But what makes a musical movie one of thebestof all time?
Below, a shortlist of the best musical movies to watch (or revisit) now.
Wicked(2024), dir.
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West Side Story(2021), dir.
A Star Is Born(2018), dir.
more than earned their place on this list.
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Mamma Mia!
(2008), dir.
Shot between London and the Greek island of Skopelos, the film features an all-star cast (Meryl Streep!
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Hairspray(2007), dir.
Once(2007), dir.
Real life musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova played the two leads.
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Across the Universe(2007), dir.
Dreamgirls(2006), dir.
Chicago(2002), dir.
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Moulin Rouge!
(2001), dir.
(The sight of her suspended on a swing in a bedazzled corset is nothing short of mesmerizing.)
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Cinderella(1997), dir.
Bernadette Peters!Whitney Houstonwho also produced!
), adding up to a (beautifully sung) fever dream.
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Yentl(1983), dir.
Her wrongly maligned version ofA Star Is Born!
), but her directorial debut is undoubtedly the jewel in her crown.
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It shouldnt workbut itso does.
Annie(1982), dir.
John Huston
Aileen Quinn, you will always be famous.
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Grease(1978), dir.
Hes got a bad boy reputation to uphold at Rydell High, and shes far too wholesome.
Cabaret(1972), dir.
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(1968), dir.
The Sound of Music(1965), dir.
Directed by Robert Wise, the film would win the Academy Award for best picture in 1966.
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My Fair Lady(1964), dir.
The hilarious comedy-musical is responsible for a few memorable one-liners (Dover, move your bloomin arse!
TheUmbrellas of Cherbourg(1964), dir.
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West Side Story(1961), dir.
Robert Wise
From its unforgettable prologue (the colorblocked Saul Bass graphics!
that utterly irresistible Leonard Bernstein score!)
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to its lacerating finale,West Side Storyset a high watermark for musicals in the early 1960s.
Singin in the Rain(1952), dir.
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