Movies and TvShows featuring "accordion-player" theme.
This movie explores the life of Weird Al Yankovic, from his rise to fame with hit songs like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his tumultuous love life and unconventional lifestyle. It follows his journey from childhood, where he discovers his love for music, to his struggles to break into the music industry and his eventual success as a comedic musician. Along the way, he encounters various eccentric characters and faces personal and professional challenges. Through it all, Weird Al remains true to his unique style and vision.
In 'Whatever It Takes,' a group of high school students will stop at nothing to win over the objects of their affection. With plenty of comedy, drama, and romance, this movie explores the lengths people are willing to go to for love.
Amarcord is a dark comedy set in a small town in Italy during the 1930s. It follows a group of friends as they navigate through surreal and humorous situations, including encounters with an older woman, a blind man, and a priest. The film also touches on themes of Italian fascism and the coming-of-age of its teenage protagonist. With its ensemble cast and semi-autobiographical elements, Amarcord offers a unique blend of humor, satire, and social commentary.
When a ruthless gang threatens a peaceful railroad camp, a sharpshooter, an undercover accountant, and an orphan boy must band together to save the day.
After feeling neglected by her husband and family, Rosalba decides to leave her home in Pescara and hitchhike to Venice. Along the way, she befriends an eccentric plumber, finds work as a florist, and discovers a new sense of freedom and happiness.
Lili is a heartwarming story about a teenage girl named Lili who is taken in by a small traveling circus after the death of her father. She forms a bond with the performers and falls in love with a magician, but must confront her own inner demons as she navigates through the challenges of circus life.
Daughters Courageous is a melodramatic romance that follows the lives of four sisters in Carmel, California. The film explores themes of lost love, holding grudges, and the complexities of family relationships. It takes place over a 20-year time span and showcases the struggles and triumphs of the sisters as they navigate through life and love.
When the mother of a "tribe" of five children leaves for good, their inept father is not sure how to keep the family clothed and fed, and without the help of his neighbor Simone, he would be nowhere. She is attracted to him but eventually gives up on the relationship. Meanwhile, the father grabs his brood and they take off for Paris in search of the wife. But Simone accidentally ends up on the same train...
A biographical film about Finnish singer J. Alfred Tanner and his path through a failed career as a construction master to become a highly successful couplet singer - the "king of couplets".
Fill the Void is a drama and romance movie released in 2012. It tells the story of a young woman in an Orthodox Jewish community who is faced with the responsibility of filling the void left by her sister's sudden death. As she navigates her own desires and the expectations of her family and community, she must make difficult choices about her future. The movie explores themes of love, duty, and the challenges of tradition.
Rosa la Rose is the most beautiful prostitute of Les Halles. Every client wants her and she accepts everything. Her pimp is a sympathetic and generous man and there is not much to tell about Rosa’s life. Until one day she meets Julien, a young guy, and falls in love with him. But will it be worthy to leave her life for a madness love?
In this comedy, the town gossip fills her time running the lives of others. Naturally, she is also a matchmaker.
John Dawson loses control of his factory when he is crippled in an accident caused by a rival. Destitute, he travels the country organizing the homeless to help him regain control of his steel mill.
Based on a true story of a Polish musician who survived the concentration camp only because he could play on the accordion the title melody.
Two military pilots are close friends, and share in a lot of hazardous missions while engaging in a series of good-natured romantic rivalries. But when one of the pilots loses a girl he really cared for, he cannot forgive his friend. Soon afterwards, they must work together on their most dangerous mission yet.
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a comedic biographical movie that follows the life of Al Yankovic, a renowned accordion player and stand-up comedian. The film showcases his journey in the music industry, from his early days of creating parody comedy to his success as a pop music artist. It also explores his unique style of humor and the impact of his internet videos. Throughout the movie, Al's relationship with his father serves as a central theme, highlighting the importance of family in his life.
After spending his whole life working as a miner in a small German town, Schultze is forced into retirement. With nothing to do, he starts playing his accordion and discovers zydeco music. Intrigued by the sound, Schultze becomes obsessed with this newfound passion and decides to travel to Louisiana, the birthplace of zydeco, in search of adventure and fulfillment. Along the way, he encounters various eccentric characters and experiences the joys and challenges of being a stranger in a strange land.
Daddy-O is a 1958 crime movie about a probation officer who loves music. Things take a turn when he attends a rock-n-roll concert and gets entangled in a murder case. As the plot unfolds, he encounters drug dealers, damsels in distress, and faces danger when he is held at gunpoint.
An operative from the Wells Fargo company goes undercover to trap a crooked sheriff and his equally nefarious hirelings in this standard B-Western from A.W. Hackel's low-budget Supreme Pictures Corp.