Best movies like Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
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Plot Summary:
The award-winning show is re-imagined as a live concert event, featuring an all-star cast of recording artists, set during the last week of Jesus' life as he deals with betrayal, love and jealousy, and told from the perspective of Judas.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, captivating
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Stiffelio (2012)
Plot Summary:
Part of Tutto Verdi series - Stiffelio (2012) Parma. 'Stiffelio' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, from an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. The origin of this was the novel “Le pasteur d’hommes”, by Émile Souvestre, which was published in 1838. This was adapted into the French play 'Le pasteur, ou L'évangile et le foyer' by Émile Souvestre and Eugène Bourgeois. That was in turn translated into Italian by Gaetano Vestri as 'Stifellius'; this formed the basis of Piave's libretto.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: Germany, Italy
Duration: 118 min
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Acropole (1996)
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Akropol is a musical by Pantelis Voulgaris about the set of a theatre in Athens and the people trying to make their way in the show business. The movie claimed the Music Award in the Valencia Festival, and also the Directing Award in the Cairo Festival.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Musical, Drama
Country: Italy, Germany, Bulgaria, Greece
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags:
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Notre Dame de Paris - Live Arena di Verona (2002)
Plot Summary:
A musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel "Notre Dame de Paris" which follows the gypsy dancer Esmeralda and the three men who vie for her love: the kind hunchback Quadimodo, the twisted priest Frollo, and the unfaithful soldier Phoebus.
IMDB Rating: 9.0
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Musical, Music, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags:
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The Passover Plot (1976)
Plot Summary:
Dramatization of the controversial best-seller that posits an alternate version of the birth of Christianity. In this version, Jesus planned for His crucifixion by taking a drug that would simulate death. After His unconscious body was placed in the tomb, a religious sect known as the Zealots would secretly steal Christ's body from the tomb, then spread the rumor that He had risen, thus fulfilling Biblical prophecy.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Drama
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: christian film, independent film
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The Portrait (2017)
Plot Summary:
A musical tale about two impoverished sisters' anguish over whether or not to sell the final masterpiece of their recluse father days before the second world war, in Manila.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, captivating, surprise ending, neo noir
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Tosca (2001)
Plot Summary:
Benoit Jacquot's acclaimed 2002 film of Puccini's opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role, with Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi and the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, under Antonio Pappano.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 448
Genere: Musical, Drama
Country: Italy, France, UK, Germany
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: emotional, serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, sexy, sexual
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Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (2008)
Plot Summary:
Based on Puccini's opera La bohème, Rent tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create in New York City in the 1990s. This is a live recording of Rent's final performance after more than 12 years and 5000 shows.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, emotional, realistic
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Hairspray Live! (2016)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Annie Live! (2021)
Plot Summary:
A young orphan opens the heart of billionaire Sir Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags:
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Color of the Cross (2006)
Plot Summary:
A retelling of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, based on the idea that he was a black man whose death was a racially motivated hate crime.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: biblical
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Lost in the Stars (1974)
Plot Summary:
Musical from the American Film Theatre series, based on the play Cry The Beloved Country.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic
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Carmen in 3D (2011)
Plot Summary:
Passion, jealousy and betrayal take center stage at Londons Royal Opera House in a spectacular production of the worlds most popular opera. Bizets Carmen is packed with some of the best-loved and memorable music in all of opera. In this characteristically vivid and vibrant stage production by Francesca Zambello, beautifully filmed in 3D by Julian Napier, Seville is brought to life with ranks of soldiers, crowds of peasants, gypsies and bullfighters as well as a magnificent horse, a donkey and even some chickens! This spectacular RealD and Royal Opera House production features a supremely talented cast, gripping drama and Bizets energetic and passionate score. It is truly a musical event to remember!.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, stylized
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Company (2011)
Plot Summary:
Following five couples and their friend Robert (Neil Patrick Harris), the perpetual bachelor, Company explores the true meaning of being in a relationship through a series of vignettes. Winner of the 1971 Tony Award for Best Musical, Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, Rent) will led an all-star cast in a sold out event at the New York Philharmonic with this rendition of Stephen Sondheim's Company.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: stylized, semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic
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Diana (2021)
Plot Summary:
A princess is thrust onto the world stage. The tabloid media is captivated by her beauty and vulnerability. The globe's most celebrated monarchy is disrupted. This is the story of the most princess woman of the modern age as she struggles to endure a spotlight brighter than any the world had ever known.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
Plot Summary:
Based on Verdi's (Bizet's not Verdi's) classic opera and its all African American musical counterpart Carmen Jones, Carmen a Hiphopera is a modern retelling of the story of the tragic gypsy Carmen. The setting has been taken from the hots streets of Barcelona and is now in scorching urban Philadelphia. This time Carmen Brown is an aspiring actress who in her own words 'leaves the whole town speechless.' Her sultry looks and carefree confidence attract the attention of everyone from crooked cop Luietenant Miller to famous rapper Blaze. However Carmen has eyes on the one man she can't have- Seargeant Derrick Hill who is engaged. Yet nothing stops Carmen Brown getting what she wants- except perhaps a trip to LA and an ominous tarot cards prophecy.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: captivating, serious, realistic, stylized, black cinema
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Blue Valley Songbird (1999)
Plot Summary:
Country singer Leana Taylor (Dolly Parton) struggles to escape from her controlling manager/boyfriend Hank (John Terry) as well as her troubled past. After turning to her guitarist (Billy Dean), Leanna finally faces her past, including her estranged mother and the death of her father. Through flashbacks, Leana deals with her past as she attempts to move her life forward and begin a recording career.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, entertaining
