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    Stormy Weather 1943 POSTER

    Stormy Weather

    1943

    English

    3

    71%

    60%

    Comedy

    dancer

    Drama

    jazz

    Music

    musical

    Romance

    scat singing

    singer

    tap dancing

    Andrew L. Stone Andrew L. Stone Director Vivian Dandridge Vivian Dandridge as Dancer Fayard Nicholas Fayard Nicholas as Dancer Dooley Wilson Dooley Wilson as Gabe Tucker Florence O'Brien Florence O'Brien as Tucker's Gold-Digging Girlfriend
    The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.
    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.
    Sharky's Machine 1981 POSTER

    Sharky's Machine

    1981

    English

    6.3

    10

    83%

    63%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gangster

    jazz

    martial arts

    police

    robbery

    Thriller

    transvestism

    Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds Director Richard Libertini Richard Libertini as Nosh Brian Keith Brian Keith as Papa Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds as Sgt. Tom Sharky Darryl Hickman Darryl Hickman as Smiley
    Police officer Tom Sharky gets busted back to working vice, where he happens upon a scandalous conspiracy involving a local politician. Sharky's new 'machine' gathers evidence while Sharky falls in love with a woman he has never met.
    Too Late Blues 1961 POSTER

    Too Late Blues

    1961

    English

    6.8

    13

    82%

    71%

    Action

    Drama

    jazz

    Music

    John Cassavetes John Cassavetes Director Cliff Carnell Cliff Carnell as Charlie Val Avery Val Avery as Milt Frielobe Nick Dennis Nick Dennis as Nick Bubalinas Seymour Cassel Seymour Cassel as Red
    Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him to cross paths with a singer, while his masculinity is thrown into question following a violent brawl.
    The Benny Goodman Story 1956 POSTER

    The Benny Goodman Story

    1956

    English

    6.8

    4

    69%

    69%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    jazz

    Music

    Valentine Davies Valentine Davies Director Steve Allen Steve Allen as Benny Goodman Cynthia Patrick Cynthia Patrick as Jane - Gil Rodin's Date Ben Welden Ben Welden as Sammy - Primo's 1st Henchman Don Gordon Don Gordon as Tough Boy in Gang
    Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.
    All Night Long 1962 POSTER

    All Night Long

    1962

    English

    7.1

    6

    71%

    71%

    Action

    Drama

    jazz

    Music

    Basil Dearden Basil Dearden Director Betsy Blair Betsy Blair as Emily Geoffrey Holder Geoffrey Holder as Himself Harry Towb Harry Towb as Phales Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough as Rod Hamilton
    Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ambitious drummer, Johnny Cousin, attempts to tear the interracial couple apart.
    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.
    Syncopation 1942 POSTER

    Syncopation

    1942

    English

    6.3

    4

    38%

    38%

    Action

    chicago, illinois

    Comedy

    History

    jazz

    louisiana

    Music

    musician

    playing piano

    Romance

    world war i

    William Dieterle William Dieterle Director Adolphe Menjou Adolphe Menjou as George Latimer Sonny Bupp Sonny Bupp as Newsboy Frank Jenks Frank Jenks as Smiley Jackson Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Tom Jones
    A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.
    The Song of Sway Lake 2018 POSTER

    The Song of Sway Lake

    2018

    English

    6.1

    9

    40%

    100%

    Action

    Drama

    jazz

    lake

    Music

    Romance

    Ari Gold Ari Gold Director Mary Beth Peil Mary Beth Peil as Charlie Sway Brian Dennehy Brian Dennehy as Hal Sway Elizabeth Peña Elizabeth Peña as Marlena Rory Culkin Rory Culkin as Ollie
    In the wake of his father’s suicide, young record collector Ollie Sway returns to the family lake house with his friend Nikolai in tow to lay claim to an invaluable jazz recording. An unexpected visit from Ollie’s estranged grandmother and a chance encounter with a girl from across the lake derail their search, forcing them to confront the Sway family history and a suffering that has resounded through generations.
    Space Is the Place 1974 POSTER

    Space Is the Place

    1974

    English

    6.5

    3

    71%

    76%

    Action

    afrofuturism

    alien

    aliens

    jazz

    Music

    Sci-Fi

    sun ra

    supernatural

    John Coney John Coney Director Tom Dahlgren Tom Dahlgren as Morgan Upton Morgan Upton as Agent #2 Jack Baker Jack Baker as Bubbles Raymond Johnson Raymond Johnson as The Overseer
    Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himself "the alter-destiny", meets with inner-city youths and battles with the devil himself to save the black race.
    Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky 2016 POSTER

    Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky

    2016

    Japanese

    7.2

    9

    71%

    71%

    Action

    alternate history

    Animation

    based on comic

    jazz

    mecha

    pilot

    Sci-Fi

    space

    War

    Kou Matsuo Kou Matsuo Director Chris Jai Alex Chris Jai Alex as Fisher Ness John DeMita John DeMita as J. J. Sexton Sayaka Ohara Sayaka Ohara as Karla Mitchum Taishi Murata Taishi Murata as Keith Meyers
    During the One Year War of U.C. 0079, the Earth Federation and Principality of Zeon engage in a fierce battle at the "Thunderbolt Sector", a shoal zone in the former Colony Side 4 "Moore". After successfully infiltrating Zeon's sniper field, ace Federation pilot and jazz enthusiast Io Fleming is given control of the latest Gundam prototype.
    Beau-père 1981 POSTER

    Beau-père

    1981

    French

    6.9

    18

    80%

    84%

    Action

    breaking the fourth wall

    Comedy

    Drama

    incest

    jazz

    job-hopping

    lolita

    Romance

    stepfather

    Bertrand Blier Bertrand Blier Director Maurice Ronet Maurice Ronet as Charly Macha Méril Macha Méril as La maîtresse de maison Patrick Dewaere Patrick Dewaere as Rémi Bachelier Joseph Michael Roth Joseph Michael Roth as Un ami de Marion
    Rémi is a man trapped in a deteriorating marriage. When his wife is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, Rémi is left with his stepdaughter, Marion, who chooses to stay with him rather than live with her birth father. After the initial shock passes, Rémi is caught off-guard when Marion begins expressing her attraction to him. Initially repulsed, Marion's mature beauty wears him down as he finally caves to her seductions.
    Dingo 1991 POSTER

    Dingo

    1991

    English

    6.8

    3

    80%

    74%

    Action

    australia

    Drama

    jazz

    Music

    outback

    Rolf de Heer Rolf de Heer Director Bernadette Lafont Bernadette Lafont as Angie Cross Bernard Fresson Bernard Fresson as Jacques Boulain Colin Friels Colin Friels as John Anderson Joe Petruzzi Joe Petruzzi as Peter
    Young John Anderson is captivated by jazz musician Billy Cross when he performs on the remote airstrip of his Western Australian outback hometown after his plane is diverted. Years later, now a family man and making a meagre living tracking dingoes and playing trumpet in a local band, John still dreams of joining Billy on trumpet and makes a pilgrimage to Paris.
    Nina 2016 POSTER

    Nina

    2016

    English

    5.4

    23

    2%

    25%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    jazz

    Music

    woman director

    Cynthia Mort Cynthia Mort Director Keith David Keith David as Clifton's Father Zoe Saldana Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone Mary Pat Gleason Mary Pat Gleason as Orderly Marsai Martin Marsai Martin as Young Girl on Tape
    The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.
    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.
    Stormy Monday 1988 POSTER

    Stormy Monday

    1988

    English

    6.2

    12

    78%

    49%

    Crime

    Drama

    jazz

    Music

    newcastle upon tyne

    nightclub

    Romance

    Mike Figgis Mike Figgis Director Sean Bean Sean Bean as Brendan Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones as Cosmo Melanie Griffith Melanie Griffith as Kate Alison Steadman Alison Steadman as Mayor
    When a corrupt American businessman tries to strong arm his way into businesses in Newcastle, England, he is thwarted by a club attendant and his waitress girlfriend.
    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.
    Liberty's Secret 2016 POSTER

    Liberty's Secret

    2016

    English

    5.0

    95%

    Action

    Comedy

    dance

    jazz

    lesbian relationship

    musical

    Musical

    politics

    Romance

    satire

    Debbie Williams Debbie Williams Director Tom Whalen Tom Whalen as Heckler John Lepard John Lepard as Kenny Weston Kristin Condon Kristin Condon as Nikki's Ex-Girlfriend Rose Anne Nepa Rose Anne Nepa as Sleeping Bar Woman
    The daughter of a preacher becomes the centerpiece for a conservative political campaign but finds herself falling in love with a woman.
    Paris Blues 1961 POSTER

    Paris Blues

    1961

    English

    6.7

    15

    71%

    68%

    Action

    composer

    Drama

    expatriate

    jazz

    Music

    musician

    paris, france

    Romance

    Martin Ritt Martin Ritt Director Joanne Woodward Joanne Woodward as Lillian Corning Paul Newman Paul Newman as Ram Bowen André Luguet André Luguet as René Bernard Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong as Wild Man Moore
    During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls and must decide between music and love.
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