THEME EXPLORATION

musical comeback

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Melody Time
1948 · Hamilton Luske & Jack Kinney & Wilfred Jackson

New York, New York

New York, New York
1977 · Martin Scorsese

A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson

The Boy Friend
1971 · Ken Russell

Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker

Beast
2026 · Tyler Atkins

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron

Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience

Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
2026 · Paul Dugdale

Aria
1987 · Bruce Beresford & Robert Altman

Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford

Gertrud
1964 · Carl Theodor Dreyer

Legend of the Cat Monster

Legend of the Cat Monster
1983 · Nobuhiko Obayashi

Medea
1969 · Pier Paolo Pasolini

Nightshade Flower

Nightshade Flower
1951 · Kon Ichikawa

The Saddest Music in the World

The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin

Ustad Alauddin Khan

Ustad Alauddin Khan
1963 · Ritwik Ghatak

Ingrid Caven: Music and Voice

Ingrid Caven: Music and Voice
2012 · Bertrand Bonello

El Gran Gato
2003 · Ventura Pons

Le Mélomane
1903 · Georges Méliès

Medea
1988 · Lars von Trier

Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti

Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti
2001 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Once Is Never
1955 · Konrad Wolf

The Exile
1947 · Max Ophuls

The Legend of 1900

The Legend of 1900
1998 · Giuseppe Tornatore

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Damien Chazelle United States

His films like La La Land and Whiplash center on passionate artists pursuing their artistic dreams and comebacks through music and performance.

Tom Hooper United Kingdom

Les Misérables and The King's Speech feature transformative musical and vocal performances that represent personal and professional redemption.

Chuck Russell United States

In the Heights and Crazy Rich Asians celebrate vibrant musical expression and cultural comeback narratives through dynamic song and dance sequences.