The Best Movie Musicals Of All-Time
“What are the best Musicals Movies?” We looked at 222 of the top Musicals films, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 46 films, all appearing on 5 or more “Best Musicals” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 150+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
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Top 46 Best Musicals Movies Ever Made
46 .) Aladdin (1992) directed by Ron Clements
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB 2
- On Stage Blog
- Ranker
- The Ringer
- Yoakumisd
Princess Jasmine grows tired of being forced to remain in the palace, so she sneaks out into the marketplace, in disguise, where she meets street-urchin Aladdin. The couple falls in love, although Jasmine may only marry a prince. After being thrown in jail, Aladdin becomes embroiled in a plot to find a mysterious lamp, with which the evil Jafar hopes to rule the land.
45 .) Brigadoon (1954) directed by Vincente Minnelli
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Yoakumisd
- Yoakumisd
Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village – Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty. The citizens go to bed at night and when they wake up, it’s 100 years later. Tommy falls in love with a beautiful young woman, Fiona, and is torn between staying or going back to his hectic life in New York.
44 .) Jailhouse Rock (1957) directed by Richard Thorpe
Lists It Appears On:
- Ambient Mixer
- BFI
- IMDB 2
- NY Times
- Yoakumisd
After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.
43 .) Show Boat (1951) directed by George Sidney
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- IMDB 2
- Time Out
- Vulture
- Yoakumisd
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.
42 .) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) directed by Tim Burton
Lists It Appears On:
- Next Best Picture
- Points Prizes
- Ranker
- Screen Crush
- Yoakumisd
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
41 .) The Phantom of the Opera (2004) directed by Joel Schumacher
Lists It Appears On:
- Buzzfeed
- IMDB 2
- Ranker
- Teen Vogue
- Yoakumisd
Deformed since birth, a bitter man known only as the Phantom lives in the sewers underneath the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with the obscure chorus singer Christine, and privately tutors her while terrorizing the rest of the opera house and demanding Christine be given lead roles. Things get worse when Christine meets back up with her childhood acquaintance Raoul and the two fall in love
40 .) The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) directed by Jacques Demy
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- Independent
- The Guardian
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother’s chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy’s return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.
39 .) The Wiz (1978) directed by Sidney Lumet
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Teen Vogue
- The Ringer
- Yoakumisd
A Thanksgiving dinner brings a host of family together in a Harlem apartment, where a 24-year-old schoolteacher named Dorothy Gale (Diana Ross) lives with her Aunt Em (Theresa Merritt) and Uncle Henry (Stanley Greene). Extremely introverted, she has, as Aunt Em teases her, “never been south of 125th Street”, and refuses to move out and on with her life.
38 .) Victor Victoria (1982) directed by Blake Edwards
Lists It Appears On:
- Buzzfeed
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Yoakumisd
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
37 .) 42nd Street (1933) directed by Lloyd Bacon
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- RD
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.
36 .) Gigi (1958) directed by Vincente Minnelli
Lists It Appears On:
- Den Of Geek
- EW
- EW
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Yoakumisd
A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who’s gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can’t buy.
35 .) La La Land (2016) directed by Damien Chazelle
Lists It Appears On:
- Independent
- Next Best Picture
- Points Prizes
- Screen Crush
- Teen Vogue
- The Ringer
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party 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.
34 .) Les Misérables (2012) directed by Tom Hooper
Lists It Appears On:
- Buzzfeed
- Next Best Picture
- Points Prizes
- Ranker
- RD
- Teen Vogue
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.
33 .) Little Shop of Horrors (1986) directed by Frank Oz
Lists It Appears On:
- Buzzfeed
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- The Ringer
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik’s, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day as Seymour is seeking a new mysterious plant, he finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper.
32 .) Mamma Mia! (2008) directed by Phyllida Lloyd
Lists It Appears On:
- Buzzfeed
- IMDB 2
- Ranker
- Teen Vogue
- The Ringer
- Yoakumisd
An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on a Greek island is about to marry off the spirited young daughter she’s raised alone. But, the daughter has secretly invited three of her mother’s ex-lovers in the hopes of finding her biological father.
31 .) White Christmas (1954) directed by Michael Curtiz
Lists It Appears On:
- Den Of Geek
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Teen Vogue
- Vulture
- Yoakumisd
Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.
