Paris Blues
During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls and must decide between music and love.
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1954★ 6.1
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2008★ 7.1
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1988★ 6.9
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Hounddog
2008★ 6.5
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1995★ 6.4
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1976★ 6.0
Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther's star begins to rise, while John's continues to fall. She tries desperately to get John to sober up and focus on his music, but it may be too late to save him.
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2017★ 6.1
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The Edge of Love
2008★ 6.2
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2020★ 6.2
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2013★ 6.8
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