Here we've displayed a list of the best Stage films : Whiplash(2014), The Prestige(2006), The Concert for Bangladesh(1972), An Evening With the Royal Ballet(1964), The Royal Ballet(1960), Been Rich All My Life(2006), Iron Maiden: Flight 666(2009), The Life of Reilly(2006), Green Book(2018), Richard Pryor: Live in Concert(1979), Paris Is Burning(1990), All About Eve(1950) ... ...
Drama, Music
USA
2014
106 Minutes
Miles Teller J.K. Simmons Melissa Benoist Paul Reiser Austin Stowell Nate Lang Max Kasch Damon Gupton Chris Mulkey Suanne Spoke Charlie Ian
jazz musician drummer teacher friend family member band member confident emotional intense auditorium stage house car concert stage conservatory music drumming obsession life teaching
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Drama
UK|USA
2006
130 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Christian Bale Michael Caine Scarlett Johansson Piper Perabo Rebecca Hall David Bowie Samantha Mahurin Andy Serkis Rob Arbogast Chris Cleveland
magician friend police officer love interest dark suspenseful stage house street obsession magic infidelity sabotage deception death rivalry transformation 1890s
After a tragic accident, two stage magicians engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.
Documentary
UK|USA
1972
99 Minutes
musician eric clapton ringo starr bob dylan leon russell billy preston passionate cool madison square garden stage new york city rock 'n' roll famine charity concert george harrison quest 1970s
The first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise humanitarian relief funds for the refugees of Bangladesh of 1971 war.
Musical
UK
1964
85 Minutes
Anthony Havelock-Allan
rudolf nureyev margot fonteyn ballerina partner poet charming spectacular theater stage london royal ballet performance fairy tales poetry rise discovery 1960s
Documentary about the Royal Ballet. Includes selections from "Les Sylphides" and "The Sleeping Beauty".
Musical
UK
1960
90 Minutes
Margot Fonteyn Michael Somes Julia Farren Rosemary Lindsay Alexander Grant Franklin White Bryan Ashbridge
ballerina dancer prince mermaid bird partner emotional fascinating passionate sad london royal opera house stage forest sea castle dance performance partnership royal ballet
Filmed on the stage of London's Covent Garden. Includes extracts from Swan lake, Ondine & The Firebird.
Documentary
USA
2006
81 Minutes
Marion Coles Elaine Ellis Cleo Hayes Fay Ray
chorus girl elderly woman manager tap dancer performer endearing inspiring new york city europe jazz club nightclub harlem, n.y. stage music dance harlem renaissance aging silver belles reunion rise
Five sassy, tap dancing women aged 84 - 96. Meet the "Silver Belles".
Documentary
UK|Canada
2009
112 Minutes
Sam Dunn
musician band frontman band member band manager interviewee interviewer fan crew member roadie amusing engaging fascinating gutsy passionate uplifting wild stage plane india australia
A chronological account of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 world tour through India, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico and South America in a jet piloted by the band's front man, Bruce Dickinson. Features interviews with the musicians, their road crew and fans.
Documentary
USA
2006
90 Minutes
Frank Anderson
actor audience gay man uplifting emotional engaging stage theater hollywood, calif. homosexuality performance game show family history alcoholism racism rise underdog transformation 2000s
If, in 1940, you had a lobotomized aunt, an institutionalized father, a racist mother, and were the only gay kid on the block, what do you think the odds would be that you'd end up a Tony ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA|China
2018
130 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Mahershala Ali Linda Cardellini Sebastian Maniscalco Dimiter D. Marinov Mike Hatton P.J. Byrne Joe Cortese Maggie Nixon Von Lewis Jon Sortland
pianist driver bodyguard bouncer musician emotional touching amusing creative moving stage club car jail bar racism unlikely friendship unlikely allies travel music
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
Comedy
USA
1979
78 Minutes
richard pryor singer comedian audience cool hilarious fiery raw stage southern california sexual taboo race abuse family dysfunction drugs social change growing up temptation underdog 1970s
Richard Pryor's classic 1979 concert film has him discussing a wide range of topics, including race, the police and his favorite target -- himself.
Gay & Lesbian, Documentary
USA
1990
78 Minutes
André Christian Freddie Pendavis Willi Ninja Pepper LaBeija Junior Labeija Shari Headley Paris Duprée Dorian Corey
drag queen gay man performer friend spirited emotional new york city apartment gay bar stage drag queens prejudice poverty homophobia race relations underdog 1990s
A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
Drama
USA
1950
138 Minutes
Bette Davis Anne Baxter Celeste Holm George Sanders Gary Merrill Hugh Marlowe Thelma Ritter Marilyn Monroe Gregory Ratoff Barbara Bates Walter Hampden
actress critic producer writer director witty crafty stage restaurant new york city dressing room household ambition theater production show business quest rivalry 1950s
A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
Documentary
USA
1978
117 Minutes
musician singer bob dylan songwriter music lover eric clapton uplifting powerful cool san francisco winterland ballroom stage backstage the band bob dylan rock 'n' roll concert retirement lifetime achievement rise
A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.
Drama
Sweden
1966
81 Minutes
Bibi Andersson Liv Ullmann Gunnar Björnstrand Margareta Krook Jorgen Lindstrom
actress nurse physician boy brooding dense disturbing intricate stage beach house fårö island, sweden mental illness acting trauma emotional abuse manipulation mystery transformation metamorphosis 1960s
A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.
