Violinist movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant violinist movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, touching, psychological, melancholic and entertaining films and TV shows about / with violinist, musician, violin, music, classical music, musician's life, friendship, love and romance, orchestra and husband wife relationship plots mostly in Drama, Music and Romance genres shot in France, USA, Germany and other countries.
violinist movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as violinist: The Violin Player (2018), The Violin Player (1994), Tár (2022), The Audition (2019), Canone inverso (2000), The Sonata (2018), A Heart in Winter (1992), Chevalier (2022), The Concert (2009), Little Secrets (2001).

List of violinist movies

The Violin Player (2018)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A celebrated violin player, Karin, has to end her stellar career after a car accident makes her fingers stop working their magic. She starts teaching students who are twenty years younger than her, only to find herself falling in love with Antti, ...
Style: captivating
Plot: violinist, music teacher, teacher student relationship, extramarital affair, older woman younger man, older woman younger man relationship, teacher student sex, male female relationship, older woman younger man sex, infidelity, marital problem, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 2010s
Place: helsinki finland, copenhagen, denmark, finland
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The Violin Player (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 94 min.
Story: This European drama, set in Paris, follows a brilliant musician as he suddenly forsakes his career, to live and love amongst the common populace. Armand is the violinist who yearns to experience that life and to share his music with everyone, not ...
Style: melancholic, poetic, existential
Plot: violinist, humanism, working class, self discovery, empathy, social class, character study, urban, classical music, compassion, musician, community ...
Place: paris france
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 7.4
 109K
Tár (2022)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story: Renowned musician Lydia Tár is days away from recording the symphony that will elevate her career. However, Lydia's elaborate facade begins to unravel, revealing dirty secrets and the corrosive nature of power.
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, dark drama, dorama ...
Audience: adult
Plot: lgbt, classical music, orchestra, lesbian, music conductor, composer, musician, massage parlor, narcissism, orchestra conductor, music, female protagonist ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: berlin germany, southeast asia, the philippines, manhattan new york city, new york ...
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 6.5
 1K
The Audition (2019)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Anna teaches violin at a music school, her husband is an instrument-maker. They have a 10-year-old son, Jonas. At school, Anna champions young Alexander, in whom she alone sees great talent. She devotes much energy and attention preparing him for ...
Plot: marital infidelity, cuckold, violinist, violin, parents, musician, woman, fish, audition, birthday, infidelity, disciple ...
Place: germany
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Canone inverso (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Costanza is drinking a beer in a Prague pub, a summer night in 1968, while a violinist enters and starts playing a "canone inverso" for her. It is not a case, that music and that violin have a story behind that could concern her. It is the ...
Style: emotional, touching, captivating, serious, erotic ...
Plot: fall in love, friendship, world war two, love affair, violin, violinist, holocaust, musician's life, family relations, destiny, love and romance, flashback ...
Time: 20th century
Place: prague, europe, czech republic
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 5.3
 2K
The Sonata (2018)
Genre: Horror, Music, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, UK, Russia, Latvia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After a gifted musician inherits a mansion after her long lost father dies under mysterious circumstances, she discovers his last musical masterpiece riddled with cryptic symbols that unravels an evil secret, triggering dark forces that reach beyond ...
Style: suspense, gothic, suspenseful, disturbing, spooky ...
Plot: violinist, mansion, death of father, ghost, inheritance, suicide, heiress, composer, daughter, music, paranormal, musician ...
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A Heart in Winter (1992)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel, and a friend of her husband's who crafts violins. But his heart seems to be as cold as her playing is passionate.
Style: psychological, heartbreaking, anthology, art house, sincere ...
Plot: love, classical music, violin, passion, unrequited love, music, obsession, violinist, love story, passionate love, glamour, asexual ...
Time: year 1992, 90s
Place: france, paris france, europe, amsterdam, vienna ...
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 6.5
 8K
Chevalier (2022)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, Bologne rises to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with an ill-fated love affair and a falling out with Marie ...
Style: captivating, thought provoking, realistic, costume drama, period drama ...
Plot: violinist, composer, musician, biopic, interracial relations, society, life, musician's life, music, classical composer, direction and purpose, lifestyle ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era
Place: paris france, france
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 7.5
 19K
The Concert (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France, Italy, Romania, Belgium
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A former world-famous conductor of the Bolshoï orchestra, known as "The Maëstro", Andreï Filipov had seen his career publicly broken by Leonid Brezhnev for hiring Jewish musicians and now works cleaning the concert hall where he once ...
Style: touching, breathtaking, melancholic, captivating, feel good ...
