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The 55 Best Movie Musicals of All Time, Ranked According to IndieWire

From "In The Heights" and "Moulin Rouge!" to "Funny Face" and "West Side Story," these titles show the height and incredible range of the genre. The musical sometimes feels like a relic of a long-dead Hollywood studio system, but it remains a genre that captures movies' ability to create story worlds that move freely between reality and fantasy. The worst examples come from filmmakers who give license to music, color, and movement to run amok; the best transcend artifice and integrate songs that become expressions of pure character emotion. Musicals offer endless possibilities, but success demands a complete mastery of the medium.
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Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
2
All That Jazz (1979)
All That Jazz (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
3
West Side Story (1961)
West Side Story (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
4
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
5
Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
6
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
7
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
8
Nashville (1975)
Nashville (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
9
Cabaret (1972)
Cabaret (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
10
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
11
The Sound of Music (1965)
The Sound of Music (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
12
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
13
My Fair Lady (1964)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
14
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
15
A Star Is Born (1954)
A Star Is Born (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
16
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
17
Swing Time (1936)
Swing Time (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
18
Purple Rain (1984)
Purple Rain (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
19
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
20
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
21
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
22
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
23
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
24
Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
25
42nd Street (1933)
42nd Street (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
26
Chicago (2002)
Chicago (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
27
Golden Eighties (1986)
Golden Eighties (1986)
28
Sholay (1975)
Sholay (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
29
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
30
Stormy Weather (1943)
Stormy Weather (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
31
Once (2007)
Once (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
32
On an Island With You (1948)
On an Island With You (1948)
33
A Star Is Born (2018)
A Star Is Born (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
34
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
35
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
36
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (1985)
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
37
The Things of Love (1989)
The Things of Love (1989)
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Love Me Tonight (1932)
Love Me Tonight (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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In the Heights (2021)
In the Heights (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Funny Face (1957)
Funny Face (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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