BECK index
Movie Mirrors Index

Best Movies by Genre

Musicals

Musicals Based on a Play
Musical Comedies

Musical Dramas

Abbreviations
b = black and white, c = color, s = silent
En = Beck's entertainment value, Ed = Beck's educational value

Musicals Based on a Play (words & music by)

West Side Story (Sondheim, Bernstein) (1961 c 153') En: 9, Ed: 9
West Side Story (Laurents, Bernstein, Sondheim) (2021 c 156’) En: 9, Ed: 9
My Fair Lady (Lerner, Loewe) (1964 c 170') En: 9, Ed: 9
Amadeus (Shaffer) (1984 c 160’) En: 9, Ed: 9
Magic Flute, The (Mozart) (2006 c 133’) En: 9, Ed: 9

Music Man (Willson) (1962 c 151') En: 9, Ed: 8
Sound of Music, The (Lindsay, Rodgers) (1965 c 174’) En: 9, Ed: 8
Oliver! (Bart) (1968 c 153’) En: 9, Ed: 8
Jesus Christ Superstar (Rice, Webber) (1973 c 107’) En: 9, Ed: 8
South Pacific (Hammerstein, Rodgers) (1958 c 157’) En: 9, Ed: 8

Flower Drum Song (Rodgers, Hammerstein) (1961 c 133’) En: 8, Ed: 8
Camelot (Lerner, Loewe) (1967 c 179') En: 8, Ed: 8
Fiddler on the Roof (Stein, Harnick, Bock) (1971 c 181') En: 8, Ed: 8
Cabaret (Masteroff, Ebb, Kander) (1972 c 124’) En: 8 , Ed: 8
Miserables, Les (Boubill, Schönberg) (2012 c 157') En: 8, Ed: 8

Magic Flute, The (Schikaneder, Mozart) (Swedish 1975 c 135’) En: 7, Ed: 8

Show Boat (Hammerstein, Kern) (1936 b 113') En: 8, Ed: 7
Guys and Dolls (Swerling, Burrows, Loesser) (1955 c 149') En: 8 Ed: 7
Oklahoma! (Hammerstein, Rodgers) (1955 c 140') En: 8, Ed: 7
King and I, The (Hammerstein, Rodgers) (1956 c 133') En: 8, Ed: 7
Man of La Mancha (1972 c 129’) En: 7, Ed: 7
Chicago (Fosse, Ebb, Kander) (2002 c 113’) En: 8, Ed: 7
Dreamgirls (Eyen, Krieger) (2006 c 130') En: 8, Ed: 7
Sound of Music Live, The (Lindsay, Rodgers) (2015 c 155’) En: 8, Ed: 7
Pride and Prejudice (Austen, Gordon) (2020 c 128’) En: 8, Ed: 7

Carousel (Hammerstein, Rodgers) (1956 c 128') En: 7, Ed: 7
Unsinkable Molly Brown, The (Morris,Willson) (1964 c 128') En: 7, Ed: 7
Funny Girl (Lennart, Merrill, Styne) (1968 c 151') En: 7, Ed: 7
Godspell (Tebelak, Schwartz) (1973 c 102') En: 7, Ed: 7
Hair (Ragni, Rado) (1979 c 121’) En: 7, Ed: 7
Traviata, La (Verdi, Piave) (Italian 1982 c 109’) En: 7, Ed: 7
Passing Strange (Stew) (2009 c 135’) En: 7, Ed: 7
Daddy Long Legs (Gordon) (2015 c 119') En: 7, Ed: 7

Follow the Fleet (Scott, Berlin) (1936 b 110') En: 7, Ed: 6
Annie Get Your Gun (Fields, Berlin) (1950 c 107') En: 7, Ed: 6
Show Boat (Hammerstein, Kern) (1951 c 107') En: 7, Ed: 6
Carmen Jones (Hammerstein, Bizet) (1954 c 105') En: 7, Ed: 6
Damn Yankees! (Abbott, Ross, Adler) (1958 c 111') En: 7, Ed: 6
Can-Can (Burrows, Porter) (1960 c 131') En: 7, Ed: 6
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Loesser) (1967 c 121’) En: 7, Ed: 6
Hello Dolly! (Stewart, Herman) (1969 c 146’) En: 7, Ed: 6
Grease (Jacobs, Casey) (1978 c 110') En: 7, Ed: 6
Into the Woods (Lapine, Sondheim) (1991 c 151') En: 7, Ed: 6
Phantom of the Opera, The (Stilgoe, Webber) (2004 c 141’) En: 7, Ed: 6
Prairie Home Companion, The (Keillor) (2006 c 105’) En: 7, Ed: 6
Anything Goes (Porter) (2021 c 159’) En: 7, Ed: 6

