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Best Musical Movies

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1. Singin' in the Rain

Apr 11, 1952 • Rated Approved

A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.

2. Pinocchio

Feb 23, 1940 • Rated G

A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.

3. Dumbo

Oct 31, 1941 • Rated Approved

This simple animated tale is set in a circus and spotlights a baby elephant, Dumbo, who is mocked and ridiculed because his ears are too big, only to be assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.

4. A Hard Day's Night

Aug 11, 1964 • Rated G

Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A Hard Day’s Night, in which the bandmates play cheeky comic versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever.

5. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Feb 4, 1938 • Rated G

Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.

6. Fantasia

Nov 13, 1940 • Rated Approved

A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music.

7. Beauty and the Beast

Nov 22, 1991 • Rated G

This 'tale as old as time' follows the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself imprisoned in a castle of a mysterious beast. With the assistance of the castle's enchanted staff, a delightful and tender romance develops between these two unlikely friends and Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all - that true beauty comes from within.

8. My Fair Lady

Dec 25, 1964 • Rated Approved

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

9. Meet Me in St. Louis

Jan 1, 1945 • Rated Approved

Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.

10. La La Land

Dec 9, 2016 • Rated PG-13

Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions, and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a dedicated jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail piano gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

11. David Byrne’s American Utopia

Oct 17, 2020 • Rated TV-14

David Byrne’s American Utopia brings the critically acclaimed Broadway show to HBO in a one-of-a-kind film directed by Spike Lee. Recorded during its run at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre in New York City, David Byrne is joined by an ensemble of 11 musicians, singers, and dancers from around the globe, inviting audiences into a joyous dreamworld where human connection, self-evolution, and social justice are paramount.

12. Duck Soup

Nov 17, 1933 • Rated Approved

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

13. Sita Sings the Blues

Dec 25, 2009 • Rated Not Rated

Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Set to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, Sita Sings the Blues earns its tagline as "the Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told."

14. Top Hat

Sep 6, 1935 • Rated Approved

An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.

15. The Band Wagon

Aug 7, 1953 • Rated Approved

A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition.

16. The Wizard of Oz

Aug 25, 1939 • Rated G

Adapted from L. Frank Baum’s timeless children’s tale about a Kansas girl’s journey over the rainbow, The Wizard of Oz opened at Grauman’s Chinese Theater on August 15, 1939. [Warner Bros.]

17. Swing Time

Aug 28, 1936 • Rated Approved

A performer and gambler travels to New York City to raise the $25,000 he needs to marry his fiancée, only to become entangled with a beautiful aspiring dancer.

18. Topsy-Turvy

Dec 17, 1999 • Rated R

When their latest play fails and they threaten to disband, Gilbert and Sullivan are inspired to create their masterpiece, "The Mikado."

19. Funny Girl

Sep 19, 1968 • Rated G

A re-release of Barbra Streisand's 1968 film debut in the reprisal of her Broadway role as Ziegfeld star Fanny Brice.

20. A Star Is Born

Oct 16, 1954 • Rated Approved

A film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.

21. Yankee Doodle Dandy

Jun 6, 1942 • Rated Approved

The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.

22. Show Boat

May 17, 1936 • Rated Approved

Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.

23. The Lion King

Jun 15, 1994 • Rated G

Embark on an extraordinary coming-of-age adventure as Simba, a lion cub who cannot wait to be king, searches for his destiny in the great "Circle of Life." [Disney]

24. The Little Mermaid

Nov 17, 1989 • Rated G

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land.

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