List of the best Fred Astaire movies: Top Hat(1935), Swing Time(1936), Shall We Dance(1937), The Gay Divorcee(1934), Broadway Melody of 1940(1940), You Were Never Lovelier(1942), Follow the Fleet(1936), Three Little Words(1950), The Pleasure of His Company(1961), Silk Stockings(1957), You'll Never Get Rich(1941), A Damsel in Distress(1937) ... ...
7.7/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1935
99 Minutes
Jerry Travers
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Edward Everett Horton Helen Broderick Eric Blore Erik Rhodes
wife butler dancer producer love interest playful charming witty hotel stage bathroom london venice song and dance romance mistaken identity aspirations dance show business quest
An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.
7.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
105 Minutes
John "Lucky" Garnett
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Victor Moore Helen Broderick Eric Blore Betty Furness George Metaxa Landers Stevens John Harrington Pierre Watkin Abe Reynolds
dance instructor dancer gambler father friend fiancée amusing lighthearted new york city stage dance gambling romance marriage money rise love 1930s
Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.
7.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Petrov
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Eric Blore Edward Everett Horton Jerome Cowan Ketti Gallian William Brisbane Ann Shoemaker Ben Alexander Emma Young Sherwood Bailey
dancer fan agent husband wife amusing lighthearted paris new york city ship dance show business love marriage love temptation transformation 1930s
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
7.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
107 Minutes
Guy Holden
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Alice Brady Edward Everett Horton Erik Rhodes Eric Blore Betty Grable
dancer pretty woman lawyer ex-husband ex-wife amusing charming lighthearted spirited england resort new love romance song and dance adultery mistaken identity love discovery 1930s
A woman thinks a flirting man is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to expedite her divorce.
7.4/10
Musical
USA
1940
102 Minutes
Fred Astaire Eleanor Powell George Murphy Frank Morgan Ian Hunter Florence Rice Lynne Carver Ann Morriss Trixie Firschke Douglas McPhail
dancer partner producer star amusing endearing new york city broadway theater dance hall dance love teamwork friendship love quest rise 1940s
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to gives him the name of his partner.
7.2/10
Musical
USA
1942
97 Minutes
Robert Davis
Fred Astaire Rita Hayworth Adolphe Menjou Leslie Brooks Adele Mara Isobel Elsom Gus Schilling Barbara Brown Douglas Leavitt Catherine Craig Kathleen Howard
dancer band leader father daughter bride sister tender lighthearted buenos aires, argentina wedding club gambling dance romance marriage father/daughter relationship scam forbidden love transformation rise
In Buenos Aires, a man who has decreed that his daughters must marry in order of age allows an American dancer to perform at his club under the condition that he play suitor to his second-oldest daughter.
7.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
110 Minutes
Bake Baker
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Randolph Scott Harriet Hilliard Astrid Allwyn Harry Beresford Russell Hicks Brooks Benedict Ray Mayer Lucille Ball Addison Randall
sailor dancer girlfriend sister charming lighthearted winsome san francisco ship new york city romance dance friendship pursuit love 1930s
A Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on liberty in San Francisco.
7.0/10
Musical
USA
1950
102 Minutes
Fred Astaire Vera-Ellen Red Skelton Arlene Dahl Keenan Wynn Gale Robbins Gloria DeHaven Harry Shannon Debbie Reynolds Paul Harvey Carleton Carpenter
songwriter dancer wife entertainer nightclub owner cheery witty theater new york city backstage partnership friendship songwriting performance disaster second chance adventure rivalry love transformation
The story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1961
115 Minutes
Choreographer
Fred Astaire Debbie Reynolds Lilli Palmer Tab Hunter Gary Merrill Charles Ruggles Harold Fong Elvia Allman Edith Head
daughter father bride rancher emotional heartwarming california family dysfunction marriage father/daughter relationship absence wedding love 1960s
San Francisco debutante, Jessica Poole, is marrying Napa Valley cattle rancher, Roger Henderson, and hopes her peripatetic father, "Pogo" Poole, whom she hasn't seen for years, comes to the... See full summary »
6.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1957
117 Minutes
Steve Canfield
Fred Astaire Cyd Charisse Janis Paige Peter Lorre George Tobias Jules Munshin Joseph Buloff Barrie Chase Wim Sonneveld
producer composer russian agent bureaucrat charming lighthearted paris nightclub hotel moscow music industry culture clash westernization seduction transformation temptation forbidden love 1950s
A musical remake of Ninotchka: After three bumbling Soviet agents fail in their mission to retrieve a straying Soviet composer from Paris, the beautiful, ultra-serious Ninotchka is sent to ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
88 Minutes
Robert Curtis
Fred Astaire Rita Hayworth Robert Benchley John Hubbard Osa Massen Frieda Inescort Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Donald MacBride
dancer chorus girl captain wife boyfriend producer uplifting lighthearted amusing new york city nightclub army base boot camp jail dance military draft love triangle marriage deception adventure
In order to cover up his philandering ways, a married Broadway producer sets one of his dancers up on a date with a chorus girl for whom he had bought a gift, but the two dancers fall in love for real.
