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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.
Style:
funny, stylized, humorous, witty, technicolor ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
business, broadway, satire, advertising, greed, marketing, economics, workplace, ambition, workplace romance, book, dance ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
usa, new york
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7K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Based on the Broadway hit about the life and times of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee and her aggressive stage mother, Mama Rose.
Style:
retro, realistic, semi serious, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
stripper, burlesque, dancing, mother daughter relationship, mother, theater, fame, domineering mother, ambition, broadway, based on broadway musical, theatrical agent ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s ...
Place:
kansas
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44K
Genre: Drama, Family, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
Style:
visually appealing, sentimental, social, dark, terrifying ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
orphan, broadway, charles dickens, child, children, dance, street kid, runaway, happy ending, dancing, dog, shipwreck ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, year 1968, 1900s, victorian era ...
Place:
london, england, europe, britain
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
From director Clint Eastwood comes the big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys. The film tells the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group ...
Style:
intense, stylized, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
music, biopic, music band, broadway, rock and roll, life philosophy, desire for fame, rising to stardom, ambition, showbiz, friends, performer's life ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
new jersey, usa
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Genre: Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Oscar-nominated film adaptation of the rock opera of the same name, based on the last weeks before the crucifixion of Jesus. The film was directed by Norman Jewison. Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson were nominated for two 1974 Golden Globe Award for ...
Style:
stylized, talky, intense, cult classic, retro ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
betrayal, dancing, rock and roll, music, desert, christianity, broadway, hopes, storytelling, adaptation, greed, creativity ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, 70s
Place:
middle east, israel, ancient greece, palestine, jerusalem ...
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19K
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A Thanksgiving dinner brings a host of family together in a Harlem apartment, where a 24-year-old schoolteacher named Dorothy Gale (Diana Ross) lives with her Aunt Em (Theresa Merritt) and Uncle Henry (Stanley Greene). Extremely introverted, she ...
Style:
stylized, cult classic, dark drama, sweet, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot:
wizard of oz, broadway, black, scarecrow, magic, fantasy world, dancing, music, african american, wizard, black woman, dog ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
new york, harlem, new york city, usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city ...
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11K
Genre: Drama, Family, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The film focuses on the representatives of the Thirteen original colonies who participated in the Second Continental Congress. 1776 depicts the three months of deliberation (and, oftentimes, acrimonious debate) that led up to the signing of one of ...
Style:
humorous, suspense, patriotic, stylized, surreal ...
Plot:
independence, broadway, revolution, american revolution, dancing, president, american history, slavery, politics, freedom, medieval, war for independence ...
Time:
1770s, georgian era, 18th century, 1930s
Place:
philadelphia, massachusetts, pennsylvania, usa, new jersey ...
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39K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-movie Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president and dictator Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
Style:
emotional, period piece, lyrical, intense, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
politics, dancing, rise to power, political unrest, broadway, music, death, biopic, dictator, glamour, military coup, female protagonist ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1945, 1950s ...
Place:
argentina, latin america, buenos aires argentina, south america, italy ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When Josh gets the opportunity of a lifetime to audition for Rainbow Puppy’s Broadway musical, Josh and Blue skidoo to NYC for the very first time where they meet new friends and discover the magic of music, dance, and following one’s dreams.
Style:
educational, entertaining, light, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly, preschool
Plot:
broadway, dream, friendship, audition, education, dog, clue, children, dancing, music, friends, creativity ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
Style:
funny, humorous, talky, melancholic, light ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
ancient rome, chase, broadway, slavery, culture clash, fighting the system, love triangle, farce, ancient, husband wife relationship, transformation, justice ...
Time:
1st century, year 1966, 70s, 60s
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In the sixteenth century, Miguel de Cervantes, poet, playwright, and part-time actor, has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition. They are accused of presenting an entertainment offensive to the Inquisition. Inside ...
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, touching, humorous, costume drama ...
Plot:
chivalry, broadway, don quixote, idealism, delusion, sword fight, prison, nobility, damsel in distress, master servant relationship, magic realism, ancient ...
Time:
16th century, 17th century, middle ages, year 1972
Place:
spain, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way ...
Style:
sexual, cult classic, funny, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
polyamory, mining, broadway, gold rush, dancing, friendship, prostitute, old west, american history, loneliness, mormon, polygamy ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
california, usa, michigan, australia
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day as Seymour is seeking a new mysterious plant, he ...
Style:
black comedy, humorous, horror musical, horror comedy, visually stunning ...
Audience:
date night, teens, kids, horror for children, adult
Plot:
dentist, creature, alien invasion, music, macabre, dark humor, brutality, eaten alive, workplace, experiment gone awry, florist, impossible love ...
Time:
1900s, year 1986, 60s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york
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43K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Ever since her parents left her as a baby, little Annie has led a hard-knock life with her calculating foster mother, Miss Hannigan. However, all that changes when hard-nosed billionaire and mayoral candidate Will Stacks takes her in on the ...
