What is in your opinion the most enjoyable musical film?

[Stuart G]

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Not necessarily the so called "greatest" just the most enjoyable, or a couple that you enjoyed the most.
I'll give two, South Pacific, and The Music Man........................................oh ..oh...oh....someone mentioned it.................................so

............... I have got to add... Singin' in the Rain.....that special person who mentioned it was...............
.............. shenmue

[shenmue]

1. Singin in the Rain

[Freethinker65]

2. +1

[Demoiselle]

85. Me too. I can't resist it.

[MiniMe]

3. Love Music Man, also Mary Poppins, and Sound of Music

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. Baraka

[Sophiegirl]

5. Sound of Music

Hands down!

[FakeNoose]

20. Yes I go with The Sound of Music also

In my family we all know the lyrics and sing along with the movie.
Several of us have been to Salzburg, Austria, that's how crazy we are.

[Hieronymus]

6. The Music Man

[CatMor]

7. Grease and West Side Story

[Leghorn21]

8. Jets and Sharks, man!! nt

[Little Star]

9. Jersey Boys

[tblue37]

37. + a brazillion. "Jersey Boys" was great! nt

[jpak]

10. 101 Dalmations

yup

[Glorfindel]

11. I adore musicals! What a great question

Oliver!
The Sound of Music
South Pacific
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Little Shop of Horrors

[Glorfindel]

36. Silly me...I forgot to post my favorite previously

"My Fair Lady" = about as good as it's possible to get, musically.

[PJMcK]

12. CHICAGO

The dark humor is delicious.

[Warpy]

68. It's about the only one I can stand, it and Moulin Rouge

Musicals of the 40s-70s leave me cold. I hate them.

Even "Singin' in the Rain," the only bright spot in that one was Jean Hagen, who played Lina LaMont so beautifully. When she's not on the screen, I go back to my book.

[hurl]

13. Scrooge with Albert Finney

[Catmusicfan]

30. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.

That's the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me.

[NanceGreggs]

14. Bye Bye Birdie! n/t

[LeftInTX]

64. I love it!

[Chipper Chat]

15. The Gay Divorce

Fred Astair and ginger rodgers. The 15 minutes "the Continental" dance routine is so great.

[Glamrock]

16. Yellow Submarine

[spooky3]

17. Oliver!

[msongs]

18. a hard days night n the king and I. nt

[Ptah]

19. The Music Man and Oklahoma

My favorite from Oklahoma is the railroad station scene "Kansas City".

[fierywoman]

21. Umbrellas of Cherbourg

[Major Nikon]

22. This one...

[longship]

23. I have two.

Singin' in the Rain -- great cast, all stand-outs. The set pieces with Gene Kelly are extraordinary. He did the Singin' in the Rain dance with a fever on the first take. And his dance with Cyd Charisse is incredible.

The Music Man -- Again, a stellar cast. There's something about this film that makes one smile. Robert Preston is the stand-out. Oh, and what's not to like about Shirley Jones? Buddy Hackett (the actor who talks like he has marbles in his mouth), Hermoine Gingold, Paul Ford, and a young Ron Howard add some spice. Ye Gods! This is a good flick. Ye Gods!

I'm not big on musicals, generally. I despise The Sound of Mucus and Judy Garland drives me crazy. Cannot stand her! So that eliminates a lot of musicals on my list.

But at least I have these two!

[Eko]

24. The Blues Brothers.

[First Speaker]

25. Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol...

...I'm serious! Along with Beauty and the Beast, this is the most charming musical cartoon ever made...

[Danmel]

43. It is really quite sweet.

[July]

48. One of my very favorites.

Besides the nostalgia of watching it every year with my siblings, the music is excellent.

And in case you are not aware of this, it's available on DVD.

[iamateacher]

65. The guys wrote wrote the music for Mr. Magoo

Wrote the music for Gypsy, which is another great musical.

[rsdsharp]

78. . . . and razzleberry dressing!

I loved Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. The first animated Christmas special -- 1962. It's a shame they don't show it any more.

[sandensea]

26. Woody Allen's 'Everyone Says I Love You'

[lame54]

87. Love it

[sandensea]

90. While it wasn't my favorite Woody Allen film, it was underrated I think.

Some of that may have had to do with the Mia Farrow scandal, which as you know was just 4 years prior to this film (and thus fresh in everyone's memory).

Going back to the subject of musicals, another one I like from 1996 is Tom Hanks' That Thing You Do. I'm not big on musicals; but I do enjoy those that have some semblance of real life (i.e. without talking animals).

[choie]

27. West Side Story

The best musical EVER!

[Binkie The Clown]

28. +100 I second that motion.

I also got a big kick out of Disney's Enchanted.

[The Blue Flower]

29. Across the Universe

I've seen it multiple times.

[LisaM]

31. I have many favorites, but in my opinion, "The Music Man" doesn't ever falter.

Lots of otherwise good musicals are burdened by one or two bad songs (songs like "Climb Every Mountain" and "You'll Never Walk Alone&quot . "Oklahoma" is burdened with that interminable dream ballet (a lot of 50s musicals had that problem). "Kiss Me Kate" and "Cabaret" are two others that are top notch, and then a particular favorite of mine is "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" (Robert Morse versions).

[Binkie The Clown]

32. The outrageous rock opera: Phantom of the Paradise (NOT "Phantom of the Opera")

John Williams is brilliant in this movie and the music is unforgettable.

[lame54]

88. Yes - Brian DePalma

[ghostsinthemachine]

33. Paint your Wagon!

Clint Eastwood sings! Love this movie. Top ten movie IMO.

