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1. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller
A small-town beauty pageant turns deadly as it becomes clear that someone will go to any lengths to win.
Director: Michael Patrick Jann | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney
Votes: 40,819 | Gross: $10.56M
2. Wounds (2019)
R | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar.
Director: Babak Anvari | Stars: Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz, Karl Glusman, Christin Rankins
Votes: 21,585
3. 42nd Street (1933)
Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler
Votes: 13,039 | Gross: $2.30M
4. Easter Parade (1948)
G | 103 min | Musical, Romance
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.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, Ann Miller
Votes: 11,093 | Gross: $9.03M
5. Royal Wedding (1951)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford, Sarah Churchill
Votes: 6,109
6. Something to Sing About (1937)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Musical
A New York bandleader journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs.
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: James Cagney, Evelyn Daw, William Frawley, Mona Barrie
Votes: 1,023
7. Born to Dance (1936)
Passed | 106 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
On leave, a sailor falls in love with a young lady aspiring to become a Broadway dancer, but their relationship is jeopardized by an established Broadway star, who is also enamored by him.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce, Una Merkel
Votes: 1,935
8. Roberta (1935)
Passed | 106 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An American jazzman and his buddy woo a Russian princess and a fake countess in Paris.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott
Votes: 3,644
9. Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972)
R | 91 min | Comedy
A young business executive hates the direction his life is taking, and decides to make some changes. He becomes a struggling (but happy) tap-dancing magician. His old boss is financially ruined, but finds a way to bounce back by commercialising his career change.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Tom Smothers, John Astin, Katharine Ross, Orson Welles
Votes: 1,012 | Gross: $0.07M
10. I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A dancer is pinned for murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene of the crime. His wife follows the trail of clues to the genuine killer.
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Don Castle, Elyse Knox, Regis Toomey, Charles D. Brown
Votes: 878
11. Ship Ahoy (1942)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
Miss Winters is a dancer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to Puerto Rico. She thinks that she is working for the US Government, but fails to see why she would be involved.
Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, Bert Lahr, Virginia O'Brien
Votes: 717
12. Dancing Pirate (1936)
Approved | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
The story of a Boston dance teacher who gets shanghaied by buccaneers who might make his next steps be off the plank!
Director: Lloyd Corrigan | Stars: Charles Collins, Frank Morgan, Steffi Duna, Luis Alberni
Votes: 385
13. Broadway Rhythm (1944)
Passed | 115 min | Music, Romance
A reluctantly-retired vaudevillian clashes with his producer son, who thinks his father's entertainment is passe'--audiences need something more sophisticated. Meanwhile, the producer's father and sister secretly produce their own show.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: George Murphy, Ginny Simms, Charles Winninger, Gloria DeHaven
Votes: 341
14. Madeline & Cooper (2018)
Not Rated | 56 min | Drama
Madeline and Cooper are college students living in the same building, but met outside a party house mile away. After an awkward attempt at sex, Madeline asks Cooper to stay over leading them to become friends over next 2 days.
Director: Cooper Raiff | Stars: Madeline Hill, Cooper Raiff, Will Youmans
Votes: 37
15. Dixiana (1930)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In antebellum New Orleans, two men vie for the affections of a beautiful young girl during Mardi Gras.
Director: Luther Reed | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Everett Marshall, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey
Votes: 423
16. The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
Passed | 86 min | Drama
Joe Jonathan tries to keep his business on the level after some shady dealings but will his cronies let him?
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: George Murphy, Anne Shirley, William Gargan, Richard Barthelmess
Votes: 212
17. Hooray for Love (1935)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Musical
A young man with money falls for singer Pat Thatcher, and her con man father makes the most of it.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Bill Robinson, Maria Gambarelli
Votes: 249
18. Ghost Catchers (1944)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Two zanies get mixed up with a Southern colonel, his beautiful daughters, a nightclub and a haunted mansion.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Gloria Jean, Martha O'Driscoll
Votes: 205
19. Woman Wanted (1935)
Passed | 67 min | Crime, Drama
Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another auto. Ann escapes and ends up in the vehicle of Tony Baxter, a lawyer who has eyes for her.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Maureen O'Sullivan, Joel McCrea, Lewis Stone, Louis Calhern
Votes: 542
20. Seeing Red (1939)
Approved | 19 min | Comedy, Short
When he is fired from his job, Red puts a hex on his boss. That evening, the boss goes to a nightclub and discovers that the hex worked.
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Red Skelton, A. Robins, The Merry Macs, Harris & Shore
Votes: 147
21. Eve Knew Her Apples (1945)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Music
Radio singing star, Eve Porter, wants a vacation during her show's summer hiatus, but her manager and press have booked her for additional work. She refuses and goes to Las Vegas. When she ... See full summary »
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Ann Miller, William Wright, Robert B. Williams, Ray Walker
Votes: 229
22. King for a Day (1934)
TV-G | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
A talented tap dancer who can't get an audition uses his prowess at playing craps to gain ownership of a musical show, making himself the star.
