51. The Greatest Showman
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Gracey
Actors: Rebecca Ferguson, Michelle Williams, Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Fredric Lehne
Plot: A musical that focuses on the life of P.T. Barnum - a man who rose from nothing to create the greatest show on Earth - and delight patrons from around the world.
52. Wicked
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jon M. Chu
Actors: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode
Plot: The re-imagining of the classic Wizard of Oz goes from the stage to the
big screen as we follow Elphaba on a journey to change the world. The
green-skinned woman is different in more ways than one - a precious gift
of true magic in a world where magic is waning. She arrives at college
and is paired with Glinda, rich and rather spoiled, but soon the two
find a friendship. When her powers are recognized, she is invited to an
audience with the Wizard of Oz himself - only to realize a dark truth
and put on a path that will ultimately label her "wicked".
53. High Society
Year of Release: 1956
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Charles Walters
Actors: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, John Lund, Louis Calhern
54. Gold Diggers of 1933
Year of Release: 1933
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Actors: Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Ruby Keeler, Ginger Rogers, Dick Powell
55. Animal Crackers
Year of Release: 1930
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Victor Heerman
Actors: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Lillian Roth
Plot: The Marx Brothers investigate the disappearance of a painting.
56. Summer Stock
Year of Release: 1950
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Charles Walters
Actors: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Phil Silvers, Eddie Bracken, Gloria DeHaven, Ray Collins
Plot: Jane Falbury runs a New England farm and, giving her actress friend Abigail a hand - allows her troupe to use her barn as a theater. Things get complicated when Judy falls for the director - a man who is engaged to the leading lady, Abigail.
57. Jesus Christ Superstar
Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Norman Jewison
Actors: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen, Bob Bingham, Larry Marshall
Plot: A rock opera based on the last six days in the life of Jesus Christ as told through the eyes of Judas Iscariot.
58. Newsies
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Kenny Ortega
Actors: Christian Bale, David Moscow, Luke Edwards, Max Casella, Gabriel Damon, Marty Belafsky
Plot: A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York, with musical.
59. Jersey Boys
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Musical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Christopher Walken, Freya Tingley, Jeremy Luke, Vincent Piazza, Kathrine Narducci, Mike Doyle
Plot: A tale of four young men growing up in New Jersey - on the wrong side of the tracks. But not just any four young men - this is the story about The Four Seasons - a group that would lay claim to some of the most iconic hits of the 60s and who made it though good times and bad thanks to a code of honor learned on the rough streets they called home.
60. Daddy Long Legs
Year of Release: 1955
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean Negulesco
Actors: Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore, Thelma Ritter, Fred Clark, Charlotte Austin
Plot: While visiting France, millionaire Jervis Pendelton becomes enchanted by an 18-year-old orphan. Fully aware of the age difference, he instead provides money for her to attend college in New England. For three years she writes him letter - and for three years he ignores them. When he finally decides to visit and watch her dance, he finally realizes his love cannot be contained. But coming together is not as straight-forward as he imagined.
