Musical films have had us all shimmying right here, there and in every single place. It is no secret that the previous few years have had some fairly main lows – however when the world all will get an excessive amount of, we’ll at all times have this all-singing, all-dancing narrative for a little bit of toe-tapping gentle aid.
And there is no higher time than now to get invested in musical films as a result of there have by no means been so many to select from, together with hit song-studded biopics about well-known musicians – similar to 2022’s Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance with Any individual, the award-winning Elvis and 2021’s Respect (about Aretha Franklin). Arguably it began with the Oscar-winning run of Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody – the musical interpretation of Freddie Mercury’s wild life.
Then it wasn’t lengthy till Elton John received in on the motion by creating Rocketman, with Taron Egerton starring as the enduring singer (and tbh made us just a little bit extra obsessive about feathers, rhinestones and OTT sun shades).
Alternatively, there are cinematic diversifications of West Finish and Broadway favourites, just like the BAFTA-nominated Matilda The Musical, Hamilton, All people’s Speaking About Jamie, and the “by no means will get outdated” 2002 adaptation of Broadway hit Chicago, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones in her Oscar-winning star flip as Velma Kelly.
We have additionally seen trendy remakes of classical musical movies like Stephen Spielberg’s visually beautiful tackle West Aspect Story, starring Rachel Zegler, 2019’s Disney traditional Aladdin, and A Star Is Born (it is a robust name between Woman Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s efficiency versus the OG Barbra Streisand, tbh – and we’d not say that frivolously).
Additionally on this class are animated musical movies similar to Cinderella, Encanto and, in fact, the 2 Frozen films – dropped at us by way of Disney+. Not solely these, however the different musical Disney films have offered us with some severe energy ballads. So, get that hairbrush prepared! Or in the event you’re searching for a musical throwback to your youthful Disney days, Hannah Montana: The Film, starring Miley Cyrus, and Camp Rock starring Demi Lovato, are a must-watch in the event you have been hiding beneath the rock again within the day and have but to see them!
Both manner, right here is our definitive listing of the 47 greatest – and solely the perfect – musical films…
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