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Criterion Channel
89
8.1
/70364/
77
/930/
78
/839/
4.4
/66593/
100
/46/
94
/1018/
100
/8/
cc age 17+

Fanny and Alexander (1982)
As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.
poster
Kanopy
87
8.1
/213165/
78
/3400/
81
/3218/
4.3
/357775/
93
/73/
93
/3120/
88
/15/
cc age 13+

The Seventh Seal (1957)
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
poster
Kanopy
87
8.1
/36183/
82
/752/
79
/641/
4.4
/56021/
90
/52/
93
/724/
84
/28/

Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
8.1
/48722/
79
/1053/
78
/787/
4.3
/61889/
96
/54/
93
/369/
86
/13/
cc age 11+

To Be or Not to Be (1942)
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
poster
85
8.3
/21950/
82
/465/
80
/350/
4.2
/21920/
87
/23/
96
/404/

To Live (1994)
Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
83
7.4
/26907/
77
/739/
72
/411/
4.0
/59452/
95
/55/
85
/859/
88
/16/
cc age 10+

Funny Girl (1968)
The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, as well as her marriage to the rakish gambler Nick Arnstein.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.1
/240888/
70
/3973/
68
/3118/
3.3
/128746/
92
/147/
80
/6897/
87
/33/
cc age 16+

Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.6
/216218/
74
/3990/
73
/3662/
3.5
/82499/
83
/204/
87
/19180/
67
/38/
cc age 11+

Finding Neverland (2004)
During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.
poster
75
6.8
/17974/
67
/290/
66
/354/
3.7
/22211/
76
/33/
74
/405/

Satyricon (1969)
After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a chance to do so. Now wandering around Rome in the time of Nero, Encolpio encounters one bizarre and surreal scene after another.
poster
80
75
7.9
/10765/
80
/203/
76
/214/
4.4
/30400/
71
/14/
90
/68/

Landscape in the Mist (1988)
Two Greek children embark on a journey to search for their father, who supposedly lives in Germany.
poster
MGM Plus
72
7.3
/25225/
72
/520/
69
/310/
3.8
/19709/
60
/30/
87
/1008/

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)
Rosencrantz and Guildensterm, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark. The duo encounter a band of players before arriving to find that they are needed to try to discern what troubles the prince Hamlet. Meanwhile, they ponder the meaning of their existence.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
70
7.4
/7905/
71
/107/
73
/145/
3.8
/10989/
92
/12/
84
/95/

Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
A number of complicated relationships develop between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
7.1
/11054/
68
/152/
66
/141/
3.4
/3273/
64
/126/
78
/702/
64
/38/

Stage Beauty (2004)
Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession.
poster
71
67
7.1
/6808/
74
/258/
70
/163/
3.5
/3507/
72
/521/

Murder Most Foul (1964)
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation.
poster
Criterion Channel
75
65
7.1
/4238/
68
/81/
70
/98/
3.5
/6330/
100
/12/
71
/28/
81
/8/

Variety Lights (1950)
In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out crowds and earns the resentment of Checco's mistress, Melina Amour, but the fledgling performer has far bigger ambitions and soon sets her sights on a higher-profile role.
poster
75
65
7.5
/6756/
75
/104/
70
/96/
3.7
/2567/
83
/127/

Scaramouche (1952)
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
poster
YouTube TV
70
63
6.8
/5965/
67
/119/
64
/102/
3.5
/11992/
78
/18/
75
/196/
cc age 6+

The Pirate (1948)
A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
poster
68
61
7.1
/6747/
71
/110/
64
/198/
3.2
/3133/
68
/88/
79
/826/
59
/22/

Moliere (2007)
Molière, a down-and-out actor-cum-playwright up to his ears in debt. When the wealthy Jourdain offers to cover that debt so that Molière's theatrical talents might help Jourdain win the heart of a certain widowed marquise, hilarity ensues.
poster
68
59
6.8
/4135/
59
/44/
62
/46/
3.4
/2909/
92
/12/
62
/80/

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling, while meanwhile, a troupe of amateur actors rehearses a play. When the fairy Puck uses a magic flower to make people fall in love, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
58
6.1
/6684/
67
/140/
63
/200/
3.5
/21305/
77
/13/
54
/85/

Hi, Mom! (1970)
Vietnam vet Jon Rubin returns to New York and rents a rundown flat in Greenwich Village. It is in this flat that he begins to film, 'Peeping Tom' style, the people in the apartment across the street. His obsession with making films leads him to fall in with a radical 'Black Power' group, which in turn leads him to carry out a bizarre act of urban terrorism.
poster
58
6.4
/6648/
61
/114/
64
/115/
3.1
/1513/
38
/86/
56
/160/
49
/28/