6.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
98 Minutes
Jerry Halliday
Fred Astaire George Burns Joan Fontaine Gracie Allen Reginald Gardiner Ray Noble Constance Collier Montagu Love Harry Watson Jan Duggan Mario Berini
lady singer pr person secretary butler footman lighthearted amusing witty london castle infatuation gambling mistaken identity marriage romance quest love 1930s
Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on "Mr. X". After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau... See full summary »
6.7/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1955
126 Minutes
Jervis Pendleton III
Fred Astaire Leslie Caron Terry Moore Thelma Ritter Fred Clark Charlotte Austin Larry Keating Kathryn Givney Kelly Brown Sara Shane Numa Lapeyre
millionaire orphan secretary lighthearted cheery winsome france paris new york city boarding school wealth may-december romance secret philanthropy discovery love 1950s
A wealthy American has a chance encounter with a joyful young French woman, and anonymously pays for her education. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor, nicknaming him from the description given by some of her fellow orphans.
6.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
89 Minutes
Fred Astaire Joan Leslie Robert Benchley Robert Ryan Elizabeth Patterson Marjorie Gateson
war hero photographer soldier boss love interest amusing lighthearted new york city small town club apartment bar heroism misunderstanding secret identity world war ii love duty love pursuit
Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Fantasy
USA
1968
145 Minutes
Finian McLonergan
Fred Astaire Petula Clark Tommy Steele Keenan Wynn Al Freeman Jr. Don Francks Barbara Hancock
irishman daughter leprechaun politician sharecropper mute person charming fantasy world small town farm magic political corruption treasure class conflict race against time love underdog metamorphosis 20th century
An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.
6.0/10
Musical
USA
1945
108 Minutes
Johnny Parkson Riggs
Fred Astaire Lucille Bremer Frank Morgan Mildred Natwick Mary Nash Leon Ames
con artist partner heiress aunt guardian angel hilarious frenetic heartwarming latin america convent inheritance swindling opposites attract religion deception change of heart love transformation quest 1940s
Johnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria. There, he overhears a convent-bred rich girl praying to her guardian angel for help in managing ... See full summary »
Other, Fantasy
1979
100 Minutes
Fred Astaire Gary Burghoff John Byner Bert Convy Nanette Fabray Harold Gould
Musical
1953
112 Minutes
Tony Hunter
Fred Astaire Cyd Charisse Oscar Levant Nanette Fabray Jack Buchanan James Mitchell Robert Gist
movie star director writer choreographer ballerina spectacular playful new york city new haven, conn. central park apartment broadway theater show business musical performance egoism friendship manipulation ambition quest love
Two playwrights bring a movie dancer (Fred Astaire) to New York for a Broadway show with a ballerina (Cyd Charisse).
Musical, Comedy
1940
83 Minutes
Fred Astaire Paulette Goddard Burgess Meredith Artie Shaw Charles Butterworth Frank Melton Jimmy Conlin Adia Kuznetzoff Michael Visaroff Joseph Mari Don Brodie
student musician manager friend amusing charming madcap new york city college concert hall dance studio music failure romance abandonment rivalry love 1940s
College trumpet players (Fred Astaire, Burgess Meredith) flirt with a girl (Paulette Goddard) who tries to get them into Artie Shaw's band.
7.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
103 Minutes
Judy Garland Fred Astaire Peter Lawford Ann Miller Jules Munshin Clinton Sundberg Richard Beavers Jeni Le Gon Dick Simmons Jimmy Bates
dancer partner chorus girl friend endearing heartwarming charming new york city theater bar dance performance fame new love discovery transformation love 1900s
A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
7.4/10
Musical, Romance, Comedy, Other
USA
1942
101 Minutes
Bing Crosby Fred Astaire Marjorie Reynolds Virginia Dale Walter Abel Louise Beavers Irving Bacon Marek Windheim
singer dancer innkeeper agent florist charming lighthearted winsome connecticut new york city inn hollywood, calif. love triangle holidays singing dance music rivalry love pursuit
At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
7.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
106 Minutes
Huckleberry Haines
Irene Dunne Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Randolph Scott Helen Westley Victor Varconi Claire Dodd Luis Alberni Ferdinand Munier Torben Meyer Adrian Rosley
football player designer band leader ex-girlfriend aunt countess lighthearted charming paris shop nightclub fashion love triangle daunting task love transformation discovery 1930s
An American jazzman and his buddy woo a Russian princess and a fake countess in Paris.
