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.

Don Giovanni
1979
6.8/10

Pure Country 2: The Gift
2010
6.7/10

Star!
1968
6.9/10

Center Stage: Turn It Up
2008
6.9/10

Save the Last Dance
2001
6.5/10

Deception
1946
6.7/10

The Star Maker
1995
7.1/10

Battle of the Year
2013
6.8/10

Groove
2000
6.1/10

Don't Move
2004
7.0/10

The Fugitive Kind
1960
6.9/10

Fire with Fire
1986
6.2/10

The Sleeping Dictionary
2003
6.5/10

Ruth & Boaz
2025
7.5/10

Footloose
2011
6.6/10

The Program
1993
6.5/10

Salome
1953
5.9/10

Who's That Knocking at My Door
1968
6.1/10

Northanger Abbey
2007
6.8/10

The Sound Barrier
1952
6.5/10
Ivan's Childhood
1962
7.827/10