Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "composing-music"

1. Rocketman (I) (2019)

R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.

Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard

Votes: 194,881 | Gross: $96.37M

2. Insidious (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.

Director: James Wan | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye

Votes: 339,187 | Gross: $54.01M

3. Burlesque (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Music, Musical

A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.

Director: Steve Antin | Stars: Cher, Christina Aguilera, Alan Cumming, Eric Dane

Votes: 93,209 | Gross: $39.44M

4. Fame (1980)

R | 134 min | Drama, Music, Musical

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean

Votes: 24,713 | Gross: $0.12M

5. Death in Venice (1971)

GP | 130 min | Drama, Romance

While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio.

Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci

Votes: 23,045 | Gross: $0.15M

6. Electric Dreams (1984)

PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

An artificially intelligent PC and his human owner find themselves in a romantic rivalry over a woman.

Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Lenny von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caulfield, Bud Cort

Votes: 10,026 | Gross: $2.19M

7. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)

G | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The young apprentice of a magical, eccentric toy store owner learns to believe in herself, and in her friends, upon learning some grave news about the future.

Director: Zach Helm | Stars: Natalie Portman, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Bateman, Ted Ludzik

Votes: 47,692 | Gross: $32.06M

8. The Glenn Miller Story (1954)

Approved | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Biography of bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English Channel in December 1944.

Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake

Votes: 9,714

9. Paris Blues (1961)

Approved | 98 min | Drama, Music, Romance

During the 1960s, two American expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls.

Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Sidney Poitier, Louis Armstrong

Votes: 3,961 | Gross: $1.30M

10. The Great Waltz (1938)

Passed | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Music

In 1845 Vienna, Johann Strauss II (Fernand Gravey) - 'Jonahi' to his friends - would rather write and perform waltzes than anything else, this at a time when a waltz is not considered ... See full summary »

Directors: Julien Duvivier, Victor Fleming, Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Luise Rainer, Fernand Gravey, Miliza Korjus, Hugh Herbert

Votes: 1,306

11. Sink or Swim (2018)

121 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A depressed man joins a synchronized swimming team made up of middle aged men.

Director: Gilles Lellouche | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume Canet, Benoît Poelvoorde, Jean-Hugues Anglade

Votes: 11,954

12. Chico & Rita (2010)

Not Rated | 94 min | Animation, Crime, Drama

Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment.

Directors: Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba | Stars: Eman Xor Oña, Limara Meneses, Mario Guerra, Jon Adams

Votes: 9,692 | Gross: $0.35M

13. Blood Orange (2016)

Not Rated | 85 min | Thriller

Blood Orange stars Iggy Pop as Bill, an ageing rock star living with his beautiful and promiscuous young wife Isabelle (Kacey Barnfield). Into their peculiar paradise comes a dangerous ex-lover (Ben Lamb) hell bent on revenge.

Director: Toby Tobias | Stars: Kacey Clarke, Ben Lamb, Antonio Magro, Iggy Pop

Votes: 892

14. Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power (1982)

Unrated | 105 min | Drama, History, Horror

Twisted Prince Nero will do whatever it takes to become emperor and rule Ancient Rome with an iron fist.

Director: Bruno Mattei | Stars: Piotr Stanislas, Françoise Blanchard, Gino Turini, Mario Novelli

Votes: 151

15. Hangover Square (1945)

Passed | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Music

A promising classical musician finds his life poisoned by a music hall dancer -- and by the strange gaps in his memory.

Director: John Brahm | Stars: Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, George Sanders, Glenn Langan

Votes: 4,139

16. Lui (I) (2021)

88 min | Drama, Thriller

Lacking inspiration, a composer isolates himself at a desolate house, on a small island, in Brittany. There he finds an old piano and receives visits from people who won't let him rest.

Director: Guillaume Canet | Stars: Guillaume Canet, Virginie Efira, Mathieu Kassovitz, Laetitia Casta

Votes: 369

17. Bells Are Ringing (1960)

Not Rated | 126 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A Brooklyn answering service operator becomes involved in the lives of her clients, including a struggling playwright with whom she begins to fall in love.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark, Eddie Foy Jr.

Votes: 3,812 | Gross: $6.16M

18. Babes in Arms (1939)

Unrated | 94 min | Comedy, Musical

A group of vaudevillians struggling to compete with talkies hits the road hoping for a comeback. Frustrated to be left behind, all of their kids put on a show themselves to raise money for the families and to prove they've got talent, too.

Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger, Guy Kibbee

Votes: 2,849

19. The Castle of Sand (1974)

143 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Detectives investigate the murder of an old man found in a Tokyo rail yard.

Director: Yoshitarô Nomura | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Gô Katô, Kensaku Morita, Yôko Shimada

Votes: 1,538

20. Love Is a Funny Thing (1969)

R | 110 min | Drama, Romance

Filming in the USA, Henri and Françoise meet and fall in love with each other.

Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Annie Girardot, Maria Pia Conte, Marcel Bozzuffi

Votes: 748

21. The Musicians (2008)

11 min | Short, Drama, Music

The Musicians is The Story of a Man and Women who are Musicians and Lovers. Follow them as they try to find the balance between Music and Love for each other.

Director: Jennifer McCabe | Stars: Rebecca Russell, Miles Teller, Anthony J. Cox, Anthony M. Pizzuto

Votes: 57

22. Camp Harlow (2014)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama

Camp Harlow is a faith-based drama about a teenage bully who finds redemption through her faith in God at a local summer camp.

