Soundtrack: John Altman

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


Beautiful Thing

1996 · Movie · 89 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Hettie Macdonald

Cast Glen Berry · Linda Henry · Scott Neal · Tameka Empson

Synopsis This absolute winner, based on a stage play by Jonathan Harvey and adapted by him, is a kind of enchanted, urban slice-of-life tale about a gay teen, Jamie (Glen Berry), who is in love with the boy next door, Ste...

7.2

2K votes

7.2

2K votes

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978 · Movie · 76 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Eric Idle · Gary Weis

Cast Eric Idle · Ricky Fataar · Neil Innes · Michael Palin

Synopsis Rutland Weekend Television takes a look at the Pre-fab Four: Dirk, Barry, Stig and Nasty; better known as the Rutles. This documentary follows their career from their early days in Liverpool and Hamburg's infamous Rat-Keller, to their amazing worldwide success....

6.7

575 votes

6.7

575 votes

Little Voice

1998 · Movie · 97 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mark Herman

Cast Brenda Blethyn · Michael Caine · Ewan McGregor · Jim Broadbent

Synopsis A magical musical comedy which centers on the reticent and reclusive, Laura Hoff, who lives with her mother in a small English seaside town. Her father has died, leaving her no-one to listen to classic songs with, and a mother...

6.4

1K votes

6.4

1K votes

Funny Bones

1995 · Movie · 128 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Chelsom

Cast Oliver Platt · Jerry Lewis · Lee Evans · Richard Griffiths

Synopsis Struggling comedian Tommy Fawkes (Platt) bombs in Vegas big-time while his Mr. Showbiz father George (Lewis) easily overshadows him at every turn. So Tommy decides to head back to his childhood home in Blackpool, England and figure out his life....

6.2

244 votes

6.2

244 votes

Direction Benjamin Ross

Cast Liev Schreiber · James Cromwell · Melanie Griffith · Brenda Blethyn

Synopsis Orson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane, despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst.

Max

6.2

3K votes

6.2

3K votes

Vendetta (TV)

1999 · Movie · 117 min. · United States

Direction Nicholas Meyer

Cast Christopher Walken · Luke Askew · Clancy Brown · Alessandro Colla

Synopsis Based on a true tale of power, corruption and murder, Christopher Walken stars in the story of the largest lynching in American history...

Max

5.9

111 votes

5.9

111 votes

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (TV)

2003 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Robert Allan Ackerman

Cast Helen Mirren · Olivier Martínez · Anne Bancroft · Rodrigo Santoro

Synopsis A failing star is faced with a life-style change when her rich husband suddenly dies while they are en route to Italy. She then sets off in a series of flings with gigolos found for her by an aging contessa....

5.6

41 votes

5.6

41 votes

The Matchmaker

1997 · Movie · 100 min. · Ireland

Direction Mark Joffe

Cast Janeane Garofalo · David O'Hara · Denis Leary · Jay O. Sanders

Synopsis Marcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes, McGlory's chief of staff Nick sends Marcy to Ireland to trace McGlory's relatives or ancestors. Marcy arrives at the village...

5.5

365 votes

5.5

365 votes

Camilla

1994 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Deepa Mehta

Cast Bridget Fonda · Jessica Tandy · Elias Koteas · Maury Chaykin

Synopsis Camilla follows the adventures of a young woman on vacation in Georgia who’s thrown together with an eccentric elderly woman for a trip neither will ever forget.

5.3

170 votes

5.3

170 votes

Boss of Bosses (TV)

2001 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction Dwight H. Little

Cast Chazz Palminteri · Angela Alvarado · Jay O. Sanders · Clancy Brown

Synopsis This film follows the life of Paul Castellano, a mobster who rose in the ranks of New York City's Gambino crime family with the help of his considerable intelligence until he was picked to become the reigning don of the...

5.3

125 votes

5.3

125 votes

5.1

1K votes

Shall We Dance?

2004 · Movie · 106 min. · United States

Direction Peter Chelsom

Cast Richard Gere · Jennifer Lopez · Susan Sarandon · Stanley Tucci

Synopsis Shall We Dance? (2004) follows John Clark, a middle-aged lawyer feeling unfulfilled in his routine life. One evening, he notices a beautiful woman, Paulina, gazing wistfully from a dance studio window. Intrigued, he impulsively signs up for ballroom dance lessons,...

4.8

12K votes

4.8

12K votes

On Thin Ice (TV)

2003 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction David Attwood

Cast Diane Keaton · Lynda Boyd · Fulvio Cecere · Lothaire Bluteau

Synopsis Based on a true story. Patsy McCartle is a widow with two sons tring to gather all the money she has to pay for her car, bills, and her son's medication, all of which she can barely afford. Patsy then...

4.7

65 votes

4.7

65 votes

The Lost Empire (TV)

2001 · Movie · 163 min. · United States

Direction Peter MacDonald

Cast Thomas Gibson · Bai Ling · Russell Wong · Ric Young

Synopsis Story about an American China scholar (Thomas Gibson) whose knowledge of Asian mythology becomes astoundingly useful when he is magically transported into other dimensions by terra cotta warriors who come to life. The American scholar soon finds himself face to...

4.6

867 votes

4.6

867 votes

Hope Springs

2003 · Movie · 92 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mark Herman

Cast Colin Firth · Heather Graham · Minnie Driver · Oliver Platt

Synopsis Colin Firth stars as lovelorn British artist Colin Ware. After being left by his fiancée Vera (Minnie Driver), Colin takes to sulking about in a small Vermont hotel run by Joanie Fisher (Mary Steenburgen). When Joanie becomes aware of Colin's...

4.4

739 votes

4.4

739 votes

Legionnaire

1998 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Peter MacDonald

Cast Jean-Claude Van Damme · Steven Berkoff · Ana Sofrenovic · Tom Delmar

Synopsis Van Damme is a playboy living in Paris in the 1920's. He falls in love with the mistress of a mob boss, and when the boss finds out, joins the French Foreign Legion to hide out. Years later, after honing...

4.0

6K votes

4.0

6K votes

Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle (TV)

2005 · Movie · 85 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Susanna White

Cast Daniel Bliss · Timothy Spall · Natalie Press · Ben Miles

Synopsis A teacher comes to terms with his past during a school trip to Salisbury Cathedral.

Not rated

Not rated

The Garden of Redemption (TV)

1997 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Thomas Michael Donnelly

Cast Anthony LaPaglia · Embeth Davidtz · Marta Amaro · João Arouca

Synopsis A priest struggles with his religious beliefs as he sees his countrymen murdered in Nazi occupied Italy and as he becomes attracted to a woman operating in the resistance.

Not rated

Not rated