1. Dance Crazy in Hollywood
American dancer and choreographer Hermes Pan recalls his life and work as he relives the glorious history of the Hollywood musical.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
2. Rehearsal
MINDS Perform is a performing arts group consisting of members with learning disabilities. As they rehearse for a new song, they are transported into a kaleidoscopic world of music and dance. Commissioned for the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore.
3. Sweet and Lowdown
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
It has an average vote of 6.811 on TMDB.
4. Around the World in 80 Days
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
It has an average vote of 5.937 on TMDB.
5. The Mice Will Play
The mice are on the loose after hours in a doctor's office, playing with the various pieces of medical apparatus. Susie Mouse is caged for research until her lover Johnnie frees her. A mouse orchestra plays a swinging wedding song. But throughout, a cat is stalking...
It has an average vote of 5.857 on TMDB.
6. Bird: Not Out Of Nowhere
Kansas City PBS is proud to present a documentary that looks back at the years Charlie “Bird” Parker spent in Kansas City and his lasting legacy on the Kansas City jazz scene. Bird: Not Out of Nowhere features rarely seen archival footage of Parker, interviews with musicians and historians, and live performances from Kansas City’s most talented jazz musicians.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
7. The Mighty
Kevin, an intelligent guy helps out Maxwell to improve his reading skills. In return, Kevin wants Maxwell to take him out places since he is not authorized to go out. Being the social outcasts of the town, Kevin and Maxwell come to realize that they are similar to each other and accept that they are "freaks" and nothing will stop them.
It has an average vote of 7.129 on TMDB.
8. Highway 61
A naive Canadian barber who knows US popular culture inside and out meets a flamboyant roadie who needs someone to drive her and her "brother's" corpse from Thunder Bay, Ontario to New Orleans. Chaos ensues after the barber agrees to drive her, the corpse, and the drugs stashed within all the way.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
9. Billie Holiday: A Sensation
A documentary about the legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday . There exist many myths and legends about the Jazz Singer Billie Holiday — one of the greatest voices of the last century. Most of them tell the story of the tragic victim of drugs, alcohol, men, color, or the circumstances of her upbringing. To some extent she contributed herself to these legends, especially in her autobiography "Lady Sings the Blues". In recent years, more and more records and reports have shown a different picture of her. These statements of confidants, colleagues and friends clean up with many of the legends and show a strong personality who has been anything but a pitiable victim. Billie Holiday was a strong-willed and determined person and a very complex personality who did not correspond to the classic victim type.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
10. The Bucket List
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.
It has an average vote of 7.179 on TMDB.
11. Jazzclub - Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm (Jazzclub - Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm)
A musician tries to get by working several jobs.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
12. See You Tomorrow (Bis morgen)
Nick and Michi roam the streets and meadows of their neighbourhood inseparably, but when Michi surprises Nick with unexpected news, they try to suppress it in their own way.
13. Caballos (Caballos)
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14. Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
A documentary about young people with autism, and how arts and creative therapies help them to lead fuller lives.
15. The Case of the Three Sided Dream
The documentary film on the life and legacy of Rahsaan Roland Kirk – a one of a kind musician, personality, activist and windmill slayer who despite being blind, becoming paralyzed, and facing America’s racial injustices - did not relent.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
16. More Than Jazz
A tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, with Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Etta James, Marvin Gaye, David Bowie, and many more geniuses on tape; a cool Quincy Jones and a laughing Herbie Hancock; sweaty musicians, crazy audiences, and some very rare files.
17. The Chipmunk Adventure
The Chipmunks and the Chipettes go head to head in a hot air balloon race, and the winner gets $10,000. Unbeknownst to the participants, the "race" is actually a diamond smuggling ring!
It has an average vote of 6.825 on TMDB.
18. Komeda, Komeda...
A feature- length documentary on the life and work of jazz musician and composer Krzysztof Komeda.
19. Inside Out In the Open
Inside Out In The Open is an hour-long documentary about a form of jazz, popularly known as free jazz. The film is an exploration of that music through the voices and performances of over twenty such musicians, from those who were its first generation to younger musicians joining the tradition.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
20. Pighead
Two friends work together to follow their passion of filmmaking, but as their journey progresses, their friendship falls apart into a sloppy mess.