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51. Till There Was You (1991)
PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
New York sax player arrives on the island nation of Vanuatu to find his missing brother. He learns that his brother had teamed up with a powerful shady foreigner and his femme fatale wife to find some sort of treasure.
Director: John Seale | Stars: Mark Harmon, Martin Garner, Gregory T. Daniel, Shane Briant
Votes: 325
52. Lethal Obsession (1987)
R | 97 min | Thriller, Crime, Drama
Several known criminals already have been murdered by a professional killer, leaving no trace but the "ace" game card. The police suspects a new mob is trying to take over the district. The... See full summary »
Director: Peter Patzak | Stars: Peter Maffay, Tahnee Welch, Bernard Freyd, Massimo Ghini
Votes: 277
53. Can't Be Heaven (1999)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Will 13 y.o. Danny and Julie become more than friends? Danny gets a rival but gets help from Hubbie the ghost.
Director: Richard Friedman | Stars: Bryan Burke, Diane Ladd, Ralph Macchio, Rachel Ticotin
Votes: 472
54. 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: 2,502 | Gross: $0.41M
55. The Noose (1958)
96 min | Drama
One day in the life of an alcohol addict. With the help of his girlfriend Krysia, Kuba attempts to regain control of his life. But when she's at work, Kuba is home alone, and it becomes hard not to resist the temptation.
Director: Wojciech Has | Stars: Gustaw Holoubek, Aleksandra Slaska, Teresa Szmigielówna, Tadeusz Fijewski
Votes: 1,239
56. Taxi Blues (1990)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
A comedic love/hate relationship develops between a dour taxi driver and a hapless aspiring musician after the latter stiffs his cab fare.
Director: Pavel Lungin | Stars: Pyotr Mamonov, Pyotr Zaychenko, Vladimir Kashpur, Natalya Kolyakanova
Votes: 2,002 | Gross: $0.17M
57. Christmas on Division Street (1991 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Romance
A good-natured homeless man and an ill-tempered student become good friends.
Director: George Kaczender | Stars: Fred Savage, Hume Cronyn, Badja Djola, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 591
58. Die Schweizermacher (1978)
107 min | Comedy
Foreigners who apply to become Swiss citizens have no easy task - especially when the police lets Bodmer loose to check upon their background, their integration in the society, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Rolf Lyssy | Stars: Emil Steinberger, Walo Lüönd, Beatrice Kessler, Wolfgang Stendar
Votes: 1,188
59. The Tic Code (1998)
R | 91 min | Drama
A 12-year-old gifted boy wants to be a jazz pianist much to the chagrin of his more classical oriented piano instructor. With his mother's help, he is an underage regular at a local ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Winick | Stars: Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Polly Draper, Carol Kane, Desmond Robertson
Votes: 486 | Gross: $0.20M
60. Playboy: Sexy Lingerie IV (1992 Video)
Unrated | 50 min | Documentary
Playmates and sensuous models explore the many exotic moods lingerie can inspire in uninhibited adventures, from a safari to a downtown blues club to an arctic excursion.
Directors: Steve Conte, Ada Fieldman | Stars: Stacy Arthur, Samantha Dorman, Deborah Driggs, Morgan Fox
Votes: 57
61. Lora (2007)
116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A twentysomething girl has lost the love of her life. Or maybe she hasn't.
Director: Gábor Herendi | Stars: Lucia Brawley, Péter Nagy, Ernõ Fekete, Zsófia Szamosi
Votes: 658
62. On Hostile Ground (2000 TV Movie)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A geologist tries to prevent a huge sinkhole from devouring New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: John Corbett, Jessica Steen, Brittany Daniel, Andrew Kraulis
Votes: 492 | Gross: $0.00M
63. A Man Is Mostly Water (2000)
110 min | Comedy, Music
The lives of two unambitious duplex neighbors, divorced father, hot-tempered, blues-obsessed documentarian Roper and wealthy golf-playing wastrel Andy, are compared. Both have loved ones who want them to do something with their lives.