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Bill Robinson, Ernest Whitman, Dusty Fletcher, Babe Matthews
Votes: 198
23. With Pleasure, Madame (1936)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
It is the height of the fashionable season and the world-famous singer, Anita Stella, comes to Cannes on the Riviera, where she has been engaged to perform at a Charity Ball sponsored by ... See full summary »
Directors: Victor Hanbury, John Stafford | Stars: Conrad Nagel, Marta Labarr, Lu Ann Meredith, Fred Conyngham
Votes: 12
24. Mills Blue Rhythm Band (1934)
11 min | Short, Music
Musical and dance acts perform, first at a night club, then at a "rent party."
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Sally Gooding, Fredi Washington, Hamtree Harrington
Votes: 81
25. I Love a Bandleader (1945)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
As house painters Newton H. Newton and Phil Burton remodel the Club Monterey on Broadway, owner Gibley auditions acts for his club's reopening. Theatrical agent B. Templeton Jones brings ... See full synopsis »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Phil Harris, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Leslie Brooks, Walter Catlett
Votes: 44
26. The Happy Hottentots (1930)
11 min | Comedy, Musical, Short
Two desperate singers take a job as the singing act in a movie theater between shows. They soon regret their decision.
Director: Bryan Foy | Stars: Joe Frisco, Bob Callahan, Billy Gilbert, Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Votes: 169
27. Periferie (2017 TV Movie)
150 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Martin Huba | Stars: Igor Bares, Vojtech Bartos, Andrea Cerná, Tomás Dastlík
28. Dance Black America (1983)
90 min | Documentary
Filmed for the PBS Great Performances television anthology series dedicated to the performing arts. A three-day festival celebrating black dance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in April, 1983.
Directors: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker | Stars: Gary Deloatch, Chuck Green, Geoffrey Holder, Al Perryman
29. TRAX (2022)
40 min | Documentary, Short
A Tap Dancer returns from Harlem to her home province of Alberta, Canada and discovers unknown Tap Dance ancestors which sends her on a journey exploring the borderless Black History unimaginable right underneath her feet.
Directors: Lisa La Touche, Joel Varjassy | Stars: Cheryl Foggo, Mpoe Mogale
30. Country Frogs (2022)
14 min | Short, Drama
Director: Grant Herson | Stars: J. Dixon Byrne, William English, Annmarie Taglavore, Guy Ventoliere
31. Culture Club: I'll Tumble 4 Ya (1983 Music Video)
G | 3 min | Music
Music video for "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" performed by Culture Club.
Director: Zelda Barron | Stars: Boy George, Naomi Campbell, Mikey Craig, Culture Club
Votes: 20
32. Vojtech Dyk & B-Side band: Beat ve swingu (2019 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Directors: Hana Mikolásková, Filip Novák | Stars: Vojtech Dyk, Josef Buchta, Jan Bursa, Veronika Hanusová
Votes: 17
33.
Three's Company (1976–1984)
Episode:
Navy Blues
(1983)
TV-PG | Comedy
Jack's old friend Bill comes to town. Jack worked with Bill as a cook in the Navy; Bill's a good cook, so Jack offers him a job at the Bistro, but Bill has his own devious agenda to getting a partnership in the Bistro.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Priscilla Barnes, Richard Kline
Votes: 151
34.
Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode:
A Musical Episode
(2021)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy
Bill and Toony are joined by a young Broadway star in a show dedicated to musical cartoons: Gorilla My Dreams (1948), Swooner Crooner (1944), Let's Sing with Popeye (1934), I Love to Singa (1936), Katnip Kollege (1938).
Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein
35.
What We Do in the Shadows (2019–2024)
Episode:
The Night Market
(2022)
TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
The vampires take a trip to the secret Night Market, where all the supernatural creatures gather to barter and haggle.
Director: Yana Gorskaya | Stars: Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén
Votes: 1,484
36.
America's Got Talent (2006– )
Episode:
Auditions 8
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary, Family, Game-Show
Final round of preliminary auditions for a talent competition, with another chance at the golden buzzer.
Stars: Simon Cowell, Terry Crews, Debbii Dawson, Jessica Fishenfeld
Votes: 37
37.
America's Got Talent (2006– )
Episode:
Qualifiers 4
(2022)
TV-PG | Documentary, Family, Game-Show
Another 11 acts vie for only 2 spots in the final round. Who will shine and who will flop in their second performance?
Stars: Jake Courlang, Simon Cowell, Terry Crews, Alana Cruz-Ehrlich
Votes: 34
38.
Rules of Engagement (2007–2013)
Episode:
Unpleasant Surprises
(2013)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
When Jennifer learns that the guys have nothing planned for Adam's last weekend as a bachelor, she plans a party weekend. Things don't go as planned, so Jeff, Russell and Timmy must improvise.
Director: Gail Mancuso | Stars: Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price, Oliver Hudson, Bianca Kajlich
Votes: 375
39.
The Greatest Dancer (2019–2020)
Episode:
Auditions 1
(2020)
76 min | Reality-TV
The dance talent show returns with the first auditions. Pop star and choreographer Todrick Hall joins the panel of dance captains.
Directors: Casey Antwis, Helen Banoha, Becky Harrington, Richard Lovering, Diccon Ramsay, Chris Taylor, Ben Hardy, Alex Muchamore | Stars: Jordan Banjo, Alesha Dixon, Cheryl, Todrick Hall
Votes: 11