Director: Shane Hawks | Stars: Aj Olson, Monique Hurd, Andrew Dyer, Jasmin Savoy Brown

Votes: 139

23. Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935)

Unrated | 9 min | Short, Music

Duke Ellington plays his symphonic jazz piece ('A Rhapsody of Negro Life') with his orchestra against slice-of-life background scenes. The four movements: 1) The Laborers, 2) A Triangle: ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Waller | Stars: Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Barney Bigard, Billie Holiday

Votes: 279

24. The Untouchables: The Classic (2004 Video)

6 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Stephen H. Burum, Brian De Palma, Art Linson, Charles Martin Smith

Votes: 46

25. 7.5 minut (2015)

8 min | Short

Pianist composes a melody, but suddenly hears a buzzer and knows out that nuclear strike will destroy everything on planet in a few minutes. He tries to decide what to do during last minutes of his life.

Director: Vladimir Kovalev | Stars: Pavel Drozdov, Ivan Grishanov

26. In Flight Service: The Music of 'The Terminal' (2004 Video)

6 min | Documentary, Short

Legendary composer John Williams discusses his musical score creation for The Terminal (2004), as well as the film's unique jazz sub-storyline.

Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Steven Spielberg, John Williams

Votes: 61

27. Brouwer: El Origen de la Sombra (2019)

70 min | Documentary, Music

Leo Brouwer, the outstanding Cuban and world-renowned composer, opens the doors to his creative space allowing the viewer to explore his daily life and work.

Directors: Lisandra López, Katherine Gavilan | Star: Leo Brouwer

Votes: 11

28. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Morticia Meets Royalty (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Romance seems close at hand for Thing, the Addams' right-hand-in-a-box, when Gomez's aunt, Princess Millicent, arrives for a visit accompanied by Lady Fingers, her handmaiden.

Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 219

29. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: They're Playing Our Song (2000)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

All the on-air personalities are writing jingles to introduce their shows. Frasier typically overdoes when crafting his.

Director: David Lee | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 960

30. Futurama (1999– )
Episode: The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings (2003)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Fry makes a deal with the Robot Devil so he can get robot hands to play the holophoner and impress Leela. In a twist of fate, Fry trades hands with the Robot Devil and writes a masterpiece opera about Leela. However, the Robot Devil has evil plans of his own.

Director: Bret Haaland | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille

Votes: 3,800

31. Green Acres (1965–1971)
Episode: The Ballad of Molly Turgiss (1966)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Oliver wants to write a folk song about local legend Molly Turgiss, a woman so ugly she was run out of Hooterville. Facts are hard to come by, though, because the mere mention of her name ... See full summary »

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Pat Buttram, Tom Lester

Votes: 134

32. The Waltons (1972–1981)
Episode: Founders' Day (1979)

TV-G | 60 min | Drama, Family, Romance

The town prepares for a Founder's Day Celebration. Who settled there first? The Baldwins, the Waltons, or the Godseys? Jason has to prepare a piece of music for graduating from the Kleinberg Conservatory.

Director: Ralph Waite | Stars: Ralph Waite, Ellen Corby, Jon Walmsley, Judy Norton

Votes: 108

33. Fringe (2008–2013)
Episode: The Equation (2008)

TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A young musical genius is kidnapped and Walter recalls a patient at St Clair's who might have been kidnapped by the same people and forced to try and figure out the solution to an equation.

Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Kirk Acevedo

Votes: 2,673

34. Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode: Chocolate Diddlers or My Puppy's Dead (2010)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

When Charlie and Courtney break up, Charlie falls into a depression and visits his psychiatrist.

Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Marin Hinkle

Votes: 1,125

35. Vihart (2009– )
Episode: Pi Day 2022 - Chromatic Piano (2022)

13 min | Animation

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Star: Victoria Hart

36. Franklin (2024– )
Episode: Small Revenge (2024)

TV-MA | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

Franklin pays back an insult--and receives the favor of a king. A new lover catches his eye, and an old rival turns up to thwart him.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Michael Douglas, Noah Jupe, Daniel Mays, Eddie Marsan

Votes: 111

37. Hannibal (2013–2015)
Episode: Futamono (2014)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A city councilman's body is found intertwined with a tree; Jack crashes Hannibal's dinner party to investigate Will's suspicions; a revelation shocks everyone.

Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne

Votes: 6,485

38. Requiem (2018)
Episode: The Necklace (2018)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Aron lodges a complaint against Matilda. The police are unmoved by a clue to Carys's disappearance. Trudy is wracked by guilt and meets Matilda. Rose is pushed to breaking point as old wounds are reopened.

Director: Mahalia Belo | Stars: Mali Morse, Nicola Reynolds, Emmie Thompson, Sian Reese-Williams

Votes: 268

39. Rady (2016– )
Episode: Emocionální Vadak - Love Potion Reakce (2018)

11 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

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Director: Radion Drozdov | Star: Radion Drozdov

40. Nova Wonders (2018)
Episode: Can We Build a Brain? (2018)

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary

Artificially intelligent machines are taking over and influence our everyday lives. The world's brightest computer programmers are building brighter machines by reverse-engineering the ... See full summary »

Director: Anna Lee Strachan | Stars: Matthew Botvinick, Rodney Brooks, Lili Cheng, Greg Corrado

Votes: 29

41. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too (2019)

TV-MA | 67 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A lonely teenager yearns to connect with her favorite pop star - whose charmed existence isn't quite as rosy as it appears...

Director: Anne Sewitsky | Stars: Miley Cyrus, Angourie Rice, Madison Davenport, Susan Pourfar

Votes: 41,933

42. Room 104 (2017–2020)
Episode: A New Song (2019)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A musician girl trying to play music and sing in room 104 is haunted by a ghost girl.

Director: Mark Duplass | Stars: Julianna Barwick, Atsuko Okatsuka, Doug Culp, Kristina Harrison

Votes: 225