Stage musical movies and TV shows – page 2
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List of stage musical movies
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face catastrophe—until a most unexpected hero rises to take center stage.
Style:
surreal, satirical, colorful, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
friendship, broadway, save the day, sea voyage, heroes, surrealism, satire, adaptation, spectacle, heroism, children, underwater ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The epic love story tells the tragic tale of young Vietnamese bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with American GI Chris — but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.
Style:
emotional, suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
tragic love, live performance, theater, couple relations, male female relationship, relationships, life is a bitch, longing, sacrifice, vietnam war, loss, separation ...
Time:
70s
Place:
west end london, saigon, london, asia, vietnam
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
Based on Puccini's opera La bohème, Rent tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create in New York City in the 1990s. This is a live recording of Rent's final performance after more than 12 ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, emotional, powerful ...
Plot:
theater, gay romance, music band, showbiz, musician's life, opera, artist, social differences, drug abuse, actor's life, music, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Following in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful The Sound of Music LIVE! - which drew over 18 million viewers - comes this musical masterpiece that tells the beloved story of Peter Pan, the mischievous little boy who ran away to Neverland. ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, exciting, captivating, fairy tale
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschool
Plot:
adventurer, live performance, pirate, young heroes, heroes, friendship, mischievous children, good versus evil, escapades, youth, imaginary, adolescence vs adulthood ...
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The award-winning show is re-imagined as a live concert event, featuring an all-star cast of recording artists, set during the last week of Jesus' life as he deals with betrayal, love and jealousy, and told from the perspective of Judas.
Style:
captivating, serious, sincere
Plot:
live performance, singing, christianity, betrayal, concert, dancing, jesus, rock opera, spectacle, stage musical, theater, crucifix ...
Place:
jerusalem
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Paul is an average guy. He likes movies, and pizza, and average guy things. He does not like... musicals. But Paul's small world is about to come crashing down under the weight of unspeakable terror! Now he must run, run for his life, as ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, light, dark comedy, parody ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
music, irreverent, small town, satire, camp, alien invasion, infection, survival, stage musical, chase, violence, bloodbath ...
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
January 1942, in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. Thousands of Jews have been confined to the Warsaw ghetto for more than a year. Outside, life goes on; inside, they struggle to survive another day. Still, on a cold winter night, a group of ...
Style:
historical drama, poignant, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, theatre group, jew persecution, jewish culture, nazi occupied poland, confined, survival, tragedy, persecution, social problems, life is a bitch ...
Place:
poland, iberian peninsula
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A waitress and expert pie-maker dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage.
Style:
funny, captivating, exciting, entertaining, humorous
Plot:
waitress, store, broadway, following a dream, bakery, dream, baker, cooking, food, baking, dreaming, based on broadway musical ...
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Genre: Family, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A musical version of the classic story of the mean spirited Grinch who plots to steal Chirstmas from Whoville
Plot:
christmas, stage musical, spying, grinch, misunderstanding, disguise, elevator, misanthrope, burglary, diva, dwarf, children ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel "Notre Dame de Paris" which follows the gypsy dancer Esmeralda and the three men who vie for her love: the kind hunchback Quadimodo, the twisted priest Frollo, and the unfaithful soldier ...
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, captivating, compassionate, philosophical ...
Plot:
notre dame cathedral, love and romance, impossible love, unfulfilled love, theater, hunchback, tragedy, unfaithful, life is a bitch, musical performance, obsessive love, dancing ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Story:
An ice-skating television adaptation of the 1939 musical film based on Lyman Frank Baum's 1900 fairy tale novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz".
Style:
fairy tale, colorful, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
skating, scarecrow, magical, children, adaptation, nostalgia, journey, spectacle, friendship, house, live performance, courage ...
Time:
90s
Place:
kansas
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery ...
Style:
emotional, feel good, uplifting, mythical, fairy tale
Plot:
princess, sisterhood, snow, broadway, sisters, friendship, singing, children, magic, heartwarming, spectacle, true love ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical
Country: Austria
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The musical tells the story of Elisabeth ("Sissi"), the Empress of Austria, from her engagement and marriage in 1854 to her murder in 1898 at the hands of the Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni, through the lens of her growing obsession with ...
Style:
melancholic, lyrical, gloomy, period drama
Plot:
assassination, female protagonist, european, biopic, fatalism, mourning, royalty, tragic romance, marital discord, symbolism, palace intrigue, obsessive love ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
Style:
entertaining, light, inspirational, 3d animation, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, preschool
Plot:
creativity, singing, anthropomorphic animal, music, musician, talent show, pig, mentor, friendship, talking animal, furry, animal ...
Time:
year 2016
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Eccentric 70-year-old widow purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, emotional, period piece, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
world war two, closeted homosexual, brutality, unwanted pregnancy, showbiz, couples, art, friendship, nobility, chorus line, audition, love and romance ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, year 2005, year 1937
Place:
london, england, france, europe, west end london ...
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Majestic mountains are in the background and a waterfall in the foreground. Is that a canoe on the river? No it's a cradle with a baby. The buoyant Molly Brown has survived the first crisis of her life -- a flood. Sixteen years later she sets ...
