Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama > Musical: 143 Films to Rent
Buddy Holly Story, The (1978)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- 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)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- 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)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- 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)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- 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)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- 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)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- 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…
Cabaret (1972)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Bob Fosse
Feat. Liza Minnelli, Michael York
- Scintillating musical with Liza Minnelli as the American showgirl caught up in the phony glitter of pre–war Berlin. Eight–time Oscar…