Plot: classical music, music, redemption, twists and turns, hopes, violinist, adaptation, prodigy, music band, concert, haunted by the past, musician's life ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: france, paris france, russia, europe, israel
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Little Secrets (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Emily Lindstrom, 14, is an aspiring concert violinist; she's spending the summer practicing for a big audition while her girlfriends are at camp. She's also got a thriving neighborhood business: for 50 cents, she'll keep your secret. ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, touching, realistic
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: violinist, youth, violin, coming of age, introspection, lifestyle, family life, teenage life, parents and children, friendship, family problems, love triangle ...
Time: 21st century
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The Song of Names (2019)
Genre: Drama, Music, Mystery, War
Country: Canada, Hungary, Germany, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A man searching for his childhood best friend — a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust — who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, touching, rough, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: violinist, mysterious disappearance, shoah, polish, family relations, investigation, wartime life, private investigation, wartime, war, musician's life, tragedy ...
Time: year 1943, year 1953, 20th century, 1950s, 80s ...
Place: london, new york, england, israel, poland ...
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 7.1
 440
Philharmonia (2018)
Genre: Drama, Music, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Hélène Barizet is a gifted conductor with a sulphurous reputation. Named against the advice of management and musicians, she has a season to make her place and save the orchestra. The maestro chooses Selena Riviere, a young virtuoso violinist to ...
Style: suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, intense ...
Plot: violinist, musician, passion, classical music, orchestra conductor, musician's life, problem, workplace, female protagonist, music, ambitious woman, ambition ...
Place: france, paris france
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Tonic Dominant (2000)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Three days in the life of a young clarinetist (Fernando Alves Pinto), who is in love with a violinist (Vera Zimmerman), but can't get her attention. In the first day he feels alone and frail; in the second day what was supposed to be pleasant ...
Style: art house, art film, sincere, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot: classical music, musician, violinist, pianist, musical performance, orchestra, love story, love and romance, love interest, musician's life, music, love affair ...
Time: year 2000
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 7.8
 484K
Ghostbusters (1984)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign ...
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, cult classic, horror comedy ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot: supernatural, ghost, monster, nerd, transformation, accountant, imagination, giant monster, chase, friendship, librarian, haunting ...
Time: 80s, year 2016, 20th century, year 1989, year 1984 ...
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, nova scotia, usa, new york state ...
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 5.0
 1K
Paganini (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Kinski believed that he lived through the same experiences as the legendary "devil violinist" Niccolo Paganini, who set whole Europe of the 19th century into frenzy and through whose personality Kinski offers us an incredibly profound and ...
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, melancholic, touching ...
Plot: classical music, ambition, musician's life, music, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, sexual relations, violinist, composer, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, death of protagonist ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century
Place: europe, italy, venice
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Your Lie in April (2014)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of ...
Style: anime, touching, stylized, adult animation, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: friendship, piano, classical music, death of mother, violinist, trauma, music, pianist, contests and competitions, depression, love and romance, school ...
Place: japan
Is relevant?
 8.0
 110
Mr. Fighting (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story: This is called Mr Fighting in English and it's about the self discovery of a young actor in Chinese action frames.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, motivational
Plot: self discovery, violinist, personal growth, social problems, introspection, actor's life, lifestyle, coping, relationship problems, actor, social issues, perseverance ...
Time: 2010s
Place: china
Is relevant?
 7.3
 1K
Buzzer Beat (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Buzzer Beat is a Fuji TV Japanese television drama, which stars Yamashita Tomohisa, Keiko Kitagawa, and Aibu Saki. The series primarily focuses on two characters, Naoki Kamiya, a professional basketball player, and Riko Shirakawa, an aspiring ...
Style: dorama, romantic, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot: college life, violinist, love story, lifestyle, relationships, love affair, couple relations, male female relationship, love and romance, relationship vs career, couples, romantic relationship ...
Place: japan
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The Devil's Violinist (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical
Country: Germany, Italy, Austria
Duration: 122 min.
Story: The life story of Italian violinist and composer, Niccolò Paganini, who rose to fame as a virtuoso in the early 19th Century.
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, atmospheric, costume drama ...
Plot: musician's life, composer, violinist, deal with the devil, rise to the top, genius, classical music, musician, music, biopic, rising to stardom, womanizer ...
Time: 19th century, ancient times, 1830s, victorian era, georgian era
Place: italy, london
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Ladies in Lavender (2004)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Andrea, a gifted young Polish violinist from Krakow, is bound for America when he is swept overboard by a storm. When the Widdington sisters discover the handsome stranger on the beach below their house, they nurse him back to health. However, the ...
