Here we've displayed a list of the best Songwriting films : Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony(2002), The Sweatbox(2002), Latter Days(2004), Three Little Words(1950), The Girl Can't Help It(1956), A Boy Called Sailboat(2018), The Possibilities Are Endless(2014), Words and Music(1948), Shine On, Harvest Moon(1944), Tin Pan Alley(1940), Till the Clouds Roll By(1946), My Wild Irish Rose(1947) ... ...
7.4/10
Documentary
South Africa|USA
2002
108 Minutes
singer f.w. de klerk nelson mandela protester musician journalist uplifting engaging south africa concert stage protest music protest apartheid political repression songwriting rebellion rise pursuit quest
Interviews, archival footage, and filmed performances highlight the role of music in the South African struggle against apartheid.
7.1/10
Documentary
UK
2002
86 Minutes
John-Paul Davidson
documentarian singer actor actress director animator fascinating winsome crafty studio california animation filmmaking songwriting creative process transformation discovery 1990s
Sting's wife Trudie Styler documents the turbulent bureaucracy both Sting and the filmmakers went through in order to complete The Emperor's New Groove (2000), a Disney film that underwent extensive storyline changes from start to finish.
7.0/10
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
107 Minutes
Steve Sandvoss Wes Ramsey Rebekah Jordan Amber Benson Khary Payton Jacqueline Bisset Joseph Gordon-Levitt Rob McElhenney Erik Palladino Mary Kay Place Jim Ortlieb
mormon gay man mother father waitress missionary amusing melodramatic los angeles idaho small town restaurant apartment building coming out mormonism bet homophobia songwriting suicide attempt love
A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.
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.
6.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
99 Minutes
Tom Ewell Jayne Mansfield Edmond O'Brien Henry Jones John Emery Juanita Moore Barry Gordon
mobster press agent bombshell singer rock star henchman rousing cheeky outlandish new york city apartment chicago recording studio organized crime popular music unrequited love romance ambition songwriting forbidden love
A gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airheaded girlfriend a singing star.
6.7/10
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Australia
2018
92 Minutes
Jake Busey J.K. Simmons Noel Gugliemi Patricia Kalis Levi Leyba Keanu Wilson Elizabeth De Razzo Zeyah Pearson
family son musician friend parent grandmother lighthearted inspiring emotional endearing playful america music family relationships drought guitar songwriting miracles growing up underdog
A Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told.
6.6/10
Documentary
UK
2014
83 Minutes
James Hall
songwriter lyricist husband wife emotional inspiring profound raw scotland hospital hospital room stroke recovery overcoming the odds music songwriting fall rise sacrifice transformation
Imagine your mind has been wiped: memories, knowledge, experiences, language - every word you ever spoke, has vanished. If eventually you found the words, what would you say? For Edwyn Collins, 'The Possibilities Are Endless'.
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1948
119 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Tom Drake June Allyson Perry Como Ann Sothern Betty Garrett Janet Leigh Marshall Thompson Jeanette Nolan Richard Quine Clinton Sundberg
lyricist composer actress singer best friend touching melodramatic hollywood, calif. broadway theater london new york city may-december romance alcohol songwriting friendship depression success rise fall love
Fictionalized story of the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
6.4/10
Musical
USA
1944
111 Minutes
singer songwriter manager magician friend rival engaging melodramatic positive cabaret theater stage new york city music hall show business vaudeville marriage jealousy singing songwriting
Biographical movie about the early 20th century Broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.
6.4/10
Musical
USA
1940
94 Minutes
Alice Faye Betty Grable Jack Oakie John Payne Allen Jenkins Esther Ralston Fayard Nicholas Harold Nicholas Ben Carter John Loder Elisha Cook Jr.
singer songwriter musician boxer melodramatic charming new york city stage tin pan alley show business romance songwriting vaudeville world war i love rise quest 1910s
Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new song to Nora Bayes. All are reunited ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Musical, Biography
USA
1946
132 Minutes
Robert Walker Van Heflin Lucille Bremer Dorothy Patrick Judy Garland Kathryn Grayson Lena Horne Tony Martin Dinah Shore Frank Sinatra June Allyson
composer mentor daughter producer sweetheart singer charming confident moving new york city theater ship london countryside nightclub songwriting ambition broadway romance competition
Biography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick).
