Music, Drama, Romance, History
Set in 1947, Knights of Swing is a feature film that chronicles a group of young jazz musicians whose dream is to form a “really swingin’ Big Band”. Unfortunately, things prove much more complicated when the community objects to the diversity of the band. Alliances form, and lines are drawn. What follows is soul searching, uplifting, and through music, our story illuminates forgiveness, healing and unconditional love.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
Hidden Blade
To Kill a Mockingbird
Full Metal Jacket
Downfall
Grease
Soldier of Orange
Lost Highway
The Woman of Wrath
Frank Sinatra: The Main Event
To My Assailant
To Market to Market
10 Things I Hate About You
Lust, Caution
Read It and Weep
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Edge of Seventeen
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
The Tin Drum
The Marriage of Maria Braun
SIMILAR MOVIES
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1995
This riveting music documentary traces the history of Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson, from his early days as Montreal's teenage Boogie-Woogie sensation through his meteoric rise to international celebrity with Norman Granz and the ground-breaking Jazz at the Philharmonic and beyond. In this award-winning autobiographical portrait, legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson narrates his story, from his beginnings in smoke-filled Montreal clubs to hallmark performances with jazz greats. Concert footage includes an unforgettable combo -- Nat King Cole with Jazz at the Philharmonic and the Oscar Peterson Trio Wall reunion. Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie are interviewed, among others.Hidden Blade
IMDB 6.3 | Jan , 2023
Follows the story of underground workers who risked their lives to send intelligence and defend the motherland, set after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor when the Wang Jingwei regime declared war on Britain and the U.S.To Kill a Mockingbird
IMDB 8 | Dec , 1962
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.Full Metal Jacket
IMDB 8.1 | Jun , 1987
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.Downfall
IMDB 7.9 | Sep , 2004
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.Grease
IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 1978
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?Soldier of Orange
IMDB 7 | Sep , 1977
The lives of Erik Lanshof and five of his closest friends take different paths when the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940: fight and resistance, fear and resignation, collaboration and high treason.Lost Highway
IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 1997
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.The Woman of Wrath
IMDB 5.3 | Sep , 1984
A woman, married off to an abusive butcher, is overpowered by the twin forces of patriarchy and tradition in Taiwan during circa 1920 to 1945.Frank Sinatra: The Main Event
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 1974
Charged with the electricity of a heavyweight prizefight, " The Main Event " was filmed live at Madison Square Garden, a venue usually reserved for sporting events and rock 'n' roll concerts. Sinatrra dazzies the crowd with contemporay numbers as " You are the Sunshine of My Life ", " Let Me Try Again " and delivers the knockout blow with signature tunes " My Kind of Town " and " My Way ".To My Assailant
IMDB 8 | Nov , 2020
Song Jin-Woo (Kim Dae-Gun) has worked as a non-permanent contract employee for the past 4 years at Moojin Girls' High School. He is a good teacher and dreams of a school where no one is left out. New contract teacher, Yoo Sung-Pil (Moon Yoo-Kang), comes to Moojin Girls' High School. When Song Jin-Woo was a high school student, he was bullied by Yoo Sung-Pil and other students.To Market to Market
IMDB 0 | May , 1987
A man from an upper class family is manipulated into laundering drug money by his brother.10 Things I Hate About You
IMDB 7.6 | Mar , 1999
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.Lust, Caution
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2007
During World War II, a secret agent must seduce and assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai.Read It and Weep
IMDB 5.8 | Jul , 2006
A young girl turns into an A-List celebrity over night when her private journal is accidently published and becomes a best-seller.The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 2008
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.Edge of Seventeen
IMDB 6.5 | Jun , 1999
1984, Sandusky, Ohio. A naive 17-year-old navigates heartbreak and self-expression as he explores his sexuality.The World, the Flesh and the Devil
IMDB 6.3 | May , 1959
Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of mankind seems to have been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York City only to find it deserted. Making a life for himself there, he is flabbergasted to eventually find Sarah Crandall, who also managed to survive. Together, they form a close friendship until the arrival of Benson Thacker who has managed to pilot his small boat into the city's harbor. At this point, tensions rise between the three, particularly between Thacker, who is white, and Burton, who is black.The Tin Drum
IMDB 6.9 | May , 1979
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.The Marriage of Maria Braun
IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 1979
Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.