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1. Strictly Ballroom (1992)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson
Votes: 29,423 | Gross: $11.74M
2. The Infernal Machine (2022)
R | 111 min | Mystery, Thriller
A reclusive and controversial author is drawn out of hiding when he begins to receive endless letters from an obsessive fan. What ensues is a dangerous labyrinth as he searches for the person behind the cryptic messages.
Director: Andrew Hunt | Stars: Guy Pearce, Jeremy Davies, Eduardo Frazão, Jane Hammill
Votes: 3,836
3. Black Orpheus (1959)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
Director: Marcel Camus | Stars: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia
Votes: 12,268
4. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
PG-13 | 118 min | Documentary, History, Music
Documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity.
Director: Questlove | Stars: Dorinda Drake, Barbara Bland-Acosta, Darryl Lewis, Ethel Beatty
Votes: 13,887
5. Beyond Paradise (II) (2015)
PG | 101 min | Drama, Romance
Haunted by a tragic past, Shahrzad, a stunning music student, flees her homeland and ends up in an estranged marriage in Los Angeles, where her piano teacher's lover sparks a passion in her that threatens to destroy everything.
Director: J.J. Alani | Stars: Ryan Guzman, Daphne Zuniga, Spencer Grammer, Francia Raisa
Votes: 456
6. Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
PG | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Music
In Maoist China, a boy is taken from his family and trained to become a dancer, but everything he knows is challenged when he is chosen to attend a ballet summer school in Houston, Texas.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Chi Cao, Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan, Penne Hackforth-Jones
Votes: 8,296 | Gross: $4.81M
7. Lisbon Story (1994)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Music
The director Friedrich Monroe has trouble with finishing a silent b&w movie about Lisbon. He calls his friend, the sound engineer Phillip Winter, for help. As Winter arrives Lisbon weeks ... See full summary »
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Rüdiger Vogler, Patrick Bauchau, Vasco Sequeira, Canto e Castro
Votes: 5,431
8. Dalida (2016)
PG | 127 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the Egyptian-Italian singer Dalida and her story against life and how she dealt with her problems while she was the most successful artist in the history of France.
Director: Lisa Azuelos | Stars: Sveva Alviti, Riccardo Scamarcio, Jean-Paul Rouve, Niels Schneider
Votes: 3,620
9. The Disciple (2020)
TV-MA | 129 min | Drama, Music
Self-doubt, sacrifice and struggle converge into an existential crisis for a devoted classical vocalist as the mastery he strives for remains elusive.
Director: Chaitanya Tamhane | Stars: Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat
Votes: 3,065
10. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History, Music
Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant ... See full summary »
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Alexander Hacke, Ahmed Ulug, Cem Yegul, Mehmed Ulug
Votes: 6,498 | Gross: $0.07M
11. Tango Shalom (2021)
PG-13 | 115 min | Comedy, Family, Music
A Tango dancer and a rabbi develop a plan to enter a dance competition without sacrificing his orthodox beliefs. Family, tolerance, and community are tested one dazzling dance step at a time.
Director: Gabriel Bologna | Stars: Lainie Kazan, Renée Taylor, Joseph Bologna, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez
Votes: 454
12. Heartbeats (2017)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A young American college student with dreams of being a professional dancer travels to India with her family for a week-long Indian wedding and falls in love--both with a new style of dance, and with the young man who introduces it to her.
Director: Duane Adler | Stars: Krystal Ellsworth, Amitash Pradhan, Daphne Zuniga, Paul McGillion
Votes: 911
13. Amorous
Drama, Romance | Announced
Ecstasy and agony of falling in love in a thriller.
Director: J.J. Alani
14. El amor brujo (1986)
PG | 100 min | Music, Drama
In a Gypsy village, the fathers of Candela and José promise their children to each other. Years later, the unfaithful José marries Candela but while defending his lover Lucía in a brawl, he... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Antonio Gades, Cristina Hoyos, Laura del Sol, Juan Antonio Jiménez
Votes: 977
15. The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
G | 103 min | Documentary, Music
The first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise humanitarian relief funds for the refugees of Bangladesh of 1971 war.
Director: Saul Swimmer | Stars: George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr
Votes: 1,648 | Gross: $2.05M
16. Our Shining Days (2017)
103 min | Drama, Music
A youth inspirational film, about how a group of high school students try to revive Chinese orchestra ensemble. They face many challenges along the way to compete nationally, including a ... See full summary »
Director: Ran Wang | Stars: Lulu Xu, Yuchang Peng, Mingjie Luo, Yongxi Liu
Votes: 782
17. Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2016)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An exploration of the global power and impact of the music of John Coltrane where the passions, experiences and forces that shaped his life and revolutionary sounds are revealed.
Director: John Scheinfeld | Stars: Denzel Washington, Reggie Workman, Ravi Coltrane, Ashley Kahn
Votes: 2,498 | Gross: $0.41M
18. Amandla! (2002)
PG-13 | 108 min | Documentary, History, Music
Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.
