This tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto's beautiful daughter Gilda. The opera's original title, La maledizione (The Curse), refers to the curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by a courtier whose daughter had been seduced by the Duke with Rigoletto's encouragement. The curse comes to fruition when Gilda likewise falls in love with the Duke and eventually sacrifices her life to save him from the assassins hired by her father.

Star!
1968
6.9/10

Center Stage: Turn It Up
2008
6.9/10

Purple Hearts
2022
8.0/10

Save the Last Dance
2001
6.6/10

Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
6.9/10

Battle of the Year
2013
6.8/10

Don't Move
2004
7.0/10

Carmen Jones
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6.2/10

Not Easily Broken
2009
6.3/10

Pure Country 2: The Gift
2010
6.7/10

The Sleeping Dictionary
2003
6.6/10

Footloose
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6.6/10

The Sound Barrier
1952
6.5/10

Peter Ibbetson
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7.0/10

The Secret: Dare to Dream
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7.4/10

Ruth & Boaz
2025
7.4/10

Hounddog
2008
6.5/10

I Still Believe
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7.6/10

The Star Maker
1995
7.0/10

Love Me Love Me
2026
6.1/10
Pleasantville
1998
7.268/10