| Faust (2004) | 8.8 | |
| La fille du régiment (2007) | 8.8 | |
| Othello (1992) | 8.5 | |
| Le Comte Ory (1997) | 8.2 | |
| La traviata (2005) | 8.7 |
Opera movies and TV shows – page 5
Best films
New films
List of opera movies
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
When Jodie goes missing, her parents are left behind to pick up the pieces. They frantically try every option to get her to come home, or for her kidnappers to release her. While they search the mortuaries looking for clues, a private investigator ...
Style:
serious, bleak, emotional, harsh, melancholic ...
Plot:
missing child, dark secret, opera, violence, killer, murder, child in peril, storytelling, theft, danger, mafia, mob boss ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A prequel to Zack Snyder's upcoming Army of the Dead that is said to be 'international'.
Style:
suspense, saga, romantic, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
zombie, safecracking, zombie outbreak, bank teller, safecracker, bank robbery, safe, organized crime, childhood memory, tranquilizer, home alone, red herring ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
europe, berlin germany, munich germany, prague, germany ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Composer Steven Lauddem is creatively blocked and unable to finish the score for his big comeback opera. At the behest of his wife Patricia, formerly his therapist, he sets out in search of inspiration. What he discovers is much more than he ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, satirical, thrilling, indie film ...
Plot:
one night stand, writer's block, composer, passion, secret relationship, male female relationship, opera, inspiration, creative block, satire, husband wife relationship, lifestyle ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Animation, Horror
Country: Ireland
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Animated version of the classic story
Style:
gothic, period piece, costume drama, suspense, psychological ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
phantom of the opera, opera singer, obsessive love, opera, obsession, haunting, forbidden love, adaptation, isolation, secret hideout, tragedy, sadness ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Philippe, an opera composer in search of inspiration, is forced to take in Simone, his rebellious, eccentric niece whose best friend is a skunk. Despite their diametrically opposed personalities, Philippe and Simone quickly discover that they may ...
Style:
independent film, emotional, melancholic, whimsical
Plot:
composer, orphan, opera, inspiration, uncle niece relationship, creative block, coming of age, friendship, reconciliation, skunk, character study, bonding ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Drama, History, Music, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A story that revolves around a Peking opera performer and a wealthy businessman who are brought together by their love for Peking opera.
Set in the 1930's, it follows Shang Xirui, a Peking opera performer who relies on his exceptional talent ...
Style:
historical drama, psychological, captivating, costume drama, poetic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
businessman, tragedy, opera, couple relations, relationships, love affair, male female relationship, business, relationship problems, love interest, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, wartime ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A lowly brothel maid captures the attention of Shanghai triad leaders, pulling her into a brutal war where she learns to rise above the odds in order to survive.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot:
brothel, asian history, medieval, life is a bitch, murder, mafia, murderer, opera, criminal's revenge, female protagonist, murder mystery, chinese mafia ...
Place:
shanghai, china
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The story takes place in a beautiful pavilion in 1930's Suzhou. Jade is a famous songstress courtesan, marrying into the noble house. She develops a dubious relationship with a female cousin of the family and also being admired secretly by her ...
Style:
romantic, psychological, captivating, disturbing, melancholic ...
Plot:
forbidden love, palace intrigue, royal court, courtesan, dynasty, male female relationship, relationships, love triangle, opera, relationship problems, kingdom, romantic triangle ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama
Country: Singapore
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
From a poor village girl to a famous wayang (Chinese Opera) star, Titoudao chronicles the colourful and turbulent life of celebrated wayang star Oon Ah Chiam. Born into a poor family of 12 children, Ah Chiam's father was always trying to get ...
Style:
dramatic, captivating, exciting, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
biopic, music, performer's life, opera singer, female singer, singing, celebrity, life is a bitch, life, classical music, fight, opera ...
Place:
singapore
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: Australia, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A young and fiercely independent woman, Carmen, is forced to flee her home in the Mexican desert following the brutal murder of her mother. She survives an illegal border crossing into the US, only to be confronted by a lawless volunteer border ...
Style:
romantic, captivating, entertaining, dramatic, thrilling ...
Plot:
love and romance, opera, couple relations, couples, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, relationship problems, love affair, operetta, relationships, male female relationship, bare chested male ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The Paris opera house is about to give a performance of Carmen, when a young usherette is killed in one of the boxes. Faustine must prove her fiancé’s innocence before it’s too late.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, atmospheric, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, crime investigation, investigation, homicide detective, murder mystery, male female relationship, opera, murderer, opera singer, couple relations, relationships ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Takuto Hirabayashi now works at a company, Kyohei Hano works at a trading company and Hajime works for an apparel brand. The three of them are friends since high school and live together in a share house. A day when they come back home they find a ...
Style:
feel good, light, funny, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
fatherhood, friendship, parents and children, father child relationship, care, friends, kids and family, child custody, parenthood, child, sick child, family life ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
25-year-old Amadeus arrives in Vienna, unemployed after his father’s death. He allies with singer Constanze Weber, who helps bring him into the orbit of court composer Salieri, igniting a rivalry that defines their legacies.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, costume drama
Plot:
classical music, ambition, opera, jealousy, aristocracy, moral ambiguity, palace intrigue, character study, social climbing, tragedy, class conflict, composer
Time:
18th century
Place:
vienna
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After star composer Richard Wagner's fatal cardiac arrest in Venice, his Hungarian-Italian-turned-French widow Cosima has a testament faked so she can inherit the family franchise, notably the annual Bayreuth Festspiele festival, 'until ...
