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51. Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Passed | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert.
Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith, Charles Coburn
Votes: 1,799
52. The Rolling Stones: Ride 'Em on Down (2016 Music Video)
3 min | Music
A promotional music video for the single "Ride 'Em On Down" by The Rolling Stones from their album Blue and Lonesome (2016).
Director: François Rousselet | Stars: Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, Kristen Stewart
Votes: 558
53. Shine a Light (2008)
PG-13 | 122 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A career-spanning documentary on The Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their "A Bigger Bang" tour.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood
Votes: 12,305 | Gross: $5.36M
54. Toys in the Attic (1963)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Julian Berniers and his bride Lily leave Chicago to visit his two spinster sisters, Carrie and Anna, in New Orleans but Lily's jealousy combined with Carrie's possessiveness of Julian threaten to destroy the whole family.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Yvette Mimieux, Wendy Hiller
Votes: 1,341
55. Lackawanna Blues (2005 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Music
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.
Director: George C. Wolfe | Stars: S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Yasiin Bey, Carmen Ejogo
Votes: 2,551
56. Tempted (2001)
R | 95 min | Thriller
A wealthy man married to a beautiful younger woman puts her fidelity to the test.
Director: Bill Bennett | Stars: Saffron Burrows, Burt Reynolds, Mike Starr, Randy Austin
Votes: 1,422
57. Forty Shades of Blue (2005)
R | 108 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-'n'-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.
Director: Ira Sachs | Stars: Dina Korzun, Rip Torn, Andrew Lawrence Henderson, Elizabeth Morton
Votes: 1,556
58. Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
Approved | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
An ornithologist battles a family of bird poachers in the Florida Everglades.
Directors: Nicholas Ray, Budd Schulberg | Stars: Burl Ives, Christopher Plummer, Chana Eden, Gypsy Rose Lee
Votes: 1,249
59. All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
112 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Salome, pregnant by Chad, runs away from her rural-Texas home and marries wealthy Yale student Tony. Years later she runs into Chad, who is now a successful musician in New York.
Directors: Michael Anderson, Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood, Susan Kohner, George Hamilton
Votes: 893
60. Django (2017)
PG-13 | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of Django Reinhardt, famous guitarist and composer, and his flight from German-occupied Paris in 1943.
Director: Etienne Comar | Stars: Reda Kateb, Cécile de France, Bea Palya, Bimbam Merstein
Votes: 2,035 | Gross: $0.05M
61. Stony Island (1978)
PG | 95 min | Drama, Music
Two struggling jazz musicians buck the odds in their attempt to form a band and take it on the road.
Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Richard Davis, Edward Stoney Robinson, George Englund Jr., Gene Barge
Votes: 144
62. Michael Jackson: They Don't Care About Us, Prison Version (1996 Music Video)
5 min | Crime, Music
One of two music videos for They Don't Care About Us by Michael Jackson. MJ defiantly dances and sings in prison; he is surrounded by historic footage of violence committed by governments against their own people.
Director: Spike Lee | Star: Michael Jackson
Votes: 1,081
63. Black Nativity (2013)
PG | 93 min | Drama, Family, Music
A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.
Director: Kasi Lemmons | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige
Votes: 2,375 | Gross: $7.02M
64. What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul."
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Nina Simone, Lisa Simone Kelly, Roger Nupie, Al Schackman
Votes: 14,841
65. Leadbelly (1976)
PG | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biography of the legendary folksinger, Huddie Ledbetter, master of the 12-string guitar and long-time convict on Texas and Louisiana chain gangs.
Director: Gordon Parks | Stars: Roger E. Mosley, Paul Benjamin, Madge Sinclair, James Brodhead
Votes: 905
66. This Is Elvis (1981)
PG | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The life and career of Elvis Presley are chronicled in home movies, concert footage, and dramatizations. Subjects include early performances, army service, Ed Sullivan Show appearance, marriage, 1968 comeback, health decline and death.
Directors: Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt | Stars: Elvis Presley, David Scott, Paul Boensch III, Johnny Harra
Votes: 1,646 | Gross: $2.03M
67. Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015)
TV-MA | 103 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.
Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Cat Power, Janis Joplin, Karleen Bennett, Laura Joplin
Votes: 5,645 | Gross: $0.41M
68. Big City Blues (1997)
R | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A collection of characters threaten to cross paths, unknowingly, during a night in the big city. The film focuses on two hit men who are bound to collide with Cates, a beautiful prostitute.
