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Jul 3, 2020 · Stream on Amazon Prime Video. From "Wicked" to "Rent," these are the best musicals of all time. You can now stream one of them, "Hamilton," on Disney+.
- Christopher Rosa
A personal ranking of the best musical films by a user on IMDb, with brief reviews and ratings. Includes classics like The Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins, Singin' in the Rain, and more.
3 days ago · A list of the best-reviewed musicals from Wizard of Oz to La La Land, with ratings, reviews, and summaries. Find classics, moderns, MGMs, Astaire & Rogers, and more in this countdown of showstoppers.
- 30 'Mary Poppins'
- 29 'Fiddler on The Roof'
- 28 'The Lion King'
- 27 'My Fair Lady'
- 26 'Meet Me in St. Louis'
- 25 'A Star Is Born'
- 24 'Chicago'
- 23 'A Hard Day's Night'
- 22 'Hedwig and The Angry Inch'
- 21 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'
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Director: Robert Stevenson
As perhaps one of the most popular family-friendly musicals of all time (and one of the best movies of 1964), Mary Poppinsis one title that's likely familiar to many. It's a Disney classic in many ways, telling the unusual yet interesting story of a magical nanny caring for two children, with the trio going on all sorts of strange adventures, learning about the world around them. Get past the weirdly dark scenes and some annoying accents and there's a great deal to appreciate in Mary Poppins....
Director: Norman Jewison
A mammoth-length musical film that runs for approximately three hours, Fiddler on the Roof could well be considered a true epic, and quite a good one at that. It's a film adaptation of the beloved stage musical of the same name, and centers on a family dealing with love, loss, and the struggles of getting by in Czarist Russia during the early years of the 20th century. It's the rare time when what's put on screen does justice to what was already widely celebrated on stage, and as such, it's a...
Directors: Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
Released in 1994, which was one of cinema's best-ever years, The Lion King is a phenomenal animated movie that manages to be a comedy, family film, drama, and musical all at once. It tells the story of a young lion prince who's banished by his evil uncle, Scar, and returns to his homeland as a young adult, looking to right the wrongs Scar's done during that time. The Lion King has so much going on at the same time, yet still feels coherent and equally satisfying to watch as both a kid and an...
Director: George Cukor
1964 was a big year for big, ambitious musicals, as not only did it see the release of the aforementioned Mary Poppins, but so too was 1964 the year that My Fair Ladycame out. It was also a monumentally successful movie, winning a total of eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It runs for almost three hours, and its narrative is centered around the unlikely romance that develops between an upper-class man who takes a working-class girl and attempts to transform her into a member of hi...
Director: Vincente Minnelli
A breezy movie that nonetheless has some subtly dark aspects to it, Meet Me in St. Louis is one of the most well-known musicals of the 1940s. It begins shortly before the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and follows several daughters who all learn about life and love, singing their hearts out all the while. It's a very colorful movie, and is well-presented overall thanks to the direction of Vincente Minnelli, who was one of the most acclaimed musical directors of his time. It certainly feels like...
Director: George Cukor
Modern-day viewers might be most familiar with the 2018 version that stars Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, but the 1954 version of A Star Is Born remains the best. That being said, it's not the original. Aside from the two aforementioned versions, A Star Is Born's storyhas also been told in 1937 and 1976 versions. The tragic romantic story about a young female singer experiencing a rise to power while her older partner endures a fall from grace seems to be a generation-crossing one that audienc...
Director: Rob Marshall
Not only is Chicago a great musical, but it's also a surprisingly great darkly comedic crime movie, too. It's a satirical look at the similarities between infamy and fame, following two women who find themselves on death row in the titular city during the 1920s and will stop at nothing to avoid execution. To some extent, traditional musicals went out of fashion in the 1980s and 1990s, with unabashedly bold and music-heavy films like Chicago ultimately helping the genre become trendy once more...
Director: Richard Lester
Of all the movies featuring the members of The Beatles during their short-lived but tremendously influential time together as a band, A Hard Day's Nightstands as their best. Narratively, it's exceedingly simple: it simply follows the band members around a comedically heightened version of England in the 1960s as they get into trouble and try to avoid crowds of obsessive fans. A Hard Day's Night succeeds thanks to its uniquely offbeat sense of humor, the natural chemistry of the band back when...
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Hedwig and the Angry Inchis an explosive musical that blends comedy and drama, and focuses on a gender-queer punk/rock singer named Hedwig. She's a fictional character, but the film unfolds sort of like a biographical rock musical, with the story covering her turbulent life story that begins in East Berlin around the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It's an iconic LGBTQ movie, and though it failed to find an audience upon release in 2001, despite strong review (perhaps it was too out-ther...
Director: Tim Burton
There aren't too many musicals that combine crime and horror elements with a story that's told entirely through music, which makes Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetstand out from the crowd. The title character is a serial killer who murders his customers and gives the bodies to his partner-in-crime, Mrs. Lovett, who bakes their body parts into pies. Sweeney Todd is incredibly morbid, but might prove to have a very dark sense of humor for those who like their comedy pitch-black. T...
A list of the greatest musical movies ever made, from classics like Singin' in the Rain and The Sound of Music to modern hits like La La Land and The Greatest Showman. Find out which musicals made the cut and why, with brief summaries and links to watch online.
- Jeremy Urquhart
- 2 min
Apr 4, 2021 · 130+ Musicals That You Can Stream Now! Check out which musicals are streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, BroadwayHD, Disney Plus, and more!
A list of the most successful and popular musicals from a directing/writing standpoint, ranked by awards, popularity, and true greatness. The list includes classics like West Side Story, The Wizard of Oz, and My Fair Lady, as well as recent hits like Chicago and Les Misérables.
Oct 13, 2023 · A list of the best musical movies from animated classics like Lion King to modern hits like La La Land, with brief summaries and ratings. Find out the history, legacies, and achievements of these musicals that have transcended generations and genres.
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