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Disney Plus
87
8.4
/694048/
83
/38268/
81
/20627/
4.1
/2722501/
97
/358/
94
/3827/
81
/48/
cc age 7+

Coco (2017)
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
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AMC+
75
7.0
/6556/
70
/99/
67
/66/
3.8
/6426/
79
/100/
79
/434/
78
/33/

The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000.
poster
73
7.1
/2767/
62
/49/
58
/41/
3.7
/3181/
100
/18/
70
/53/
79
/11/

Smile (1975)
It's time again for California's "Young American Miss" beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob Freelander and Brenda DiCarlo, who give their all to put on a successful pageant. But Brenda is having marital difficulties and Bob's son is up to some mischief. Could this year's pageant be in jeopardy?
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Kanopy
73
7.1
/15895/
72
/522/
68
/216/
3.4
/10916/
91
/138/
76
/629/
67
/30/
cc age 13+

The Sapphires (2012)
It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship, and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as singing group The Sapphires.
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The Roku Channel
78
72
7.8
/7624/
76
/157/
70
/94/
3.7
/5126/
89
/9/
87
/252/

Soldier's Girl (2003)
This true story, which takes place in Fort Campbell, KY, tells the heart-wrenching story of the life and tragic death of soldier Barry Winchell. His love for Calpernia Addams, a transgender nightclub performer, was misunderstood by his fellow soldiers and eventually led to his murder.
poster
Kanopy
71
7.0
/18515/
71
/1135/
70
/687/
3.2
/69369/
83
/48/
79
/71/
60
/6/

Handsome Devil (2017)
A music-mad 16-year-old outcast at a rugby-mad boarding school forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate.
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Kanopy
71
6.6
/80481/
69
/1883/
67
/1061/
3.6
/83225/
79
/205/
71
/16732/
76
/37/
cc age 13+

Dreamgirls (2006)
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
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Netflix
69
7.1
/210038/
74
/27516/
71
/8320/
3.1
/604463/
71
/187/
73
/1586/
59
/37/
cc age 7+

Sing (2016)
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
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Hoopla
68
66
6.4
/9987/
70
/285/
61
/148/
3.1
/12916/
86
/29/
67
/335/
69
/8/
cc age 9+

Viva Las Vegas (1964)
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both race and girl, problems made more difficult by rivalry from Elmo Mancini, fellow racer and womaniser.
poster
66
6.5
/52453/
68
/1588/
64
/820/
3.4
/65100/
68
/187/
55
/2886/
65
/36/
cc age 17+

The Runaways (2010)
Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for The Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. Under the Svengali-like influence of impresario Kim Fowley, the band becomes a huge success.
poster
75
64
7.1
/3964/
73
/64/
67
/45/
3.4
/1502/
100
/6/
76
/56/
72
/7/

Road to Utopia (1946)
While on a ship to Skagway, Alaska, Duke and Chester find a map to a secret gold mine, which had been 'stolen' by thugs. In Alaska to recover her father's map, Sal Van Hoyden falls in with Ace Larson, who secretly wants to steal the gold mine for himself. Duke, Chester, the thugs, Ace and his henchman chase each other all over the countryside—for the map.
poster
64
6.7
/13390/
65
/190/
61
/169/
3.5
/12956/
43
/117/
69
/783/
53
/36/

Palindromes (2005)
Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.
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Hoopla
60
56
6.4
/3818/
72
/234/
62
/43/
3.3
/2803/
43
/7/
81
/187/
37
/6/
cc age 14+

Krush Groove (1985)
Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more copies, he borrows it from a street hustler and soon regrets his decision.
poster
73
53
7.6
/2281/
73
/82/
67
/83/
3.8
/4084/

I Love to Singa (1936)
I Love to Singa depicts the story of a young owl who wants to sing jazz, instead of the classical music that his German parents wish him to perform. The plot is a lighthearted tribute to Al Jolson's film The Jazz Singer.
poster
62
48
6.4
/3530/
59
/22/
57
/38/
3.5
/2065/
62
/54/