6.4/10
Musical
USA
1947
101 Minutes
Dennis Morgan Arlene Dahl Andrea King Alan Hale George Tobias George O'Brien Sara Allgood Ben Blue William Frawley Don McGuire Charles Irwin
broadway star singer-songwriter girlfriend singer cheery endearing inspiring new york city dinner party broadway theater rise to stardom fame songwriting singing relationships chancellor "chauncey" olcott pursuit love underdog transformation
The life of Irish tenor Chauncey Olcott is chronicled from his childhood to his days as the toast of New York. In between, his rise to the top is complicated by romances with two women: his... See full summary »
6.3/10
Biography
USA
1942
103 Minutes
Rita Hayworth Victor Mature John Sutton Carole Landis James Gleason Phil Silvers Mona Maris Walter Catlett
songwriter musician singer girlfriend countess publisher charming indiana family home countryside stage new york city office show business vaudeville medicine show songwriting ambition paul dresser love
Chronicles the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song after another. ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Biography
USA
1935
85 Minutes
Douglass Montgomery Evelyn Venable William Frawley Adrienne Ames Joseph Cawthorn David Torrence Gilbert Emery Lloyd Hughes Al Herman Cora Sue Collins
composer fiancée wife minstrel father music teacher spirited melodramatic kentucky plantation family home saloon church new york city stephen foster songwriting marital problems father/son relationship alcoholism financial troubles
The life and loves of composer Stephen Foster, from his early success through his decline, degradation, and death from alcoholism.
5.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1955
83 Minutes
Frankie Laine Constance Towers Keefe Brasselle Lucy Marlow William Leslie Mario Siletti
music teacher fiancé science teacher singer songwriter publisher hilarious melodramatic uplifting campus new england new york city apartment office restaurant songwriting creative process collaboration relocation long-distance relationship
Nancy Willows (Constance Towers), pretty blonde high school teacher, writes song lyrics which spark the careers of struggling young pianist-composer Martin Adams (Keefe Brasselle')and ... See full summary »
4.7/10
Drama
USA|France
1993
93 Minutes
songwriter producer girlfriend man woman husband emotional uneasy french countryside france household studio grocery store bedroom divorce marriage songwriting breakup love triangle writer's block
Lisa and Charlie Hunter, a divorced couple and former song writing team, spend a weekend in the French countryside in order to write one last song together. But Charlie's fiancée isn't too ... See full summary »
4.5/10
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2009
89 Minutes
Zachary Levi David Cross Jason Lee Wendie Malick Anjelah Johnson Kathryn Joosten Kevin G. Schmidt Chris Warren Jr. Bridgit Mendler Aimee Carrero Alexandra Shipp
chipmunk singer guardian performer brother student lighthearted amusing cheery school concert stage hospital cafeteria basketball court kitchen relationships competition songwriting performance talking animals
The world-famous singing preteen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes.
4.2/10
Musical
USA
1980
118 Minutes
Valerie Perrine Bruce Jenner Steve Guttenberg Ray Simpson David Hodo Felipe Rose Randy Jones Glenn Hughes Alex Briley Paul Sand Tammy Grimes
singer dancer model roommate songwriter musician campy outlandish spirited playful hollywood, calif. san francisco new york city club apartment music rags to riches show business songwriting the village people
A pseudo autobiography of disco's The Village People.
4.2/10
Drama
USA
1925
88 Minutes
Richard Barthelmess Bessie Love Percy Ames Charles Esdale Effie Shannon Lee Baker Gus Weinberg Carlotta Monterey Ann Brody Helen Ware Rita Rossi
student parent sailor englishwoman russian princess composer mushy endearing paris south sea dance hall port said, egypt relationships travel songwriting poverty love journey love discovery
Eric Fane is a composer unwilling to compromise his dream for a steady job back home in the United States.
Comedy
2016
95 Minutes
Sarah Silverman Tig Notaro Stephanie Allynne J.K. Simmons Jim Jefferies Ellen Ratner Mike Judge Mark Cohen Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Doug Stanhope
comedian songwriter producer radio dj friend manager engaging moving spirited los angeles house club studio career reality television songwriting success discovery fall growing up
Asked by a producer (J.K. Simmons) to star in a reality TV show, comic Henry Phillips must decide whether his ultimate legacy will be telling jokes or becoming the butt of one.
Documentary
2011
90 Minutes
Carlo Mirabella-Davis
songwriter fascinating emotional interview united states songwriting biography rise 2000s
Oscar-winning musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová embark on a world tour, but the pressures of touring and performing threaten their offstage romantic relationship.
Comedy, Drama
1977
100 Minutes
Peter Fonda Susan Saint James John Crawford James Callahan Michael Lerner
prisoner songwriter country singer singer star amusing spirited gutsy prison austin, texas radio station bar music industry songwriting theft ambition show business revenge underdog 1970s
When a country-western singer steals his song, an ex-con tries desperately to retrieve his recording rights.
Biography
1951
110 Minutes
Doris Day Danny Thomas Frank Lovejoy Patrice Wymore James Gleason Julie Oshins
lyricist songwriter wife producer composer star creative amusing moving chicago office household new york city theater hollywood, calif. gus kahn songwriting show business marriage family
Songwriter Gus Kahn (Danny Thomas) and his wife (Doris Day) have problems as he pens hit tunes like "It Had to Be You."
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