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Directed by George CukorOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about alcoholism,
Films about films,
Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about drugs,
Films about television,
Musical filmsActors Judy Garland,
James Mason,
Jack Carson,
Charles Bickford,
Tommy Noonan,
Amanda BlakeRating74%
Esther Blodgett is a talented aspiring singer with a band, and Norman Maine is a former matinee idol with a career in the early stages of decline. When he arrives intoxicated at a function at the Shrine Auditorium, the studio publicist attempts to keep him away from reporters. After an angry exchange, Norman rushes away and bursts onto a stage where an orchestra is performing. Blodgett takes him by the hand and pretends he is part of the act, thereby turning a potentially embarrassing and disruptive moment into an opportunity for the audience to greet Norman with applause., 1h32
Directed by Bruce BeresfordOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about drugs,
Films about religion,
Musical filmsActors Robert Duvall,
Tess Harper,
Betty Buckley,
Wilford Brimley,
Ellen Barkin,
Lenny Von DohlenRating72%
Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall), a washed up, alcoholic country singer, awakens at a run-down Texas roadside motel and gas station after a night of heavy drinking. He meets the owner, a young widow named Rosa Lee (Tess Harper), and offers to work in exchange for a room. Rosa Lee, whose husband was killed in the Vietnam War, is raising her young son, Sonny (Allan Hubbard), on her own. She agrees to let Mac stay under the condition that he does not drink while working. The two begin to develop feelings for one another, mostly during quiet evenings sitting alone and sharing bits of their life stories., 1h51
Directed by Scott CooperOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about drugs,
Musical films,
Children's filmsActors Jeff Bridges,
Maggie Gyllenhaal,
Robert Duvall,
Colin Farrell,
Beth Grant,
Paul HermanRating71%
Otis "Bad" Blake (Jeff Bridges) is a 57-year-old alcoholic singer-songwriter who was once a country music star. He now earns a modest living by singing and playing his guitar at one-night stands, in small town bars, in the southwestern United States. Having a history of failed marriages (four that he admitted to, although a reference is made to a fifth he does not discuss) Blake is without a family. He has a son, aged 28, with whom he has not had contact in 24 years. He is mostly on the road performing, staying in cheap motels and traveling in his old '78 Suburban alone. The film opens with his arrival at a bowling alley for a show., 2h56
Origin IndeGenres Drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about drugs,
Films about sexuality,
Films about prostitution,
Musical filmsActors Akkineni Nageswara Rao,
Kommareddy Savitri,
Lalitha,
Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao,
M.S.Viswanathan,
Surabhi KamalabaiRating77%
Devadasu, son of Ravulapalle zamindar Narayana Rao (S. V. Ranga Rao), and Parvati, daughter of his not-so-rich neighbour Neelakantham (Doraswamy) are childhood friends. The zamindar enrolls his son in a boarding school in the city. The grown-up Devadasu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) returns to the village after his education. His childhood friendship with Parvati now turns into love., 2h20
Directed by Frank PiersonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about drugs,
Musical filmsActors Kris Kristofferson,
Barbra Streisand,
Gary Busey,
Paul Mazursky,
Robert Englund,
Joanne LinvilleRating60%
Esther Hoffman, an aspiring singer/songwriter, meets John Norman Howard, a famous, successful and self-destructive singer/songwriter rock star, whom, after a series of coincidental meetings, she finally starts dating. Believing in her talent, John gives her a helping hand and her career begins to eclipse his., 1h52
Directed by Shana FesteOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Musical theatre,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about drugs,
Musical filmsActors Gwyneth Paltrow,
Tim McGraw,
Garrett Hedlund,
Leighton Meester,
Jeremy Childs,
Donald FarmerRating62%
The film begins with Beau (Hedlund), singing with Kelly (Paltrow), a recovering alcoholic going through rehab. Beau is clearly smitten by her, and it is later revealed that the two have been having an affair, even though Kelly is married to James (McGraw). Kelly is checked out of rehab a month early by James, who wants her to go on a three-city tour to restore her image. She agrees on the condition that Beau becomes her opening act, but James has already made plans to see Chiles Stanton (Meester), a beauty queen with potential to become a rising singer, perform that night in hopes that she will be Kelly's opener instead., 2h39
Directed by Bimal RoyOrigin IndeGenres Drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about drugs,
Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
Films about prostitution,
Musical films,
BollywoodActors Dilip Kumar,
Vyjayanthimala,
Suchitra Sen,
Motilal,
Nazir Hussain,
IftekharRating76%
Set against the backdrop of rural Bengal during feudal times, Devdas is a young man from a wealthy Bengali Brahmin family in India in the early 1900s. Paro alias Parvati is a young woman from a middle class Bengali Brahmin family, but belonging to a slightly lower status in terms of caste, affluence and status. The two families lived in a village, and Devdas and Paro were childhood friends., 3h5
Directed by Sanjay Leela BhansaliOrigin IndeGenres Drama,
Musical,
Melodrama,
RomanceThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about drugs,
Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
Films about prostitution,
Musical films,
BollywoodActors Shahrukh Khan,
Aishwarya Rai,
Madhuri Dixit,
Jackie Shroff,
Kiron Kher,
Manoj JoshiRating74%
In the early 1900s, Kaushalya (Smita Jaykar) hears that her younger son, Devdas (Shah Rukh Khan), is to return home after he had left 10 years ago for law school in England. Kaushalya tells her neighbor Sumitra (Kirron Kher), who is overjoyed. Sumitra's daughter, "Paro" Parvati Chakraborty (Aishwarya Rai) and Devdas have shared a deep friendship since childhood. When Devdas went to England, Paro had lit an oil lamp to prompt his early return and never allows it to extinguish., 2h26
Directed by Martin ScorseseOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Biography,
Mob film,
Action,
Noir,
CrimeThemes Films about films,
Films about immigration,
Mafia films,
Medical-themed films,
Seafaring films,
Films about drugs,
Transport films,
Gangster filmsActors Robert De Niro,
Ray Liotta,
Joe Pesci,
Paul Sorvino,
Lorraine Bracco,
Frank SiveroRating84%
Henry Hill says, "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster", referring to his idolizing the Lucchese crime family gangsters in his blue-collar, predominantly Italian-American neighborhood in East New York, Brooklyn. Wanting to be part of something significant, Henry quits school and goes to work for them. He is able to make a living for himself and learns the two most important lessons in life: "Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut", the advice given to him after being acquitted of criminal charges early in his career., 2h2
Directed by David O. RussellOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Dance films,
Films about families,
Medical-themed films,
Christmas films,
Films about sexuality,
Sports films,
American football films,
Films about psychiatry,
Films set in psychiatric hospitalsActors Bradley Cooper,
Jennifer Lawrence,
Robert De Niro,
Jacki Weaver,
Chris Tucker,
Anupam KherRating76%
After eight months of treatment for bipolar disorder, Pat Solitano is released from a mental health facility in Baltimore, and returns to Lansdowne, Pennsylvania into the care of his father Patrizio and mother Dolores. Pat soon learns that his estranged wife, Nikki, has moved away, and that his father is out of work and resorting to illegal bookmaking to earn money with the hopes of opening a restaurant. Pat is determined to get his life back on track and reconcile with Nikki, who obtained a restraining order against him after a violent episode sent him away.