Style:
emotional, touching, feel good, teen, sincere ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
adoption, father daughter relationship, foster child, orphan, hopes, rags to riches, music, parents and children, rich and poor, friends, broadway, kids and family ...
Time:
2010s, 1930s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, harlem
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
The story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve…don’t you…?
Style:
captivating, exciting, dramatic, serious, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
theater, actress, broadway, aspiring actress, life, fame, manipulation, backstage, deception, rivalry, ambition, ward ...
Time:
1950s, 1930s, 1920s
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14K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.
Style:
historical drama, emotional, melancholic, period piece, art house ...
Plot:
mental health, alcoholism, broadway, gay, intimate, gay interest, depression, character study, biopic, friendship, composer, addiction ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century
Place:
new york
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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: Comedy, Horror, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker ...
Style:
parody, cult classic, sexy, homoerotic, erotic ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
lgbtq, mad scientist, gay interest, transvestite, gay, gender, homosexual, castle, rock and roll, wedding, surrealism, dance ...
Time:
20th century, year 1975, 70s
Place:
transylvania, ohio
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from ...
Style:
clever, emotional, lyrical, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot:
infidelity, midlife crisis, filmmaking, memory, sexual fantasy, broadway, lifestyle, self discovery, femme fatale, dancing, couples, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 2009, 2000s, 1920s ...
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
An Irishman, Finian, and his daughter Sharon, arrive in Rainbow Valley, a Southern town of tobacco sharecroppers in the state of Missitucky. The town has its own resident dreamer, Woody, who thinks that he might be able to put the town on the map by ...
Style:
retro, political, semi serious, feel good, stylized ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, girls' night
Plot:
racism, st. patrick's day, broadway, dancing, small town, deaf mute, desire, gold, father daughter relationship, village life, magical creature, holiday ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Under hypnosis while trying to quit smoking, the main character Daisy Gamble revisits past lives and different personalities
Style:
stylized, semi serious, feel good, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
nobility, broadway, hypnosis, betrayal, psychology, magic, dancing, addiction, drinking, napoleonic era, pluto, pagan ...
Time:
70s, 19th century, 1810s, regency period, 2030s ...
Place:
london, new york, manhattan new york city, brighton, california
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
King Arthur establishes the ideals and laws of Camelot but is tragically forced to enforce these laws against his own wife.
Style:
costume drama, emotional, intense, lyrical, colorful ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
medieval, arthurian legend, king arthur, sword and sorcery, betrayal, sword fight, heroes, broadway, jousting, monarch, rivalry, intrigue ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, year 1967, 6th century, 5th century ...
Place:
england, europe, 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: Drama, Family, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the ...
Style:
cult classic, political, lighthearted, epic, anamorphic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, date night, chick flick ...
Plot:
dance, paperboy, orphan, teenage boy, broadway, friendship, profanity, labor union, media, journalism, underdog, youth ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 1890s, year 1992, turn of the century ...
Place:
new york, america, usa, north america, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Writer/Director Bruce Reisman pays homage to the Golden Age of Broadway during the summer of 1948. Inspired by true events, this is the story of private, often forbidden romances of legends from Montgomery Clift to Richard Rodgers, told through the ...
Style:
realistic, thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot:
gay relationship, gay, broadway, hollywood, lifestyle, hollywood star, gay interest, gay subtext, bare chested male, morphine, blind woman, marital separation ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s
Place:
manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, History, Musical, Romance, War
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Pippin is a 1972 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson. Bob Fosse, who directed the original Broadway production, also contributed to the libretto. The musical uses the premise of a mysterious performance ...
Style:
philosophical, existential, melancholic, satirical, period drama
Plot:
broadway, stage musical, theater, coming of age, self discovery, live performance, choreography, identity, showbiz, frustration, temptation, adaptation ...
Time:
8th century
Place:
canada, france
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, History, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Lillian Hall, a Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in rehearsals for a new play her confidence is challenged. People and events conspire to take away her ability to do what she loves most.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
theater, aging, broadway, dementia, stage actress, old age, changing lives, lifestyle change, old woman, career, actress, character study ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Two delusional geriatrics reveal curious pasts, share a love of tuna and welcome a surprise guest in this filming of the popular Broadway comedy show.
Style:
light, entertaining, humorous, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, broadway, stage play, live performance, silly humor, humour, surrealism, theater, showbiz, irreverent, deadpan, mature ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Magic Show is a one-act musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Bob Randall. It starred magician Doug Henning. Produced by Edgar Lansbury, it opened on May 28, 1974 at the Cort Theatre in Manhattan, and ran for 1,920 ...
Style:
uplifting, feel good, retro, period piece, whimsical ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
broadway, magic show, illusionist, stage musical, rivalry, spectacle, showbiz, jealousy, nightclub, confidence, identity, coming of age ...
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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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