Top 50 Musicals! FYC Closed! Final List Goes Up CATS OW!

[VanillaSkies]

Rank	Movie	Points
1	Chicago	15
2	The Greatest Showman	14
3	Grease	13
4	Moulin Rouge	12
5	A Star is Born (2018)	11
6	Aladdin (animated)	10
7	Southpark	10
8	Beauty and the Beast (animated)	10
9	The Lion King	10
10	CoCo	10
11	La La Land	9
12	The Little Mermaid	9
13	Bohemian Rhapsody	9
14	Yesterday	9
15	Hairspray (2007)	9
16	Mamma Mia	8
17	Rent	8
18	Enchanted	8
19	Grease	8
20	Dreamgirls	8
21	Burlesque	7
22	Across the Universe	7
23	Frozen	7
24	Hocus Pocus	7
25	Glitter (Yup)	7

 

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[charlie Jatinder]

If there are not enough Indian films in this thread, there will be riots, so get your ass in this thread.

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[titanic2187]

I never imagined identify a musical film is such a challenging work as there are so many ambiguity  in defining musicals.

 

Is Bohemian or La Vien Rose a musical?

Is 3 idiots a musical? 

[TalismanRing]

16 minutes ago, titanic2187 said:

I never imagined identify a musical film is such a challenging work as there are so many ambiguity  in defining musicals.

 

Is Bohemian or La Vien Rose a musical?

Is 3 idiots a musical? 

It depends on how many of the songs are performative as opposed to soundtrack songs.

 

I really like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and the music in it but really only 2 songs are performative (singing and dancing), the rest are soundtrack  So not a musical under this lists terms and not on my list.

 

 

[Cap]

@TalismanRing @titanic2187

 

I think, personally, a really good example is Meet Me In St Louis. I mean, the movie is directed by Vincente Minnelli, produced by Arthur Freed, and stars Judy Garland. It is also responsible for the existence of LIZA. You really can’t get more musical than that. 
 

However, the film is more a family drama that just HAPPENS to have two of the most famous songs ever in it. You could removed all three of those numbers and the movie would still be in tack. 
 

It is why it didn’t make my list when their films like An American In Paris, The Band Wagon, Cabin In The Sky, Easter Parade, For Me And My Gal, On The Town, The Pirate, Singin’ In The Rain, A Star Is Born (1954), Summer Stock, and The Wizard of Oz did. 
 

I have been really lax because I want everyone to participate. You’re just gonna have to make a judgement call. If/when we do this list again in a couple of years, I will probably revise the eligibility rules.

[THUNDER BIRD]

On 11/21/2019 at 5:28 PM, Jedi Jat said:

If there are not enough Indian films in this thread, there will be riots, so get your ass in this thread.

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Musicals?

Any random Bollywood movies. 

 

Good one's? Almost any random 90s hit movie. Trust me, in 90s decades, movies being hit had a big part to play by music. So if a big Bollywood's movie is hit in 90s, chances are it'll have a good album at very least.

[Morieris]

Have to make sure we have some Into The Woods (2014) representation on this list.

[TalismanRing]

1 hour ago, Morieris said:

Have to make sure we have some Into The Woods (2014) representation on this list.

Eh. It's OK but pales in comparison to the (ineligible) filmed stage version from the 1980s.  All hail Bernadette Peters.

 

 

[Cap]

 

 

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Based off Questions I've got:

• Musical Biopics Are In
• Bollywood MUSICALS Are In
• The Producers (1967), School of Rock, Whiplash = Not Musicals;
• Billy Elliot, Inside Llewyn Davis, This Is Spinal Tap = Musical
• The Full Eligibility Details Are On The First Post of This Thread. 

Where To Watch:

• TCM.COM - Full Schedule on the Resource Post On the First Page
• Criterion Collection - Has 18 MGM Musicals Available This Month; Offers Two Week Free Trial
• Netflix - Library of Bollywood Musicals
• Most classics are available via Apple, Amazon, YouTube, etc to Rent.  Note though most of the older musicals are under CLASSICS not MUSICALs (since the Music Movie genre is basically Concert Films or Docs which aren't eligible).
• Disney+:
  • All Disney animated musicals
  • Live Action, including, but not limited to:
    • Annie (1999)
    • High School Musical
    • Mary Poppins
    • The Muppet Movie
    • Newsies
  • The Sound of Music

OMG, I Hate Ranking Things, I Love All My Children Equally:

 

Here's a chart I used that puts the movies into groups instead of one is better than the other.

 

Rank	Movie	Points
1		15
2		14
3		13
4		12
5		11
6		10
7		10
8		10
9		10
10		10
11		9
12		9
13		9
14		9
15		9
16		8
17		8
18		8
19		8
20		8
21		7
22		7
23		7
24		7
25		7
26		6
27		6
28		6
29		6
30		6
31		5
32		5
33		5
34		5
35		5
36		4
37		4
38		4
39		4
40		4
41		3
42		3
43		3
44		3
45		3
46		2
47		2
48		2
49		2
50		2

 

 

 

Thank you!

 

As the title says, I've moved the hard deadline to basically any time on Tuesday.  The truth is I write really slowly. With the busy season upon us, I want to give myself enough time to get all the write-ups finished.  So when I started the Countdown on CATS OW, we'll get through all 50 of them.  Because of that, I am open to accepting lists late since I now have enough information to start the write-ups even if/when the lists evolve.  Just drop me a note that it's coming late.

 

And I know I said I was only going to God Warrior The Music Man, but if you're at like 14 and you need just one more, might I suggest like, Singin' in The Rain, or The Wizard of Oz, or Fiddler On The Roof, or The Sound of Music.  🤷‍♀️  Just FYC.

