Soundtrack: Dick Hyman

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


The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Woody Allen

Cast Mia Farrow · Jeff Daniels · Danny Aiello · Dianne Wiest

Synopsis It’s the Depression and Cecilia works herself into the ground as a waitress in New Jersey while her husband does nothing. Her only outlet is the cinema, to which she returns time and again to escape from reality and dream...

7.6

28K votes

7.6

28K votes

Zelig

1983 · Movie · 76 min. · United States

Direction Woody Allen

Cast Woody Allen · Mia Farrow · Gale Hansen · Stephanie Farrow

Synopsis Zelig (1983) is a mockumentary directed by Woody Allen, blending fiction with historical footage. The film follows Leonard Zelig, a man with the extraordinary ability to transform his appearance and personality to blend in with those around him. Dubbed the...

7.6

17K votes

7.6

17K votes

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

1988 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States

Direction Charlotte Zwerin

Cast Thelonious Monk · John Coltrane · Harry Colomby

Synopsis A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk (1917-1982). Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.

7.4

177 votes

7.4

177 votes

Radio Days

1987 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Woody Allen

Cast Mia Farrow · Dianne Wiest · Seth Green · Julie Kavner

Synopsis Radio Days (1987) is a nostalgic comedy-drama directed by Woody Allen. Set in the 1940s, the film weaves together vignettes of a Jewish family in Rockaway Beach, New York, and their connection to the golden age of radio. Through the...

7.4

16K votes

7.4

16K votes

Mighty Aphrodite

1995 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Woody Allen

Cast Mira Sorvino · Woody Allen · F. Murray Abraham · Helena Bonham Carter

Synopsis In Mighty Aphrodite (1995), a New York sportswriter, Lenny, becomes obsessed with finding the biological mother of his adopted son, who shows remarkable intelligence. His search leads him to Linda Ash, a kind-hearted but dim-witted prostitute with a tumultuous life....

7.2

21K votes

7.2

21K votes

Bacall on Bogart (Great Performances) (TV)

1988 · Documentary · 84 min. · United States

Direction David Heeley

Cast Lauren Bacall · Humphrey Bogart · Peter Bogdanovich · Richard Brooks

Synopsis Lauren Bacall tells the story of her late husband Humphrey Bogart, presenting clips from his movies and interview clips with his peers.

7.0

24 votes

7.0

24 votes

Everyone Says I Love You

1996 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Woody Allen

Cast Woody Allen · Goldie Hawn · Natalie Portman · Alan Alda

Synopsis Everyone Says I Love You (1996) is a whimsical romantic musical comedy directed by Woody Allen. The film follows the interconnected lives of an eccentric upper-class family in New York and Venice, exploring love, relationships, and serendipity through song and...

6.9

17K votes

6.9

17K votes

Moonstruck

1987 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Norman Jewison

Cast Cher · Nicolas Cage · Olympia Dukakis · Danny Aiello

Synopsis In Moonstruck (1987), Loretta Castorini, a pragmatic Brooklyn widow, agrees to marry a safe but dull man. However, when she meets his passionate, estranged younger brother, her life takes an unexpected turn. Amidst family drama, moonlit nights, and the chaos...

6.3

7K votes

6.3

7K votes

The Lemon Sisters (TV)

1989 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Joyce Chopra

Cast Diane Keaton · Carol Kane · Kathryn Grody · Elliott Gould

Synopsis Three life-long friends work the bars in 1980's Atlantic City performing the songs of the 60's girl groups in this self-indulgent comedy.

Not rated

Not rated

Search for Tomorrow (TV Series)

1951 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Agnes Nixon · Roy Winsor · Art Wolff · Bruce Minnix

Cast Lisa Peluso · Courtney Simon · Maree Cheatham · Sherry Mathis

Synopsis TV Series (1951-1986). One of the earliest TV soaps.

Not rated

Not rated

Not rated

Alan & Naomi

1992 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Sterling Van Wagenen

Cast Lukas Haas · Vanessa Zaoui · Michael Gross · Amy Aquino

Synopsis A young Jewish boy is called on by his parents to help a young girl come out of her shell, imposed after she watched her father die at the hands of the Nazis.

Not rated

Not rated

Johnny Bull (TV)

1986 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Claudia Weill

Cast Jason Robards · Colleen Dewhurst · Peter MacNicol · Kathy Bates

Synopsis An English girl comes to America to join her American husband in a Pennsylvania coal town in the late 1950's. She faces the ire of her new mother-in-law, a former Hungarian with different ideas about the life and culture that...

Not rated

Not rated

French Quarter

1978 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Dennis Kane

Cast Virginia Mayo · Bruce Davison · Alisha Fontaine · Ann Michelle

Synopsis The strange tale is set in the notorious Storyville red-light district of New Orleans and begins in the early 1900s as it chronicles the life of a young prostitute and her co-workers. The tale is simultaneously paralleled in a modern-day...

Not rated

Not rated

The Deadliest Season (TV)

1977 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Robert Markowitz

Cast Michael Moriarty · Meryl Streep · Kevin Conway · Sully Boyar

Synopsis Gerry Miller, a professional hockey player, gives in to internal and outside pressures and adopts a more aggressive style on the ice. During one particularly violent game a player on an opposing team dies, and the authorities charge Miller with...

Not rated

Not rated

Bernice Bobs Her Hair (TV)

1976 · Movie · 45 min. · United States

Direction Joan Micklin Silver

Cast Shelley Duvall · Veronica Cartwright · Bud Cort · Lane Binkley

Synopsis Bernice, a shy young woman, leaves her safe home to go visit her flapper cousin. When her cousin tries to teach Bernice how to be much more modern, Bernice gives her much more than she bargained for.

Not rated

Not rated

The Last Tenant (TV)

1978 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Jud Taylor

Cast Tony Lo Bianco · Lee Strasberg · Christine Lahti · Julie Bovasso

Synopsis A group of family members face hard decisions about the care of their elderly father who can no longer safely live alone and needs constant care in which case the eldest son's impending marriage has been placed in jeopardy due...

Not rated

Not rated

The Henderson Monster (TV)

1980 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Waris Hussein

Cast Stephen Collins · Larry Gates · Christine Lahti · Jason Miller

Synopsis A famous scientist, while performing experiments involving DNA, accidentally creates a monster.

Not rated

Not rated