100 best musical movies

A list of the best musical films, selected by visitors to our site: A Very Potter Sequel, Chicago, Labyrinth, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, Hero, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
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Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, musical, family
CountrySoviet Union

An eccentric musical comedy based on the tale of Korney Chukovsky. In Africa, monkeys fell ill. This news was reported to Dr. Aybolit by the monkey Chichi, who escaped from the robber Barmaley. Aybolit and his assistants — Chichi and the dog Avva — are in a hurry to save the monkeys from the disease. But Barmaley and his robbers are trying to stop them. First, they capture the doctor’s ship at sea and throw Aybolit, Avva and Chichi into the water, but they swim to Africa.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, musical, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

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 their portrayals of Jesus and Judas, respectively.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, drama, musical, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:33

The classic Shirley Temple film in which a little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.

Markimdb: 7
Genrethriller, comedy, musical, western, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

Heading through Colorado Territory in search of gold and women, Alferd Packer and his group of bemused companions find themselves lost, starving and musically inspired by the obstacles they confront along the way, including a die-hard Confederate cyclops, a trio of surly trappers, a tribe of Japanese-speaking "Indians," and ultimately, each other.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical
CountryUSA
Duration02:18

Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and wearing one of those new high hemlines, she arrives in New York to test the "modern" ideas she had been reading about back in Kansas: "I've taken the girl out of Kansas. Now I have to take Kansas out of the girl!"

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, India
Duration01:51

A Bollywood update of Jane Austen's classic tale, in which Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitable husbands for her four unmarried daughters. When the rich single gentlemen Balraj and Darcy come to visit, the Bakshis have high hopes, though circumstance and boorish opinions threaten to get in the way of romance.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genremelodrama, drama, musical
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:41

This colourful, music-filled and sensual melodrama based on early stories by Maxim Gorky tells the fatal love story between the beautiful and rebellious girl Rada and the handsome horse thief Zobar. The story is set in early 20th century Bessarabia, now part of Moldova, then belonging to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical
CountryUSA
Duration01:28

A Broadway choreographer gets drafted and coincidentally ends up in the same army base as his object of affection’s boyfriend.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genremelodrama, musical
CountryUSA
Duration02:06

Wealthy American, Jervis Pendleton has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old residen, and anonymously pays for her education at a New England college. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor regularly, but he never writes back. Several years later, he visits her at school, while still concealing his identity, and—despite their large age difference—they soon fall in love.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical
CountryUSA
Duration01:33

Tom and Ellen are asked to perform as a dance team in England at the time of Princess Elizabeth's wedding. As brother and sister, each develops a British love interest, Ellen with Lord John Brindale and Tom with dancer Anne Ashmond.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama, musical, music, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrefantasy, musical, adventure, family
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genremelodrama, drama, musical
CountrySpain, Italy

On New Year's Eve 1899, Soledad is peddling violets in a Madrid busy street when she meets aristocrat Fernando. The couple falls in love but their different social backgrounds threatens the relationship. Fernando is under constant pressure from his older brother Alfonso who reminds him of his duties including his engagement to Magdalena, a countess. Disregarding all social conventions and scandalizing high society, Fernando sets up Soledad in a plush apartment and announces their marriage plans.

Markimdb: 4.2
Genremelodrama, drama, musical
CountryIndia

When Ronit meets Isha, both are attracted to each other and fall in love. They want to surprise Ronit's parents and Raj, and they accordingly decide to share this news with Raj, only to find out that Raj has been actively involved in trying to get Ronit married to Monishka Rai.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:55

    A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, musical
    CountryCanada

    In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genremelodrama, drama, musical
    CountryIndia

    Sunder Khanna is an orphan and lives a poor lifestyle in India. He is friendly with wealthy Gopal Verma, the only child of Judge Verma; and a wealthy girl named Radha, who is the daughter of an army Captain. The trio grow up, and Sunder falls head-over-heels in love with Radha, but she as well as her parents reject him.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genremelodrama, drama, musical
    CountryIndia

    A petty thief is put on trial for the attempted murder of a lawyer. Through a series of flashbacks, the intertwining lives of the thief, the lawyer, and the thief's defense lawyer are illustrated.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical
    CountryIndia

    Raja is the 18-year-old son of a wealthy Bombay businessman who suffers from his parents coldness and neglect. Shortly after finishing school he meets Bobby, the 16-year-old daughter of a poor Christian fisherman. They fall head over heels for each other, but they'll need everything they have to defend their love as their families won't accept them marrying each other...