Director: Clive Fleury | Stars: Burt Reynolds, William Forsythe, Giancarlo Esposito, Arye Gross
Votes: 365
69. The Gospel (2005)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
This is a story about a successful young R&B singer that has an unlikely homecoming when his father, the bishop, becomes ill.
Director: Rob Hardy | Stars: Boris Kodjoe, Nona Gaye, Idris Elba, Clifton Powell
Votes: 2,277 | Gross: $15.78M
70. Festival Express (2003)
R | 90 min | Documentary, History, Music
The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts like Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead and The Band.
Directors: Bob Smeaton, Frank Cvitanovich | Stars: Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, The Band, Rick Danko
Votes: 2,415 | Gross: $1.17M
71. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower (2017)
90 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Eight months after the One Year War, the Earth Federation attempts to secure and destroy the Psycho Zaku from the hands of a cult called South Seas Alliance.
Director: Kô Matsuo | Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, Max Mittelman, Cherami Leigh, Tara Sands
Votes: 353
72. The Soul of a Man (2003)
103 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The dramatic tension in the blues between the sacred and the profane by exploring the music and lives of three of director Wim Wenders's favorite blues artists.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Chris Thomas King, Keith B. Brown, James Hughes, David F. Hughes
Votes: 938
73. Up Against Amanda (2000)
R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller
After childhood abuse by her stepfather and eight years in a juvenile psychiatric lockup, Amanda Lear is released. Her shrink is also her lover, who surreptitiously pays her rent on a nice ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Rissi | Stars: Justine Priestley, David DeWitt, Karen Grosso, Chuck Williams
Votes: 339
74. New Orleans (1947)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Arturo de Córdova, Dorothy Patrick, Marjorie Lord, Irene Rich
Votes: 674
75. Michael Jackson: Earth Song (1995 Music Video)
TV-PG | 7 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
A promotional video for his 1995 song "Earth Song".
Director: Nicholas Brandt | Stars: Michael Jackson, Aytl Jensen
Votes: 1,129
76. Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
PG | 108 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.
Director: Paul Justman | Stars: Joe Hunter, Jack Ashford, Uriel Jones, Richard 'Pistol' Allen
Votes: 3,850 | Gross: $1.60M
77. Michael Jackson: They Don't Care About Us (1996 Music Video)
5 min | Music
One of two music videos for They Don't Care About Us by Michael Jackson. In a Rio de Janeiro slum, with the Brazilian drumming group Olodum, huge crowds, police barricades and MJ.
Director: Spike Lee | Star: Michael Jackson
Votes: 1,180
78. This Is Not Berlin (2019)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
In the 1980s, an outsider gets invited to a mythical nightclub where he's unleashed to punk, sexual liberty and drugs.
Director: Hari Sama | Stars: Lumi Cavazos, Marina de Tavira, Ximena Romo, Dalia Xiuhcoatl
Votes: 1,431
79. Yes (I) (2004)
R | 100 min | Drama, Romance
In this film, told almost entirely in iambic pentameter, She is a scientist in a loveless marriage to Anthony, a devious politician. He is a Lebanese doctor in self-imposed exile, working ... See full summary »
Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson
Votes: 3,245 | Gross: $0.40M
80. Black Sheep Boy (1995)
Unrated | 37 min | Short, Fantasy
The psychological and emotional motivations of gay sexual fetish, especially relating to gay male teens maturing into men and their sexual exploits.
Director: Michael Wallin | Stars: Stuart Cataldo, Drew Daniel, Peter Dunaj, Andrew Durham
Votes: 97
81. Do You Love Me (1946)
Approved | 91 min | Musical, Romance
The woman dean of a music school undergoes a glamorous transformation after she meets a swing bandleader.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Maureen O'Hara, Dick Haymes, Harry James, Reginald Gardiner
Votes: 300
82. Billy Joel: We Didn't Start the Fire (1989 Music Video)
G | 4 min | Music
The music video for "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel, starring Marlee Matlin.
Director: Chris Blum | Stars: Billy Joel, Martine Beswick, Randy Irwin, Melody Knighton
Votes: 637
83. Cow-Cow Boogie (1942)
3 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Soundie of Dorothy Dandridge performing the cowboy classic.
Director: Josef Berne | Stars: Dorothy Dandridge, Dudley Dickerson, Eugene Jackson, Artie Young
Votes: 65
84. Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
An animated version of the epic Indian tale of Ramayana set to the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw.