Director: Fred Parnes | Stars: Fred Parnes, Christopher Rydell, Mark Curry, Paulina Mielech
Votes: 67
64. Notes Towards an African Orestes (1970)
65 min | Documentary
The director presents takes and scenes filmed on location in Africa for a film-that-never-was, a black Oresteia.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Gato Barbieri, Donald F. Moye, Marcello Melis, Yvonne Murray
Votes: 551
65. Kettle of Fish (2006)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
A lifelong bachelor confronts his intimacy issues when he sublets his apartment to a fetching biologist. His heartsick fish and his wise best buddy are on hand to provide perspective.
Director: Claudia Myers | Stars: Matthew Modine, Gina Gershon, Christy Scott Cashman, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Votes: 730
66. Lulú de noche (1986)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
German, a young theater director, tries to organize a theater play about Lulu, a prostitute that was killed in London by Jack the ripper. While looking for the protagonist, Rufo appears, an... See full summary »
Director: Emilio Martínez Lázaro | Stars: Imanol Arias, Amparo Muñoz, Antonio Resines, Assumpta Serna
Votes: 81
67. Night Owl (1993 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Thriller
A pretty female radio DJ and a handsome jazz musician fall in love. Unfortunately, soon both he and his jazz friend start hearing a voice in their heads, an irresistible siren call of a deadly female spirit.
Director: Matthew Patrick | Stars: Jennifer Beals, James Wilder, Louis Ferreira, Allison Hossack
Votes: 154
68. Jack and Old Mac (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family
Two stylized nursery rhymes are shown. First is "The House That Jack Built" as told with a variety of characters composed of letters that spell out their names (Example: the cow is made up ... See full summary »
Directors: Bill Justice, Jack Kinney | Star: Jud Conlon
Votes: 204
69. Soul Boys of the Western World (2014)
Unrated | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary about Spandau Ballet, who were one of the biggest pop groups of the 1980s and a defining act of the New Romantic scene.
Director: George Hencken | Stars: Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp
Votes: 618
70. Cabaret (1986)
104 min | Crime, Drama, Music
University student sax player gets a lesson in the hard-boiled noir life.
Director: Haruki Kadokawa | Stars: Hironobu Nomura, Takeshi Kaga, Mitsuko Baishô, Junko Mihara
Votes: 75
71. Ornette: Made in America (1985)
Unrated | 85 min | Documentary, Music
It captures Ornette's evolution over three decades. Returning home to Fort Worth, Texas in 1983, it chronicles his boyhood in segregated Texas and his subsequent emergence as an American cultural pioneer and world-class icon.
Director: Shirley Clarke | Stars: Ornette Coleman, John Giordano, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Prime Time
Votes: 445
72. Gang War (1928)
Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A saxophone player Clyde, who busks on the San Francisco Bay waterfront. One night, he meets Flowers, and teaches her to dance, but finds that "Blackjack", the leader of a ruthless gang, is also in love with her.
Director: Bert Glennon | Stars: Olive Borden, Jack Pickford, Eddie Gribbon, Walter Long
Votes: 25
73. 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
74. Villa-Lobos: Uma Vida de Paixão (2000)
132 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music is a transparent portrait of his ... See full summary »
Director: Zelito Viana | Stars: Antônio Fagundes, Marcos Palmeira, André Ricardo, Letícia Spiller
Votes: 297
75. Zorn I (2010 - 2016) (2017)
54 min | Documentary, Music
A portrait of American musical genius, saxophonist, clarinetist and composer John Zorn.
