Soundtrack: Marvin Hamlisch

The best movies, series, and documentaries with a soundtrack by Marvin Hamlisch. Enjoy the titles that feature an unforgettable music.


The Sting

1973 · Movie · 129 min. · United States

Direction George Roy Hill

Cast Robert Redford · Paul Newman · Robert Shaw · Charles Durning

Synopsis The Sting (1973) follows two grifters, Johnny Hooker and Henry Gondorff, who team up to con a ruthless crime boss, Doyle Lonnegan, seeking revenge for the murder of a mutual friend. Set in 1930s Chicago, the duo devises an elaborate...

8.6

98K votes

8.6

98K votes

Fat City

1972 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction John Huston

Cast Stacy Keach · Jeff Bridges · Susan Tyrrell · Candy Clark

Synopsis The film tells the story of two boxers and their problems. One of them is on the decline of his career while the other one just begins to ascent in this sport.

7.3

3K votes

7.3

3K votes

Take the Money and Run

1969 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Woody Allen

Cast Woody Allen · Janet Margolin · Marcel Hillaire · Jacqueline Hyde

Synopsis Based on a series of interviews with those who knew him, the movie takes us through the life of incompetent petty criminal Virgil Starkwell, who was destined to delinquency from very early on. Following a childhood at the mercy of...

7.2

20K votes

7.2

20K votes

Sophie's Choice

1982 · Movie · 157 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Meryl Streep · Kevin Kline · Peter MacNicol · Rita Karin

Synopsis The year is 1947. Aspiring southern author Stingo (Peter MacNicol) heads to New York to seek his fortune. Moving into a dingy Brooklyn boarding house, Stingo strikes up a friendship with research chemist Nathan Landau (Kevin Kline) and Nathan's girlfriend,...

7.2

7K votes

7.2

7K votes

The Swimmer

1968 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Frank Perry

Cast Burt Lancaster · Janice Rule · Janet Landgard · Tony Bickley

Synopsis Neddy Merrill has been away for most of the Summer. He reappears at a friends pool. As they talk, someone notices that there are pools spanning the entire valley. He decided to jog from pool to pool to swim the...

7.1

4K votes

7.1

4K votes

Every Little Step

2008 · Documentary · 96 min. · United States

Direction Adam Del Deo · James D. Stern

Synopsis Follows the plight of real-life dancers as they struggle through auditions for the Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line". Also investigates the history of the show and the creative minds behind the original and current incarnations.

7.0

44 votes

7.0

44 votes

Same Time, Next Year

1978 · Movie · 117 min. · United States

Direction Robert Mulligan

Cast Ellen Burstyn · Alan Alda · Ivan Bonar · Cosmo Sardo

Synopsis A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner. Although both are married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have happened. They agree to meet on...

6.9

946 votes

6.9

946 votes

Pennies From Heaven

1981 · Movie · 107 min. · United States

Direction Herbert Ross

Cast Steve Martin · Christopher Walken · Bernadette Peters · Jessica Harper

Synopsis In Chicago during the depression, sheet music salesman, Arthur Parker, is trying to sell his products, but it's not easy to convince unwilling music store owners to buy them. Although he's already married to the somewhat drab Joan, when he...

6.9

858 votes

6.9

858 votes

The Way We Were

1973 · Movie · 118 min. · United States

Direction Sydney Pollack

Cast Robert Redford · Barbra Streisand · Bradford Dillman · Viveca Lindfors

Synopsis The Way We Were (1973) follows the passionate yet tumultuous love story between Katie, a fiercely idealistic and politically active woman, and Hubbell, a charming, carefree writer. Set against the backdrop of America from the 1930s to the 1950s, their...

6.8

6K votes

6.8

6K votes

Bananas

1971 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Woody Allen

Cast Woody Allen · Louise Lasser · Carlos Montalbán · Natividad Abascal

Synopsis Fielding Mellish, an urbanite who works as a tester of the most absurd inventions, starts dating Nancy, an activist who collects signatures against the dictatorship reigning in a country called San Marcos. Being dumped by Nancy on her realising that...