Pearls and Pigs (2003)
When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by her prostitute mother. A karaoke set helps reveal that the little girl is quite a singer, just as a talent contest for children is coming up on national television offering more than enough money to the winner.
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GuideDoc
74
48
7.2
/1033/
64
/35/
63
/22/
3.5
/387/
100
/62/
77
/127/
78
/17/

Afghan Star (2008)
This documentary on the effect the talent competition "Afghan Star" has on the incredibly diverse inhabitants of Afghanistan affords a glimpse into a country rarely seen. Contestants risk their lives to appear on the television show that is a raging success with the public and also monitored closely by the government.
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Paramount+ Amazon Channel
71
48
6.7
/3331/
70
/171/
73
/187/
3.4
/11372/
79
/4/
cc age 7+

Rags (2012)
Rags follows the story of Charlie Prince, an orphan living with his acerbic and unloving stepfather and spoiled, simple-minded stepbrothers. Charlie's dream is to be a singer, and while he is vocally talented and can write music, he can't seem to catch a break. Kadee Worth, on the other hand, is the daughter of music mogul Reginald Worth and is an international pop phenomenon. While the world knows her as a glamorous superstar, she is secretly frustrated with singing other people's songs and wearing clothes other people choose for her. Kadee wants the world to hear and see her true talent. Despite every obstacle that gets thrown in their way, once Charlie and Kadee find one another, they each finally get what they have been looking for – a voice, a stage, an audience and each other.
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Kanopy
69
47
6.8
/1352/
63
/32/
53
/13/
3.6
/3678/
83
/6/
76
/53/
cc age 14+

Starstruck (1982)
A Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin.
poster
51
45
6.2
/5610/
68
/164/
57
/63/
2.8
/2009/
14
/7/
72
/102/
31
/6/

The Hollywood Knights (1980)
Led by their comedic and pranking leader, Newbomb Turk, the Hollywood Knights car gang raise hell throughout Beverly Hills on Halloween Night, 1965. Everything from drag racing to Vietnam to high school love.
poster
53
44
6.1
/4621/
61
/49/
56
/54/
3.1
/2572/
31
/16/
50
/59/

Inside Daisy Clover (1966)
A girl on the road to stardom fights the dehumanizing effects of Hollywood life.
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fuboTV
43
5.1
/52860/
57
/2825/
54
/2073/
2.1
/115816/
17
/113/
41
/3893/
36
/24/
cc age 7+

Tooth Fairy (2010)
When minor-league hockey player Derek Thompson -- who has a penchant for knocking out his opponents' teeth every time he plays -- disillusions a fan, he is sentenced to a stint for one week as a bona fide, tutu-clad, real-life tooth fairy. Soon, Derek is inspired to rekindle his youthful dreams.
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Amazon Prime Video
42
5.3
/3113/
58
/131/
51
/53/
2.4
/917/
6
/68/
62
/275/
25
/25/
cc age 10+

The Identical (2014)
During the Great Depression, identical twins are separated at birth. One, Drexel Hemsley becomes a wildly successful '50s rock star, while the other, Ryan Wade, struggles to balance his passion for music and pleasing his parents, who want him to become a preacher. Finally, Ryan rebels against his parents' wishes and launches his own music career -- performing the hits of Drexel Hemsley. Ryan later learns the truth about Drexel when their fates tragically collide.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
68
35
7.1
/1559/
73
/57/
63
/20/
3.2
/1366/
70
/22/

Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
The true story of the US Government's 1932 Tuskeegee Syphilis Experiments, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure having been developed.
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Kanopy
57
35
5.8
/1720/
53
/126/
60
/37/
3.1
/401/
80
/5/
32
/13/

