6 Best Nightclub Singer Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · September 2, 2026

Drama nostalgicintense

From smoky postwar supper clubs to glittering Shanghai stages, these are the best movies built around the singers who owned the spotlight after midnight.

Quién te cantará (2018) 01

Quién te cantará (2018)

IMDb ★ 6.4

A famous retired singer who loses her memory in an accident must relearn her own legendary stage persona.

In the Family (2017) 02

In the Family (2017)

IMDb ★ 6.2

A neurotic man poses as the father of an eccentric lounge singer's daughter to help her marry into a conservative family.

Shanghai Triad (1995) 03

Shanghai Triad (1995)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A teenage boy from the countryside is put to work serving a glamorous gangster's mistress and star nightclub singer in 1930s Shanghai.

New York, New York (1977) 04

New York, New York (1977)

IMDb ★ 6.5

An egotistical saxophonist and a rising singer fall into a strained romance as their music careers take off after the war.

Pal Joey (1957) 05

Pal Joey (1957)

IMDb ★ 6.3

An opportunistic nightclub singer woos a wealthy widow to fund his dream of owning his own club.

I Walk Alone (1947) 06

I Walk Alone (1947)

IMDb ★ 6.6

A newly released ex-bootlegger returns to collect his share of a posh nightclub from his old double-crossing partner.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.