Best Musical Movies

This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Musical Movies" contains films with the following parameters. Style: feel good, touching, fairy tale, humorous, entertaining and captivating. Plot: music, dancing, dance, singing, theater, love, song, family relations, teenager and friendship. Genre: Musical, Drama and Family. Country: USA, UK and Japan.
Best Musical Movies
Best Musical Movies
TOP Movies: The Greatest Showman (2017), Coco (2017), Frozen II (2019), La La Land (2016), Metal Lords (2022), Mary Poppins (1964), Corpse Bride (2005), Aladdin (1992), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Hairspray Live! (2016), Sing (2016), High School Musical (2006), The Lion King (1994), Les Misérables (2012), Encanto (2021), Annie (2014), A Week Away (2021), Chicago (2002), Hamilton (2020), West Side Story (2021).

List of Best Movies

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The Greatest Showman (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Style: inspirational, captivating, uplifting, costume drama, motivational ...
Audience: family outing, teens, chick flick, kids, date night
Plot: circus, social outcast, giant, singing, dancing, romantic relationship, taboo, children, success, father daughter relationship, love, outcast ...
Time: 2010s, 19th century, year 2017, victorian era, 1800s ...
Place: new york, london, buckingham palace
Is relevant ?
 8.4
 583K
Coco (2017)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Mystery
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead ...
Style: touching, feel good, sincere, sweet, atmospheric ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: day of the dead, afterlife, life after death, musician, music, life & death, death, childhood, memory, good versus evil, boy, dog ...
Time: 2010s, year 2017
Place: mexico, tibet
Is relevant ?
 6.8
 193K
Frozen II (2019)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf are going far in the forest to know the truth about an ancient mystery of their kingdom.
Style: fairy tale, 3d animation, feel good, touching, anime ...
Audience: family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot: disney princess, princess, magic, female protagonist, autumn, magical, kingdom, castle, ice, good versus evil, giant, sister ...
Time: year 2019, 1840s, 19th century
Place: scandinavia
Is relevant ?
 8.0
 661K
La La Land (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile ...
Style: romantic, sad, touching, melancholic, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, family outing, teens, date night
Plot: music, jazz, dancing, love, musician, audition, bigger dreams, jazz club, love story, traffic jam, pianist, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, year 2015, future, 21st century
Place: los angeles, paris france, california
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 6.7
 32K
Metal Lords (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: For teenage misfits Hunter and Kevin, the path to glory is clear: Devote themselves to metal. Win Battle of the Bands. And be worshipped like gods.
Style: disturbing, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, satirical ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: heavy metal, music, musician, rock music, high school, friendship, music competition, music band, desire for fame, satire, youth, adolescence ...
Time: 2020s
Place: portland oregon
Is relevant ?
 7.8
 185K
Mary Poppins (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: A magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Style: feel good, touching, uplifting, sweet, fairy tale ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot: magic, nanny, female protagonist, imagination, mischievous children, kite, child, dancing, child's point of view, dog, childhood, children ...
Time: edwardian era, 20th century, 1910s
Place: london, england, united kingdom, europe, madagascar ...
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
Style: gothic, gothic horror, atmospheric, dark fantasy, suspense ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: serial killer, barbershop, goth, dark humor, social injustice, cannibalism, judge, insanity, revenge, loss of loved one, murder, villain ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, year 2007, 2000s, 1800s ...
Place: england, london, britain, europe
Is relevant ?
 7.4
 297K
Corpse Bride (2005)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Set in a 19th-century european village, this stop-motion animation feature follows the story of Victor, a young man whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride Victoria waits bereft in the land of the ...
Style: gothic, dark fantasy, gothic horror, melancholic, captivating ...
Audience: kids, date night, family friendly, family outing, horror for children ...
Plot: afterlife, stop motion, corpse, supernatural, goth, wedding, marriage, death, disagreement, fear, love, loneliness ...
Time: 19th century, year 2005, edwardian era, 1800s, victorian era
Place: europe
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 8.0
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Aladdin (1992)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Princess Jasmine grows tired of being forced to remain in the palace, so she sneaks out into the marketplace, in disguise, where she meets street-urchin Aladdin. The couple falls in love, although Jasmine may only marry a prince. After being ...
