The Joker is Wild

The Joker is Wild

The Most Electric Performance That Ever Shocked and Fascinated an Audience!

1957•2h 6m•8.1/10

DramaMusic

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.1/10(155)

A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.

Open in PickFlick

Production

AMBL Productions, Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Joe E. Lewis

Mitzi Gaynor

Mitzi Gaynor

Martha Stewart

Jeanne Crain

Jeanne Crain

Letty Page

Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert

Austin Mack

Beverly Garland

Beverly Garland

Cassie Mack

Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan

Swifty Morgan

Barry Kelley

Barry Kelley

Hugh McCarthy

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

Georgie Parker

Leonard Graves

Leonard Graves

Tim Coogan

Valerie Allen

Valerie Allen

Chorine

Hank Henry

Burlesque Comedian

Sophie Tucker

Sophie Tucker

Sophie Tucker (uncredited)

Eric Alden

Eric Alden

Doorman at the Copacabana (uncredited)

Jerry Antes

Jerry Antes

Vegas Speciality Dancer (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin

Bill Baldwin

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Waiter (uncredited)

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Heckler at the Copacabana (uncredited)

Russ Bender

Russ Bender

Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

John Benson

Hood (uncredited)

Billie Bird

Billie Bird

Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited)

Recommended

All Eyez on Me

All Eyez on Me

All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.

All Eyez on Me

2017

6.7

Beats

Beats

An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.

Beats

2019

6.6

Hounddog

Hounddog

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

Hounddog

2008

6.4

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005

6.8

Born to Be Blue

Born to Be Blue

Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.

Born to Be Blue

2015

6.5

Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.

Mo' Better Blues

1990

6.5

54

When the mastermind behind New York's infamous Studio 54 disco plucks young Shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, he not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar — and a front-row ticket to the most legendary party on the planet!

54

1998

5.9

Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records

The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.

Cadillac Records

2008

7.1

Notorious

Notorious

"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time: The Notorious B.I.G. Follow his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectations - redefining our notion of "The American Dream."

Notorious

2009

6.9

Battle of the Year

Battle of the Year

A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.

Battle of the Year

2013

6.8

The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry.

The Five Heartbeats

1991

7.3

Blaze

Blaze

Inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw country movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three periods in Blaze's life, exploring his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his last, dark night on Earth; and the impact his songs and his death had on his fans, friends, and foes.

Blaze

2018

6.3

Similar Movies

Poorna

Poorna

An Adivasi 13-year-old from Telangana becomes the youngest girl in history to climb Mount Everest.

Poorna

2017

6.5

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

7.4

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'.

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

5.7

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career together. While they're performing in Paris, an agent sees them rehearse and starts them on their brilliant career as the world's foremost ballroom dancers. However, at the height of their fame, World War I begins.

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

7.0

Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl

Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl

From Nashville newcomer to international icon, singer Shania Twain transcends genres across borders amid triumphs and setbacks in this documentary.

Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl

2022

7.0

Otevřený kruh

The television production captures the last decade of the life of the now world-renowned painter Karel Purkyně (1834 - 1868) and his struggle for the possibility of creative expression. After studying in Paris, he returns to Prague. He is not recognized, has no success and actually lives on the support of his father, the famous physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkyně. The only understanding he finds is in his admirer Maria, whom he marries. But he loses her too due to his emotional involvement with another woman. He dies too young and leaves behind a work whose artistic value will only be appreciated much later, at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Otevřený kruh

1973

2.0

Glenn Fredly: The Movie

Glenn Fredly: The Movie

Starting from the determination and great desire to create a music concert to embrace peace in Ambon City, Glenn ultimately gave up all his income to hold the concert.

Glenn Fredly: The Movie

2024

6.8

At the Crossroads of Great Storms

At the Crossroads of Great Storms

In 1848 during the tumultuous era of European revolutions shaking the continent out of its feudal-based empire-based system the Wallachian politician Nicolae Balcescu is trying to reach the same revolutionary goals at home.

At the Crossroads of Great Storms

1980

7.0

Katherine of Alexandria

Katherine of Alexandria

The life of Katherine of Alexandria. Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend. Once alerted to his friend's whereabouts, he prepares for an all out war between the East and the West. Contains the last film role of Peter O'Toole, who died before the film was released.

Katherine of Alexandria

2014

2.7

Che

Che

A cinematic exploration of the indomitable spirit of Che Guevara, capturing his remarkable journey as a fighter and a symbol of revolution.

Che

2023

What's for Dinner, Mom?

What's for Dinner, Mom?

Two sisters Tae and Yo come back to their old house which is soon to be torn down. Clearing up the family mementos, Tae finds a red box full of recipes and letters written by their mother who died 20 years ago. In these recipes and letters, she finds out how her mother had struggled in her life due to relocation from Japan to Taiwan, the death of her Taiwanese husband, and a battle with cancer. Tae travels to Taiwan to trace her mother's past, reminiscing about the dishes she made for the family.

What's for Dinner, Mom?

2017

6.9

Grey Gardens

Grey Gardens

Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, "Grey Gardens." As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality.

Grey Gardens

2009

6.8

PickFlick Assistant

Hi! I'm your PickFlick Assistant. Ask me about movies, TV shows, OTT sources, or anything about PickFlick.

Powered by CopilotKit