Highest-Rated Movies about 'Backstage'

All About Eve (1950), Rush: Time Stand Still (2016), Stage Door (1937), Every Little Step (2008), Comedian (2002), The Boy Friend (1971), Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937), Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Backstage movies.

#16. On Your Toes (1939)

Storyline: Junior Donal, an ex-vaudevillian now teaching music at Knickerbocker University in New York, enlists to help of patroness Peggy Portefield to persuade Sergei Alexandrovich, the director of the Russian Ballet, to stage a friend's jazzy "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" ballet. Junior becomes involved with the company's prima ballerina, Vera Barnova, and even takes over the male lead in "Slaughter". This so enrages Vera's lover and regular dancing partner that he hires two thugs to kill Junior while he is performing on stage.—Alessandro Martini <alemartini@geocities.com>

Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, romance, dance, broadway, theater, 1930s ...

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#17. Roadie (1980)

Storyline: Down home Texas boy Travis W. Redfish falls hard for Lola Bouilliabase, a glitter-spangled groupie determined to lose her virginity to Alice Cooper. Hoping to woo her, Travis signs with a travelling rock band and soon finds himself celebrated as the greatest roadie of all time. Between concerts, Travis uses his wits to make sure that the show goes on, no matter where, no matter what. This does not take long for Travis to realize that, compared to the great rock circus, there's no place like home. However, Lola's date with destiny (and Cooper) to become the greatest groupie of all time looms. Can true love survive rock 'n' roll?—MGM/UA Home Video

Plot Keywords: music, rock, band, concert, 1980s, usa, comedy ...

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#18. Illuminata (1998)

Storyline: Tuccio (John Turturro) is having problems staging his latest play, "Illuminata." In fact, the production is a melodrama in its own right. The lead actress, Rachel (Katherine Borowitz), is his lover. His cast members are ready to mutiny. And a preview of the piece didn't exactly thrill renowned theater critic Umberto Bevalaqua (Christopher Walken). So it's no wonder Tuccio finds himself susceptible to the seductions of Celimene (Susan Sarandon), a professed admirer.

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, drama, backstage, art, performance, satire ...

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