Music
Bánk Bán, the viceroy is loyal to the ruling regime, but when he is told Otto, the brother of Endre the Second seduced his wife, he decides to join the revolution.
Director: Csaba Káel | Stars: Éva Marton, Andrea Rost, Attila Kiss B., Kolos Kováts
Votes: 168
32. Juan (2010)
105 min | Drama, Music, Romance
The successful artist and playboy Juan is a notorious seducer of women, through his ability to be just what a woman dreams of: Charming, charismatic, strong, sensitive, sexual. Driven by a ... See full summary »
Director: Kasper Holten | Stars: Christopher Maltman, Mikhail Petrenko, Elizabeth Futral, Maria Bengtsson
Votes: 245
33. The Knight of the Rose (1925)
105 min | Comedy
While her husband illustrated himself in the war, the Maréchale de Werdenberg took comfort in the arms of the young Octavian and tried to arrange the affairs of his cousin, the Baron Ochs, by introducing him to a young girl.
Director: Robert Wiene | Stars: Michael Bohnen, Huguette Duflos, Paul Hartmann, Jaque Catelain
Votes: 138
34. Madamigella di Maupin (1966)
95 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Mlle de Maupin escapes from her uncle's castle, invaded by Hungarian troops, under the guise of a clergyman named Theodore. An army recruiter forces Theodore to enlist in the King's army, ... See full summary »
Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Catherine Spaak, Robert Hossein, Tomas Milian, Mikaela
Votes: 197
35. Papageno (1935)
11 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Film shows the story of Papageno (the one from Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute"), who wants a mate, yet has difficulties getting one.
Director: Lotte Reiniger
Votes: 477
36. Mahagonny (1980)
Unrated | 141 min
A mathematical analysis of Marcel Duchamp's The Large Glass, expressed in terms of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.
Director: Harry Smith | Stars: Rose Feliu-Pettet, Allen Ginsberg, Lotte Lenya, Jonas Mekas
Votes: 31
37. Rigoletto (1946)
105 min | Drama, Music, Romance
This tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto's beautiful daughter Gilda.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Tito Gobbi, Marcella Govoni, Lina Pagliughi, Mario Filippeschi
Votes: 48
38. The Turn of the Screw (1982 TV Movie)
118 min | Drama, Music, Thriller
A governess looking after two children begins suspecting that the ghost of her predecessor is haunting them.
Director: Petr Weigl | Stars: Helen Donath, Magda Vásáryová, Ava June, Dana Medrická
Votes: 60
39. Karmen Gei (2001)
86 min | Musical, Romance, Drama
Like every Carmen, Karmen Geï is about the conflict between infinite desire for freedom and the laws, conventions, languages, the human limitations which constrain that desire.
Director: Joseph Gaï Ramaka | Stars: Djeïnaba Diop Gaï, Magaye Niang, Stephanie Biddle, Thierno Ndiaye Doss
Votes: 258
40. Harlock Saga (1999– )
30 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Captain Harlock and his friends must recover several stolen pieces of gold before they get turned into a very powerful ring.
Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Toshihiko Seki, Tarô Ishida, Miyuki Ueda
Votes: 274
41. Figaro qua, Figaro là (1950)
87 min | Action, Comedy
In the 18th century, Figaro the Sevillian barber is likely to be arrested because he operates his shop on Sundays, which is forbidden.
Director: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia | Stars: Totò, Isa Barzizza, Gianni Agus, Renato Rascel
Votes: 121
42. La favorita (1952)
78 min | Drama
While not completly stage-bound, this film of Donizetti's opera doesn't stray far from such an impression. The story of a tragic love affair involving commoners and royality in 1340 Spain ... See full summary »
Director: Cesare Barlacchi | Stars: Sophia Loren, Franca Tamantini, Paolo Silveri, Gino Sinimberghi
Votes: 80
43. I due Foscari (1942)
85 min | Drama
The rivalry between two Venetian families, the Foscaris and the Faredanas, causes first the death of old Faredana and then of Doge Foscari, after his son is wrongly accused.
Director: Enrico Fulchignoni | Stars: Carlo Ninchi, Rossano Brazzi, Memo Benassi, Elli Parvo
44. Siegfried (1912)
Short, Drama
Director: Mario Caserini | Stars: Dario Silvestri, Fernanda Negri Pouget, Antonietta Calderari, Mario Granata
45. Fatal Desire (1953)
80 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In Pietro Mascagni's tragic opera, a soldier returns home from war to reclaim his former fiancée, only to find that she's married someone else in his absence, leading to jealousy, betrayal, and murder.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: May Britt, Ettore Manni, Kerima, Anthony Quinn
Votes: 95
46. The Bohemian Girl (1922)
70 min | Romance
A Polish officer posing as a gypsy loves a gypsy girl who is really the count's daughter.
Director: Harley Knoles | Stars: Gladys Cooper, Ivor Novello, C. Aubrey Smith, Ellen Terry
Votes: 66
47. Love of a Clown - Pagliacci (1948)
67 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio.
Director: Mario Costa | Stars: Tito Gobbi, Gina Lollobrigida, Onelia Fineschi, Afro Poli
Votes: 96
48. Faust and Marguerite (1904)
4 min | Short, Fantasy
Old and burdened Faust sells his soul to the Devil for the exchange of youth and pleasures. He seduces Marguerite and is finally condemned to hell.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jeanne Calvière, Georges Méliès
Votes: 271
49. Faust and the Devil (1949)
Passed | 87 min | Drama, Musical
Goethe's drama about Faust, a man who sells his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for eternal youth, and the latter, with guileful glee, leads Faust to disaster along the paths of pleasure... See full summary »
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Italo Tajo, Nelly Corradi, Gino Mattera, Onelia Fineschi
Votes: 37
50. Aida (I)
Drama, Musical, Romance | Announced
A Nubian princess is captured by an Egyptian captain, Radames. He soon falls in love with her and saves her from a life of hard labor and instead gives her as a handmaiden to the Egyptian princess Amneris, his future bride.