Romance, Drama
UK
1948
133 Minutes
Emeric Pressburger Moira Shearer Anton Walbrook Marius Goring Robert Helpmann Leonide Massine Albert Basserman Ludmilla Tcherina Esmond Knight
dancer instructor composer emotional passionate spirited france waterfront stage ambition dance love romance forbidden love rivalry discovery rise sacrifice 1940s
A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1952
145 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Claire Bloom Sydney Chaplin Nigel Bruce Buster Keaton Norman Lloyd Andre Eglevsky Melissa Hayden
clown dancer composer theater owner amusing melodramatic sad london stage dressing room office street apartment theater ambition love aging rise sacrifice love
A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
Drama, History, Biography, Music, Gay & Lesbian
UK|USA
2018
135 Minutes
Rami Malek Lucy Boynton Gwilym Lee Ben Hardy Joseph Mazzello Aidan Gillen Tom Hollander Allen Leech Mike Myers Aaron McCusker Dermot Murphy
musician band frontman band member band manager singer gay man brash wild unrestrained sultry tense creative stage backstage hotel stadium family home mansion stardom freddie mercury
The story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).
Documentary
USA
1989
85 Minutes
violinist cellist musician rival coworker engaging fascinating amusing stage recording studio united states university music performance rehearsal rivalry relationships guarneri string quartet rivalry transformation
Relationships, rehearsals, performances, hobbies, family life of the members of the Guarneri string quartet
Documentary, Music
USA
1969
80 Minutes
rock star jefferson airplane jimi hendrix mama cass paul simon the who uplifting engaging california festival stage concert performance rock 'n' roll discovery 1960s
A film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.
Documentary
Germany
2015
96 Minutes
Florian Heinzen-Ziob
painter guru apprentice family member indian audience member creative fascinating intense mumbai, india movie theater artist's studio street office stage art painting movies struggle passion
Bollywood stars shine larger than life in the one-of-a-kind film posters hand painted by Mumbai's last screen painter, but as his workshop is threatened by demolition and his livelihood by plastic posters, he fights to pass on his craft.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
France|Italy
1973
120 Minutes
Jacqueline Bisset François Truffaut Jean-Pierre Aumont Jean-Pierre Léaud Valentina Cortesa Alexandra Stewart Jean Champion Nathalie Baye Bernard Menez Jean-François Stévenin
actor actress director crew member fiancée doctor witty playful melodramatic sad stage france backstage movie making affair fame celebrity acting quest love
A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2010
108 Minutes
Natalie Portman Mila Kunis Vincent Cassel Barbara Hershey Winona Ryder Benjamin Millepied Ksenia Solo Kristina Anapau
ballerina mother director rival young woman ballet instructor eerie shocking suspenseful thrilling intense emotional new york city studio stage dance studio ballet big city ballet competition
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".
Drama
USA
1977
144 Minutes
Gena Rowlands Ben Gazzara Joan Blondell John Cassavetes Paul Stewart Zohra Lampert John Finnegan Ray Powers
actress playwright director alcoholic spiritual leader girl chilling bleak profound theater street stage mental illness alcoholism theater breakdown performance fall wretched excess 1970s
A renowned actress teeters on the edge of a breakdown as she counts down the days toward a big Broadway opening.
Documentary, Music
USA
1959
85 Minutes
Gerry Mulligan Louis Armstrong Dinah Washington Thelonious Monk Anita O'Day Chuck Berry Mahalia Jackson Danny Barcelona Urbie Green
jazz musician mahalia jackson anita o'day louis armstrong thelonious monk audience uplifting creative playful newport, r.i. stage festival jazz concert performance live show music newport jazz festival discovery quest
The highlights of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.
Comedy
UK
1982
77 Minutes
Ian MacNaughton Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones Michael Palin Neil Innes Carol Cleveland
barber lumberjack michelangelo son pope madcap outlandish witty california hollywood bowl stage fairy tales conversation philosophy singing cross-dressing sports wretched excess underdog 1980s
The Monty Python troupe perform a combination of classic sketches and new material at the Hollywood Bowl.
Documentary
USA
1988
106 Minutes
John Lennon Yoko Ono Sean Lennon Julian Lennon
yoko ono child son musician fascinating engaging new york city england house stage john lennon career music activism success rise discovery 1980s
A biography of the rock music star.
Documentary, Music
USA
2007
93 Minutes
Anita O'Day Buddy Bregman Leonard Feather Will Friedwald Russell Garcia Johnny Mandel
jazz singer friend critic musician inspiring engaging chicago stage anita o'day drug addiction poverty performance struggle imprisonment rise underdog 1960s
A tribute to jazz diva Anita O'Day, completed just weeks before her death in November 2006.
Documentary
Germany|Turkey
2005
90 Minutes
musician singer music lover musicologist powerful inspiring istanbul street stage family home music art culture entertainment show business quest 2000s
Award-winning director Fatih Akin takes us on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. He looks at the vibrant ... See full summary »
Musical, Drama
USA
1979
123 Minutes
Roy Scheider Jessica Lange Ann Reinking Leland Palmer Cliff Gorman Ben Vereen Erzsebet Foldi Michael Tolan Max Wright William La Messena Irene Kane
director dancer dark wild creative stage hospital new york city addiction hedonism self-destruction filmmaking show business fall wretched excess 1970s
Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid career of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.
Documentary
USA
2002
108 Minutes
Benny "Papa Zita" Benjamin Eddie "Bongo" Brown James Jamerson Brian Marable
guitarist bassist pianist drummer singer endearing inspiring fascinating detroit stage music aspirations motown records rise 2000s
Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.