Style:
historical drama, family saga, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
legacy, blackmail, fatherhood, trial, biopic, problem, undercover, inheritance, musician, deception, secret, classical music ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Place:
germany, venice
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Music
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
During the Joseon Dynasty, lowborn Chae-sun challenges the rule that states only men allowed to sing while navigating devotion to her teacher and the demands of the king's father.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, dramatic, costume drama ...
Plot:
joseon dynasty, musician, teacher student relationship, cross dressing, patriarchy, female empowerment, gender disguise, singer, dynasty, pretense, confined, musician's life ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Set 10 years later, the Phantom has escaped from Paris to New York where he lives amongst the joyrides and freak shows of Coney Island. He has finally found a place for his music to soar, all that is missing is his love Christine Daaé. In a bid to ...
Style:
gothic, sentimental, stylized, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
longing, tragic hero, couples, destructive relationship, haunted by the past, love triangle, disfigurement, unfulfillment, phantom of the opera, live performance, theater, broadway ...
Time:
1900s, victorian era, 20th century
Place:
coney island brooklyn new york city, paris france, new york, france, usa
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 203 min.
Story:
Live from Munich 2004
Plot:
opera, queen, rivals, live performance, opera live performance
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: Germany, Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Part of Tutto Verdi series - Stiffelio (2012) Parma. 'Stiffelio' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, from an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. The origin of this was the novel “Le pasteur d’hommes”, by Émile ...
Style:
religious drama, intense, bleak, historical drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
forgiveness, infidelity, religious hypocrisy, scandal, religious, ethical dilemma, opera, character study, duel, religion, live performance, cemetery ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Fantasy
Country: Hungary
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Shot in B&W, Gyula Gazdag's film follows the surreal and often comic quests of young Andris, an orphan searching for a father who doesn't exist, and Orban, a government clerk who's had enough of oppressive bureaucracy.
Style:
crying, talky, enigmatic, harsh, ironic ...
Plot:
opera, father daughter relationship, dead body, father, statue comes to life, child, waitress, rolls royce, riot, death of mother, guardian, old woman ...
Place:
budapest, australia, japan, argentina, iraq ...
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. ...
Style:
atmospheric, surreal, cerebral, melancholic, lyrical ...
Plot:
ship, world war one, tragedy, ocean, danger, celebrity culture, music, travel, war, boat, cruise, melancholy ...
Time:
20th century, year 1983, 1910s, year 1914
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Wang Bianlian is an aging street performer known as the King of Mask for his mastery of Sichuan Change Art in a true story. His wife left him with and infant son over 30 years ago. The son died from illness at age 10. This left Wang a melancholy ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, touching, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
children, art, monkey, women, true love, coming of age, circus, artist, opera, poverty, culture clash, loneliness ...
Time:
1930s, year 1996, 20th century, 1900s
Place:
china, asia, japan, tokyo
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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: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Lewis a young director get his first job directing a play at a mental hospital with the patients as the cast. The play that is decided on is Cosi fan tutte an opera by Mozart.
Style:
clever, witty, touching, humorous, independent film ...
Plot:
mental institution, hospital, storytelling, insanity, infidelity, opera, friendship, madness, hippie, psychiatric patient, psychiatric ward, theater ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 70s
Place:
australia, sydney australia, california, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
Country music legend Patsy Cline was a trailblazer in her genre, paving the way for artists who followed in her footsteps. This fall, Great Performances presents Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight, a star-studded concert filmed at the historic ...
Style:
anthology, uplifting, vintage
Plot:
theater, concert, dance, ballet, television, rebirth, adaptation, opera, broadway, intimate, choreography, black ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 70s, 21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 206 min.
Story:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy his ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, thrilling, captivating, period piece ...
Plot:
mozart, classical music, ambition, genius, rivalry, obsession, jealousy, historical figure, musician's life, historical character, talented, music ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
vienna
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Once upon a time, the great soprano Sofia Mayer conquered the world with her voice, her beauty and the legend she carefully built around herself. Now only the legend remains — the diva herself hasn't performed for years, nor been seen in the ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, psychological, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
intrigue, ambition, theater, gambling, card playing, actor, aspiration, desire for fame, female singer, workplace situations, stage actress, spectacle ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Lisetta (Carmen Russo) a high-priced call-girl, that entertained her eccentric clients in her apartment and in empty theaters over opera! She met Filippo (Saverio Marconi), a bumbling astronomer , and after a series of mishaps, they got married.
Style:
sex comedy, lighthearted, romantic comedy, sensual, feel good ...
Plot:
perversion, prostitution, sex worker, meet cute, opera, marriage, sexuality, class differences, urban, prostitute, nun, social commentary ...
Time:
80s
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In this unsettling drama from Italian filmmaker Liliana Cavani, a concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, serious, sexual, controversial ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, sex, nazi, hotel, eroticism, sexual perversion, guilt, bdsm, haunted by the past, sexuality, public nudity, holocaust ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, post world war two, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
hungary, vienna, germany, frankfurt germany, italy ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Dominik is an ordinary boy. He's got loads of friends, the hottest girl in school, rich parents and money to spend on brand-name clothes. But one innocent kiss with a mate changes everything. He begins to isolate himself from the outside world, ...
Style:
tense, bleak, captivating, serious, adult animation ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
suicide, escape from reality, gay, youth, depression, emo, alienation, delusion, internet, mental illness, fictional reality, self harm ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
poland, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 193 min.
TV show
Story:
Young Remi, a foundling, lives on the farm run by his impoverished foster parents. When their money runs out, unbeknown to his foster-mother, Rémi is sold by his hard-hearted foster father to an old street performer named Vitalis. Vitalis was once ...
Style:
sentimental, period drama
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dog, monkey, orphan, foundling, friendship, coming of age, street performer, surrogate family, childhood, family reunited, heartwarming, adoption ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
germany
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