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Rental > Drama > Musical: 137 Films to Rent on DVD
Mr. Holland's Opus (1996)
- Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly
- A would–be composer who settled for a career in teaching reflects on an inspirational life's work. Though steeped in nostalgic sentiment,…
Lush Life (1994)
- Dir. Michael Elias
Feat. Forest Whitaker, Jeff Goldblum
- Forest Whitaker and Jeff Goldblum bring this modest jazz film to vibrant life as top session horn players whose lives come to a cross–roads,…
Backbeat (1993)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Iain Softley
Feat. Stephen Dorff, Sheryl Lee, Ian Hart
- A fascinating insight into the enigma that was the 'fifth' Beatle, Stuart Sutcliffe, who threw in the musical towel to pursue art and love.…
Gypsy (1993)
- Dir. Emile Ardolino
Feat. Bette Midler, Peter Riegert, Cynthia Gibb
- Fresh screen version of the Broadway perennial set during the dying days of Vaudeville. Bette Midler was born for the part of obsessive…
Newsies (1992)
- Dir. Kenny Ortega
Feat. Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Ann-Margret…
- Disney musical based loosely on the 1899 New York City Newsboys' strike, in which the young newspaper hawkers of the city rose up to demand fair…
Doors, The (1991)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Val Kilmer, Kyle MacLachlan, Meg Ryan
- Val Kilmer gives an extraordinary visual and aural imitation of Jim Morrison in this spell–binding biopic of America's most influential rock…
For the Boys (1991)
- Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Bette Midler, James Caan
- Bette Midler portrays the ebullient Dixie Leonard, a brassy cabaret–style performer who helped raise the spirits of American troups through…
Mambo Kings, The (1991)
- Dir. Arne Glimcher
Feat. Armand Assante, Antonio Banderas
- Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas play sibling Mambo freaks who spin out of the fast lane en route to the American Dream. The dance sequences are…
Mo' Better Blues (1990)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Denzel Washington
- This male flipside to Lee's SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT sees talented musician caught between two women and his passion for jazz. A cinematic feast for the…
Bird (1988)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Keith David
- Eastwood's biopic tribute to legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie 'Bird' Parker. His turbulent and extraordinary life is sympathetically characterised…