81. The Way We Were
Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sydney Pollack
Actors: Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman, Lois Chiles, Patrick O'Neal, Viveca Lindfors
Plot: A love story that focuses on two people who are basically polar opposites. They meet in college in the '30s, and their relationship spans a twenty-year period.
82. Devdas
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Musical/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Actors: Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, Jackie Shroff, Kiron Kher, Smita Jaykar
83. West Side Story
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Rita Moreno, Brian d'Arcy James
Plot: Adaptation of the 1957 musical and based on the classic Romeo & Juliet - Tony, a member of the Jets gang, finds himself falling in love with Maria, the younger sister of a member of the rival Sharks gang. Even as their romance blossoms, tension mounts between the two gangs which may share the same city, but not ethnicity.
84. It's Always Fair Weather
Year of Release: 1955
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Actors: Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Dolores Gray, Michael Kidd, David Burns
Plot: Three soldiers plan a reunion 10 years in the future but when the
appointed time comes, the trio realizes their old friendship just doesn't
mean what it used to. Yet they are still approached to meet again on live
TV - but things are complicated by one of the men running afoul of
gangsters.
85. Beauty and the Beast
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Bill Condon
Actors: Dan Stevens, Emma Watson, Luke Evans, Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad
Plot: The classic fairy tale comes to life: a young woman finds herself in a fantastical castle that is ruled by a prince-turned-beast. If he cannot find love, the curse that has transformed him will become permanent.
86. Into the Woods
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Rob Marshall
Actors: Anna Kendrick, Johnny Depp, Chris Pine, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Lucy Punch
Plot: Adapted from the Steven Sondheim musical, a baker and his wife, looking to life a curse, visit the woods and the witch who lives there: she spins a tale involving many beloved fairy tale characters, including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel.
87. The Band Wagon
Year of Release: 1953
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Actors: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, James Mitchell, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan
Plot: An actor feels washed-up but is convinced to return to the stage for a "funny" little show. But when "artistic" director Jeffrey Cordova is brought on, he changes to show beyond recognition, including hiring prima ballerina to star opposite of our hero - and the two couldn't be more unhappy about the situation. Everything seems to be doomed... unless they can pull out a last-minute production miracle.
88. Swing Time
Year of Release: 1936
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: George Stevens
Actors: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, Eric Blore, Betty Furness
Plot: A gambler travels to New York to try and win the big money to make it possible to pay for his Fiance's expensive wedding - he begins to fall for another woman.
89. Flower Drum Song
Year of Release: 1961
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Henry Koster
Actors: Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong, Jack Soo, Juanita Hall, Reiko Sato
Plot: A Chinese woman and her father illegally enter San Francisco to marry her fiance. While in San Francisco, she meets another man and falls deeply in love with him and the American way of life
90. In the Heights
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jon M. Chu
Actors: Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Stephanie Beatriz, Jimmy Smits
Plot: A film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical that follows a community
living in Washington Heights area on the Northern tip of Manhattan. The
heart of the show centers around Usnavi de la Vega, who runs a bodega,
pines after the gorgeous beauty salon girl, looks after an aging Cuban
and dreams of winning the lottery and moving to his native Dominican
Republic. When the chance arrives after inheriting his grandmother's
fortune - he will have to decide what life he truly wants to live.
