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1. Soul (2020)
PG | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.
Directors: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House
Votes: 380,922
2. Ragtime (1981)
PG | 155 min | Drama
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: James Cagney, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Brad Dourif
Votes: 10,572 | Gross: $21.02M
3. Tom and Jerry (II) (2021)
PG | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A chaotic battle ensues between Jerry Mouse, who has taken refuge in the Royal Gate Hotel, and Tom Cat, who is hired to drive him away before the day of a big wedding arrives.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Colin Jost, Tom
Votes: 39,939 | Gross: $46.54M
4. Cold War (2018)
R | 89 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In the 1950s, a music director falls in love with a singer and tries to persuade her to flee communist Poland for France.
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski | Stars: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza
Votes: 62,000 | Gross: $4.57M
5. 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: 25,881 | Gross: $18.10M
6. Loves of a Blonde (1965)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
A factory manager in rural Czechoslovakia bargains with the army to send men to the area, to boost the morale of his young female workers, deprived of male company since the local boys have... See full summary »
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Hana Brejchová, Vladimír Pucholt, Vladimír Mensík, Josef Sebánek
Votes: 9,385
7. Tormented (1960)
Unrated | 75 min | Horror, Thriller
A man lets a former flame fall to her death rather than let her interfere with his new relationship, but her ghost returns to disrupt his impending nuptials.
Director: Bert I. Gordon | Stars: Richard Carlson, Susan Gordon, Lugene Sanders, Juli Reding
Votes: 2,953
8. The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
Approved | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life story of the famous pianist and band leader of the 1930s and 1940s.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Tyrone Power, Kim Novak, Victoria Shaw, James Whitmore
Votes: 2,161
9. The Man I Love (1946)
96 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Music
A homesick, no-nonsense lounge singer decides to leave New York City to spend some time visiting her two sisters and brother on the West Coast. Eventually she falls in love with a down-and-out ex-jazz pianist.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King, Martha Vickers
Votes: 1,333
10. Low Down (2014)
R | 114 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A look at the life of pianist Joe Albany from the perspective of his young daughter, as she watches him contend with his drug addiction during the 1970s jazz scene.
Director: Jeff Preiss | Stars: John Hawkes, Elle Fanning, Glenn Close, Peter Dinklage
Votes: 2,219 | Gross: $0.04M
11. All Night Long (1962)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Music
This movie, based on William Shakespeare's Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best jazz musicians of the period, including Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Keith Michell, Betsy Blair, Paul Harris
Votes: 1,535
12. Incubus (2002 Video)
88 min | Horror
Twenty years ago an artist made a deal with a mysterious woman. In return for a successful life he would give his unborn daughter to her. Now with his daughter Lucy an adult, the strange woman has come to collect.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Lina Romay, Carsten Frank, Carina Palmer, Fata Morgana
Votes: 272
13. Johnny Staccato (1959–1960)
24 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Johnny Staccato is a jazz pianist and private detective.
Stars: John Cassavetes, Eduardo Ciannelli, Dennis Sallas, Frank London
Votes: 275
14. Broadway Rhythm (1944)
Passed | 115 min | Music, Romance
A reluctantly-retired vaudevillian clashes with his producer son, who thinks his father's entertainment is passe'--audiences need something more sophisticated. Meanwhile, the producer's father and sister secretly produce their own show.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: George Murphy, Ginny Simms, Charles Winninger, Gloria DeHaven
Votes: 341
15. The Road Home for Christmas (2019 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 84 min | Drama, Romance
Lindsey and Wes, rival musicians who perform in a dueling-piano show, suddenly find themselves without a gig on Christmas Eve and decide to road-trip to their neighboring hometowns together.
Director: Peter Sullivan | Stars: Marla Sokoloff, Rob Mayes, Marie Osmond, Jan Broberg
Votes: 799
16. Bill Evans: Time Remembered (2015)
84 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Bill Evans Time Remembered is a 90-minute documentary film, produced by Bruce Spiegel which tells the story of Bill Evans' turbulent life and his contribution to jazz music.