 

 

 

[Fancyarcher]

My final list.

1. Singing in The Rain

2. Beauty and The Beast (1991)

3. The Wizard of Oz 

4. The Red Shoes

5. Mary Poppins

6. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 

7. A Star is Born (1954)

8. Summer Stock

9. Cabaret 

10. Amadeus 

11. Fiddler on The Roof

12. Yankee Doodle Dandy

13. O Brother, Where Art Thou

14. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

15. Top Hat 

16. The Band Wagon 

17. Chicago 

18. The Sound of Music

19. The Lion King 

20. All That Jazz

21. Sing Street 

22. Hairspray (2007)

23. The Blues Brothers

24. On The Town 

25. Shall We Dance (1937)

26. Aladdin  

27. Walk Hard

28. The Young Girls of Rochefort 

29. A Star is Born (2018)

30. Lady Sings The Blue 

31. South Park: Bigger Louder & Uncut

32. La La Land

33. Funny Girl 

34. The Greatest Showman 

35. Jesus Christ Superstar

36. Victor / Victoria 

37. A Hard Day’s Night

38. The Muppet Movie 

39. Lagaan 

40. Cabin in The Sky

41. Steven Universe: The Movie

42. 3 Idiots 

43. The Music Man

44. The Prince of Egypt 

45. Babes in Arms 

46. Nashville

47. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

48. Hair

49. Popstar: Never Stop Popping

50. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Edited November 25, 2019 by Fancyarcher

[TalismanRing]

Posting can I cease fiddling and second guessing

	Movie	Points
1	The Music Man (1962)	15
2	Gigi (1958)	14
3	A Star Is Born (1954)	13
4	Oklahoma (1955)	12
5	West Side Story (1961)	11
6	Mary Poppins (1964)	10
7	The Sound of Music (1965)	10
8	Cabaret (1972)	10
9	Beauty & The Beast (1991)	10
10	Singing In The Rain (1952)	10
11	The Wizard Of Oz (1939)	9
12	1776 (1972)	9
13	The King and I (1956)	9
14	Grease (1978)	9
15	The Red Shoes (1948)	9
16	Guys & Dolls (1955)	8
17	Carmen (1984)	8
18	This is Spinal Tap (1984)	8
19	Oliver (1968)	8
20	Fiddler On The Roof (1971)	8
21	Moana (2016)	7
22	The Little Mermaid (1989)	7
23	Amadeus (1984)	7
24	The Lion King (1994)	7
25	Coco (2017)	7
26	The Muppet Movie (1979)	6
27	HAIR (1979)	6
28	My Fair Lady (1964)	6
29	Kiss Me Kate (1953)	6
30	South Pacific (1958)	6
31	Victor Victoria (1982)	5
32	Aladdin (1992)	5
33	Yentl (1983)	5
34	Brigadoon (1954)	5
35	Hello Dolly (1969)	5
36	Top Hat (1935)	4
37	An American in Paris (1951)	4
38	For Me and My Gal (1942)	4
39	The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)	4
40	Little Shop of Horrors (1986)	4
41	Showboat (1935)	3
42	Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)	3
43	Gypsy (1962)	3
44	The Band Wagon (1953)	3
45	Funny Girl (1968)	3
46	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)	2
47	The Pajama Game (1957)	2
48	Hedwig & the Angry Inch (2001)	2
49	The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)	2
50	How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (1967)	2

[Krissykins]

A Star Is Born (2018)

Chicago

The Greatest Showman

Burlesque

Dreamgirls

Moulin Rouge
Rocky Horror

Grease

Mamma Mia

Hairspray

Mamma Mia 2

Hedwig

Sister Act 2

Sister Act

Glitter

Les Mis (2012)

 

Hocus Pocus has one song in it? 

[Cap]

58 minutes ago, Krissykins said:

 

Hocus Pocus has one song in it? 

 

two songs, only one musical number. Does not count. It has the distinct honor of falling into the 101 dalmatians category: has the best music, not a musical. 
 

 

[cannastop]

1. The Three Caballeros

2. Singing in the Rain

3. The Wizard of Oz

4. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

5. Sweeney Todd

6. La La Land

7. The Sound of Music

8. West Side Story

9. Mary Poppins

10. The Lion King

11. Aladdin

12. The Little Mermaid

13. Frozen

14. Moana

15. Saludos Amigos

[EarlyDeadlinePredictions]

Haven't watched enough to make a list unfortunately. The lack of Popstar on these lists is quite concerning as well. 

[TalismanRing]

28 minutes ago, EarlyDeadlinePredictions said:

Haven't watched enough to make a list unfortunately. The lack of Popstar on these lists is quite concerning as well. 

Eh, Popstar is kind of cute but it wouldn't make my top 250.  It's a poor man's This Is Spinal Tap.

[WrathOfHan]

I'll go with 15:

 

1. Chicago 

2. Beauty and the Beast (1991)

3. La La Land

4. Sing Street

5. Aladdin (1992)

6. The Lion King (1994)

7. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

8. Mary Poppins Returns

9. Mary Poppins

10. Hairspray

11. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

12. The Sound of Music

13. The Wizard of Oz

14. The Greatest Showman

15. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

[lorddemaxus]

Sorry @captainwondyful, I don't really have a list. I just haven't watched enough musicals that I like/love and October-November has been way too busy for me to watch movies (not just musicals) and catch-up. 

[Melosh]

Who wouldn’t love a BIG EPIC DRAMA MUSICAL;it’s the highest degree of emotion you can feel in filmmaking,especially in animation where reality is turned on an extreme intensified level.