What is the best musical movie of all time?

By YPB Team

From golden-age Hollywood spectacles to modern pop reinventions, the musical genre has produced some of cinema's most unforgettable moments. Which earns top billing?

  1. Singin' in the Rain — ranked #11
    Singin' in the Rain
    Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen's 1952 effervescent classic about Hollywood's turbulent transition from silent films to talkies.
  2. The Sound of Music — ranked #22
    The Sound of Music
    Robert Wise's 1965 beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein adaptation following governess Maria and the von Trapp family in pre-war Austria.
  3. West Side Story — ranked #33
    West Side Story
    Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise's 1961 Oscar-winning retelling of Romeo and Juliet set among New York street gangs.
  4. Chicago — ranked #44
    Chicago
    Rob Marshall's 2002 dazzling Kander and Ebb adaptation about ambition, murder, and showbiz in 1920s Chicago.
  5. Grease — ranked #55
    Grease
    Randal Kleiser's 1978 nostalgic blockbuster about summer romance and high school cool at Rydell High in 1950s America.
  6. La La Land — ranked #66
    La La Land
    Damien Chazelle's 2016 Academy Award-winning ode to Hollywood dreamers blending jazz, ambition, and romantic longing.
  7. Moulin Rouge! — ranked #77
    Moulin Rouge!
    Baz Luhrmann's 2001 deliriously stylized jukebox spectacular set in a Parisian cabaret at the turn of the 20th century.
  8. Cabaret — ranked #88
    Cabaret
    Bob Fosse's 1972 provocative musical set in the Kit Kat Klub in Berlin as the Nazi party rises to power.
  9. Les Misérables — ranked #99
    Les Misérables
    Tom Hooper's 2012 emotionally raw adaptation of the beloved Victor Hugo stage musical with all vocals recorded live on set.
  10. Sweeney Todd — ranked #1010
    Sweeney Todd
    Tim Burton's 2007 darkly brilliant Stephen Sondheim adaptation about a murderous Victorian barber seeking revenge.
  11. The Greatest Showman — ranked #1111
    The Greatest Showman
    Michael Gracey's 2017 lavish crowd-pleaser inspired by the story of P.T. Barnum with original pop anthems.
  12. Whiplash — ranked #1212
    Whiplash
    Damien Chazelle's 2014 intense drama about a jazz drumming student driven to obsession by a ferocious instructor.
  13. A Star Is Born — ranked #1313
    A Star Is Born
    Bradley Cooper's 2018 heartfelt remake about a fading rock star who discovers and falls for a gifted emerging singer.
  14. Mamma Mia! — ranked #1414
    Mamma Mia!
    Phyllida Lloyd's 2008 joyful ABBA jukebox musical about a bride who invites three possible fathers to her Greek island wedding.
  15. Into the Woods — ranked #1515
    Into the Woods
    Rob Marshall's 2014 Stephen Sondheim adaptation weaving classic fairy tale characters into a dark meditation on wishes and consequences.

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