30 .) All That Jazz (1979) directed by Bob Fosse
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- The Ringer
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him – his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
29 .) Beauty and the Beast (1991) directed by Gary Trousdale
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- IMDB 2
- NY Times
- On Stage Blog
- Ranker
- The Ringer
- Yoakumisd
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who’s been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle’s enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all – that true beauty comes from within.
28 .) Guys and Dolls (1955) directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Live About
- Vulture
- Yoakumisd
Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky Masterson that Sky cannot get virtuous Sarah Brown out on a date. Despite some resistance, Sky negotiates a date with her in exchange for bringing people into her mission. Meanwhile, Nathan’s longtime fiancée, Adelaide, wants him to go legit and marry her.
27 .) On the Town (1949) directed by Stanley Donen
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- EW
- EW
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
Three sailors – Gabey, Chip and Ozzie – let loose on a 24-hour pass in New York and the Big Apple will never be the same! Gabey falls head over heels for “Miss Turnstiles of the Month” (he thinks she’s a high society deb when she’s really a ’cooch dancer at Coney Island); innocent Chip gets highjacked (literally) by a lady cab driver; and Ozzie becomes the object of interest of a gorgeous anthropologist who thinks he’s the perfect example of a “prehistoric man”. Wonderful music and terrific shots of New York at its best. ×
26 .) The King and I (1956) directed by Walter Lang
Lists It Appears On:
- BFI
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Live About
- Ranker
- Yoakumisd
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
25 .) The Lion King (1994) directed by Roger Allers
Lists It Appears On:
- Ambient Mixer
- IMDB 2
- Independent
- On Stage Blog
- Ranker
- The Ringer
- Yoakumisd
A young lion cub named Simba can’t wait to be king. But his uncle craves the title for himself and will stop at nothing to get it.
24 .) Top Hat (1935) directed by Mark Sandrich
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Den Of Geek
- IMDB
- Independent
- Live About
- Vulture
- Yoakumisd
Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace’s hotel, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.
23 .) An American in Paris (1951) directed by Vincente Minnelli
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- BFI
- Den Of Geek
- IMDB
- Independent
- Time Out
- Vulture
- Yoakumisd
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who’s a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.
22 .) Oliver! (1968) directed by Carol Reed
Lists It Appears On:
- Buzzfeed
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- RD
- The Guardian
- Yoakumisd
- Yoakumisd
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
21 .) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) directed by Stanley Donen
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Buzzfeed
- Den Of Geek
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Ranker
- Vulture
- Yoakumisd
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.
20 .) The Band Wagon (1953) directed by Vincente Minnelli
Lists It Appears On:
- Den Of Geek
- EW
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- NY Times
- Time Out
- Vulture
- Yoakumisd
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star’s comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
19 .) The Music Man (1962) directed by Morton DaCosta
Lists It Appears On:
- EW
- EW
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
A con man comes to an Iowa town with a scam using a boy’s marching band program, but things don’t go according to plan.
18 .) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) directed by Jim Sharman
Lists It Appears On:
- Buzzfeed
- IMDB 2
- Independent
- Points Prizes
- Ranker
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
- Yoakumisd
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named ‘Rocky’.
17 .) Dreamgirls (2006) directed by Bill Condon
Lists It Appears On:
- Ambient Mixer
- IMDB 2
- Next Best Picture
- RD
- Screen Crush
- Teen Vogue
- The Ringer
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
Three young women dream of becoming pop stars—and get their wish when they’re chosen to be backup singers for the legendary James ‘Thunder’ Early.
16 .) Fiddler on the Roof (1971) directed by Norman Jewison
Lists It Appears On:
- Buzzfeed
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Points Prizes
- Ranker
- Teen Vogue
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
This lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol), a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the-century Czarist Russia. Nominated for eight Academy Awards.
15 .) Funny Girl (1968) directed by William Wyler
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Buzzfeed
- EW
- EW
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
The story of the life of comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, including her marriage to and eventual divorce from her first husband, Nick Arnstein.
14 .) Hairspray (2007) directed by Adam Shankman
Lists It Appears On:
- Buzzfeed
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Points Prizes
- Ranker
- Screen Crush
- Teen Vogue
- The Ringer
- Yoakumisd
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore’s most popular dance show – The Corny Collins Show – and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
13 .) A Star Is Born (1954) directed by George Cukor
Lists It Appears On:
- BFI
- EW
- EW
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Live About
- The Ringer
- Time Out
- Vulture
A movie star helps a young singer/actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
12 .) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) directed by Howard Hawks
Lists It Appears On:
- BFI
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Independent
- NY Times
- RD
- Teen Vogue
- Time Out
- Vulture
- Yoakumisd
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus’ rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.
