This article offered by MiniTool official website mainly lists the best musical movies of different types including musicals on Broadway, Netflix, or Disney as well as musicals for teenagers, kids, and families. Besides, it also collects the best songs from musical films.
Best Movie Musicals of All Time
The following are the top 50 film musicals ever.
- Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
- Cabaret (1972)
- West Side Story (1961 and 2021)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- All That Jazz (1979)
- Moulin Rouge! (2001)
- La La Land (2016)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- Grease (1978)
- An American in Paris (1951)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- A Star Is Born (1954 and 2018)
- The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
- Top Hat (1935)
- The Lion King (1994)
- Hamilton (2020)
- My Fair Lady (1964)
- The Little Mermaid (1989)
- Oklahoma! (1955)
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- Pinocchio (1942)
- Annie (1999)
- Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
- Guys and Dolls (1955)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
- Enchanted (2007)
- South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1998)
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- Once (2007)
- Tick, Tick… Boom! (2021)
- Aladdin (1992)
- Rocketman (2019)
- Purple Rain (1984)
- Evita (1996)
- In the Heights (2021)
- Dancer in the Dark (2000)
- Chicago (2002)
- The Band Wagon (1953)
- Funny Girl (1968)
- Oliver! (1968)
- The Wiz (1978)
- Pennies From Heaven (1981)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
- Frozen (2013) and Frozen 2 (2019)
Best Broadway Musicals of All Time
Below are the 30 best musicals on Broadway since history.
- Hamilton (2020)
- Wicked (2003)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1986)
- The Lion King (1994)
- The Book of Mormon (2011)
- Chicago (1975)
- Dear Evan Hansen (2015)
- Moulin Rouge! (2001)
- Come from Away(2013)
- Company (1970)
- Hadestown (2016)
- Six (2017)
- The Music Man (1957)
- Tina – The Tina Turner Musical (2018)
- Jersey Boys (2005)
- Rent (1994)
- Les Misérables (1985)
- West Side Story (1957)
- Cats (1981)
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
- Funny Girl (1968)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (2018)
- Beetlejuice (2018)
- Oklahoma! (1943)
- A Chorus Line (1975)
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- Cabaret (1966)
- My Fair Lady (1956)
- The Producers (2001)
- Into the Woods (1986)
Best Broadway Musicals 2022
These are the top 10 Broadway musicals in 2022.
- Hamilton (2020)
- Wicked (2003)
- Hadestown (2016)
- Moulin Rouge! (2001)
- The Book of Mormon (2011)
- Chicago (1975)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1986)
- Six (2017)
- Tina – The Tina Turner Musical (2018)
- MJ: The Musical
Best Musicals for High Schools
The following are the best high school musicals of the top 20.
- The Music Man (1962)
- Into the Woods (1986)
- Hairspray (2007)
- Seussical
- High School Musical
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Guys and Dolls (1955)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- The Addams Family
- Grease (1978)
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- Mamma Mia! (2008)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- My Fair Lady (1964)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
- Shrek the Musical
- Cinderella
- The Little Mermaid (1989)
- Legally Blonde (2007)
Best Musicals for Kids
Below are the top 10 musicals for children.
- The Lion King (1994)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Annie (1999)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Aladdin (1992)
- The Music Man (1962)
- Frozen
- Hairspray (2007)
- The Little Mermaid (1989)
Best Family Musicals
These are the 10 best musicals suitable for a family to watch together.
- The Lion King (1994)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Annie (1999)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Aladdin (1992)
- Frozen
- Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Hairspray (2007)
- Les Misérables (1985)
Best Musicals on Netflix
The following are the top popular musicals on Netflix.
- Mamma Mia! (2008)
- Been So Long
- Les Misérables (1985)
- Shrek the Musical
- Over the Moon (2021)
- Opening Night (2016)
- West Side Story (1961)
- La la land (2016)
- The Get Down
- Funny Girl (1968)
- Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
- White Christmas (1954)
- Rent (1994)
- Dreamgirls
- Hairspray (2007)
- Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
- The Last Five Years (2014)
- The Prince of Egypt
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- Jersey Boys (2005)
Best Musicals on Disney Plus
Below are the 8 best Disney musicals.
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- Into the Woods (1986)
- High School Musical
- Freaky Friday (2018)
- Enchanted (2007)
- The Greatest Showman
- Annie (1999)
Best Musicals to Stream
The following are 12 famous musicals to stream online.
- Grease (1978)
- Shrek the Musical (2013)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Moulin Rouge! (2001)
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1986)
- Across the Universe
- In the Heights (2021)
- An American in Paris (1951)
- Jersey Boys (2005)
- Les Miserables 25th Anniversary
Best Songs from Musicals of All Time
Below are the 20 best musical songs.
- Defying Gravity (from Wicked)
- A Little Priest (from Sweeney Todd)
- Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music)
- Consider Yourself (from Oliver!)
- Adelaide’s Lament (from Guys and Dolls)
- Johanna (from Sweeney Todd)
- Ya Got Trouble (from Music Man)
- Lot’s Wife (from Caroline, or Change)
- Some Other Time from On The Town (from The Bernstein Songbook)
- Empty Chairs at Empty Tables (from Les Misérables)
- The Music of the Night (from The Premiere Collection)
- You Can’t Stop the Beat (from Hairspray)
- Seasons of Love (from Rent)
- I’m an Indian, Too (from Annie Get Your Gun)
- I Won’t Send Roses (from Mack & Mabel)
- I Dreamed a Dream (The Great Broadway Collection)
- I’ll Make a Man Out of You (from Mulan)
- One Day More (from Les Misérables)
- Chantons sous la pluie : Sigin’ in the Rain (from The Ultimate Show & Soundtrack)
- Tap Your Troubles Away (from Mack & Mabel)
Best Love Songs from Musicals
These are the 10 best songs from musicals to sing about love.
- The Last Night of the World (from Highlights From Miss Saigon)
- If I Loved You (from Carousel)
- I’ll Cover You (from Rent)
- So In Love (from The Ultimate Show & Soundtrack)
- People Will Say We’re in Love (from Oklahoma The Musical)
- Easy to Love (from At His Very Best)
- How Could I Ever Know
- Suddenly, Seymour (Little Shop of Horrors)
- As Long as You’re Mine (from Wicked)
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from The Lion King)
Best Duets from Musicals
The following are top Broadway Duets of the past decades.
- Crazy Rolling (from Moulin Rouge!)
- Take Me Or Leave Me (from Rent)
- Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind (from Spring Awakening)
- Sincerely Me (from Dear Evan Hansen)
- For Good (from Wicked)
- Another Day (from Rent)
- Seventeen (from Heathers)
- Wait For Me (from Hadestown)
- What Do You Know About Love (from Frozen)
- You And Me (But Mostly Me) (from The Book of Mormon)
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