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The following is a list of musical films by year. A musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. 1920s
The title of the musical is followed by its first public performance, the composer, the lyricist, the book writer, the title of the film adapted from the musical, the year of the film, and the film's director. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.
The best movie musicals of all time to watch include picks from the 1950s and the 2000s, modern picks and family friendly picks, and ones with big dance numbers.
The Color Purple (2023) The 1985 film put the story of The Color Purple on the map, but the Broadway musical added a new layer of despair, emotion and heartbreak. Now, a theatrical version based ...
Movie musicals of the ’30s and ’40s frequently found ways to incorporate established hits into the storyline. But this film gave that idea a twist, using modern popular music in a historical ...
Part of the AFI 100 Years… series, AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals is a list of the top musicals in American cinema. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute at the Hollywood Bowl on September 3, 2006. Unlike most of the previous lists, it only includes 25 winners and was not presented in a televised program.
Allowing a recent film to crack the Top 5 is risky, but Lin Manuel-Miranda's adaptation of Jonathan Larson's unfinished autobiographical musical is an astonishing feat and everything that I love ...
In 2006, the film was ranked #14 by the American Film Institute on its list of the Greatest Movie Musicals. The film would be the last musical nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture until Disney's Beauty and the Beast was nominated in 1992, and was the last live-action musical to compete in the category until Baz Luhrmann 's Moulin ...