Standby (2014)
Twenty-something Alan (Gleeson) is down on his luck. Stood up at the altar and recently fired from his banking job, he finds himself working with his mother as a part-time tourist advisor at Dublin Airport. It's there he comes face to face with first love Alice (Paré), stuck on standby for a flight home to New York. Their summer romance ended eight years previously with Alan promising to return to the US one day. He never did, and they haven't spoken since. Seizing his chance, Alan convinces a reluctant Alice to stay one more night in Dublin. Over the course of an unforgettable evening, they may just realise that they are more compatible than ever. But time is running out on this brief encounter. When does an unexpected second chance, become the one you've always been looking for? - Written by Wildcard Distribution
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54
24
5.6
/822/
54
/12/
52
/17/
2.9
/712/
63
/8/
41
/16/

One Night of Love (1934)
Mary Barrett is an aspiring opera singer who is taken under the wings of a famous operatic maestro, Guilio Monterverdi. After spending endless working hours together and arguing, their relationship develops into love. But, jealousy and misunderstandings prevent Mary and Guilio from acknowledging their true feelings.
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42
23
5.2
/635/
43
/13/
41
/11/
43
/7/
36
/32/
40
/4/

Sueno (2005)
A Mexican immigrant new to Los Angeles enters into a love triangle with two very different women.
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MGM Plus
60
23
6.7
/1255/
63
/8/
59
/16/
3.3
/446/
50
/36/

The Extra Girl (1923)
Sue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when a picture of a very pretty girl is sent to a studio instead of her picture. When she arrives in Hollywood, the mistake is discovered and she starts working in the props department of the studio instead. Her parents then come out to California and invest some money with a very shifty individual.
poster
70
20
6.9
/732/
78
/19/
66
/25/
3.5
/307/

10 Promises to My Dog (2008)
One day a puppy comes to the house of Akari, who has just turned twelve, and was trying hard to act strong after her mother suddenly fell ill. She immediately falls in love with the puppy and names it "Socks" after the paws which looked like they had white socks on. Akari was together with Socks day and night. However, as Akari grows up, her feelings and interest moves away from Socks. Year by year, their distance grows, which also leads to her physical distance as she moves to a far off city, and must leave Socks behind to a childhood friend.One day Akari remembers the 10 promises that she had made with Socks and her deceased mother...
poster
67
12
6.9
/391/
64
/9/
64
/15/
3.4
/353/

Curtain Razor (1949)
Porky, a talent scout for "Goode and Korney Talent Agency," auditions various acts. A final gag has a wolf performing this "stupendous act" where he wears a devil hat, cape and the like, drinks nitroglycerin, gasoline and other explosive stuff, then swallows a match. KABOOM! Porky thinks that the act is really good until the wolf's ghost comes in and says that there's a catch... "I can only do it once!"(Source: bcdb.com)
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Hoopla
59
11
5.5
/543/
61
/11/
49
/23/
3.1
/213/
69
/3/

Heroines (1997)
Two best friends, Johanna and Jeanne, live in the small town of Decazeville, a mining town in France and sing in the music group "The Sirens". Suddenly their paths in music and in life drastically change...
poster
48
11
4.6
/1232/
43
/8/
43
/6/
13
/8/
99
/6/

Finding Fatimah (2017)
Shahid struggles to find love in the Asian community due to the stigma of his divorce, several years prior.
poster
59
11
6.1
/609/
67
/9/
51
/8/
3.3
/222/
51
/13/

Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves (1994)
Louis Jobin is an ordinary young man from Montreal who sells televisions at an electronics store. He wins a contest sponsored by the local cable company in which the first prize is that he'll be followed non-stop by a camera crew, with the footage broadcast live on Channel 19. Unfortunately, his ordinary life is so ordinary, despite the best efforts of his starstruck mother, that the producers attempt to spice things up behind his back.
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?
8.7
/23/

Cinderella at the Palace (1978)
From backstage magic to applause in the spotlight! Young talent Marlene Ricci shares the stage with entertainment's biggest stars in her chance of a life time, taped at the Caesar's Palace casino in Las Vegas.
poster
50
?
7.7
/285/
45
/2/
30
/3/

Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen (2001)
Documentary about the subculture of child beauty pageants (usually restricted to girls no older than 5), showing the lengths to which some parents will go to ensure that their children win these pageants...
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?
5.1
/23/
10
/1/

