01 A famous retired singer who loses her memory in an accident must relearn her own legendary stage persona.
6 Best Nightclub Singer Movies of All Time
By Vlad Zakh · September 2, 2026
From smoky postwar supper clubs to glittering Shanghai stages, these are the best movies built around the singers who owned the spotlight after midnight. In Shanghai Triad (1995): A teenage boy from the countryside is put to work serving a glamorous gangster’s mistress and star nightclub singer in 1930s Shanghai. Equally memorable is I Walk Alone (1947): A newly released ex-bootlegger returns to collect his share of a posh nightclub from his old double-crossing partner.
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02 A neurotic man poses as the father of an eccentric lounge singer's daughter to help her marry into a conservative family.
03 A teenage boy from the countryside is put to work serving a glamorous gangster's mistress and star nightclub singer in 1930s Shanghai.
04 An egotistical saxophonist and a rising singer fall into a strained romance as their music careers take off after the war.
05 An opportunistic nightclub singer woos a wealthy widow to fund his dream of owning his own club.
06 A newly released ex-bootlegger returns to collect his share of a posh nightclub from his old double-crossing partner.
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