Director: Lee Hirsch | Stars: Abdullah Ibrahim, Duma Ka Ndlovu, Vusi Mahlasela, Walter Cronkite
Votes: 624 | Gross: $0.40M
19. The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (2015)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Music
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and other international artists of The Silk Road Project discuss their philosophies on music and culture.
Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Yo-Yo Ma, Kinan Azmeh, Kayhan Kalhor, Cristina Pato
Votes: 744 | Gross: $1.16M
20. Finding Fela (2014)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A look at the life and music of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Fela Kuti, Yeni Kuti, Femi Kuti, Seun Kuti
Votes: 849
21. El Afareet (1990)
G | Crime, Drama, Music
Director: Houssam El-Din Mustafa | Stars: Naima Al Soghayar, Amr Diab, Madiha Kamel, Houssam El-Din Mustafa
Votes: 138
22. Mama Africa (2011)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary about Miriam Makeba.
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Miriam Makeba, Bageot Bah, Harry Belafonte, Stokely Carmichael
Votes: 352 | Gross: $0.01M
23. Benda Bilili! (2010)
PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary, Music
Kinshasa, DRCongo, 2005: Benda Bilili, poor paraplegic street musicians, get noticed by a French film team. Studio recordings get their music out on album and 2009, they have concerts in Europe.
Directors: Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye | Stars: Leon Likabu, Roger Landu, Coco Ngambali, Cubain Kabeya
Votes: 825
24. Mali Blues (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Music
Mali's Music defines the country's cultural identity. Radical Islamists are threatening the musicians. Together with the stars of Malian Global Pop - Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyaté ... See full summary »
Director: Lutz Gregor | Stars: Fatoumata Diawara, Ahmed Ag Kaedi, Bassékou Kouyaté, Master Soumy
Votes: 123 | Gross: $0.01M
25. Man No Run (1989)
90 min | Documentary, Music
Les Tetes Brulees play Bikutsi music, an ancient rhythm from the rain- forest region of western Cameroon. Bikutsi is the music of the Beti tribe, traditionally played on a "balafon" and ... See full summary »
Director: Claire Denis
Votes: 36
26. Siméon (1992)
PG | 115 min | Fantasy, Music
The ghost of a music teacher pushes a young mechanic to start a career in music.
Director: Euzhan Palcy | Stars: Jean-Claude Duverger, Jacob Desvarieux, Jocelyne Béroard, Lucinda Messager
Votes: 49
27. Glastonbury 2017 (2017)
Music
Live BBC coverage of the 2017 Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, England.
Stars: Mark Radcliffe, Alice Levine, Royal Blood, The Jacksons
Votes: 51
28. Fonko (2016)
87 min | Documentary, Music
In the Manding language Fonko means "the thing", in Wolof "to take care of each other". The great musical revolution of today takes place in Africa, where urban club music is merging with ... See full summary »
Directors: Lamin Daniel Jadama, Lars Lovén, Göran Hugo Olsson | Stars: Nneka Egbuna, Sister Fa, Neo Muyanga, Wanlov The Kubulor
Votes: 61
29. Glastonbury 2016 (2016– )
Music
Live BBC coverage of the 2016 Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, England.
Stars: Mark Radcliffe, Clara Amfo, Jo Whiley, Lauren Laverne
Votes: 29
30. Brasslands (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Music
Half a million people descend upon a tiny Serbian village for the 50th anniversary of the world's largest trumpet festival. Brasslands chronicles the cultural and musical collisions through... See full summary »
Directors: Alison Brockhouse, Bryan Chang, Sara Huneke, Meerkat Media Collective, Dara Messinger, Eric Phillips-Horst, Adam Pogoff, Zara Serabian-Arthur, Jay Arthur Sterrenberg, Jeffrey Sterrenberg, Karim Tabbaa | Stars: Emerson Hawley, Dejan Petrovic
Votes: 94
31. Balkan Melodie (2012)
G | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The film tells the story of Marcel Cellier who traveled to Eastern Europe, where he collected and documented sounds that were up until then unknown in the west. They made this music ... See full summary »
Director: Stefan Schwietert
Votes: 62
32. Deep Forest: Sweet Lullaby (Version 2) (1993 Music Video)
5 min | Music
The video consists of a little girl riding a tricycle in front of iconic scenes from around the globe.
Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Deep Forest, Shaan Sahota
Votes: 37
33. Hayati (2019)
69 min | Drama
Vincent is tired of taking care of his old sick father. With his friend Jimmy, they try to impose themselves in the local music scene. One evening, Vincent defends Jimmy against a thug to whom he owes money.
Director: Osman Mebarek | Stars: Vincente Perez, Emilia Derou-Bernal, Matthieu Longatte, Sékouba Doucouré
34. I Want to Destroy America (2006)
Not Rated | 66 min | Documentary, Music
A touching documentary about the singular career of Hisao Shinagawa, a Japanese street musician who has refused to give up on his elusive dream of success and stardom, regardless of personal cost and the solitary reality of his life.