Beauty on Parade (1950)
Marian Medford Woodstock gave up a chance twenty years ago to compete for the Miss USA beauty title in order to marry Jeffrey Woodstock. She hopes to realize her past ambitions for fame and fortune through her daughter Kay, whom she persuades to enter a local beauty contest. Kay wins and is interviewed by reporter Gil McRoberts, who advises her to get married and settle down. Jeffrey is very upset with his wife's and daughter's passion for beauty contests and, when Kay enters the national contest, he informs Marian that she must choose between him and her chase after empty honors for Kay.
poster
67
?
7.4
/235/
70
/2/
58
/4/

Mike Fright (1934)
The gang attends a radio station amateur show.
poster
31
?
5.3
/180/
10
/1/

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (1936)
Winners of the Lucky Stars National Dance Contest - one woman from each state of the United States - are welcomed to Palm Springs. Palm Springs being the desert playground for the movie stars, the women are introduced to the cavalcade of stars vacationing in Palm Springs at the time.
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?
6.2
/32/
10
/1/
10
/1/

Casa Manana (1951)
Linda Mason, secretary to advertising executive Horace Fairchild III, has theatrical aspirations, and unknown to her boss, she enters a radio talent contest.
poster
47
?
4.7
/124/
20
/3/
75
/2/

Powertool Cheerleaders vs the Boyband of the Screeching Dead (2022)
When a cursed amulet turns their rival boy band act into a screeching gang of zombies, a group of cheerleaders must learn to use their wits, friendship and assorted power tools before a TV talent show takes a turn for the apocalyptic.
poster
63
?
5.9
/458/
65
/7/
63
/7/
3.3
/351/

Alice in Movieland (1940)
In a U.S. town that could be anywhere, 18-year-old Alice Purdee wins a free trip to Hollywood. With the assistance of a cheerful porter, she takes the night train and dreams about her arrival. Instead of instant success, she meets disappointment after disappointment, and she needs the unexpected encouragement of her grandmother and an aging, former star whom she meets at a talent night. Finally, she gets a call to be an extra, and she's so hopeful that the regulars decide to make a fool of her. Is this the end of Alice's dream? Not if the porter has anything to say about it.
poster
52
?
5.8
/325/
63
/3/
40
/3/

The Singing Marine (1937)
Bob Brent, a young Marine from Arkansas, impresses his comrades with his singing ability, and they pitch in to send him to New York to compete in an amateur contest. Success in the contest, however, sets him up for trouble in romance, in his career, and with the Corps.
poster
38
?
4.1
/230/
34
/5/
36
/6/
46
/4/

Fag Hag (1998)
Destiny Rutt is a pathological liar and the last-place shoe-in for the first annual Miss Hope Springs Pageant. When she meets Scott Bushey – a gay drifter whose ambition is to make it big as the world’s first white HIV-positive rap star “T-Cell”, the two make fast friends and resolve “to take this town of outdated gay guys by storm!”
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?
6.1
/82/
20
/1/
20
/1/

Bigger Than Tina (1999)
The story of Dan Vardy-Cobb as he aspires to become a pop star.
poster
?
7.0
/27/

My Gal Loves Music (1944)
A sister act finds itself stranded and broke, and teams up with a medicine man who is promoting a child talent contest.
poster
?
70
/1/
10
/2/

Life's a Drag (When You're a Man in a Dress) (2009)
A drag queen starts a talent contest in his restaurant in a desperate attempt to avoid a Christmas Eve eviction deadline when the 12-year-old daughter (that his ex-wife never told him about) walks through the door and upsets the already precarious balance in his life.
poster
?
5.5
/10/
15
/2/

A Madcap Corporation (1983)
A yakuza family goes into show business.
poster
50
?
5.1
/221/
35
/2/
60
/3/

Every Day's a Holiday (1965)
A group of teenagers take jobs at a holiday camp for the summer and enter a TV talent show
poster
60
?
5.2
/111/
70
/1/
60
/2/

Talent Scout (1937)
A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.


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