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical
    CountryIndia

    Rahul Joshi wants to be a successful businessman so he works hard for his boss Siddharth. One day Rahul meets Seema, an up and coming model, and he feels like he's finally met his match. Will Seema fall for Rahul?

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, musical, adventure, western
    CountryIndia

    A Police Officer, whose family was killed by a bandit named Gabbar Singh, decides to fight fire with fire and recruits two convicts, Jai & Veeru, to bring Gabbar Singh to jail alive, but will they succeed in their mission and get their reward? Come and watch the action-packed super-hit Sholay to find out!!

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genremelodrama, drama, musical
    CountryIndia

    Jimmy promises to return to Bombay and become a famous entertainer so that he can exact revenge on Mr. Oberoi for having insulted and imprisoned his mother on false charges. He falls in love with Oberoi's daughter and causes Sam Oberoi's nervous breakdown when he takes over as popular disco dancer. Oberoi, in an attempt to get rid of Jimmy, accidentally kills his mother, and Jimmy is devastated and unable to perform. Will he rise above the tragedy, sing again, and avenge his mother's death?

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantasy, musical, family
    CountrySoviet Union
    Duration01:49

    Defeating the terrible dragon, the soldier Ivan returns from the war. The Far Far Away rejoices. The king, also Ivan, is very pleased. He awards the namesake with an order with pearls, appoints a field marshal and offers his wife his own daughter Maria Louise. But the soldier suddenly refuses everything.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genremelodrama, drama, musical
    CountrySoviet Union
    Duration02:15

    Sergei and Tanya are in love with each other. Sergei is drafted into the marine corps and Tania waits for his return. Sergei's division is abandoned in favor of helping local residents in distress. During the operation, his armored personnel gets carried into the sea. His relatives receive a notice of his death. Tanya's loving childhood friend, a hockey player, helps her to cope with misfortune and she marries him. But it turned out that Sergei did not perish. He, together with a wounded friend he saved, are found on a deserted island after a long winter. Back home, Sergei learns that Tanya has married another. Unable to accept the loss of his beloved, Sergei dies; but this death is a symbolic and emotional one, not physical. Sergei continues to live a normal life without shock and strong distress, meets another girl, marries her, has a child. In the finale there is a spiritual rebirth of the hero.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genremelodrama, musical
    CountrySoviet Union
    Duration01:31

    At high school, some pupils decide to play a 'practical joke' on their teacher. On the day of midterm exam all of them say they she had told them the wrong date for the exam. She almost believed them, but then asked a girl known for her honesty and the girl could not lie. As a result everyone in the class gets an F for that midterm. That's a real problem for some of them - with an F they cannot have perfect GPA and will not enter prestige Universities. They want revenge...

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical
    CountrySoviet Union

    Vasily Muravin, 50, a teacher at the Moscow Institute of Management, is experiencing a crisis. At work, the place of the head of the department is replaced by the more pragmatic, but limited person Valentin Romanovsky. At home, his wife Lida, who earns at work more than her husband, habitually reproaches him for indecision. It’s hard for Muravin to come to terms with his established attitude to himself, but he is most worried when his wife shows disrespect for his main hobby - playing the guitar. Once, unable to bear the bullying, Muravin suddenly leaves the family (wife and daughter) and from work.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genremelodrama, drama, musical, music
    CountryNetherlands, Italy
    Duration01:49

    This “Traviata” became one of the most succesful of all opera films, especially in France, where 800,000 Parisian cinemagoers flocked to it in the first six week. It was nominated for two Oscars (for production and costume design) and won BAFTAs in those two categories, as well as receiving BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations as 1983’s Best Foreign-Language Film.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genremelodrama, drama, musical
    CountryIndia
    Duration02:26

