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Meet the Feebles
1989 · Music
Great Balls of Fire!
1989 · Biography
Paganini Horror
1989 · Music
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989 · Comedy
Beaches
1988 · Drama
Three Seats for the 26th
1988 · Drama
Black Roses
1988 · Horror
Heartbreak Hotel
1988 · Comedy
Bird
1988 · Biography
Running on Empty
1988 · Drama
The Cat Came Back
1988 · Animation
The Music Teacher
1988 · Music
Rudraveena
1988 · Romance
Hairspray
1988 · Comedy
Satisfaction
1988 · Comedy
The In Crowd
1988 · Drama
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
1988 · Animation
A Garfield Christmas
1987 · Music
It Couldn’t Happen Here
1987 · Adventure
Assa
1987 · Drama
Discopříběh
1987 · Comedy
Miami Connection
1987 · Action
Candy Mountain
1987 · Music
Who's That Girl
1987 · Comedy
Shrutilayalu
1987 · Drama
La Bamba
1987 · Biography
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
1987 · Drama
Rock Odyssey
1987 · Music
Rock ’n’ Roll Nightmare
1987 · Horror
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines
1987 · Romance
Dance Dance
1987 · Music
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987 · Comedy
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · Family
Mônica e a Sereia do Rio
1987 · Family
Light of Day
1987 · Drama
Dutch Treat
1987 · Action
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986 · Music
The Christmas Toy
1986 · Family
Body Slam
1986 · Music
Sid and Nancy
1986 · Biography
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Music films focus on the lives of musicians, the creation of music, or the impact of music in general. They often explore the power of music to inspire and transform, whether through documentaries or dramatizations of musical journeys.
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