Director: Mathieu Amalric | Star: John Zorn
Votes: 8
76. Laputa (2015)
88 min | Drama
Johanka (Tereza Ramba) spends all of her time in her Café Laputa. Men come here and then leave again. Miki, a poet, leaves for Turkey with Johanka's sister. Johanka's old flame Felix ... See full summary »
Director: Jakub Smíd | Stars: Tereza Ramba, Denisa Baresová, Alena Bazalová, Ivana Chýlková
Votes: 83
77. Redhead from Manhattan (1943)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy
Lupe Vélez plays a dual role, twin sisters Rita and Elaine. After escaping a torpedoed ship, Rita shows up in Manhattan where she takes the place of her Broadway star twin sister Elaine, ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Lupe Velez, Michael Duane, Tim Ryan, Gerald Mohr
Votes: 37
78. Ai to heisei no iro-otoko (1989)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
He is a dentist by profession. He is a saxophonist on the side and plays whenever and wherever he gets the chance. He is a philanderer by luck or misfortune as he gets many women attracted ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Jun'ichi Ishida, Honami Suzuki, Kumiko Takeda, Naomi Zaizen
Votes: 62
79. La danse du scorpion (1990 TV Movie)
81 min | Crime, Thriller
A struggling jazz musician makes a strange deal with a mobster in exchange for a break in the industry.
Director: Josée Dayan | Stars: Kim Coates, Roberta Weiss, Ronald Guttman, Béatrice Benscik
Votes: 20
80. Fancy Dancing (2002)
91 min | Comedy, Musical
Thirty year old Torontonian Asa Gemmill loves movie musicals of the 1930s and 1940s, especially little known Canadian movies starring Mar Stoddart, who he views as the Canadian Fred Astaire... See full summary »
Director: Brock Simpson | Stars: Jason Priestley, Tanya Allen, Ewen Bremner, Dave Thomas
Votes: 106
81. My Name Is Albert Ayler (2005)
79 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary on avant-garde saxophonist Albert Ayler.
Director: Kasper Collin | Stars: Albert Ayler, Donald Ayler, Edward Ayler, John Coltrane
Votes: 130
82. Subway to the Stars (1987)
R | 103 min | Drama
The young Vinicius is a young saxophone player, from Rio's poor suburbs, facing an uncertain but perhaps promising future. One day his girlfriend suddenly disappears after a night of love ... See full summary »
Directors: Carlos Diegues, Tereza Gonzalez | Stars: Guilherme Fontes, Milton Gonçalves, Taumaturgo Ferreira, Ana Beatriz Wiltgen
Votes: 275
83. Dany (2002)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
Dany, who lives an isolated life, meets Bhargavi. They both develop a camaraderie. But when Dany dies, Bhargavi fights to perform his Christian funeral rites amidst orthodox Hindus.
Director: T.V. Chandran | Stars: Mammootty, Vani Viswanath, Mallika Sarabhai, Siddique
Votes: 273
84. Don Redman & His Orchestra (1934)
10 min | Short, Music
In a nightclub setting, Don Redman and His Orchestra perform three songs, and one number is performed by singers/tap dancers 'Red' and Struggie. (For the list of songs, check the soundtrack listing).
Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Don Redman, Red & Struggie, Red, Struggie
Votes: 97
85. Reporter Blues (1991– )
24 min | Animation, Adventure, Crime
The intelligent Antoinette, known to her friends as Tony, moves to Paris where she takes a job as a reporter for the newspaper ""La Voix de Paris." Together with the photographer Alain and ... See full summary »
Stars: Laura Boccanera, Francesca Fiorentini, Oreste Baldini, Paila Pavese
Votes: 39
86. Mieletön elokuu (2013)
103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
August Fools is a romantic comedy set against the political background of the Cold War. Elsa (Kati Outinen), a middle-aged hat maker and part-time clairvoyant, is apparently in total ... See full summary »
Director: Taru Mäkelä | Stars: Kati Outinen, Miroslav Etzler, Elena Leeve, Krystof Hádek
Votes: 295
87. Make Believe Ballroom (1949)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Liza Lee, fast-talking press agent for Al Jarvis, persuades Jarvis to stage a Musical Mystery Contest, with a $5000 prize to the person who can first name the most musical numbers and their... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Jerome Courtland, Ruth Warrick, Ron Randell, Virginia Welles
Votes: 64
88. Imagine the Sound (1981)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Music
An examination, shown through both interviews and performances, of the avant-garde free jazz movement which reigned during the 1960s.