6.6

14K votes

6.6

14K votes

Behind The Candelabra (TV)

2013 · Movie · 118 min. · United States

Direction Steven Soderbergh

Cast Michael Douglas · Matt Damon · Dan Aykroyd · Debbie Reynolds

Synopsis Behind The Candelabra (TV) (2013) tells the tumultuous and glittering love story between legendary pianist Liberace and his younger lover, Scott Thorson. Set in the lavish world of 1970s and '80s Las Vegas, the film explores their whirlwind romance, fueled...

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6.5

6K votes

6.5

6K votes

A Chorus Line

1985 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Richard Attenborough

Cast Michael Douglas · Terrence Mann · Alyson Reed · Audrey Landers

Synopsis An adaptation of one of the most successful and unusual musicals of all time. A group of Broadway hopefuls auditioning for a place in the chorus line of a new show, relate the stories of their lives -- their disappointments,...

6.5

5K votes

6.5

5K votes

6.4

607 votes

Save the Tiger

1973 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction John G. Avildsen

Cast Jack Lemmon · Jack Gilford · Laurie Heineman · Norman Burton

Synopsis The film depicts a day and a half in Harry Stoner's life. Harry is down on his luck, and trapped in his own indulgences. He daydreams about his youth, trying to escape from the fact that business is rotten and...

6.4

613 votes

6.4

613 votes

A Streetcar Named Desire (TV)

1984 · Movie · 119 min. · United States

Direction John Erman

Cast Ann-Margret · Treat Williams · Beverly D'Angelo · Erica Yohn

Synopsis Blanche Dubois goes to visit her pregnant sister and husband Stanley in New Orleans. Stanley doesn't like her, and starts pushing her for information on some property he know was left to the sisters. He discovers she has mortgaged the...

6.4

119 votes

6.4

119 votes

Frankie & Johnny

1991 · Movie · 117 min. · United States

Direction Garry Marshall

Cast Al Pacino · Michelle Pfeiffer · Hector Elizondo · Kate Nelligan

Synopsis In this adaptation of Terrence McNally's play, Johnny (Al Pacino), an ex-con turned short order cook, woos Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer), a reluctant plain jane waitress. Set in a dingy Manhattan diner, the story revolves around Johnny's eager, won't-stop-at-anything attempt to...

6.3

10K votes

6.3

10K votes

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977 · Movie · 125 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Lewis Gilbert

Cast Roger Moore · Barbara Bach · Curd Jürgens · Richard Kiel

Synopsis In The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), British agent James Bond teams up with a seductive Soviet spy to stop a megalomaniacal villain from triggering global chaos. Their mission leads them to a mysterious supertanker and a plot involving stolen...

6.1

6K votes

6.1

6K votes

Ice Castles

1978 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Donald Wrye

Cast Robby Benson · Lynn-Holly Johnson · Colleen Dewhurst · Tom Skerritt

Synopsis A young girl is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love her can she prove to the world --...

5.8

214 votes

5.8

214 votes

Starting Over

1979 · Movie · 106 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Burt Reynolds · Jill Clayburgh · Candice Bergen · Charles Durning

Synopsis His life racked by divorce, Phil Potter learns what it's like to be single, self-sufficient, and lonely once again. When a blind date grows into a serious affair, the romance is temporarily halted by his hang-up for his ex-wife. Enjoyable...

5.8

289 votes

5.8

289 votes

The Mirror Has Two Faces

1996 · Movie · 126 min. · United States

Direction Barbra Streisand

Cast Barbra Streisand · Jeff Bridges · Pierce Brosnan · Lauren Bacall

Synopsis The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) follows Rose, a shy literature professor, and Gregory, a mathematics professor seeking a platonic relationship to avoid emotional complications. They marry based on intellectual compatibility, but Rose yearns for romance. As she transforms her...

5.8

6K votes

5.8

6K votes