11 .) My Fair Lady (1964) directed by George Cukor
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Buzzfeed
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Independent
- List Challenges
- Ranker
- Teen Vogue
- The Guardian
- Yoakumisd
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
10 .) Grease (1978) directed by Randal Kleiser
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Ambient Mixer
- IMDB 2
- Independent
- Points Prizes
- Ranker
- RD
- Teen Vogue
- The Guardian
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they’re now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?
9 .) Mary Poppins (1964) directed by Robert Stevenson
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Den Of Geek
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Independent
- List Challenges
- NY Times
- Ranker
- Teen Vogue
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
A magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
8 .) Moulin Rouge! (2001) directed by Baz Luhrmann
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Buzzfeed
- IMDB 2
- Independent
- Next Best Picture
- Points Prizes
- Ranker
- Screen Crush
- Teen Vogue
- The Ringer
- Yoakumisd
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club’s most notorious and beautiful star.
7 .) Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) directed by Vincente Minnelli
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Buzzfeed
- Den Of Geek
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Live About
- NY Times
- Ranker
- The Guardian
- Time Out
- Vulture
- Yoakumisd
In the year before the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York.
6 .) The Sound of Music (1965) directed by Robert Wise
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Ambient Mixer
- Buzzfeed
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Independent
- List Challenges
- NY Times
- Points Prizes
- Ranker
- RD
- Teen Vogue
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
A tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey becomes a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
5 .) The Wizard of Oz (1939) directed by Victor Fleming
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Ambient Mixer
- Buzzfeed
- Den Of Geek
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Independent
- List Challenges
- NY Times
- Points Prizes
- Ranker
- Teen Vogue
- Time Out
- Vulture
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
4 .) Chicago (2002) directed by Rob Marshall
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Ambient Mixer
- Buzzfeed
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Independent
- List Challenges
- Next Best Picture
- Points Prizes
- Ranker
- RD
- Screen Crush
- Teen Vogue
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.
3 .) West Side Story (1961) directed by Jerome Robbins
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Ambient Mixer
- Buzzfeed
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Independent
- List Challenges
- Live About
- NY Times
- Points Prizes
- Ranker
- RD
- Teen Vogue
- The Guardian
- Time Out
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to “own” the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two kids, one from each rival gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.
2 .) Cabaret (1972) directed by Bob Fosse
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Buzzfeed
- EW
- EW
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Independent
- List Challenges
- Live About
- NY Times
- Points Prizes
- Ranker
- Teen Vogue
- The Guardian
- Time Out
- Yoakumisd
Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.
1 .) Singin’ in the Rain (1952) directed by Stanley Donen
Lists It Appears On:
- AFI
- Ambient Mixer
- BFI
- Buzzfeed
- Den Of Geek
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Independent
- List Challenges
- Live About
- NY Times
- Points Prizes
- Ranker
- RD
- Teen Vogue
- The Guardian
- Time Out
- Vulture
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
The 150+ Additional Best Musicals Films
| # | Movies | Directors | Lists |
| 47 | Bye Bye Birdie (1963) | George Sidney | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Teen Vogue |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 48 | Dancer in the Dark (2000) | Independent | |
| – | – | – | Screen Crush |
| – | – | – | The Ringer |
| – | – | – | Time Out |
| 49 | Enchanted (2007) | Next Best Picture | |
| – | – | – | Screen Crush |
| – | – | – | Teen Vogue |
| – | – | – | The Ringer |