Style: fairy tale, sweet, feel good, humorous, funny ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers ...
Plot: princess, desert, genie, love, arabian nights, disney princess, friendship, magic, poverty, unlikely couple, rags to riches, aladdin ...
Time: middle ages, year 1992, 90s, 20th century, medieval times ...
Place: middle east, saudi arabia, sahara, arabia, iraq
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Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Genre: Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Oscar-nominated film adaptation of the rock opera of the same name, based on the last weeks before the crucifixion of Jesus. The film was directed by Norman Jewison. Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson were nominated for two 1974 Golden Globe Award for ...
Style: stylized, talky, intense, cult classic, controversial ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: betrayal, life & death, christianity, music, rock and roll, atheism, dancing, broadway, jesus, storytelling, religion, creativity ...
Time: ancient times, 1st century
Place: middle east, israel, ancient greece, palestine, holy land
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Jesus Christ Superstar: Live Arena Tour (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Celebrating 40 years since it first opened in London’s West End, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production of Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Laurence Connor, promises to be the rock event of 2012. The star-studded line-up includes award-winning ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, stylized, realistic, controversial
Plot: redemption, rise to the top, folk hero, righting the wronged, religions or cults, fighting the system, supernatural ability, hopes, society, betrayal, heroes, messiah ...
Place: holy land
Is relevant ?
Hairspray Live! (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.
Style: captivating, feel good, humorous, entertaining
Plot: theater, dance, live performance, racism, fat girl, race, dream, equality, broadway, dancing, society, rivalry ...
Time: 60s, year 1962
Place: baltimore, maryland
Is relevant ?
 7.1
 190K
Sing (2016)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Japan, USA, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
Style: light, entertaining, inspirational, computer animated, fairy tale ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, teens, preschool
Plot: creativity, singing, music, anthropomorphic animal, concert, talent show, musician, friendship, pig, talking animal, animal, theater ...
Time: year 2016
Is relevant ?
High School Musical (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Troy (Zac Efron), the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club, break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the ...
Style: romantic, teen, feel good, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot: high school, music, teenage life, high school life, teenage love, basketball, friendship, happy ending, love and romance, couple relations, teenager, dancing ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, albuquerque new mexico, new mexico, utah
Is relevant ?
 8.5
 1.1M
The Lion King (1994)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A young lion cub named Simba can't wait to be king. But his uncle craves the title for himself and will stop at nothing to get it.
Style: touching, sentimental, inspirational, humorous, emotional ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot: lion, jungle, friendship, betrayal, love, good versus evil, tragedy, pride and honor, exile, hyena, uncle, rivalry ...
Time: 90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place: africa, south africa
Is relevant ?
 7.5
 345K
Les Misérables (2012)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story: An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.
Style: inspirational, epic, emotional, period piece, suspense ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens, adult
Plot: rebellion, redemption, orphan, suicide, parole, historical character, revolution, adaptation, broadway, father daughter relationship, dying man, prostitute ...
Time: 19th century, 2010s, year 2012, 1800s, 18th century ...
Place: france, paris france, seattle, europe
Is relevant ?
 7.2
 258K
Encanto (2021)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family ...
Style: inspirational, emotional, light, captivating, funny ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, date night ...
Plot: magic, strong female lead, happy ending, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, girl, magical power, magical, small town, supernatural, friendship, dancing ...
Time: future, 20th century, 1950s, 60s
Place: colombia, latin america, south america
Is relevant ?
 5.3
 40K
Annie (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Ever since her parents left her as a baby, little Annie has led a hard-knock life with her calculating foster mother, Miss Hannigan. However, all that changes when hard-nosed billionaire and mayoral candidate Will Stacks takes her in on the ...
Style: emotional, touching, feel good, teen, sincere ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, family friendly
Plot: adoption, father daughter relationship, foster child, orphan, rags to riches, music, hopes, rich and poor, parents and children, friends, kids and family, dancing ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, harlem
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A Week Away (2021)
Genre: Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Troubled teen Will Hawkins has a run-in with the law that puts him at an important crossroad: go to juvenile detention or attend a Christian summer camp. At first a fish-out-of-water, Will opens his heart, discovers love with a camp regular, and ...