Director: Peter I. Chang | Star: Hisao Shinagawa
Votes: 13
35. Intangible Asset No. 82 (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Music
The search for an enigmatic South Korean shaman, and the inspiration found on the journey, renews a jazz musician's faith in the power of music.
Director: Emma Franz | Stars: Simon Barker, Dong-won Kim, Bae Il-Dong, Sung-dok Jeong
Votes: 62
36. Holiwater
108 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography | Filming
Two Indian mystics journey in search of a missing son to find that the River Ganges is dying. Friendship, bonding, memory and loss evoke in this real-life film the current state of the earth's most precious resource: water.
Director: Andrei Jewell | Stars: Deb Das Baul, Kannai Das Baul, Baskar Bhattachharrya, Uttam Das Baul
37. Experience Montreux (2013)
45 min | Documentary
Director: David Barnard | Stars: Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Claude Nobs, Elvis Costello
38. Polish Cowboy Rides Again (1976)
PG | Family, Music
'Inspiration' or 'Polish Cowboy Rides Again," starring Jack Patton, the Polish Cowboy, is a riot of fun filmed on 3 continents. See the greatest action riders: Vaqueros (No. 1 Cowboys in ... See full summary »
Director: Zygmunt Sulistrowski | Stars: Jack Patton, Zygmunt Sulistrowski, Betty Delmar
39. Yallah! Underground (2015)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Music, News
YALLAH! follows today's most important and progressive underground artists from Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Israel through years of rapid change from 2009 to 2014.
Director: Farid Eslam | Stars: Zeid Hamdan, Shadi Zaqtan, Maii Waleed Yassin, Karim Adel Eissa
Votes: 119
41. Khaled: Didi (1992 Music Video)
3 min | Music
Music video by Khaled performing Didi. (C) 1992 Capitol Music France
Director: Philippe Gautier | Star: Khaled
42. Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds (2001)
90 min | Documentary, Music
The popular sitar player straddles two worlds: one of limos, glamour and celebrity, the other of performing sacred rites at shrines on the banks of the Ganges.
Director: Mark Kidel | Stars: John Coltrane, George Harrison, Yehudi Menuhin, Anoushka Shankar
Votes: 33
43. Phil Collins: Strangers Like Me (1999 Music Video)
3 min | Music
Phil Collins performs in the music video "Strangers Like Me" from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Tarzan (1999) recorded for Walt Disney Records. The music video ... See full summary »
Director: Dani Jacobs | Star: Phil Collins
Votes: 24
44. Terra Múzika: Land of Music
Documentary, History, Music | Announced
Eight world-famous Cape Verdean artists host a vérité-style music history docuseries journeying through the country's scene, its legendary and unique beats, as well as its heritage, politics, sense of place, and belonging
45. Hey There, Lonely Girl (1970)
G | Comedy, Drama, Music
A story that will stir your heart with songs, fun, and human emotion. A fate that could happen to Nora and Manny in "Hey There, Lonely Girl."
Director: Artemio Marquez | Stars: Nora Aunor, Manny de Leon, Ike Lozada, Boy Alano
46. The Veiled Sorrow in the Depth of the Calm of the Whale (2012)
64 min | Drama, Romance
Camellia is a trans girl who lives with her turtle and she is in love with a girl named Soosan. No one is aware of her transition. Camellia dreams about lovemaking with Soosan and Soosan ... See full summary »
Director: Farhad Kosarnezhad | Stars: Sahar Abdolahi, Sahar Jarrahi-Koorn, Hamidreza Kazemi, Pegah Kolahchi
Votes: 43
47. Játssz, Félix, játssz! (1997)
46 min | Documentary, Music
Directors: Ferenc Grunwalsky, Miklós Jancsó | Star: Félix Lajkó
Votes: 23
48. Keep It Clean (2007)
Not Rated | 30 min | Short, Family, Fantasy
A trashed and crowded beach with stressed out city people place is magically visited by a colorful "Healing Tribe."
Director: Jeanette Mühlmann | Stars: Amina Baraka, Joy Chatel, Funmilao Chesney, Lydia Taranco
Votes: 5
49. Suzanna Lubrano: Live at Off-Corso (2011)
G | 100 min | Music
Features a stunning live performance. She has been compared to; Celine Dion, Beyonce, and Mariah Carey. Her talent has been recognized by many and has won her awards around the globe.
Director: Suzanna Lubrano | Stars: Distancia, Fofo, Suzanna Lubrano, Nunca Mas
50. Retying the Knot: The Incredible String Band (1997 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
A profile of the Hippest band of the 60's and 70's as they prepare for a reunion gig.
Director: Mike Alexander | Stars: Billy Connolly, Marianne Faithfull, Neil Tennant, John Walters