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    Blues in the Night 1941 POSTER

    Blues in the Night

    1941

    English

    6.7

    3

    53%

    53%

    Action

    blues

    Crime

    Drama

    drug addiction

    Film-Noir

    jazz

    jazz club

    jazz singer or musician

    Music

    Musical

    train ride

    Anatole Litvak Anatole Litvak Director William Hopper William Hopper as Billiard Player Joyce Compton Joyce Compton as Blonde Anthony Warde Anthony Warde as Del's Henchman #1 Jack Carson Jack Carson as Leo Powell
    A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.
    Bolden 2019 POSTER

    Bolden

    2019

    English

    5.6

    14

    70%

    42%

    Action

    asylum

    biography

    Drama

    jazz

    jazz singer or musician

    new orleans, louisiana

    trumpet

    Dan Pritzker Dan Pritzker Director Chris Jai Alex Chris Jai Alex as Harvey Ian McShane Ian McShane as Judge Perry Michael Rooker Michael Rooker as Pat McMurphy Robert Fortunato Robert Fortunato as Thomas Upper Management
    A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.
    The Salton Sea 2002 POSTER

    The Salton Sea

    2002

    English

    7.0

    16

    63%

    82%

    Action

    california

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    dual identity

    identity

    jazz singer or musician

    junkie

    Mystery

    Thriller

    D.J. Caruso D.J. Caruso Director BD Wong BD Wong as Bubba Danny Trejo Danny Trejo as Little Bill Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent D'Onofrio as Pooh-Bear Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán as Quincy
    After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons, and gets entangled in a web of deceit full of unexpected twists and turns.
    Dreamland 2019 POSTER

    Dreamland

    2019

    English

    4.7

    7

    51%

    50%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    drug addiction

    Fantasy

    Horror

    jazz singer or musician

    neo-noir

    vampire

    wedding plans

    Bruce McDonald Bruce McDonald Director Juliette Lewis Juliette Lewis as Countess Barbara Hellemans Barbara Hellemans as Jihadi Steven McChattie Steven McChattie as Johnny Deadeyes / Trumpet Player Tómas Lemarquis Tómas Lemarquis as Vampire
    On the night of the strangest wedding in cinema history, a grotesque gang boss hires a stonecold killer to bring him the finger of a fading, drug-addicted jazz legend.
    Thunder Soul 2010 POSTER

    Thunder Soul

    2010

    English

    7.6

    100%

    85%

    Action

    Documentary

    funk

    jazz singer or musician

    Music

    Mark Landsman Mark Landsman Director Craig Baldwin Craig Baldwin as Self Craig Green Craig Green as Self Conrad O. Johnson Sr. Conrad O. Johnson Sr. as Self Bruce Middleton Bruce Middleton as Self
    Jamie Foxx presents the inspiring true story of high school band leader Conrad O. Johnson, who transformed his ragtag jazz band students into a legendary funk powerhouse that took the nation by storm.
    Klockorna i Gamla sta'n 1946 POSTER

    Klockorna i Gamla sta'n

    1946

    Swedish

    5.2

    1

    Action

    Drama

    jazz singer or musician

    stockholm, sweden

    upper class

    working class

    Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius Director Edvard Persson Edvard Persson as Carl Magnus Berg Axel Högel Axel Högel as Fager Ingvar Kjellson Ingvar Kjellson as Guest at the Party at 'Bristol' Elsa Ebbesen Elsa Ebbesen as Mrs. Nilsson
    Kalle Magnus Berg is a kind bailiff in Gamla Stan (Old Town) in Stockholm. He helps out "clients" by supporting them with money from his own pocket. His neighbor is a jazz musician who plays at a restaurant for a living.
    The Case of the Three Sided Dream 2014 POSTER

    The Case of the Three Sided Dream

    2014

    English

    7.4

    6

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    jazz

    jazz singer or musician

    Music

    Adam Kahan Adam Kahan Director Ed Sullivan Ed Sullivan as Self Trevor Howard Trevor Howard as Self Dick Cavett Dick Cavett as Self Dick Griffin Dick Griffin as Self
    The documentary film on the life and legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk – a one of a kind musician, personality, activist and windmill slayer who despite being blind, becoming paralyzed, and facing America’s racial injustices - did not relent.
    Ornette: Made in America 1985 POSTER

    Ornette: Made in America

    1985

    English

    7.0

    90%

    46%

    Action

    avant garde

    Documentary

    free jazz

    jazz

    jazz singer or musician

    music

    Music

    woman director

    Shirley Clarke Shirley Clarke Director William S. Burroughs William S. Burroughs as Self Brion Gysin Brion Gysin as Self Jayne Cortez Jayne Cortez as Self Ornette Coleman Ornette Coleman as Self
    Shirley Clarke's frenetic documentary about multi-talented musician Ornette Coleman.
    Young Man with a Horn 1950 POSTER

    Young Man with a Horn

    1950

    English

    7.2

    5

    86%

    72%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Biography

    Drama

    jazz

    jazz club

    jazz singer or musician

    Music

    musical

    musician

    Romance

    Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz Director Bill Walker Bill Walker as Black Minister Doris Day Doris Day as Jo Jordan Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva as Louis Galba Paul Brinegar Paul Brinegar as Stage Manager
    Taken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure jazz instead of the commercial gigs he lands, whilst also coping with the problems caused by his tempestuous marriage to an aloof heiress.
    Crooklyn 1994 POSTER

