Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Musical: 146 Films to Buy & Rent
- Rose, The (1979)
- Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Bette Midler
- Bette Midler's acting debut was this raunchy rock biopic based loosely on the antics of Janis Joplin. She is given plenty of room here to display her…
- Buddy Holly Story, The (1978)
- Dir. Steve Rash
Feat. Gary Busey
- An exceptional Hollywood biography of the seminal rock 'n'roll star, with an uncanny lead performance from Gary Busey.
- FM (1978)
- Dir. John A Alonzo
Feat. Michael Brandon
- No static at all, and no commercials either (well, not too many) if the liberal, music–dedicated broadcasters get their way over the interests…
- Pennies From Heaven (Mini Series) (1978)
- Dir. Piers Haggard
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Cheryl Campbell, Gemma Craven…
- The original television version of Dennis Potter's acclaimed and much–remembered musical drama, set around philandering sheet–music…
- New York, New York (1977)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli
- This imaginative yet famously abrasive tribute to the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s focuses on the tumultuous relationship between a saxophonist…
- A Star Is Born (1976)
- Dir. Frank Pierson
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Mazursky…
- The third screen version of an eminently watchable story, this time set in the fickle rock music scene with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson…
- Nashville (1975)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin…
- An American classic, 70s watermark and widely considered Altman's masterpiece. Story of 24 characters gathered for a political rally in the country…
- American Film Theatre - Lost in the Stars (1974)
- Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Brock Peters, Melba Moore, Raymond St. Jacques…
- The innovative 1930s musical collaboration between Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill was ambitiously adapted in this American Film Theatre…
- Stardust (1974)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. David Essex, Adam Faith, Larry Hagman…
- Musical biopic of fictional 60s British popsters The Stray Cats (the name later adopted by 80s rockabillies) and their invasion of America. 70s pop…
- Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson
- A screen adaptation of Lloyd–Webber's stage musical which retains the original score but adds an extra sheen of kitsch to the much maligned…