Merry Widow, The (Victor, Stein, Lehar) (1934 b 99') En: 6, Ed: 6
Babes in Arms (Rodgers, Hart) (1939 b 97') En: 6, Ed: 6
Balalaika (Gordon, Posford) (1939 b 103') En: 6, Ed: 6
Mikado (Gilbert, Sullivan) (1939 c 90') En: 6, Ed: 6
Beggar’s Opera, The (Gay, Bliss) (1953 c 94') En: 6, Ed: 6
Brigadoon (Lerner, Loewe) (1954 c 108') En: 6 Ed: 6
Pal Joey (O’Hara, Rodgers, Hart) (1957 c 109') En: 6, Ed: 6
Finian's Rainbow (Harburg, Lane) (1968 c 141') En: 6, Ed: 6
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Lerner) (1970 c 129') En: 6, Ed: 6
Zoot Suit (Valdez) (1981 c 103') En: 6, Ed: 6
Gypsy (Laurents) (1962 c 143') En: 6, Ed: 6
Company (Sondheim, Furth) (2011 c 145') En: 6, Ed: 6
Porgy and Bess (Gershwin) (2014 c 161’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Jesus Christ Superstar (Webber, Rice) (2018 c 99’) En: 6, Ed: 6
King and I, The (Hammerstein, Rodgers) (2018 c 160’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Cyrano (Rostand) (2021 c 123’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Dear Evan Hansen (Levensen, Pasek, Paul) 2021 c 137’) En: 6, Ed: 6

Ordo Virtutum (Hildegard Bingen) (Latin 1999 c 69') En: 5, Ed: 6

Threepenny Opera, The (Brecht, Weill) (German 1931 b 112') En: 6, Ed: 5
Gold Diggers of 1933 (Hopwood, Warren) (1933 b 97') En: 6, Ed: 5
Cat and the Fiddle, The (Harbach, Kern) (1934 b 89') En: 6, Ed: 5
Roberta (Harbach, Kern) (1935 b 105') En: 6, Ed: 5
Gold Diggers of 1937 (Maibaum Arlen) (1936 b 101') En: 6, Ed: 5
Rose Marie (Harbach, Hammerstein) (1936 b 111') En: 6, Ed: 5
Rosalie (McGuire, Bolton) (1937 b 124') En: 6, Ed: 5
Sweethearts (Smith, Herbert) (1938 c 114') En: 6, Ed: 5
Little Nellie Kelly (Cohan, Edens) (1940 b 99') En: 6, Ed: 5
New Moon (Romberg, Hammerstein) (1940 b 105') En: 6, Ed: 5
Chocolate Soldier, The (Molnar) (1941 b 102') En: 6, Ed: 5
Diamond Horseshoe (Nicholson) (1945 c 104') En: 6, Ed: 5
Pirate, The (Behrman, Porter) (1948 c 102') En: 6, Ed: 5
Kiss Me Kate (Spewack, Porter) (1953 c 109') En: 6, Ed: 5
Bells Are Ringing (Comden, Green, Styne) (1960 c 126') En: 6, Ed: 5
Peter Pan (Barrie, Styne) (1960 c 96’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Billy Rose’s Jumbo (Hecht, Rodgers, Hart) (1962 c 123') En: 6, Ed: 5
Happiest Millionaire (1967 c 164’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Paint Your Wagon (Lerner, Loewe) (1969 c 155') En: 6, Ed: 5
Boy Friend, The (Wilson) (1971 c 137') En: 6, Ed: 5
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (O’Brien) (1975 c 100') En: 6, Ed: 5
Tommy (The Who) (1975 c 111') En: 6, Ed: 5
Pippin: His Life and Times (Schwartz, Hirson) (1981 c 112') En: 6, Ed: 5
Chorus Line, A (Hamlisch, Kirkwood) (1985 c 118') En: 6, Ed: 5
Fantasticks, The (Jones, Schmidt) (1995 c 86') En: 6, Ed: 5
Mamma Mia! (Johnson) (2008 c 109’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Nine (Kopit) (2009 c 118’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Into the Woods (Sondheim, Lapine) (2014 c 125') En: 6, Ed: 5

Holiday Inn (Berlin) (2017 c 128’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Swearing Jar, The (Hewlett) (2022 c 110’) En: 6, Ed: 5

Girl of the Golden West, The (Belasco) (1938 b 121') En: 5, Ed: 5
Bitter Sweet (Coward) (1940 c 93') En: 5, Ed: 5
I Married an Angel (Rodgers, Hart) (1942 b 84') En: 5, Ed: 5
Three Little Girls in Blue (Powys) (1946 c 90') En: 5, Ed: 5
Summer Holiday (O’Neill) (1948 c 93') En: 5, Ed: 5
Jazz Singer, The (Raphaelson) (1952 c 79') En: 5, Ed: 5
Kismet (Knoblock) (1955 c 113’) En: 5 Ed: 5
Second Greatest Sex, The (Hoffman) (1955 c 107’) En: 5 Ed: 5
Anything Goes (Bolton Wodehouse) (1956 c 106') En: 5, Ed: 5
Silk Stockings (Lengyel, Porter) (1957 c 117') En: 5, Ed: 5

