Top Musical Movies List

#60 Musical Movie

The Cotton Club (1984) R

The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people that visited the club, those that ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous.

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers:

William Kennedy, Francis Ford Coppola

Stars:

Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane

#59 Musical Movie

Tommy (1975) PG

A psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and, subsequently, the object of a religious cult.

Director:

Ken Russell

Writers:

The Who, Ken Russell

Stars:

Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed

#58 Musical Movie

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) R

Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.

Director:

Jake Kasdan

Writers:

Judd Apatow, Jake Kasdan

Stars:

John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, David Krumholtz

#57 Musical Movie

Purple Rain (1984) R

A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.

Director:

Albert Magnoli

Writers:

Albert Magnoli, William Blinn

Stars:

Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day

#56 Musical Movie

CB4 (1993) R

A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't apear to know as much about rap music as they claim... but a lack of musical ability in an artist never hurts sales, does it? You've just got to play the part of a rap star...

Director:

Tamra Davis

Writers:

Chris Rock, Nelson George

Stars:

Chris Rock, Allen Payne, Deezer D

#55 Musical Movie

Cry-Baby (1990) PG-13

In 1950s Baltimore, a bad-boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good-girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.

Director:

John Waters

Writers:

John Waters

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake, Amy Locane

#54 Musical Movie

New York, New York (1977) PG

An egotistical saxophonist and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, up-hill climb.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

Earl Mac Rauch, Mardik Martin

Stars:

Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander

#53 Musical Movie

Camelot (1967) G

The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.

Director:

Joshua Logan

Writers:

Alan Jay Lerner, T.H. White

Stars:

Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero

#52 Musical Movie

High Strung (2016) PG

When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.

Director:

Michael Damian

Writers:

Janeen Damian, Michael Damian

Stars:

Keenan Kampa, Nicholas Galitzine, Jane Seymour

#51 Musical Movie

Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) G

Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life, told in an anachronistic manner.

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writers:

Melvyn Bragg, Norman Jewison

Stars:

Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman

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#50 Musical Movie

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954) G

In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.

Director:

Stanley Donen

Writers:

Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich

Stars:

Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards

#49 Musical Movie

Fame (1980) R

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.

Director:

Alan Parker

Writers:

Christopher Gore

Stars:

Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri

#48 Musical Movie

Hello, Dolly! (1969) G

Matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way.

Director:

Gene Kelly

Writers:

Michael Stewart, Thornton Wilder

Stars:

Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford

#47 Musical Movie

Great Balls of Fire! (1989) PG-13

The life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis.

Director:

Jim McBride

Writers:

Myra Lewis, Murray Silver Jr.

Stars:

Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, John Doe

#46 Musical Movie

Newsies (1992) PG

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.

Director:

Kenny Ortega

Writers:

Bob Tzudiker, Noni White

Stars:

Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall

#45 Musical Movie

Chicago (2002) PG-13

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.

Director:

Rob Marshall

Writers:

Bill Condon, Bob Fosse

Stars:

Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere

#44 Musical Movie

The Buddy Holly Story (1978) PG

The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death.

Director:

Steve Rash

Writers:

Alan Swyer, John Goldrosen

Stars:

Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith

#43 Musical Movie

The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) R

Frank and Jack Baker are professional musicians who play in small clubs. Times are changing and dates are becoming more difficult to get so they interview female singers. They finally decide on Susie Diamond and the act begins to take off again. Susie becomes the agent that makes them re-evaluate where they are going, and how honest they have been with each other.

Director:

Steve Kloves

Writers:

Steve Kloves

Stars:

Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges

#42 Musical Movie

Rock The Kasbah (2015) R

A down-on-his-luck music manager discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary voice while on a music tour in Afghanistan and takes her to Kabul to compete on the popular television show, Afghan Star.

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writers:

Mitch Glazer

Stars:

Bill Murray, Leem Lubany, Zooey Deschanel

#41 Musical Movie

Raise Your Voice (2004) PG

A girl from a small town heads to the big city of Los Angeles to spend the summer at a performing arts high school.

Director:

Sean McNamara

Writers:

Mitch Rotter, Sam Schreiber

Stars:

Hilary Duff, John Corbett, Rebecca De Mornay

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