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Story of Judas (2015)
Plot Summary:
A man ascends a barren summit. It is Judas, come to collect Jesus and carry him down the mountain on his back, joking and panting as he does so. After bathing in the river and taking part in a henna ceremony, Jesus leaves for Jerusalem. Judas is concerned for his friend’s safety, since the Roman occupiers look upon the prophet as an insurgent.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, captivating, biblical, realistic
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Road to Emmaus (2010)
Plot Summary:
It is a story that's captivated the imagination of many generations. Mourning the death of Jesus, two first-century travelers were joined by a mysterious stranger. Over the next few hours, the stranger revealed mysteries hidden in the ancient Scriptures. Soon, the purpose of Jesus' life became clear... and the travelers' sadness turned to great joy. Now you can learn what they learned. Discover the key to life on the Road to Emmaus.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: christian film, biblical, serious, captivating, realistic
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The Penitent Thief (2020)
Plot Summary:
The story of the two unnamed men who were crucified alongside Jesus and how they came to be beside him on the cross that fateful day. Dismas and his brother Jotham, along with Gestas, another young man who will share their fate, suffer tragedy and injustice at the hands of a band of thieves and a ruthless Roman centurion. Theirs is a story of survival against the odds, but they cannot outrun their destiny.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 231
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: biblical, christian film, epic, bleak, serious, mumblecore, factual, independent film
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Billy Elliot: The Musical Live (2014)
Plot Summary:
A talented young dancer has to learn to fight for his dream despite social and parental disapproval.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, inspirational, uplifting, humorous, inter cultural
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Go for It! (2011)
Plot Summary:
Carmen is a good student with a bad attitude who lives for dancing in the underground clubs of Chicago. She yearns to be 'somebody' but is afraid to believe in herself. Her immigrant Mexican, working-class parents want her to stay in school and get an education, so she attends junior college while working at a grocery store. Carmen's professor catches her performing one day in the neighborhood and challenges her to audition to a formal dance school in California. She gets into a fight with her chaotic family and runs away to her best friend Gina's place only to find out Gina's been getting beat up by her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Carmen's boyfriend, Jared wants her to commit and move in with him. Pulled apart in every direction, her dream of dancing fades. Can Carmen overcome her fears and take the biggest chance of her life, or will she succumb to her self-doubt?.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, uplifting, serious, captivating, emotional, teen, independent film
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Battlefield America (2012)
Plot Summary:
A young businessman hires an instructor to turn a group of misfit kids into a team on the underground dance competition circuit.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: realistic, inspirational, psychological, captivating, exciting, serious
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Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999)
Plot Summary:
Mary, Mother of Jesus is a 1999 made-for-television Biblical film that retells the story of Jesus through the eyes of Mary, his mother.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: biblical, sincere, uplifting, thought provoking, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, contemplative
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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Plot Summary:
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt. As he is put to death on the cross, Jesus is tempted by visions of an ordinary life married to Mary Magdalene.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 164 min
Plot tags: controversial, psychological, biblical, epic, melancholic, talky, atmospheric, serious, spiritual, sincere
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Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (2012)
Plot Summary:
The film portrays Saint Peter reflecting on his time with Jesus and his fellow Apostles during his final imprisonment in Rome. In particular, Peter attempts to convert one of his jailers, Martinian, by relating the life, teachings, and sacrifice of Jesus.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: uplifting, serious, captivating, biblical, epic, realistic, christian film
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Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Plot Summary:
Oscar-nominated film adaptation of the rock opera of the same name, based on the last weeks before the crucifixion of Jesus. The film was directed by Norman Jewison. Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson were nominated for two 1974 Golden Globe Award for their portrayals of Jesus and Judas, respectively.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: stylized, talky, intense, cult classic, surreal, controversial, emotional, christian film, biblical, lyrical
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Jesus Christ Superstar: Live Arena Tour (2012)
Plot Summary:
Celebrating 40 years since it first opened in London’s West End, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production of Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Laurence Connor, promises to be the rock event of 2012. The star-studded line-up includes award-winning musical comedian Tim Minchin for the role of Judas Iscariot. Three million album selling pop icon and former Spice Girl Melanie C will take the only female lead as Mary Magdalene. Former BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Chris Moyles will make his major stage debut as King Herod and Winner of the ITV primetime show Superstar Ben Forster in the title role of Jesus in the 21st century Rock Musical re-invention of Jesus Christ Superstar.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, semi serious, realistic, controversial
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King of Kings (1961)
Plot Summary:
Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 168 min
Plot tags: biblical, epic, suspenseful, christian film, serious, sincere, period piece, retro, fairy tale, technicolor
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The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Plot Summary:
"The Passion of the Christ" is a film about the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus. Director Mel Gibson received much criticism from critics and audiences for his explicit depiction of and focus on violence and on christs suffering, especially on the part of the jewish community. The films languages are Arabic, Latin and Hebrew and its actors are laymen which was controversially received as well.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 246000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: biblical, christian film, controversial, brutal, rough, emotional, factual, spiritual, visually stunning, disturbing
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Evita (1996)
Plot Summary:
The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-movie Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president and dictator Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: intense, lyrical, emotional, sentimental, serious, captivating, realistic, period piece, stylized, erotic