Top Rated Music Movies on Vudu - Page 32

Back to the Beach

1987

Back to the Beach

1987
5.9
Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver, Tony Dow, Pee-Wee Herman, Jerry Mathers and other familiar faces. Frankie and Annette grow up and have kids in the midwest. They return to LA to visit their daughter who is shacked up with her boyfriend and tries to hide the fact. They begin to have marriage problems when Frankie runs into Connie, who has erected a shrine to him in her night club. Their punk son has joined up with the local surf toughs, and things all come to a head when the toughs challenge the good guys to a surfing duel
Cinderella

1965

Cinderella

1965
6.5
After the success of the live 1957 Cinderella on CBS (with Julie Andrews), the network decided to produce another television version. The new script hewed closer to the traditional tale, although nearly all of the original songs were retained and performed in their original settings. Added to the Rodgers and Hammerstein score was "Loneliness of Evening", which had been composed for South Pacific but not used.
Bootmen

2000

Bootmen

2000
6.3
Sean Odkin loves to dance—much to his fathers distain. When the woman he loves cannot return his love, he goes in search of the only thing that can make him whole again—dancing.
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

1993

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

1993
7
A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
The Hottest State

2007

The Hottest State

2007
5.4
A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.
Vicious Lips

1987

Vicious Lips

1987
4.9
Sometime in the distant future, a fledgling band gets an opportunity for a breakthrough, if they can make it in time to a faraway planet to perform in a very popular club.
Road to Utopia

1946

Road to Utopia

1946
6.7
While on a ship to Skagway, Alaska, Duke and Chester find a map to a secret gold mine, which had been 'stolen' by thugs. In Alaska to recover her father's map, Sal Van Hoyden falls in with Ace Larson, who secretly wants to steal the gold mine for himself. Duke, Chester, the thugs, Ace and his henchman chase each other all over the countryside—for the map.
Aria

1987

Aria

1987
5.3
Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound, and is an interpretation of the particular aria.
Deception

1946

Deception

1946
6.5
After marrying her long lost love, a pianist finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.
Groove

2000

Groove

2000
6.2
An inside look into one night in the San Francisco underground rave scene.
a-ha: The Movie

2021

a-ha: The Movie

2021
6.8
When "Take On Me" reached nr 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985, the dream came true. Or did it? The band was not prepared for what the success could bring, including tension between the three band members.
All Stars

2013

All Stars

2013
5.6
Two kids look to throw an ambitious dance show in order to save their struggling youth center.
Too Late Blues

1961

Too Late Blues

1961
6.4
Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him to cross paths with a singer, while his masculinity is thrown into question following a violent brawl.
Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew

1973

Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew

1973
6.7
In modern-day New York City, John the Baptist calls out to a group of young men and women to learn from the teachings of Jesus. Through song and dance, they relive Christ's crucifixion.
Sarafina!

1992

Sarafina!

1992
6.1
The plot centers on students involved in the Soweto Riots, in opposition to the implementation of Afrikaans as the language of instruction in schools. The stage version presents a school uprising similar to the Soweto uprising on June 16, 1976. A narrator introduces several characters among them the school girl activist Sarafina. Things get out of control when a policeman shoots several pupils in a classroom. Nevertheless, the musical ends with a cheerful farewell show of pupils leaving school, which takes most of act two. In the movie version Sarafina feels shame at her mother's (played by Miriam Makeba in the film) acceptance of her role as domestic servant in a white household in apartheid South Africa, and inspires her peers to rise up in protest, especially after her inspirational teacher, Mary Masombuka (played by Whoopi Goldberg in the film version) is imprisoned.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1972

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1972
6.2
An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One day, plucky young Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole and discovers a world of bizarre characters.
Babes in Arms

1939

Babes in Arms

1939
6.4
Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wants to make a comeback and replace Patsy both professionally and as Mickey's girl.
Road to Singapore

1940

Road to Singapore

1940
6.5
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.
Echo in the Canyon

2019

Echo in the Canyon

2019
6.7
A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic music groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.
It's Christmas, Eve

2018

It's Christmas, Eve

2018
6.2
Interim school superintendent Eve Morgan finds herself in a tough spot when she is assigned to shut down a school's failing music program and must come to terms with her musical past.