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So You Like Musicals?

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  • Across the Universe (2007)

    1. Across the Universe

    20072h 13mPG-1356Metascore
    7.3 (116K)
    The music of The Beatles, New York in the 1960s, and the American youth's actions to protest the Vietnam War, form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.
    DirectorJulie TaymorStarsEvan Rachel WoodJim SturgessJoe Anderson
  • The American Mall (2008)

    2. The American Mall

    20081h 40mTV-PGTV Movie
    4.6 (1.4K)
    A musical romantic comedy set at a mall and focused on the relationship between two young musicians and their respective personal and professional struggles.
    DirectorShawn KuStarsNina DobrevRob MayesAutumn Reeser
  • Bernadette Peters, Tom Aldredge, Joanna Gleason, Robert Westenberg, and Chip Zien in Into the Woods (1991)

    3. American Playhouse

    Episode: 

    Into the Woods

    (1991)
    1980–19942h 31mUnratedTV Episode
    8.6 (3.2K)
    In this Tony Award-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim, several fairy tale characters learn the hard way that the 'Happily Ever After' they sought isn't necessarily so happy after all.
    DirectorJames LapineStarsBernadette PetersJoanna GleasonChip Zien
  • Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris (1951)

    4. An American in Paris

    19511h 54mApproved83Metascore
    7.1 (38K)
    Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.
    DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsGene KellyLeslie CaronOscar Levant
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, and José Iturbi in Anchors Aweigh (1945)

    5. Anchors Aweigh

    19452h 20mApproved60Metascore
    7.0 (9.8K)
    A pair of sailors on leave try to help a movie extra become a singing star.
    DirectorsGeorge SidneyJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsFrank SinatraKathryn GraysonGene Kelly
  • Whitney Houston and Brandy Norwood in Cinderella (1997)

    6. Cinderella

    19971h 28mGTV Movie
    6.8 (10K)
    Although mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a fairy godmother.
    DirectorRobert IscoveStarsBrandy NorwoodBernadette PetersVeanne Cox
  • Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine in Guys and Dolls (1955)

    7. Guys and Dolls

    19552h 30mApproved77Metascore
    7.1 (20K)
    In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
    DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsMarlon BrandoJean SimmonsFrank Sinatra
  • Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes, Allison Janney, James Marsden, Elijah Kelley, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, and Nikki Blonsky in Hairspray (2007)

    8. Hairspray

    20071h 57mPG81Metascore
    6.7 (143K)
    Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
    DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsJohn TravoltaQueen LatifahNikki Blonsky
  • Meryl Streep in Into the Woods (2014)

    9. Into the Woods

    20142h 5mPG69Metascore
    5.9 (152K)
    A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.
    DirectorRob MarshallStarsAnna KendrickMeryl StreepChris Pine
  • Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)

    10. Les Misérables

    20122h 38mPG-1363Metascore
    7.5 (356K)
    In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who, for decades, has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
    DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne Hathaway
  • Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, Matthew Lillard, Natascha McElhone, Alessandro Nivola, Carmen Ejogo, and Adrian Lester in Love's Labour's Lost (2000)

    11. Love's Labour's Lost

    20001h 33mPG35Metascore
    5.9 (5K)
    An update of the classic Shakespeare story, director Kenneth Branagh shot the film like a classic 1930s musical. It tells the story of four best friends who swear off love.
    DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsAlessandro NivolaAlicia SilverstoneNatascha McElhone
  • Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)

    12. Mary Poppins

    19642h 19mG88Metascore
    7.8 (194K)
    In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
    DirectorRobert StevensonStarsJulie AndrewsDick Van DykeDavid Tomlinson
  • Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)

    13. Moulin Rouge!

    20012h 7mPG-1366Metascore
    7.6 (308K)
    A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.
    DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsNicole KidmanEwan McGregorJohn Leguizamo
  • Christian Bale, Marty Belafsky, Max Casella, Aaron Lohr, Dominic Maldonado, David Moscow, and Trey Parker in Newsies (1992)

    14. Newsies

    19922h 1mPG46Metascore
    6.9 (24K)
    A musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business.
    DirectorKenny OrtegaStarsChristian BaleBill PullmanRobert Duvall
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, and Vera-Ellen in On the Town (1949)

    15. On the Town

    19491h 38mApproved71Metascore
    7.3 (19K)
    Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
    DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyFrank SinatraBetty Garrett
  • Carol Burnett, Tracey Ullman, Zooey Deschanel, Denis O'Hare, and Matthew Morrison in Once Upon a Mattress (2005)

    16. Once Upon a Mattress

    20051h 30mPGTV Movie
    6.2 (1.6K)
    Disney live action TV movie musical, based on the fairytale The Princess and the Pea.
    DirectorsKathleen MarshallKathleen MarshallStarsCarol BurnettTracey UllmanDenis O'Hare
  • Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler in The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

    17. The Phantom of the Opera

    20042h 23mPG-1340Metascore
    7.2 (135K)
    A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.
    DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsGerard ButlerEmmy RossumPatrick Wilson
  • Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knapp, and Ester Dean in Pitch Perfect (2012)

    18. Pitch Perfect

    20121h 52mPG-1366Metascore
    7.1 (343K)
    Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.
    DirectorJason MooreStarsAnna KendrickBrittany SnowRebel Wilson
  • Rent (2005)

    19. Rent

    20052h 15mPG-1353Metascore
    6.8 (57K)
    In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
    DirectorChris ColumbusStarsTaye DiggsWilson Jermaine HerediaRosario Dawson
  • Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

    20. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    19751h 40mR65Metascore
    7.4 (176K)
    A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
    DirectorJim SharmanStarsTim CurrySusan SarandonBarry Bostwick
  • Jane Powell and Howard Keel in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

    21. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    19541h 42mApproved75Metascore
    7.3 (29K)
    When a backwoodsman in 1850s Oregon brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
    DirectorStanley DonenStarsJane PowellHoward KeelJeff Richards
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    22. Singin' in the Rain

    19521h 43mG99Metascore
    8.3 (274K)
    A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
    DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie Reynolds
  • Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

    23. Thoroughly Modern Millie

    19672h 18mG
    6.9 (7.4K)
    In New York City during the Roaring Twenties, would-be flapper Millie Dillmount's self-appointed mission to marry her boss is complicated by white slavers and true love.
    DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsJulie AndrewsJames FoxMary Tyler Moore
  • "West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961

    24. West Side Story

    19612h 33mApproved86Metascore
    7.6 (125K)
    Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
    DirectorsJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard Beymer
  • Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen in White Christmas (1954)

    25. White Christmas

    19542hApproved56Metascore
    7.5 (55K)
    A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsBing CrosbyDanny KayeRosemary Clooney

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