7.0/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1957
103 Minutes
Dick Avery
Audrey Hepburn Fred Astaire Kay Thompson Michel Auclair Suzy Parker Ruta Kilmonis Robert Flemyng Sue England
photographer model bookseller magazine editor philosopher frenchman amusing heartwarming playful greenwich village paris museum eiffel tower bookstore fashion modeling travel romance photography love
An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.
6.4/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1946
104 Minutes
Bing Crosby Fred Astaire Joan Caulfield Billy De Wolfe Olga San Juan Mikhail Rasumny Frank Faylen Victoria Horne Karolyn Grimes
singer dancer showgirl fan radio host amusing lighthearted playful dance hall nightclub radio station hospital singing dance jealousy love ambition rivalry temptation sacrifice
An ex-dancer and New York radio star narrates his love story for a band singer who loved a self-centered man who was unable to commit to his nightclub business or his family.
5.7/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1970
73 Minutes
The Baltimore Kid
Walter Brennan Fred Astaire Edgar Buchanan Andy Devine Chill Wills Paul Richards Lana Wood Parley Baer Walter Burke Lillian Bronson
texas ranger marshal drunk outlaw friend retiree amusing lighthearted waco, texas wild west saloon friendship outlaws law and order cowboys old age old west rivalry rise rescue
Fran Walker (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) walks into a piano bar for pizza. She comes back home with Joe Grady (Warren Beatty), the piano player. Joe plans on winning five thousand dollars and leaving Las Vegas, Nevada. Fran waits for something else. Meanwhile, he moves in with her.
7.1/10
Sci-Fi
USA
1959
133 Minutes
Julian Osborne
Gregory Peck Ava Gardner Fred Astaire Anthony Perkins Donna Anderson John Tate Lola Brooks John Meillon Lou Vernon Guy Doleman Harp McGuire
commander alcoholic scientist newlywed lieutenant survivor dark tense emotional australia submarine deep sea hotel san francisco san diego nuclear war radiation survival reconnaissance denial
After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1946
110 Minutes
Fred Astaire, Raffles, Tai Long, Gentleman in "The Babbit and the Bromide"
George Sidney William Powell Charles Walters Vincente Minnelli Judy Garland Fred Astaire Lucille Ball Fanny Brice Lena Horne
singer dancer actor actress comedian spirited spectacular charming lighthearted theater new york city song and dance show business love 1940s
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
1962
123 Minutes
Franklyn Ambruster
Kim Novak Jack Lemmon Fred Astaire Lionel Jeffries Estelle Winwood Maxwell Reed
diplomat boss suspect husband inspector landlady amusing madcap london apartment coast murder case jewelry theft love triangle trial chase love mystery 1960s
A U.S. diplomat (Jack Lemmon) tries to help his London landlady (Kim Novak) in a mix-up over jewels and her husband's murder.
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1974
165 Minutes
Harlee Claiborne
Steve McQueen Paul Newman William Holden Faye Dunaway Fred Astaire Susan Blakely Richard Chamberlain Jennifer Jones O.J. Simpson Robert Vaughn
contractor architect fireman victim thrilling suspenseful skyscraper san francisco fire disaster trapped fear explosion greed rescue 1970s
At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
6.6/10
Musical
USA
1933
89 Minutes
Fred Ayres
Dolores del Río Gene Raymond Raul Roulien Ginger Rogers Fred Astaire Blanche Frederici Walter Walker Etta Moten Roy D'Arcy Maurice Black Armand Kaliz
band leader singer dancer fiancée choreographer charming confident spirited rio de janeiro haiti dance numbers big band marriage romance love interest adventure love 1930s
A bandleader woos a Latin flame who is already engaged to his employer.
6.4/10
Romance
USA
1964
108 Minutes
William Holden Audrey Hepburn Noel Coward Gregoire Aslan Raymond Bussières Christian Duvaleix Tony Curtis Mel Ferrer Fred Astaire Frank Sinatra Dominique Boschero
screenwriter producer assistant singer gangster police detective airy amusing creative playful paris french riviera hotel screenwriting procrastination life imitating art film industry writer's block unusual romance love
The sprightly young assistant of a Hollywood screenwriter helps him over his writer's block by acting out his fantasies of possible plots.
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