[lame54]

89. My pick

[sarge43]

34. Rocky Horror Picture Show and Singing in the Rain n/t

[LonePirate]

35. The Little Mermaid and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

[Texasgal]

38. Grease!

And Bed knobs and Broom sticks!

[Lunabell]

39. Jesus Christ Superstar

The film isn't as good as live performances, but my god. The music!

[choie]

41. agree..

after West Side Story, that is...

[ADX]

60. I actually preferred the movie soundtrack...

...I've had a copy of it in my collection in every format, starting with vinyl when it came out in '73.

Hands-down my favorite musical of all time although "West Side Story", "Sound of Music", "The Wizard of Oz" and the Lesley-Ann Warren version of Rogers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" rank high as well.

[cyclonefence]

40. Kiss Me Kate and Strange Magic

[Danmel]

42. Fiddler on the Roof

Love it!

[mucifer]

66. That's mine too!

[yallerdawg]

76. Yes, Fiddler on the Roof!

Brilliant!

[hedda_foil]

44. Gigi. I love musicals in general, but the most enjoyable for me is Gigi..

[dixiegrrrrl]

45. Another vote for Singing in the Rain

Music Man a very close 2nd

and...just for the lovely use of music in a film...Amadeus.

[Leith]

46. So Many Good Ones!

any Gilbert and Sullivan (especially Pirates of Penzance with Kevin Kline as the Pirate King)
Cabaret
The Music Man
Fiddler on the Roof
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (for the barn raising scene alone and Howard Keel in particular)

[LeftInTX]

47. American in Paris

[Kaleva]

49. I'm unfamiliar with the muical genre.

[TexasBushwhacker]

50. I'll add The Wizard of Oz n/t

[samnsara]

51. MaMa Mia

[samnsara]

52. ...AND.... RHPS of course!

[brokephibroke]

53. Blues Brothers for sure

[LeftInTX]

62. Oh yeah!!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

54. Going by how many times I've seen it... Godspell.

[Stuart G]

55. An apology ..sorry I can't spell ...It is "musical" ...not " muical"..I know I can't spell.........

but, now I see I can't type either.. Thank You for being kind ....I finally realized my mistake..Kaleva pointed it out..and I was totally oblivious to my error...I am sorry..!!!!!!!!!!!

I love musicals...
As a teenager, I appeared in several...as well as a number of other plays... Also as a teenager, I once traveled 20 miles in each direction on public transportation .. to see a double bill..."Damn Yankees" and "Pajama Game"............

While I already have the animated version of Beauty and the Beast...3 weeks ago, I traveled 60 miles in each direction to see the recent live action version...of "Beauty and the Beast"... and I really enjoyed it..It was a wonderful film..

[applegrove]

56. Hair. Loved that musical.

[SHRED]

57. Tommy

[wcmagumba]

58. I love most of the mentioned musicals...

but a couple of outliers , Finian's Rainbow (Fred Astaire's last movie musical) and Goodbye Mr. Chips (also featuring Petula Clark, who I love)...

[AJT]

59. I'll add "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"

[stopbush]

61. The Bandwagon

[iamateacher]

63. Meet Me in St. Louis and Mr. Magoo also!

I also love The Harvey Girls and Hairspray...

[forgotmylogin]

67. Dreamgirls!

Also a big fan of Little Shop of Horrors, Chicago, Cabaret, and The Wall.

Not really a musical, but the film of Blue Man Group's "Complex Rock Tour" is delightful.
(note - lots of flashing strobes)

[madamesilverspurs]

69. The FIRST musical I loved, waaay back when ---

"By the Light of the Silvery Moon" with Doris Day and Gordon MacRae.

After that, I've enjoyed just about every musical I've seen.

I'd add "Call Me Madam", just because of Merman. And "Thoroughly Modern Millie", too fun and Carol Channing was raspberries!


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[oasis]

70. "Finian's Rainbow" with Petula Clark and Fred Astaire.

[Archae]

71. Xanadu!

Oh come on!

Olivia Newton-John and her gorgeous legs!

Gene Kelley!

ELO!

[Rhiannon12866]

72. My favorite will always be The Music Man, too!

I actually saw it performed live as a little kid - I have no idea where - all I remember was that I think it was in a huge tent and Van Johnson played Professor Harold Hill, still remember him marching up the aisles in his bright red uniform to the tune of "76 Trombones!" We had the album, so I know all the words.

[spooky3]

73. Interesting that no one has said La La Land.

I liked it, but wouldn't call it a favorite.

[DFW]

74. Woodstock

[Wounded Bear]

75. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum...

[sandensea]

91. Great choice! Zero Mostel was a hoot - the whole cast was.

Which reminds me of another great musical: Fiddler on the Roof!

[Runningdawg]

77. Great ones already mentioned

I will add: Cabaret, Hair and Across The Universe

[elleng]

79. Kiss me Kate!

+++++++++

[Orrex]

80. Dancer in the Dark

One of Lars von Trier's many life-affirming opuses.

[JuJuYoshida]

81. The Nightmare Before Christmas!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

82. Most musicals kind of suck, except for West Side Story and

a couple of the old Lerner and Lowe/Rodgers and Hammerstein productions. In the '70s Ingmar Bergman made a movie of Mozart's Magic Flute and it's terrific. It's in Swedish instead of the usual German so it sounds a bit weird. But it's a cool production. Mozart's singspiel operas, which have spoken instead of sung dialogue, are a lot like modern musical comedies except much better.

[Jakes Progress]

83. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum.

[Steerpike]

84. How to succeed in Business without really trying

[Steerpike]

86. yup..just love the original tho the iterations are interesting this and WSS are still my Favorites