Style:
sentimental, technicolor, funny, retro, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, date night, girls' night
Plot:
titanic, broadway, disaster, dancing, dance, skinny dipping, coal mine, triumph, progress, coal, coal mining, mining ...
Time:
victorian era, 60s, 1910s, 90s
Place:
colorado, america, europe, usa, denver colorado ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
13-year-old Nate Foster has big Broadway dreams but there’s only one problem — he can’t even land a part in the school play. When his parents leave town, Nate and his best friend Libby sneak off to the Big Apple for a once-in-a-lifetime ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, feel good, entertaining, satirical ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
gay interest, nightmare, broadway, teenager, love, teenage boy, best friend, follow your dream, direction and purpose, coping, coming of age, music ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
On the cusp of his 30th birthday, Jonathon Larson, a promising young theater composer, navigates love, friendship, and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.
Style:
touching, emotional, sincere, sweet, powerful ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
theater, believe in yourself, broadway, gay interest, composer, music, musician, gay friend, male male relationship, screenwriter, lost love, best friend ...
Time:
2020s, 90s, year 1992, year 1990
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, north america
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Canada, Japan, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
PUP STAR is back, with an all-new movie that takes the popular singing dogs on trip around the world, where Tiny and friends find fantastic new songs and meet exciting new canine singers that prove music really is the universal language.
Style:
road movie, funny, entertaining, captivating, light ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dog, singing competition, pets, animal life, society, singer, animal, talking animal, female singer, musician's life, music, pop singer ...
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
The assistant stage manager of a small-time theatrical company is forced to understudy for the leading lady at a matinée performance at which an illustrious Hollywood director is in the audience scouting for actors to be in his latest ...
Style:
romantic comedy, semi serious, realistic, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
showbiz, dancing, broadway, choreography, choreographer, love, morality, past, couples, filmmaking, fall in love, ambition ...
Time:
1920s, year 1971, 1930s, 20th century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Mavis (Liza Minnelli) was a chorus line dancer on Broadway. Just as she was on the verge of getting more prominent roles, she fell in love. Her full-of-himself boyfriend moved them to Buffalo, far from the theater scene. As a musician, he plays with ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dancing, broadway, dancer, dance class, power relations, church, lifestyle, performer's life, ambition, love and romance, rising to stardom, underdog ...
Time:
year 1991, 20th century, 90s
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast.
Style:
not serious, humorous, feel good, stylized, realistic ...
Plot:
backstage, moral dilemma, boxing, nightclub, chorus girl, terminal illness, desire for fame, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, ambition, artists and showbiz, showbiz ...
Time:
1930s, year 1978
Place:
california, new york
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Movie about the Village People filmed in a documentary style.
Style:
humorous, retro, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
disco, camp, music, dancing, gay, nightclub, rock and roll, musician, dance, recording studio, premarital sex, biker ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
san francisco, new york, usa, las vegas
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145K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Pleasantly plump teenager, Tracy Turnblad and her best friend, Penny Pingleton audition to be on The Corny Collins Show – and Tracy wins. But when scheming Amber Von Tussle and her mother plot to destroy Tracy, it turns to chaos.
Style:
rom com, romantic, teen, cute, lyrical ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family outing, kids ...
Plot:
dance, dancing, dream come true, teenage girl, artists and showbiz, fat girl, teenage love, interracial romance, racism, broadway, follow your dream, music ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, 60s, year 1962, 2000s
Place:
baltimore, usa, maryland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical
Country: USA, China
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Style:
inspirational, costume drama, romantic drama, captivating, motivational ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, date night, family outing
Plot:
circus, social outcast, singing, giant, success, dancing, romantic relationship, taboo, father daughter relationship, mansion, outcast, interracial love ...
Time:
year 2017, 19th century, 1800s, victorian era, 1830s ...
Place:
new york, london, buckingham palace
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17K
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
An updated version of the 1980 musical, which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.
Style:
teen, romantic, melancholic, intense, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, kids, date night, chick flick
Plot:
teacher, dancing, dance, high school, music, music business, teenage life, showbiz, dream come true, high school life, desire for fame, youth ...
Time:
year 2009, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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255K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Musical
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.
Style:
sexy, witty, stylized, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, date night, girls' night
Plot:
broadway, femme fatale, desire for fame, lovers, jail, prison, musician, lawyer, jazz, satire, execution, brutality ...
Time:
1920s, 1900s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois
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2K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A princess is thrust onto the world stage. The tabloid media is captivated by her beauty and vulnerability. The globe's most celebrated monarchy is disrupted. This is the story of the most princess woman of the modern age as she struggles to ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, thought provoking
Plot:
princess diana, broadway, historical character, historical figure, music, dancing, life, celebrity, theater, live performance, jazz, historical event ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Live musical performances by a star-studded cast will be interwoven into the broadcast of the animated classic.
Style:
captivating, satirical, fairy tale, semi serious, feel good
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
mermaid, crab, first kiss, love story, sea voyage, love affair, couples, adventure hero, satire, sea creature, fall in love, in love ...
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100K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The film follows Buster and his new cast who now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run ...
Style:
entertaining, 3d animation, inspirational, sweet, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
gorilla, anthropomorphic animal, furry, elephant, pig, porcupine, creativity, iguana, musician, singing, destiny, anthropomorphism ...
Time:
future
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