Director: Ron Mann | Stars: Paul Bley, Bill Dixon, Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor
Votes: 151
89. Beautiful But Broke (1944)
Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
When theatrical agent Waldo Main (John Eldredge) is inducted into the Army, he turns his currently-clientless agency over to his secretary Dottie Duncan (Joan Davis), who decides to ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Joan Davis, Jane Frazee, John Hubbard, Judy Clark
Votes: 84
90. Kenny G: An Evening of Rhythm and Romance (2008 TV Special)
Not Rated | 98 min | Music
Kenny G is a Grammy award winning saxophonist with global album sales in excess of 50 million copies. This new concert DVD was filmed in late 2008 at Humphreys By The Bay in San Diego on ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Lucas | Stars: Daniel Bejarano, Robert Damper, Kenny G, Vall Johnson
Votes: 12
91. Is Everybody Happy? (1943)
Approved | 73 min | Drama, Music, War
This is the story of Ted Lewis, popular band leader and clarinettist.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Ted Lewis, Michael Duane, Nan Wynn, Larry Parks
Votes: 27
92. The Marriage (1980)
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
Joel and Grace are about to get married, but they recall their past loves--how they met and how their relationships ended. And just before their wedding, their former loves meet them.
Director: Laurice Guillen | Stars: Christopher De Leon, Hilda Koronel, Jay Ilagan, Chanda Romero
Votes: 19
93. Tubby Hayes: A Man in a Hurry (2015)
55 min | Documentary, Music
The life of legendary British jazz saxophonist Tubby Hayes, his influence on fellow musicians, the UK jazz music scene of mid-1950s to mid-1960s, and music in general.
Director: Lee Cogswell | Stars: Tubby Hayes, Martin Freeman, Peter Blake, Anita Deed
Votes: 21
94. Freddie Rich and His Orchestra (1938)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Music
A musical short subject in which bandleader Freddie Rich conducts three musical numbers with his orchestra, with solos by Nan Wynn. In the midst of the radio broadcast on which the band is ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Freddie Rich, Freddie Rich and His Orchestra, Nan Wynn, Joe Sodja
Votes: 163
95. Sejít z cesty (2012 TV Movie)
86 min | Comedy
A young lawyer, Mr. Belousek, has the seemingly trivial task of bringing a slightly bohemian vagabond from Prague to Olomouc for trial. Everything should be easy and simple, but the owner ... See full summary »
Director: Pavel Jandourek | Stars: Jan Apolenár, Roman Blumaier, Jitka Cvancarová, Tomás Dastlík
Votes: 18
96. SF-paraati (1940)
86 min | Comedy, Musical
Taxi driver Tanu Paalu and tourist guide Ansa Koskeli fall in love. Both are unemployed, but the success of a song by Tanu and Ansa leads to them being hired. Their love becomes contentious when a tune in the song causes a disagreement.
Director: Yrjö Norta | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Tauno Palo, Aku Korhonen, Siiri Angerkoski
Votes: 149
97. Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1990)
58 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Harrison Engle | Stars: Benny Carter, Nat 'King' Cole, Leonard Feather, Ella Fitzgerald
Votes: 16
98. Rambling 'Round Radio Row #10 (1934)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Music
The newspaper "The Morning After associated with The Night Before" has not much to print except for its radio news. Here, some of the articles come to life, like the ones about Baby Rose ... See full summary »
Stars: Rose Marie, The Harmoniacs, Frank Novak Jr., Harriet Lee
Votes: 77
99. Rakev ve snu videti... (1968)
86 min | Comedy, Crime
The Ronov castle has been changed into a hotel, offering stylish facilities to its guests: weddings in the torture chamber, a Black Lancer kidnapping brides, a night's lodging in a family ... See full summary »
Director: Jaroslav Mach | Stars: Bohumil Smída, Jaroslava Obermaierová, Zdenek Díte, Cestmír Randa
Votes: 15
100. Manu Dibango, silences (1990 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
The well-known saxophonist Manu Dibango comes back to Cameroon, his native country, and tells us his story: in a way, the story of a happy colonized man. Béatrice Soulé restores for us with... See full summary »
Director: Béatrice Soulé | Stars: Manu Dibango, Louis Armstrong, Josephine Baker