Musicals
As soon as sound was introduced to the movies, the movie musical was born. The musical was one of the most popular movie entertainments from the 1930s through to the 50s, before falling out of favour at the end of the 60s for audiences now being weened on Vietnam, race riots, political assassinations, flower power and psychedelia. The musical still continued onwards, albeit in a different form, with various efforts such as "Cabaret", "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", "Grease", "Hair", "All That Jazz" and "The Blues Brothers" appearing over the next decade. More recently, "Moulin Rouge" and particularly "Chicago" hark back to the glory days of the musical.
Right: Liza Minnelli does "Cabaret"
Popeye (1980)
5.2/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston
The legendary anvil-armed sailor of the seven seas comes magically to life, in this delightful musical version directed by Robert Altman and starring... Read more
Spice World: The Movie (1997)
3.4/10
Director: Bob Spiers
Starring: Alan Cumming, Claire Rushbrook, George Wendt, Richard E Grant, Roger Moore, The...
Britain's chart-topping all-girl quintet, The Spice Girls, makes the jump to screen stardom with a glitzy musical that could have been called "A Hard... Read more
Take Me Out To The Ball Game (1949)
6.8/10
Director: Busby Berkeley
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Esther Williams
Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Esther Williams star in this turn-of-the-century Busby Berkeley musical. Read more
Les Miserables (Jackman) ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.4/10
Director: Tom Hooper
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Sacha Baron Cohen, Anne Hatha...
A musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel about a recently-released prisoner named Jean Valjean struggling to survive during the French revo... Read more
Star! (1968)
6.6/10
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig, Daniel Massey
Oscar winner Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) stars as the irrepressible Gertrude Lawrence, who rises from English chorus girl to world-renowned diva. her... Read more
High School Musical 2 (2007)
4.9/10
Director: Kenny Ortega
Starring: Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Mon...
Those perky teens are back, and school's out for summer! Troy gets a job in a country club, thanks to Sharpay, and then pays it forward to all his bu... Read more
Bohemian Rhapsody (Blu-Ray) (2018)
8.3/10
Director: Bryan Singer, Dexter Fletcher
Starring: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joe Mazzello, Aiden Gillen, Tom...
Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Freddie defied stereotypes... Read more
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
7.3/10
Director: Steve Rash
Starring: Gary Busey, Charles Martin Smith, Don Stroud
Gary Busey's outstanding, Oscar-nominated (for Best Actor) performance as Buddy Holly makes this one of the great Rock 'N' Roll movies of all time. Ba... Read more
That's Entertainment! (1974)
7.7/10
Director: Jack Haley Jr
Starring: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Frank Sinatra, Mickey Roon...
Unforgettable collection of sequences from MGM's greatest musicals. "Anchors Aweigh," "Babes in Arms," "Singin' in the Rain," "The Wizard of Oz," and... Read more
Chico and Rita (2010)
Director: Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando
Starring: Limara Meneses, Eman Xor Ona
Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba ("Belle Epoque") and Spain's legendary artist Javier Mariscal celebrate the music and culture of Cuba with an e... Read more