| 50 | Hello, Dolly! (1969) | Gene Kelly | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 51 | Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) | Norman Jewison | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Time Out |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 52 | Oklahoma! (1955) | Fred Zinnemann | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Points Prizes |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 53 | Once (2007) | Buzzfeed | |
| – | – | – | Next Best Picture |
| – | – | – | Screen Crush |
| – | – | – | The Ringer |
| 54 | Rent (2005) | Chris Columbus | Buzzfeed |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Teen Vogue |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 55 | Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) | George Roy Hill | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 56 | Tommy (1975) | Ken Russell | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | The Guardian |
| – | – | – | Time Out |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 57 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) | Mel Stuart | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Teen Vogue |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 58 | A Chorus Line (1985) | Richard Attenborough | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 59 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) | Richard Lester | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 60 | Annie (1982) | John Huston | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 61 | Annie Get Your Gun (1950) | George Sidney | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
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| 62 | Anything Goes (1956) | Robert Lewis | IMDB 2 |
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| 63 | Babes in Toyland (1960) | Jack Donohue | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 64 | Bugsy Malone (1976) | Buzzfeed | |
| – | – | – | Independent |
| – | – | – | The Guardian |
| 65 | Camelot (1967) | Joshua Logan | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 66 | Carmen Jones (1954) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | Vulture |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 67 | Frozen | Next Best Picture | |
| – | – | – | On Stage Blog |
| – | – | – | The Ringer |
| 68 | Godspell (1973) | David Greene | Buzzfeed |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 69 | Gypsy (1962) | Mervyn LeRoy | IMDB 2 |
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| 70 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) | Screen Crush | |
| – | – | – | The Ringer |
| – | – | – | Time Out |
| 71 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) | David Swift | IMDB 2 |
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| 72 | Kiss Me Kate (1953) | George Sidney | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 73 | Love Me Tonight (1932) | Rouben Mamoulian | EW |
| – | – | – | EW |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| 74 | Paint Your Wagon (1969) | Joshua Logan | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 75 | Porgy and Bess (1959) | Otto Preminger | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 76 | Purple Rain (1984) | Ambient Mixer | |
| – | – | – | The Ringer |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 77 | Sing Street (2016) | Next Best Picture | |
| – | – | – | Screen Crush |
| – | – | – | The Ringer |
| 78 | South Pacific (1958) | Joshua Logan | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 79 | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | On Stage Blog | |
| – | – | – | The Ringer |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 80 | Sweet Charity (1969) | Bob Fosse | Buzzfeed |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 81 | The Little Mermaid | On Stage Blog | |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 82 | The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) | Henry Selick | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | On Stage Blog |
| – | – | – | The Ringer |
| 83 | Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) | AFI | |
| – | – | – | Vulture |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 84 | Yentl (1983) | Barbra Streisand | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 85 | 1776 (1972) | Peter H. Hunt | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 86 | A Little Night Music (1977) | Harold Prince | IMDB 2 |
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| 87 | Babes in Arms (1939) | Busby Berkeley | IMDB |
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| 88 | Cabin in the Sky (1943) | Independent | |