Director: Bruce Spiegel | Stars: Connie Atkinson, Tony Bennett, Bill Charlap, Jack DeJohnette
Votes: 205
17. Cicero: Two Lives, One Stage (2022)
112 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
CICERO pays tribute to the brilliant musicians Roger and Eugen Cicero, who died tragically unexpected and far too early. 'Mr. Golden Hands' Eugen in Zurich, 1997, and his son, singer Roger ... See full synopsis »
Directors: Kai Wessel, Tina Freitag | Stars: Johannes Oerding, Christian von Richthofen, Roger Cicero, Till Brönner
Votes: 47
18. Player Piano (2022)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A talented but unambitious jazz pianist stumbles upon a dying man and is confused for a mysterious doppelgänger in a Mafia-controlled city. Hunted by the mob and the police alike, his life begins to crumble under a web of paranoia.
Director: Theodore Rosenblum | Stars: Frankie Dorman, Emma Parks, John Michael Rosenblum, Joshua Tomar
19. Nina Simone: My Baby Just Cares for Me (1987 Music Video)
5 min | Animation, Short, Music
Animated promotional video for Nina Simone's 1987's relaunch of her single "My Baby Just Cares for Me". The "Baby" in question is a claymation cat madly in love with her.
Director: Peter Lord
Votes: 200
20. Klockorna i Gamla sta'n (1946)
112 min | Drama
An extremely kind bailiff in Gamla Stan (Old Town) of Stockholm helps out "clients" in difficulty by supporting them with money from his own pocket. His neighbor is a jazz musician who plays in the evenings at a restaurant for a living.
Director: Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius | Stars: Edvard Persson, George Fant, Elsie Albiin, Gunnel Broström
Votes: 105
21. Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar (1995 Video)
Music
This riveting music documentary traces the history of piano legend Oscar Peterson, from his early days as Montreal's teenage boogie-woogie sensation through his meteoric rise to ... See full summary »
Stars: Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie
Votes: 27
22. A Portrait of Esbjörn Svensson (2016 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
About world renowned jazz pianist Esbjörn Svensson. He became one of Europe's most successful jazz musicians at the turn of the 21st century before dying at the age of 44 in a scuba diving accident.
Director: David Tarrodi | Stars: Esbjorn Svensson, Anita Svensson, Åke Svensson, Eva Svensson
Votes: 12
23. Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life (2010)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
Krzysztof Komeda was a jazz pianist and film composer. With compositions like the lullaby for Rosemary's Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski, Komeda succeeded in writing his own chapter in the ... See full summary »
Director: Claudia Buthenhoff-Duffy | Stars: Krzysztof Komeda, Noam Buthenhoff, Henning Carlsen, Simon Großmann
Votes: 61
24. Tiger Rag (1943)
3 min | Short, Music
"Tiger Rag" starring Walter Liberace at the piano. Liberace plays a "double time, rhythm arrangement" of the title song while two attractive ladies watch in this Soundie.
Director: William Forest Crouch | Stars: Liberace, Mildred Hughes, Cecilia Nielson
Votes: 31
25. George Shearing: Lullaby in Birdland (1992 Video)
Music
Finally, a full length concert on DVD of this jazz piano legend, filmed in 1991 at the Paul Mason Winery in a state of the art digital and audio production. Shearing's artistry is captured ... See full summary »
Stars: George Shearing, Neil Swainson
26.
Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode:
Look Back in Happiness
(1975)
TV-14 | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Stan Kay, a famed American jazz pianist, and his wife are caught in the crossfire during a bank heist, and Mrs. Kay is killed. Stan is blinded when the shotgun goes off in his face. Ten ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Bradford Dillman, Catherine Schell, Geoffrey Chater, Ray Smith
Votes: 135
27.
Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode:
Chicago Style
(1962)
60 min | Adventure
Eric Jason discovers Pinky Hamilton, a famous jazz pianist, is living in Hawaii under an assumed name and plans to write a story about his career. Pinky isn't happy about being discovered ... See full summary »
Stars: Gary Lockwood, Gigi Perreau, Keenan Wynn, Lee Patrick
28.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
Judy Garland Musical Special
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
Todays theme is a Judy Garland Musical Special.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Judy Garland, Bill Goodwin, Joe Bushkin
Votes: 36
29.
