Almost Angels

1962

English

6.3

♡ 4

62%

Steve Previn Director

Hermann Furthmosek as Choirmaster

Hans Holt as Director Eisinger

Denis Gilmore as Friedel Schmidt

Peter Weck as Max Heller

Supported avidly by his mother and more reluctantly at first by his father, a working-class Austrian boy joins the Vienna Choirboys, where he proves to be unusually talented.

Guy Manley: Super Spy

2024

English

4.0

♡ 4

David Andersson Director

Baltazar Ploteau as Guy Manley

Omar Myrza as Jésus Maricon-DePuta

Milton Björnegren as Lewis Milton

Anton Sjölund as Rich Cash

Guy Manley, formerly the world’s most preeminent secret agent, who, while drowning in his alcohol-filled retirement, is brought back for one last mission by his former boss Buck Cash. His mission? Kill Buck's brother, Rich Cash, keeping him from being elected the city's new mayor, thereby stopping him from becoming the most powerful person in the world!

Mad Dog and Glory

1993

English

6.2

♡ 29

79%

John McNaughton Director

Bruce Jarchow as Detective at Crime Scene

Bill Murray as Frank Milo

Uma Thurman as Glory

Robert De Niro as Wayne 'Mad Dog' Dobie

Wayne Dobie is a shy cop whose low-key demeanor has earned him the affectionate nickname "Mad Dog." After Mad Dog saves the life of Frank Milo, a crime boss and aspiring stand-up comedian, he's offered the company of an attractive young waitress named Glory for a week. At first both are uneasy about the arrangement, but they eventually fall in love. However, the situation becomes complicated when Milo demands Glory back.

Boychoir

2014

English

6.7

♡ 16

46%

François Girard Director

Josh Lucas as Gerard

Kathy Bates as Headmistress

Dustin Hoffman as Master Carvelle

Garrett Wareing as Stet

A troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school after the death of his single mother. Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding Choir Master who recognises a unique talent in this young boy as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.

Risto Räppääjä ja pullistelija

2019

Finnish

5.1

♡ 5

Action

based on children's book

parent child relationship

rapper

self esteem

singing

Markus Lehmusruusu Director

Timo Lavikainen as Bill Pöntinen

Antti Virmavirta as Guru

Ylermi Rajamaa as Lennart Lindberg

Pamela Tola as Rauha Räppääjä

Ricky and Nelly decide to take part in arm wrestling competition during their summer holiday.

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1942

English

6.5

♡ 10

43%

Arthur Lubin Director

Eddie Hall as Cowhand Sitting on Train

Arthur Tovey as Dancer

Douglass Dumbrille as Jake Rainwater

Samuel S. Hinds as Sam Shaw

Two peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad train heading west. They get jobs as cowboys on a dude ranch, despite the fact that neither of them knows anything about cowboys, horses, or anything else.

Horus: Prince of the Sun

1968

Japanese

6.5

♡ 21

Isao Takahata Director

Noriko Ohara as Chiro

Yoshiko Asai as Coro, the little Bear

Eijirô Tôno as Ganko, the blacksmith

Masao Mishima as Village Leader

Young Horus lives in a mythical Scandinavia of the Iron Age. Recovering the stolen Sword of the Sun from a rock giant, he learns he must travel to the lands of his ancestors, encountering the beautiful but enigmatic Hilda as his journey leads to a series of adventures.

The Caddy

1953

English

6.4

♡ 8

83%

Norman Taurog Director

Frank Richards as Burly Caddie

Chuck Hicks as Caddy

John Indrisano as Fisherman / Golf Spectator

Ned Glass as Stage Manager

Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller is too nervous to play in front of a gallery, so he acts as coach and caddy for Joe Anthony, his girlfriend's brother.

Goddess

2013

English

5.9

♡ 6

35%

Mark Lamprell Director

Magda Szubanski as Cassandra Wolfe

Tamsin Carroll as Deb

Pia Miranda as Sophie

Elizabeth McLean as Voiceover

Elspeth Dickens dreams of finding her "voice" despite being stuck in an isolated farmhouse with her twin toddlers. A web-cam becomes her pathway to fame and fortune, but at a price.

Falling for Figaro

2020

English

6.5

♡ 12

73%

Ben Lewin Director

Gary Lewis as

Hugh Skinner as Max

Joanna Lumley as Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop

Vicki Pepperdine as Patricia

A brilliant young fund manager leaves her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer in the Scottish Highlands.