Director: Nina Paley | Stars: Annette Hanshaw, Aseem Chhabra, Bhavana Nagulapally, Manish Acharya
Votes: 4,965
85. Lightning in a Bottle (2004)
PG-13 | 103 min | Documentary, Music
Antoine Fuqua's documentary on the blues, shot at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Buddy Guy, Solomon Burke, Mavis Staples
Votes: 740 | Gross: $0.20M
86. Darkside Blues (1994)
83 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A mysterious man attempts to save "The Dark Side of Tokyo" from the control of a land-hungry corporation.
Director: Yoriyasu Kogawa | Stars: Akio Ôtsuka, Hideyuki Hori, Kotono Mitsuishi, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 577
87. Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
A kaleidoscopic and humanistic view of the Black community in Hale County, Alabama.
Director: RaMell Ross | Stars: Latrenda 'Boosie' Ash, Karmyn Bryant, Korbyn Bryant, Kyrie Bryant
Votes: 2,128 | Gross: $0.11M
88. Wattstax (1973)
R | 103 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
Documentary covering a Stax Records-sponsored all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists such as Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more.
Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: The Dramatics, The Staple Singers, Kim Weston, Jimmy Jones
Votes: 1,088
89. The Big Broadcast (1932)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A radio-singer, Bing Crosby, is none-too-concerned about his job, and an affair with Mona leads to his dismissal. When it appears Hornsby is getting and paying a lot of attention to his ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Stuart Erwin, Bing Crosby, Leila Hyams, George Burns
Votes: 287
90. Gospel Hill (2008)
Unrated | 99 min | Drama
A former Sheriff of the southern town dealing with past sins, and a former civil rights worker, withdrawn since the martyrdom of his brother thirty years before, confront a threat to their town.
Director: Giancarlo Esposito | Stars: Chloe Bailey, Adam Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Casey Belville
Votes: 997
91. Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, Musical
A nightclub singer has a racketeer for a manager and a rivalry with his pianist for a girl.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Alex Nicol, Raymond Burr
Votes: 473
92. Blues in the Night (1941)
Passed | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Music
"Jigger' Pine forms a band that includes singer Ginger 'Character' Powell, wife of the trumpeter Leo Powell, and Nickie Haroyen and Peppi. All of them dedicate themselves to work as a unit ... See full summary »
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Priscilla Lane, Betty Field, Richard Whorf, Lloyd Nolan
Votes: 1,307
93. George Carlin: You Are All Diseased (1999 TV Special)
TV-MA | 65 min | Documentary, Comedy
Legendary comic Carlin comes back to the Beacon theater to angrily rant about airport security, germs, cigars, angels, children and parents, men, names, religion, god, advertising, Bill Jeff and minorities.
Director: Rocco Urbisci | Star: George Carlin
Votes: 4,706
94. Down from the Mountain (2000)
G | 98 min | Documentary, Music
This is a documentary about the musical artists who performed the songs in the Coen Brothers' film O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Directors: Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker | Stars: Ralph Stanley, Emmylou Harris, Evelyn Cox, Sidney Cox
Votes: 712 | Gross: $0.30M
95. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band: Night Moves (1994 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Stars: Bob Seger, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Johnny Galecki, Natasha Gregson Wagner
Votes: 30
96. Double Platinum (1999 TV Movie)
PG | 94 min | Drama, Music
A young singer is reunited with the mother who left her when she was a child.
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman | Stars: Diana Ross, Brandy Norwood, Christine Ebersole, Allen Payne
Votes: 776
97. Festival (1967)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Music
Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and ... See full summary »
Director: Murray Lerner | Stars: Joan Baez, Horton Barker, Fiddler Beers, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 700
98. Be Here to Love Me (2004)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Be Here to Love Me - Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of musician Townes van Zandt.
Director: Margaret Brown | Stars: Joe Ely, Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson
Votes: 1,420 | Gross: $0.13M
99. Painted Lady (1997 TV Movie)
204 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
From the Irish countryside to London to New York City and back again, Maggie Sheridan (Dame Helen Mirren) reenters the world as a countess and shady art dealer. With her panache and ... See full summary »
Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Helen Mirren, Iain Glen, Franco Nero, Michael Maloney
Votes: 566
100. Outlaw Blues (1977)
PG | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Tina helps Bobby, an ex-convict who goes after the country music star who stole his song and made it a hit.
Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Peter Fonda, Susan Saint James, John Crawford, James T. Callahan
Votes: 498