The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode:
Mr. Piano Man
(1975)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
George likes the idea of boosting his classy, luxurious image, so he asks Louise to purchase a piano for their home, despite knowing that no one around can play one. George later becomes ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Mike Evans, Roxie Roker
Votes: 155
30.
Johnny Staccato (1959–1960)
Episode:
A Piece of Paradise
(1959)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Johnny helps his ex jockey friend who has been accused of killing a dance hall hostess.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: John Cassavetes, Eduardo Ciannelli, Bert Freed, Walter Burke
Votes: 35
31.
Johnny Staccato (1959–1960)
Episode:
Fly Baby, Fly
(1959)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A millionaire hires Johnny as part of a plan to murder his wife (Gena Rowlands).
Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Howard Freeman, Dort Clark
Votes: 53
32.
Today's Special (1981–1987)
Episode:
Circus
(1982)
TV-Y | Family, Fantasy, Musical
When Jeff practices his juggling, the gang boosts his confidence by putting on a circus in the store.
Directors: Robert Gardner, Ted Regan, Clive VanderBurgh | Stars: Jeff Hyslop, Nerene Virgin, Bob Dermer, Nina Keogh
33.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Ann Landers & Cyd Charisse
(1956)
Family, Game-Show
John Daly begins the show with a tribute to Fred Allen who suffered a heart attack while taking one of his regular late night strolls up New York's West 57th Street on Sunday March 17, 1956... See full summary »
Stars: Arlene Francis, Steve Allen, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 40
34.
State Trooper (1956–1959)
Episode:
And Baby Makes Two
(1959)
30 min | Drama
When a gambling casino is robbed, Blake is called in to lead the search for the crooks and recover the loot.
Director: Richard Irving | Stars: Rod Cameron, Constance Ford, Dennis Patrick, Bill Quinn
Votes: 10
35.
Ace of Cakes (2006–2011)
Episode:
Coach Duff
(2007)
Reality-TV
NBA star Carmelo Anthony and his mom visit. Duff makes a trophy cake for Carmelo's fund-raising tournament for HOOD Movement. Geof makes a piano wedding cake. Ben makes a naval battleship for a retiring naval officer.
Director: Matthew Carr | Stars: Duff Goldman, Mary Alice Fallon Yeskey, Geoffry Manthorne, Elena Fox
36.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Alien from Earth
(2008)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary
NOVA investigates the furious scientific debate raging over what "Hobbit" bones represent.
Directors: Simon Nasht, Annamaria Talas | Star: Jay O. Sanders
Votes: 40
37.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012– )
Episode:
Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis
(2012)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Actor and musician Harry Connick, Jr. and legendary jazz musician Branford Marsalis share their love of jazz and New Orleans itself, but they both also have European immigrant ancestors who blazed unconventional trails in America.
Stars: Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harry Connick Jr., Branford Marsalis, Art Green
Votes: 51
38.
Passing show (1961–1969)
Episode:
Passing show of 1962
(1962)
42 min | Music
Director: Jean-Christophe Averty | Stars: Les Hi-Fi, Annie Fratellini, Claude Luter, Nancy Holloway
39.
Passing show (1961–1969)
Episode:
Passing show of 1963
(1963)
65 min | Music
Director: Jean-Christophe Averty | Stars: Jean-Bernard Audric, David Bassett, Michel Carlier, Nicole Croisille
40.
Grâce à la musique (1979–1982)
Episode:
Le piano
(1982)
103 min | Biography, Music, Talk-Show
Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | Stars: Paul Badura-Skoda, Martha Argerich, Michel Beroff, Marcel Brion
41.
Les grandes répétitions (1965–1972)
Episode:
Cecil Taylor à Paris
(1968)
45 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Gérard Patris | Stars: Cecil Taylor, Andrew Cyrille, Jimmy Lyons, Alan Silva