Style: sincere, feel good, captivating, teen, anamorphic
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: summer camp, fall in love, teenager, teenage love, teenage life, christian, teen romance, adolescence, teenage boy, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friends, friendship ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Is relevant ?
 7.2
 242K
Chicago (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Musical
Country: USA, Germany, Canada, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story: 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.
Style: sexy, stylized, colorful, light, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, date night
Plot: prison, broadway, femme fatale, desire for fame, legal, jail, lawyer, jazz, musician, music, flapper, rising to stardom ...
Time: 1920s, 1900s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002
Place: chicago, usa, illinois
Is relevant ?
 8.3
 112K
Hamilton (2020)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 160 min.
Story: Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.
Style: epic, feel good, period drama, comfort
Audience: chick flick
Plot: hip hop, friendship, american history, father son relationship, death, murder, george washington, biopic, violence, revolutionary war, broadway, dancing ...
Time: 18th century, 2020s, 1790s, 1800s, 19th century ...
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West Side Story (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 156 min.
Story: A remake of the 1961 film about two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, surprise ending, visual ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: forbidden love, shakespeare, dance, teenager, rivals, fight, racism, love at first sight, gang war, tragic event, black, love affair ...
Time: 1950s, 2020s, year 1961, year 1957, 60s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city
Is relevant ?
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all ...
Style: fairy tale, romantic, feel good, touching, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot: love and romance, princess, beast, castle, beauty and the beast, power of love, imaginary, opposites attract, transformation, prince, female protagonist, disney princess ...
Time: 18th century, 90s, year 1991, 20th century
Place: france, europe
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Rocketman (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 121 min.
Story: The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
Style: inspirational, uplifting, touching, stylized, compassionate ...
Audience: adult
Plot: musician, rock music, lgbt, biopic, homosexuality, homosexual, rock and roll, rising to stardom, pop music, addiction, gay lead character, music ...
Time: 60s, 70s, year 2019, 2010s, future ...
Place: california, england, los angeles, new york, london ...
Is relevant ?
 7.7
 101K
My Fair Lady (1964)
Genre: Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story: A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
Style: feel good, romantic, period piece, costume drama, light ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, family outing, teens, kids ...
Plot: high society, cinderella story, class differences, love story, fall in love, love and romance, opposites attract, rise to the top, aristocracy, culture clash, broadway, makeover ...
Time: 20th century, 1910s, victorian era, edwardian era
Place: london, england, britain, persia, europe ...
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The Little Mermaid (1989)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the ...
Style: fairy tale, light, feel good, sweet, cute ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: mermaid, princess, disney princess, good versus evil, transformation, father daughter relationship, love, underwater, witch, happy ending, prince, first love ...
Time: 1800s, year 1989, 20th century, 1830s, 19th century
Place: madagascar, denmark, caribbean
Is relevant ?
 6.8
 265K
The Lion King (2019)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA, UK, Kenya
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Simba idolises his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle ...
Style: motion capture, fairy tale, inspirational, psychotronic, colorful ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: jungle, wilderness, lion cub, lion, animal, talking animal, kingdom, murder of father, king, hyena, sunrise, loss of father ...
Time: year 2019, 2010s
Place: africa, south africa
Is relevant ?
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, South Korea, Denmark, Canada, UK
Duration: 129 min.
Story: A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
Style: fairy tale, romantic, sweet, touching, period piece ...
Audience: kids, girls' night, teens, date night, chick flick ...
Plot: beauty and the beast, happy ending, beast, love story, magic, opposites attract, true love, prince, fantasy world, heroine, beautiful scenery, castle ...
Time: 18th century, year 2017, 2010s
Place: france, europe, paris france
Is relevant ?
 6.4
 199K
Happy Feet (2006)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
Style: feel good, exciting, entertaining, touching, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot: penguins, looking for love, snow, fish, environmental, exile, environment, goofy hero, life risking, danger, dancing, journey ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s
Place: antarctica, antarctic
Is relevant ?
 6.4
 90K
The Grinch (2018)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: France, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration.
Style: light, 3d animation, touching, entertaining, fairy tale ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens, adult
Plot: christmas, snow, holiday, regret, dog, thief, winter, best friend, christmas season, optimism, small town, happy ending ...
Time: 2010s
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