    Young Raj Malhotra (Akshay Kumar) lives with his elder brother, Rohit; his sister-in-law Kiran, and a niece. After an accident fractures his leg, he is unable to walk for some time. Due to psychological reasons, he cannot walk even after the fracture heals. When the Malhotras move to Dehra Dun, Raj befriends young Kajal (Dutta), as both share a common passion for airplanes. Kajal encourages Raj to walk, and succeeds. Years later the two continue to be fast friends, and everyone expects them to marry soon. Then Raj is recruited by the Indian Air Force and goes for training for a year and a half. After his training gets over, he rushes to Kajal to propose to her, only to find out that she has given her heart to a multimillionaire, Karan Singhania (Verma), who owns several airplanes and choppers. Raj congratulates Kajal and Karan, but does not reveal his true feelings.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical
    CountryIndia

    Anjali is left heartbroken when her best friend and secret crush, Rahul, falls in love with Tina. Years later, Tina's young daughter tries to fulfil her mother's last wish of uniting Rahul and Anjali.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, drama, musical
    CountryIndia
    Duration02:59

    An army major goes undercover as a college student. His mission is both professional and personal: to protect his general's daughter from a radical militant, and to find his estranged half-brother.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical
    CountryIndia

    Raj and Priya are newly married. Priya is heavy with children, but due to unexpected circumstances, she loses her child and is unable to conceive again. Enter Madhoo, a prostitute who is willing to become surrogate mother for the couple. Their relationship becomes entangled with love triangle when Madhoo falls in love with Raj.

    Markimdb: 3.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical
    CountryIndia
    Duration03:17

    Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon is the story of Sanjana (Kareena Kapoor), a girl of today's generation full of life and vibrant ecstasy. She lives life on her own terms and gets very upset when her mother Susheela (Himani Shivpuri), arranges for her to see a boy leading to a marriage prospect.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genremelodrama, drama, musical
    CountryIndia
    Duration03:30

    Orthodox Indian, Raichand, would like his two sons to live together with him and his wife, and get married to girls' of his choice. One of his sons, Rahul, is adopted, while Rohan is his real son. Rahul falls in love with a poor Indian girl named Anjali, and incurs the displeasure of Raichand, they argue and fight, as a result Rahul leaves the house, moves to Britain, and settles down. Raichand now focuses his attention on his real son, Rohan, who has no plans to get married, but is determined to bring Rahul and Anjali back home so that they can be together again. Will Raichand permit Rohan to have his way, or will he also ask him to leave the house?

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical
    CountryIndia, Hungary

    Nandini has to choose between Sameer, the man who taught her to fall in love; and Vanraj, the man from whom she learnt how to abide and fulfill promises of love.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical
    CountryIndia
    Duration02:53

    Raj is a struggling singer chasing his dreams in Mumbai, India. One night, he rescues a girl, Pooja, from a car accident and takes her to the hospital. As she lies in a coma, her wealthy family assume that Raj is the man with whom their daughter eloped. Sensing opportunity, he assumes this new identity. When Pooja's best friend, Jahnvi, shows up, however, Raj starts to like her. After Pooja wakes up and falls for Raj, a tricky love triangle occurs.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genremusical, history
    CountryFrance, Italy, Algeria

    The 50 year story of a ballroom in France, from the 1920s. The people who go there is always the same, even the musicians. You can see all kind of people dancing all the fashion dances (depending on the age).

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical
    CountryGermany

    Blonde goddess Marika Rökk plays Julia Koster, a ravishing red-headed musical revue star and her opening number, "At Night It Isn't Right To Be Alone", playing to a packed theater, is both an eye-popper and a jaw-dropper.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genremelodrama, drama, musical
    CountryIndia
    Duration03:36

    At a prestigious all-male university, three friends seek love outside of the school grounds; at the same time, a newly-hired music teacher seeks to befriend and loosen up the militantly strict headmaster.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, family
    CountryIndia
    Duration02:29

    A man falls in love with his childhood friend, but her sister is the one who reciprocates his feelings.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, musical
    CountrySoviet Union
    Duration01:27

    After meeting Tamara during the long trip on the train Sergey decided to pose as Tamara's husband in front of her parents.

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