| – | – | – | Vulture |
| 89 | Carousel (1956) | Henry King | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 90 | Cover Girl (1944) | Charles Vidor | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Vulture |
| 91 | Damn Yankees (1958) | George Abbott | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 92 | Fame (1980) | Alan Parker | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Teen Vogue |
| 93 | Funny Face (1957) | BFI | |
| – | – | – | Teen Vogue |
| 94 | Hair (1979) | Milos Forman | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 95 | High Society (1956) | Charles Walters | BFI |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| 96 | Into the Woods (2014) | Screen Crush | |
| – | – | – | Time Out |
| 97 | It’s Always Fair Weather (1955) | Stanley Donen | IMDB |
| – | – | – | NY Times |
| 98 | Labyrinth (1986) | Buzzfeed | |
| – | – | – | The Ringer |
| 99 | Mame (1974) | Gene Saks | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 100 | Nashville (1975) | Points Prizes | |
| – | – | – | Time Out |
| 101 | Pal Joey (1957) | George Sidney | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 102 | Pennies From Heaven | The Ringer | |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 103 | School of Rock (2003) | Ambient Mixer | |
| – | – | – | The Ringer |
| 104 | Silk Stockings (1957) | Rouben Mamoulian | BFI |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| 105 | Stormy Weather (1943) | Vulture | |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 106 | Swing Time (1936) | Den Of Geek | |
| – | – | – | EW |
| 107 | The Fantasticks (1995) | Michael Ritchie | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 108 | The Harvey Girls (1946) | George Sidney | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 109 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) | Gary Trousdale | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | On Stage Blog |
| 110 | The Muppet Movie | The Ringer | |
| – | – | – | Yoakumisd |
| 111 | The Pirates of Penzance (1983) | Wilford Leach | IMDB 2 |
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| 112 | The Producers (2005) | Susan Stroman | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 113 | 8 Mile (2002) | Ambient Mixer | |
| 114 | 8 Women (2002) | Screen Crush | |
| 115 | A Hard Day’s Night | NY Times | |
| 116 | Across the Universe (2007) | Julie Taymor | IMDB 2 |
| 117 | Almost Famous (2000) | Ambient Mixer | |
| 118 | Anastasia | On Stage Blog | |
| 119 | Anchors Aweigh | Yoakumisd | |
| 120 | Annie (2014) | Teen Vogue | |
| 121 | BAND WAGON, THE | AFI | |
| 122 | Bathing Beauty (1944) | Vulture | |
| 123 | Beauty and the Beast (2017) | Teen Vogue | |
| 124 | Bells Are Ringing (1960) | Vincente Minnelli | IMDB 2 |
| 125 | Big Time Rush | Points Prizes | |
| 126 | Bye Bye Birdie (1995 TV Movie) | Gene Saks | IMDB 2 |
| 127 | Calamity Jane (1953) | Buzzfeed | |
| 128 | Can-Can (1960) | Walter Lang | IMDB |
| 129 | Carmen: a Hip-Hopera (2001) | Teen Vogue | |
| 130 | Chi-Raq (2015) | Screen Crush | |
| 131 | Coco | The Ringer | |
| 132 | Country Strong | The Ringer | |
| 133 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Points Prizes | |
| 134 | Cry-Baby | The Ringer | |
| 135 | Daddy Long Legs (1955) | Jean Negulesco | IMDB |
| 136 | De-Lovely (2004) | Irwin Winkler | IMDB |
| 137 | Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog | Points Prizes | |
| 138 | Easter Parade (1948) | Charles Walters | IMDB 2 |
| 139 | Empire | Points Prizes | |
| 140 | Everyone Says I Love You (1996) | Woody Allen | IMDB |
| 141 | Evita (1996) | Alan Parker | IMDB 2 |
| 142 | Fame (2009) | Kevin Tancharoen | IMDB 2 |
| 143 | Finian’s Rainbow (1968) | Francis Ford Coppola | IMDB 2 |
| 144 | Flight Of The Conchords | Points Prizes | |
| 145 | Footlight Parade | NY Times | |
| 146 | For Me and My Gal (1942) | Vulture | |
| 147 | Galavant | Points Prizes | |
| 148 | Girl Crazy (1943) | Norman Taurog | IMDB 2 |
| 149 | Glee | Points Prizes | |
| 150 | God Help the Girl (2014) | Screen Crush | |
| 151 | Gold Diggers of 1933 | Yoakumisd | |
| 152 | Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009) | Screen Crush | |
| 153 | Gypsy (1993 TV Movie) | Emile Ardolino | IMDB 2 |
| 154 | Hercules | The Ringer | |
| 155 | Holiday Inn | Yoakumisd | |
| 156 | Hum Aapke Hain Koun? | Yoakumisd | |
| 157 | Josie and the Pussycats (2001) | Screen Crush | |
| 158 | KING AND I, THE | AFI | |
| 159 | Kismet | Yoakumisd | |
| 160 | La Vie en Rose (2007) | Olivier Dahan | IMDB 2 |
| 161 | Lagaan (2001) | Screen Crush | |
| 162 | Les Girls (1957) | George Cukor | IMDB |
