Top 25 Musicals
This is a list of the best musicals ever put on film. The list was compiled by aggregating multiple best-of lists (see resources at bottom of page) along with films’ overall status in Dave’s Movie Database.
1. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
2. West Side Story (1961)
3. The Sound of Music (1965)
4. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
5. Grease (1978)
6. Cabaret (1972)
7. Chicago (2002)
8. Mary Poppins (1964)
9. My Fair Lady (1964)
10. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
11. La La Land (2016)
12. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
13. A Star Is Born (1954)
14. An American in Paris (1951)
15. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) (1964)
16. Top Hat (1935)
17. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
18. Guys and Dolls (1955)
19. Dreamgirls (2006)
20. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
21. All That Jazz (1979)
22. Funny Girl (1968)
23. The Band Wagon (1953)
24. 42nd Street (1933)
25. On the Town (1949)
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Originally posted 9/2/2019; last updated 5/25/2023. | 
Because of the score alone, South Pacific MUST be on this list. The movie with its tricky filters was a bit of an experiment at the time. But it was based on the beloved Broadway play that went on and on for years. The movie version successfully features the two love stories, and barely hidden racism against the background of a deadly war in exotic Oceania. A few light interludes give much needed comic relief. But the story is designed to wrench the heart. Mission Accomplished.
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