The best musical movies of all time, ranked by fans and critics. This list includes both the best original musical films and those adapted from stage musicals and other materials. Good musical movies have a long tradition in cinema, dating back to the 1930s, when most musical soundtracks were played alongside otherwise silent pictures. Could a classic musical movie be the top film musical? Since the 1950s and 60s, popular movie musicals such as Singin' in the Rain, Mary Poppins, and The Sound of Music have been favorites of children and adults alike. But which one of these great musicals deserves to be crowned the greatest musical movies of all time? You get to help decide with your votes.
And if you love hilarious famous musicals, be sure to check out our list of funny musicals.
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2,4501,022Actors: Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly, Rita Moreno, Cyd Charisse, Donald O'Connor
Directed by: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
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1,676658Actors: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, Samuel E. Wright, Jason Marin
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
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The Lion King
1994Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Rowan Atkinson
Directed by: Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers
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White Christmas
1954Actors: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Mary Wickes, Dean Jagger
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
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The King and I
1956Actors: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Alan Mowbray, Martin Benson
Directed by: Walter Lang
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Actors: Paul Michael Glaser, Chaim Topol, Molly Picon, Ray Lovelock, Leonard Frey
Directed by: Norman Jewison
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Actors: Billy Gilbert, Pinto Colvig, Jimmy MacDonald, Adriana Caselotti, Moroni Olsen
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen, William Cottrell
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Funny Girl
1968Actors: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Anne Francis, Roy Clarke, Walter Pidgeon
Directed by: William Wyler
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Actors: Paul Reubens, Catherine O'Hara, Danny Elfman, Greg Proops, Glenn Shadix
Directed by: Henry Selick
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Actors: Bill Melendez, Peter Robbins, Geoffrey Ornstein, Sally Dryer, Karen Mendelson
Directed by: Bill Melendez
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Beauty and the Beast
2017Actors: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans
Directed by: Bill Condon
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Cinderella
1950Actors: June Foray, Mike Douglas, Verna Felton, Jimmy MacDonald, Lucille Bliss
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi
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Actors: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies
Directed by: Robert Wise
This is also one of the best musicals for kids.
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Actors: Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Harry Carey, Jr., Charles Coburn
Directed by: Howard Hawks
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Actors: Bill Murray, Steve Martin, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Jim Belushi
Directed by: Frank Oz
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Aladdin
1992Actors: Robin Williams, Gilbert Gottfried, Frank Welker, Jonathan Freeman, Jim Cummings
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
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Actors: Phil Collins, Dick Van Dyke, Benny Hill, Barbara Windsor, Gert Fröbe
Directed by: Ken Hughes
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Pinocchio
1940Actors: Mel Blanc, Cliff Edwards, Frankie Darro, Walter Catlett, Evelyn Venable
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, T. Hee, Bill Roberts, Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen
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Holiday Inn
1942Actors: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Irving Berlin, James Bell, Mildred Harris
Directed by: Mark Sandrich
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Sleeping Beauty
1959Actors: Marvin Miller, Mary Costa, Verna Felton, Taylor Holmes, Eleanor Audley
Directed by: Clyde Geronimi
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42nd Street
1933Actors: Ginger Rogers, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Toby Wing, Bebe Daniels
Directed by: Lloyd Bacon
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Anchors Aweigh
1945Actors: Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Dean Stockwell, Kathryn Grayson, Billy Gilbert
Directed by: George Sidney
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Show Boat
1936Actors: Irene Dunne, Paul Robeson, Hattie McDaniel, Donald Cook, Helen Morgan
Directed by: James Whale
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High Society
1956Actors: Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Celeste Holm
Directed by: Charles Walters
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Kiss Me Kate
1953Actors: Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn, Kathryn Grayson, Bob Fosse, James Whitmore
Directed by: George Sidney
