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Nativity!
Nativity! is a 2009 British Christmas comedy directed by Debbie Isitt, starring Martin Freeman, largely improvised without a script, a UK box office hit that spawned sequels and stage adaptations.
Newsies
Newsies is a 1992 Walt Disney Pictures live-action musical directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Christian Bale as Jack Kelly, based on the 1899 New York newsboys' strike; a box-office flop that became a 2012 Broadway hit musical.
No One Knows About Persian Cats (کسی از گربههای ایرانی خبر نداره)
No One Knows About Persian Cats (کسی از گربههای ایرانی خبر نداره) is Bahman Ghobadi's 2009 Iranian docudrama about Tehran's illegal underground music scene, shot without a permit in 17-18 days, banned in Iran, and winner of the Cannes Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the Coen brothers' 2000 Odyssey-inspired comedy set in 1937 Mississippi, starring George Clooney, whose T Bone Burnett-produced roots soundtrack sold 8 million copies and won the Grammy Album of the Year.
Once (film)
Once (2007) is an Irish independent musical film written and directed by John Carney, starring Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová as unnamed buskers in Dublin; it won the 2008 Oscar for Best Original Song with 'Falling Slowly' and spawned a Tony-winning Broadway musical.
Orfeu
Orfeu is Carlos Diegues's 1999 Brazilian film, a remake of Black Orpheus, adapting Vinicius de Moraes's play Orfeu da Conceição; Toni Garrido stars as a favela samba composer, with music by Caetano Veloso, and it was Brazil's 2000 Oscar submission.
Paris 36
Paris 36 (Faubourg 36) is a 2008 French musical drama by Christophe Barratier, his follow-up to Les Choristes, about three unemployed workers reopening the Chansonia music hall in 1936 Paris during the Popular Front era.
Perhaps Love (如果·爱) (2005 film)
Perhaps Love (如果·爱) is Peter Chan's 2005 Hong Kong musical romance, 108 minutes, starring Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhou Xun, Jacky Cheung, and Ji Jin-hee in a film-within-a-film love triangle; Venice closing film, Hong Kong's 78th Academy Awards entry, 80 million RMB budget.
Pünktchen und Anton
Pünktchen und Anton is Erich Kästner's 1931 Berlin children's novel about a rich girl and a poor boy; adapted as films in 1953 (Thomas Engel) and 1999 (Caroline Link, Munich setting, Niki Reiser score).
Pure Country
Pure Country (1992) is a Warner Bros. drama directed by Christopher Cain, starring country singer George Strait in his film debut as superstar Dusty Chandler, who leaves his glitzy arena tour for his Texas roots; its soundtrack hit No. 1 and sold over 6 million copies.
Raise Your Voice
Raise Your Voice is a 2004 New Line Cinema teen drama directed by Sean McNamara, starring Hilary Duff as Terri Fletcher, who secretly attends a Los Angeles music conservatory after her brother's death; critics panned it (16% RT) but audiences rated it 71%.
Same Old Song
Same Old Song (On connaît la chanson), Alain Resnais' 1997 French musical comedy written by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, in which Parisian characters lip-synch 36 pre-recorded French pop songs; Dennis Potter homage, biggest French hit of Resnais' career, seven Césars.
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit is a 1993 Touchstone musical comedy sequel directed by Bill Duke, starring Whoopi Goldberg as Sister Mary Clarence teaching a San Francisco school choir, with Lauryn Hill; released December 10, 1993.
Sopyonje
Sopyonje (서편제, Seopyeonje), 1993 South Korean musical drama by Im Kwon-taek, adapted from Yi Cheong-jun's novel about a pansori family; first Korean film to top one million Seoul admissions and trigger a national pansori revival.
Soul Men
Soul Men is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Malcolm D. Lee, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac as estranged former soul singers.
Spice World (film)
Spice World is a 1997 British musical comedy film starring the Spice Girls as themselves, directed by Bob Spiers, ahead of their Royal Albert Hall concert.
Swing Girls (スウィングガールズ)
Swing Girls (スウィングガールズ) is a 2004 Japanese teen comedy by Shinobu Yaguchi, starring Juri Ueno, about high school girls who form a big band after food poisoning fells the brass band; 8th at the 2004 Japanese box office, seven Japan Academy Prize wins.
Tango (1998 film)
Tango (Tango, no me dejes nunca) is Carlos Saura's 1998 Argentine-Spanish musical drama about a Buenos Aires director making a tango film; Cannes Technical Grand Prize winner and Oscar-nominated, starring Miguel Ángel Solá and Mía Maestro.
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny is a 2006 American comedy rock opera film starring Jack Black and Kyle Gass, directed by Liam Lynch.
The Chorus (2004 film)
The Chorus (French: Les Choristes) is a 2004 French drama, Christophe Barratier's first feature, about a music teacher who founds a choir at a reform school.
The Fighting Temptations
The Fighting Temptations is a 2003 American musical comedy directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as an ad executive leading a Georgia church choir, with Beyoncé Knowles.
The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats is a 1991 musical drama directed by and starring Robert Townsend, co-written with Keenen Ivory Wayans, about a fictional 1960s Black R&B vocal group; a Fox-funded box-office disappointment later embraced as a cult classic.
The Hole (1998 film)
The Hole (洞, Dong) is Tsai Ming-liang's 1998 Taiwanese-French musical drama about two neighbors in a quarantined Taipei building at the end of 1999, connected by a hole in the floor, with Grace Chang songs; it won the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes 1998.
The Nutcracker (1993 film)
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, also called The Nutcracker (1993), is Emile Ardolino's film of the New York City Ballet's Balanchine staging, starring Macaulay Culkin and Darci Kistler, released November 24, 1993.
The Wayward Cloud (天边一朵云)
The Wayward Cloud (天邊一朵雲) is Tsai Ming-liang's 2005 Taiwan-France erotic musical drama, sequel to What Time Is It There?, set in a water-shortage city; it won the 2005 Berlinale Silver Bear and sparked censorship controversy in Taiwan.
Topsy-Turvy
Topsy-Turvy (1999) is Mike Leigh's British musical drama about Gilbert and Sullivan creating The Mikado, starring Jim Broadbent and Allan Corduner; it won Oscars for costume design and makeup.
Velvet Goldmine
Velvet Goldmine, Todd Haynes's 1998 glam-rock drama, stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Brian Slade, a Bowie-inspired star who fakes his onstage death; Christian Bale, Ewan McGregor, and Toni Collette co-star. It competed at Cannes 1998, won Best Artistic Contribution, and flopped commercially.