| 163 | Li’l Abner (1959) | Melvin Frank | IMDB 2 |
| 164 | London Road (2015) | Screen Crush | |
| 165 | Mack the Knife (1989) | Menahem Golan | IMDB 2 |
| 166 | Marat/Sade | Yoakumisd | |
| 167 | Moana | The Ringer | |
| 168 | Mulan | The Ringer | |
| 169 | Naughty Marietta | Yoakumisd | |
| 170 | Night and Day (1946) | Michael Curtiz | IMDB 2 |
| 171 | Nine (2009) | Rob Marshall | IMDB 2 |
| 172 | Office (2015) | Screen Crush | |
| 173 | Peter Pan (1960 TV Movie) | Vincent J. Donehue | IMDB 2 |
| 174 | Pinocchio | Yoakumisd | |
| 175 | Pippin: His Life and Times (1981 TV Movie) | David Sheehan | IMDB 2 |
| 176 | Pitch Perfect | The Ringer | |
| 177 | Popeye | Yoakumisd | |
| 178 | Ray (2004) | Ambient Mixer | |
| 179 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | Points Prizes | |
| 180 | Rock ‘n’ Roll High School | The Ringer | |
| 181 | Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) | Teen Vogue | |
| 182 | Royal Wedding (1951) | Stanley Donen | IMDB |
| 183 | Saturday Night Fever (1977) | Ambient Mixer | |
| 184 | Scrooge (1970) | Ronald Neame | IMDB |
| 185 |
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
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| 186 | Smash | Points Prizes | |
| 187 | Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs | Yoakumisd | |
| 188 | South Pacific (2001 TV Movie) | Richard Pearce | IMDB 2 |
| 189 | Star | Points Prizes | |
| 190 | STAR IS BORN, A | AFI | |
| 191 | Straight Outta Compton | The Ringer | |
| 192 | Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) | Vulture | |
| 193 | That Night in Rio (1941) | Vulture | |
| 194 | That Thing You Do! | The Ringer | |
| 195 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | The Ringer | |
| 196 | The Blues Brothers (1980) | Ambient Mixer | |
| 197 | The Broadway Melody Series | Vulture | |
| 198 | The Gay Divorcee | Yoakumisd | |
| 199 | The Glenn Miller Story (1954) | Anthony Mann | IMDB |
| 200 | The Great Ziegfeld (1936) | Vulture | |
| 201 | The Greatest Showman | The Ringer | |
| 202 | The Happiest Millionaire (1967) | Norman Tokar | IMDB 2 |
| 203 | The Jazz Singer | Yoakumisd | |
| 204 | The Last Five Years (2014) | Screen Crush | |
| 205 | The Mikado (1939) | Victor Schertzinger | IMDB 2 |
| 206 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | The Ringer | |
| 207 | The Music Man (2003 TV Movie) | Jeff Bleckner | IMDB 2 |
| 208 | The Pajama Game | Yoakumisd | |
| 209 | The Pirate (1948) | Vincente Minnelli | IMDB |
| 210 | The Prince of Egypt | On Stage Blog | |
| 211 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Yoakumisd | |
| 212 | Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) | Vulture | |
| 213 | Viva Las Vegas (1964) | George Sidney | IMDB |
| 214 | Waiting for Guffman | The Ringer | |
| 215 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | The Ringer | |
| 216 | Walk The Line (2005) | Ambient Mixer | |
| 217 | What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993) | Ambient Mixer | |
| 218 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998) | Ambient Mixer | |
| 219 | Words and Music | Yoakumisd | |
| 220 | Xanadu | Yoakumisd | |
| 221 | Yellow Submarine | Yoakumisd | |
| 222 | You Were Never Lovelier (1942) | Vulture |
24 Best Musicals Film Sources/Lists
| Source | Article |
| AFI | AFI’s Greatest Movie Musicals |
| Ambient Mixer | 20 Of The Best Musical Movies Of All Time |
| BFI | 10 great American musicals of the 1950s |
| Buzzfeed | 27 Movies Every Musical Nerd Absolutely Has To See |
| Den Of Geek | Best 11 Classic Movie Musicals |
| EW | 25 Greatest Movie Musicals of All Time! |
| IMDB | The 57 best musical films of all time |
| IMDB 2 | Top 100 Greatest Musicals |
| Independent | The 20 greatest movie musicals of all time |
| List Challenges | IMDb: Top 100 Greatest Musicals |
| Live About | Best 8 Classic Musical Movies to See |
| Next Best Picture | The Top Movie Musicals Of The 21st Century So Far |
| NY Times | Classic Musicals |
| On Stage Blog | The 10 Greatest Animated Movie Musicals of the Past 30 Years |
| Points Prizes | The Best Musical Films And TV Shows |
| Ranker | The Best Musical Movies of All Time |
| RD | The Best Movie Musicals of All Time |
| Screen Crush | The 21 Best Movie Musicals Of The 21st Century |
| Teen Vogue | The 30 Best Movie Musicals Ever |
| The Guardian | Top 10 musicals |
| The Ringer | The 40 Best Movie Musicals of the Past 40 Years |
| Time Out | Best musical movies of all time from 42nd Street to Into the Woods |
| Vulture | The 25 Best Golden-Age Movie Musicals |
| Yoakumisd | The Top 100 Movie Musicals of All Time |