Shall We Dance

1937

English

7.4

♡ 16

89%

Mark Sandrich Director

Mary Stewart as Dancer and Singer

Matty Roubert as Elevator Operator

Ben Alexander as Evans - a Bandleader

Charlie Hall as Ship's Bartender

Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.

Midori harukani

1955

Japanese

5.9

♡ 1

Umetsugu Inoue Director

Masumi Okada as Prince of Moon

Ruriko Asaoka as Ruriko

Mie Kitahara as Swan

Kenjirô Uemura as Tazawa

Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doesn't know about. Ever since he moved up to the research laboratory in Hokkaido, Ruriko hasn't heard from him. The only thing that reminded her of his warmth was the green music box that he’d left behind for her. She longed to reunite with her father. The little box played music that lifted her spirits, to a place where everything was perfect.

Love Me or Leave Me

1955

English

7.1

♡ 5

71%

jazz singer or musician

Charles Vidor Director

Henry Kulky as Bouncer

Cameron Mitchell as Johnny Alderman

Doris Day as Ruth Etting

Dale Van Sickel as Stagehand

A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.

Military Wives

2019

English

♡ 20

77%

husband wife relationship

Peter Cattaneo Director

Davina Sitaram as Background Choir

Kristin Scott Thomas as Kate

Greg Wise as Richard

Lara Rossi as Ruby

Inspired by global phenomenon of military wives choirs, the story celebrates a band of misfit women who form a choir on a military base. As unexpected bonds of friendship flourish, music and laughter transform their lives, helping each other to overcome their fears for loved ones in combat.

Oasis Knebworth 1996

2021

English

8.0

♡ 9

79%

famous people singing

Jake Scott Director

Gareth Viggers as Fan

Jordan Alexander Batt as Fan

Noel Gallagher as Noel Gallagher

Paul Arthurs as Paul Arthurs

Oasis Knebworth 1996 - the eagerly anticipated feature length documentary telling the story of the special relationship between Oasis and their fans that made the largest concert of the 90's possible, directed by Grammy Award-winner Jake Scott. It is told entirely in the moment through the eyes of the fans who were there, built around extensive and never before seen archive concert and backstage footage from the event, with additional interviews with the band and concert organisers. Also included are the full concerts from both nights, edited by Dick Carruthers with audio mixed by Will Shapland in 5.1 surround sound.

Sing a Song of Sex

1967

Japanese

6.5

♡ 8

46%

Nagisa Ôshima Director

Hideo Kanze as

Hôryû Nakamura as

Jûzô Itami as Ôtake

Hideko Yoshida as Sachiko Kaneda

Four sexually hungry high school students preparing for their university entrance exams meet up with an inebriated teacher singing bawdy drinking songs. This encounter sets them on a less than academic path.

Hollywood or Bust

1956

English

6.4

♡ 12

80%

Frank Tashlin Director

Ben Welden as Boss

Willard Waterman as Manager Neville

Hal Taggart as Man at Movie Premiere

Valerie Allen as Undetermined Secondary Role

The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Steve Wiley is a deceiver who cheats Malcolm Smith when he wins a car, claiming that he won it too. Trying to steal the car, Steve tells Malcolm that he lives in Hollywood, next to Anita Ekberg's. When Malcom hears that, they both set out for Hollywood and the adventure begins...

6.9 on the Richter Scale

7.3

Nae Caranfil Director

Mihai Niculescu as Bebeneciu

Ovidiu Niculescu as Hades

Radu Banzaru as Psychologist

Lia Sinchevici as Swimmer

A humble Romanian actor in his 40's, hardly surviving between a complicated part in a musical, a depressed wife, and the obsession of an imminent, devastating earthquake, becomes the victim of his manipulative father.

Swing Time

1936

English

7.4

♡ 15

93%

George Stevens Director

Pierre Watkin as Al Simpson

Dale Van Sickel as Diner

William A. Boardway as Nightclub Patron

Charlie Hall as Taxi Driver

Lucky is tricked into missing his own wedding to Margaret and has to make $25,000 so her father will allow him to marry her. He and business partner Pop go to New York where they run into dancing instructor Penny. She and Lucky form a successful dance partnership, but romance is blighted by his old attachment to Margaret and hers for Ricky.