The Reckoning (2004)
In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
56
7.0
/3621/
72
/49/
68
/90/
3.6
/7640/
75
/8/
72
/23/

The Rite (1969)
Called to court on obscenity charges, a theatre troupe are forced to expose their neuroses and inner psychological torments.
poster
61
53
6.2
/4857/
63
/76/
62
/96/
3.2
/6184/
71
/14/
47
/62/

Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.
poster
52
6.2
/6234/
62
/104/
52
/67/
3.0
/2729/
55
/75/
54
/114/
cc age 10+

Funny Lady (1975)
Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns a nightclub.
poster
79
46
8.4
/4215/
80
/25/
64
/22/
3.6
/1007/
98
/23/

Harishchandrachi Factory (2009)
In 1913 India's cinema industry is born from Dadasaheb Phalke's efforts to make Raja Harishchandra (1913), India's first feature-length B&W silent film.
poster
Disney Plus
45
2.2
/391309/
45
/3824/
43
/1457/
1.8
/273748/
39
/275/
69
/992/
50
/51/
cc age 8+

Snow White (2025)
Following the benevolent King's disappearance, the Evil Queen dominated the once fair land with a cruel streak. Princess Snow White flees the castle when the Queen, in her jealousy over Snow White's inner beauty, tries to kill her. Deep into the dark woods, she stumbles upon seven magical dwarves and a young bandit named Jonathan. Together, they strive to survive the Queen's relentless pursuit and aspire to take back the kingdom.
poster
48
45
5.6
/5708/
57
/211/
54
/135/
2.7
/7583/
42
/12/
28
/136/
50
/6/

The Son of Kong (1933)
Beleaguered adventurer Carl Denham returns to the island where he found King Kong.
poster
86
44
7.8
/242/
83
/35/
85
/32/
4.3
/2977/
100
/2/
8.5
/10812/

Revue Starlight: The Movie (2021)
The stage emulates life and compresses it, setting free skills learned over lifetimes in brief but dazzling displays for the amusement and judgment of others. For the performers, it is the ultimate risk, and some will rise while others must fall. Nowhere is this truer than at the Seisho Music Academy, where music, dance and real weapons all come into play in the creation of the next great Star. Karen and Hikari’s destinies have been linked since a childhood promise, but their journeys here have taken very different paths. Now, after Hikari leaves, Karen must discover who she is without her opposite, while Hikari must rediscover her own course. Nor are they the only girls who must reassess and change if they want to achieve their dreams, as the dance, magic, and swordplay continue!
poster
Criterion Channel
62
39
6.7
/1158/
64
/20/
59
/31/
3.8
/4201/
44
/54/

The Girls (1968)
As they tour Sweden in a theatrical production of "Lysistrata", performing to often uncomprehending audiences, three women find their own lives and marriages mirrored in Aristophanes’s play. Soon, onstage drama, offstage reality, and surrealist fantasies begin to collide.
poster
67
38
6.6
/985/
65
/32/
72
/58/
3.4
/679/
67
/78/

Frisky (1954)
The relationships between a veteran marshal, his bride-to-be, a rookie and his fiancée are severely tested when the young carabiniere is temporarily sent to a distant town.
poster
64
34
6.6
/1522/
60
/25/
61
/33/
3.3
/400/
81
/16/
55
/13/

The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997)
Horty, a French foundry worker, wins a contest and is sent to see the sailing of the Titanic. In England, Marie, saying she is a chambermaid on the Titanic and cannot get a room, asks to share his room. They do, chastely; when he awakens, she is gone, but he sees her at the sailing and gets a photo of her. When he returns home, he suspects that his wife Zoe has been sleeping with Simeon, the foundry owner. Horty goes to the bar, where his friends get him drunk and he starts telling an erotic fantasy of what happened with him and Marie, drawing a larger audience each night.
poster
Kanopy
69
34
6.4
/515/
59
/14/
61
/9/
3.6
/641/
83
/24/
67
/11/
75
/5/

FTA (1972)
A documentary about a political troupe headed by actors Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland which traveled to towns near military bases in the US in the early 1970s. The group put on shows called "F.T.A.", which stood for "F**k the Army", and was aimed at convincing soldiers to voice their opposition to the Vietnam War, which was raging at the time. Various singers, actors and other entertainers performed antiwar songs and skits during the show.
poster
Kanopy
69
33
7.2
/836/
64
/18/
58
/25/
3.6
/599/
79
/61/

The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938)
Young Maxim grows up under the czarist regime with his grandparents as guardians. Continually demeaned by his martinet grandfather, Maxim is drawn to his warm-hearted grandmother, who instills in him the willingness to pursue his writing muse.
poster
Kanopy
70
32
6.8
/989/
66
/20/
65
/13/
3.5
/969/
89
/9/
66
/7/

Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)
The story of a family troupe of English actors who travel around the towns and villages in India giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through their travels we see the changing face of India as the old is replaced by the new, Maharajas become hotel owners, sports become more important than culture and the theater is replaced by Bollywood movies. Based on the travels of Geoffrey Kendal with his daughter Felicity Kendal.
poster
60
32
6.4
/1664/
71
/56/
53
/31/
3.3
/662/
48
/1046/

A Lawless Street (1955)
A Marshal must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.
poster
75
28
7.8
/966/
65
/15/
83
/10/
3.7
/1558/

Yavanika (1982)
Ayyappan, a tabla player of a touring drama group, goes missing. Later on, Sub-Inspector Jacob Eeraly is assigned to investigate the case and finds out disturbing truths.
poster
JustWatchTV
68
28
7.1
/735/
58
/11/
72
/15/
3.4
/341/
75
/229/

Scaramouche (1923)
A law student becomes an outlaw French revolutionary when he decides to avenge the unjust killing of his friend. To get close to the aristocrat who has killed his friend, the student adopts the identity of Scaramouche the clown.
poster
50
25
5.2
/446/
65
/39/
48
/19/
3.1
/238/
50
/12/
31
47
/4/

Phantom of the Theatre (2016)
A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.
poster
JustWatchTV
56
24
6.6
/1036/
50
/11/
61
/18/
3.2
/608/
57
/7/
43
/7/

Noah's Ark (1928)
The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.
poster
The Roku Channel
56
17
6.4
/740/
51
/12/
54
/11/
3.2
/231/
43
/169/

Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
It is the Christmas Holidays and reformed thief, Boston Blackie goes to Castle Theater to pick up players who will perform for prisoners that are still in prison. He takes a girl with him who has a brother already in prison. She has visited the prison twice in the month, so is not suppose to visit again. However when the group is completed the girl is included as well as Inspector Farrady. One of the clowns in the show is kidnapped and replaced by a con who wants to get even with two ex-partners. Boston Blackie figures out that a con has replaced one of his clowns but is unable to stop him. Blackie's clothes are stolen and a murder is committed. Of course, the Inspector immediately suspects Blackie of being involved. Now it is Blackie's job to find the killer, exonerate himself and help the girl free her brother.
poster
56
17
5.6
/273/
57
/4/
53
/3/
60
/58/

George White's Scandals (1945)
Two couples work through their issues in this backstage Broadway musical.
poster
54
14
6.0
/980/
65
/20/
67
/9/
3.2
/369/
16
/118/

Lucky Me (1954)
Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promising them stardom if it comes to fruition.
poster
MGM Plus
46
12
5.9
/614/
44
/11/
40
/13/
3.1
/230/
25
/1146/

Doll Face (1945)
Burlesque queen Doll Face Carroll is dismissed from an audition for a legitimate Broadway show because she lacks culture. Her boss/manager Mike decides that she can get both culture and plenty of publicity by writing her autobiography. He hires a ghost writer to do all the work, but doesn't count on the possibility that Doll Face and her collaborator might have more than a book on their minds.
poster
?
7.1
/38/
60
/1/

The Cantor's Son (1937)
This musical drama marks the screen debut of Moishe Oysher, in a film critic J. Hoberman calls an "anti-Jazz Singer." Oysher stars as a wayward youth who makes his way from his Polish shtetl to New York's Lower East Side where he is "discovered" and becomes a well-known singer. Ultimately, he returns home to the Old Country and reunites with his parents and his childhood sweetheart.
poster
44
?
4.6
/112/
50
/3/
35
/2/

Food of Love (1997)
A group of ex-university students reunite to perform a Shakespeare play in a quaint English village.
poster
?
7.4
/14/
20
/1/

Knots (1975)
A touring company of actors arriving at a theatre, rehearsing and preparing a performance of a revue based on the book 'Knots' by R.D. Laing, devised by Edward Petherbridge
poster
?
7.0
/8/

A Trip in Spring (1975)
Valbona, a young singer, goes on a journey to find her ensemble friends who have gone on a tour throughout Albania.
poster
69
?
6.4
/132/
70
/1/
72
/36/

'o Re (1989)
One of the key factors in Italian unification was the overthrow in 1860 of Francesco, the King of Naples and the two Sicilies, who went into elegant but impoverished exile in Rome with his Queen, Maria Sofia. This seriocomic drama follows the deposed royals as they adapt to their new lives. The former king has recognized the political finality of his deposition, but his queen has taken to traveling in men's clothing all over Italy trying to foment an uprising to restore them to the throne. She is also frantic to have a baby, an heir, but the king has become celibate as a kind of homage to his beloved mother; he spends all his time lobbying the Vatican to get her declared a saint.


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