Style: touching, sentimental, witty, emotional, period piece ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: friendship, violinist, polish, village life, sister sister relationship, sisters, human nature, musician, aging, foreigner, suspicion, bittersweet ...
Time: 1930s, year 2004, 2000s, 20th century
Place: england, cornwall, europe, london, new jersey ...
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Mozart's Sister (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A re-imagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang and a musical prodigy in her own right.
Style: realistic, serious, touching, period piece, captivating ...
Plot: classical music, musician, gender, horse, prodigy, domineering father, family relations, against the rules, follow your dream, musician's life, composer, dishonesty ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era
Place: europe, vienna, paris france, london, english channel ...
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Boys Don't Cry (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story: One of the best Polish comedies of the late 1990's, "Boys Don't Cry" is a satirical look at the gangsters of Poland and some teens who accidentally get involved with them.
Style: semi serious, humorous, witty, sad, independent film ...
Plot: gangster, nothing goes right, friends, goofy hero, buddies, prostitute, violinist, father son relationship, polish, male female relationship, ex girlfriend, male virgin ...
Time: 90s
Place: poland, europe
Is relevant?
 7.7
 315
Fiddlers (1972)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Leader of a traveling gypsy band from the steppes of Bessarabia (now Moldova), Toma Alistar is a skilled violinist whose fame takes him on tours around European capitals and royal courts. He remains obsessed with his first love, beautiful Leanca who ...
Style: poignant, melancholic, art house, road movie, family saga ...
Plot: gypsy, violinist, unrequited love, passion, tragic love, longing, loss, bohemian, biopic, journey, wanderlust, sacrifice ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s
Place: hungary, romania
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Chicken with Plums (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Nasser-Ali, a talented musician, loses the will to live after his wife breaks his beloved violin during an argument. He searches for a replacement, and finding none that sounds quite the same, he vows to die. Eight days later, he does. This is the ...
Style: surreal, sentimental, touching, semi serious, tragicomedy ...
Plot: violinist, introspection, musician's life, unfulfilled love, love affair, love and romance, life is a bitch, family life, haunted by the past, daydreamer, parents and children, suicidal thoughts ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1958
Place: iran, middle east, tehran iran
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Christmas in My Heart (2021)
Genre: Family, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: With Christmas fast approaching, concert violinist Beth returns to her hometown after the recent death of her mother, the elementary school’s beloved music department head.
Style: disturbing, entertaining, sincere, captivating
Plot: christmas, violinist, recording studio, new job, relationships, musician, music, lifestyle, love and romance, changing lives, love story, couples ...
Place: west virginia
Is relevant?
 5.8
 104
Terezín (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The story of Antonio, an Italian clarinetist, and Martina, a Czech violinist, who fall in love with each other during the World War II, in Prague.
Style: psychological, thrilling, romantic, captivating
Plot: czech german relations, world war two, violin, musician, violinist, social problems, love story, male female relationship, relationships, romantic relationship, love interest, love and romance ...
Place: central europe, prague
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The Extra Terrestrial Orchestra (2022)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 70 min.
Story: Manu fell in love with the pianist Stella Panini when he was a child and it's been his dream to meet her ever since. To achieve his dream he follows the advice of Stefano Salegi, a shady character who becomes his manager and forms a band. But, ...
Style: funny, entertaining, humorous, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: musician, music, outsider, musician's life, violinist, violin, orchestra, live performance, music band, performer's life, artist, public speaking ...
Is relevant?
 7.0
 165
Blue Orchestra (2023)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: In the fall of his third and final year of middle school, Hajime Aono, a violin prodigy, stopped playing violin for his own personal reasons. But it was also that year when he got to know a girl who told him about a high school with a prestigious ...
Style: anime, dramatic, exciting, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: classical music, coming of age, violin, club, orchestra, slice of life, high school, musician, school club, music, passion, high school life ...
Place: japan
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Heart of a Stranger (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: What happens when you receive someone else's heart and wind up with the transplant donor's personality traits and memories too? Jill Maddox, a middle-aged concert violinist, is about to find out! After her surgery, Maddox starts chugging ...
Style: sentimental, realistic, serious, exciting, medical drama ...
Audience: adult
Plot: heart transplant, haunted by the past, life turned upside down, parents and children, young at heart, family relations, optimism, organ transplant, mother daughter relationship, violinist, family drama, identity crisis ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant?
 1.5
 1K
The Witness (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 128 min.
Story: A Russian war propaganda film about a virtuoso violinist from Belgium witnessing war crimes.
Style: controversial, tension, bleak, emotional, suspense
Plot: propaganda, witness, invasion, war crime, trauma, fear, human rights, violinist, occupation, moral dilemma, realism, musician ...
Place: russia, ukraine
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