    Crooklyn

    1994

    English

    7.0

    6

    79%

    89%

    1970s

    Action

    black people

    Comedy

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    jazz singer or musician

    teacher

    urban

    Spike Lee Spike Lee Director RuPaul RuPaul as Bodega Woman Manny Perez Manny Perez as Hector David Patrick Kelly David Patrick Kelly as Tony Eyes / Jim Arthur French Arthur French as West Indian Store Manager
    From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
    'Round Midnight 1986 POSTER

    'Round Midnight

    1986

    English

    7.4

    10

    100%

    89%

    Drama

    jazz

    jazz singer or musician

    Music

    musical

    musician

    saxophone

    saxophonist

    Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier Director Arthur French Arthur French as Booker Victoria Gabrielle Platt Victoria Gabrielle Platt as Chan Turner Martin Scorsese Martin Scorsese as Goodley Philippe Noiret Philippe Noiret as Redon
    Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.
    Love with the Proper Stranger 1963 POSTER

    Love with the Proper Stranger

    1963

    English

    7.2

    9

    82%

    86%

    abortion

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    italian american

    jazz singer or musician

    new york city

    Romance

    unwanted pregnancy

    Robert Mulligan Robert Mulligan Director Edie Adams Edie Adams as Barbie Louis Guss Louis Guss as Flooey Richard Mulligan Richard Mulligan as Louie Steve McQueen Steve McQueen as Rocky Papasano
    Angie Rossini, an innocent New York City sales clerk from a repressive Italian-American family, engages in a short-lived affair with a handsome jazz musician named Rocky Papasano. When Angie becomes pregnant, she tracks down Rocky hoping he'll pay for her abortion.
    Tormented 1960 POSTER

    Tormented

    1960

    English

    4.9

    4

    22%

    22%

    Action

    beach

    blackmail

    california

    ex-lover

    Horror

    island

    jazz singer or musician

    Thriller

    Bert I. Gordon Bert I. Gordon Director Harry Fleer Harry Fleer as Frank Hubbard Gene Roth Gene Roth as Mr. Nelson - Lunch Stand Operator Vera Marshe Vera Marshe as Mrs. Hubbard Joe Turkel Joe Turkel as Nick - The Blackmailer
    A jazz pianist is haunted by his dead ex-lover's crawling hand and floating head.
    Love Me or Leave Me 1955 POSTER

    Love Me or Leave Me

    1955

    English

    7.1

    5

    71%

    75%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    jazz singer or musician

    Music

    musical

    Romance

    singer

    singing

    Charles Vidor Charles Vidor Director Henry Kulky Henry Kulky as Bouncer Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell as Johnny Alderman Doris Day Doris Day as Ruth Etting Dale Van Sickel 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.
    Saxophone Colossus 1986 POSTER

    Saxophone Colossus

    1986

    English

    6.9

    2

    Action

    jazz

    jazz singer or musician

    musician

    Robert Mugge Robert Mugge Director Gary Giddins Gary Giddins as Self Sonny Rollins Sonny Rollins as Self Ira Gitler Ira Gitler as Self
    Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in jazz history, and still, today, he is viewed as the greatest living jazz improviser. In 1986, filmmaker Robert Mugge produced Saxophone Colossus, a feature-length portrait of Rollins, named after one of his most celebrated albums.
    Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser 1988 POSTER

    Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

    1988

    English

    7.5

    3

    89%

    84%

    Biography

    Documentary

    jazz singer or musician

    Music

    woman director

    Charlotte Zwerin Charlotte Zwerin Director Samuel E. Wright Samuel E. Wright as Narrator Nica De Koenigswarter Nica De Koenigswarter as Self Tommy Flanagan Tommy Flanagan as Self Ray Copeland Ray Copeland as Self
    A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.
    The Rat Race 1960 POSTER

    The Rat Race

    1960

    English

    6.6

    2

    56%

    56%

    Comedy

    Drama

    jazz singer or musician

    Romance

    roommate

    roommates

    Robert Mulligan Robert Mulligan Director Arthur Tovey Arthur Tovey as Dance Hall Extra Marjorie Bennett Marjorie Bennett as Edie Kerry Don Rickles Don Rickles as Nellie Miller Norman Fell Norman Fell as Telephone Repairman
    An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.
    Some Call It Loving 1973 POSTER

    Some Call It Loving

    1973

    English

    5.3

    7

    18%

    18%

    Action

    carnival

    comatose

    Drama

    jazz singer or musician

    James B. Harris James B. Harris Director Logan Ramsey Logan Ramsey as Carnival Doctor Richard Pryor Richard Pryor as Jeff Ed Rue Ed Rue as Mortician Carol White Carol White as Scarlett
    A jazz musician falls in love with a comatose woman at a carny sideshow and takes her to his mansion to join his cabinet of sexual curiosities.
    Trap Jazz 2023 POSTER

    Trap Jazz

    2023

    English

    6.4

    1

    100%

    100%

    atlanta, georgia

    Documentary

    jazz

    jazz singer or musician

    Music

    Sadé Clacken Joseph Sadé Clacken Joseph Director Cassius Jay Cassius Jay as Self Chris Moten Chris Moten as Self Stixx Taylor Stixx Taylor as Self Gabriel Turner Gabriel Turner as Young Chris
    Atlanta musicians behind some of the biggest names in music embark on an uncertain journey into the spotlight with a new genre of music that fuses trap music with jazz.
    The Cotton Club 1984 POSTER

    The Cotton Club

    1984

    English

    6.6

    17

    76%

    57%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gang war

    harlem

    jazz

    jazz singer or musician

    Music

    musical

    nightclub

    Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Director Allen Garfield Allen Garfield as Abbadabba Berman Richard Gere Richard Gere as Dixie Dwyer Diane Lane Diane Lane as Vera Cicero Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage as Vincent Dwyer
    Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
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