Sunny (Hammerstein, Harbach) (1930 b 78') En: 5, Ed: 4
Top Speed (Ruby, Bolton, Kalmar) (1930 b 72') En: 5, Ed: 4
Wonder Bar (Herczeg, Farkas) (1934 b 84') En: 5, Ed: 4
Going Places (Mapes, Collier) (1938 b 84') En: 5, Ed: 4
That Night in Rio (Lothar, Adler) (1941 c 91') En: 5, Ed: 4
This Is the Army (Berlin, Robinson) (1943 c 125’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Tonight and Every Night (Storm) (1945 c 92') En: 5, Ed: 4
Good News (Brown, Schwab) (1947 c 93') En: 5, Ed: 4
Tea for Two (Mandel, Harbach) (1950 c 98’) En: 5 Ed: 4
Lovely to Look At (Fields, Harbach) (1952 c 103') En: 5, Ed: 4
Student Prince (Meyer-Forster) (1954 c 107') En: 5, Ed: 4
Three for the Show (Maugham) (1955 c 89’) En: 5 Ed: 4
Girl Most Likely, The (Jarrico) (1958 c 98') En: 5, Ed: 4
Star Is Born, A (Hart) (1976 c 140') En: 5, Ed: 4
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The (King) (1982 c 114’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Bond, Sondheim) (1982 c 140') En: 5, Ed: 4
Barnum  (Bramble, Coleman, Stewart) (1986 c 110') En: 5, Ed: 4
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet St. (Bond, Sondheim) (2007 c 116') En: 5, Ed: 4

Last Five Years, The (Brown) (2014 c 94’) En: 5, Ed: 4

Musical Comedies

Mary Poppins (1964 c 139’) En: 9, Ed: 8

Love Me Tonight (1932 b 88') En: 8, Ed: 8
Wizard of Oz, The (1939 c 101') En: 8, Ed: 8

Going My Way (1944 b 126') En: 7, Ed: 8

Hard Day’s Night, A (1964 b 89’) En: 8, Ed: 7
Footlight Parade (1933 b 104') En: 8, Ed: 7
Top Hat (1935 b 100') En: 8, Ed: 7
Singin’ In the Rain (1952 c 103') En: 8, Ed: 7

One Hour with You (1932 b 77') En: 7, Ed: 7
42nd Street (1933 b 89') En: 7, Ed: 7
One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937 b 85') En: 7, Ed: 7
Carefree (1938 b 83') En: 7, Ed: 7
American in Paris, An (1951 c 103') En: 7, Ed: 7
Gigi (1958 c 116') En: 7, Ed: 7
Nashville (1975 c 159’) En: 7, Ed: 7
Mighty Wind, A (2003 c 91’) En: 7, Ed: 7
Bandslam (2009 c 111’) En: 7, Ed: 7
Blinded by the Light (2019 c 118’) En: 7, Ed: 7

Million, Le (French 1931 b 81') En: 7, Ed: 6
Hallelujah, I’m a Bum (1933 b 83') En: 7, Ed: 6
Gay Divorcee, The (1934 b 105') En: 7, Ed: 6
Swing Time (1936 b 103') En: 7, Ed: 6
Shall We Dance (1937 b 109') En: 7, Ed: 6
On the Town (1949 c 98') En: 7, Ed: 6
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954 c 102') En: 7, Ed: 6
High Society (1956 c 107') En: 7, Ed: 6
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967 c 138') En: 7, Ed: 6
Victor/Victoria (1982 c 133') En: 7, Ed: 6
Meaning of Life, Monty Python’s The (1983 c 107') En: 7, Ed: 6
Thing Called Love, The (1993 c 116') En: 7, Ed: 6
Very Annie Mary (2001 c 104’) En: 6, Ed: 6
La La Land (2016 c 128') En: 7, Ed: 6
Mary Poppins Returns (2018 c 130’) En: 7, Ed: 6
Yesterday (2019 c 116’) En: 7, Ed: 6

Under the Roofs of Paris (French 1930 b 87') En: 6, Ed: 6
A Nous la Liberté (French 1931 b 88') En: 6, Ed: 6
Stowaway (1936 b 87') En: 6, Ed: 6
Just Around the Corner (1938 b 71') En: 6, Ed: 6
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938 b 80') En: 6, Ed: 6
Dumbo (1941 c 64') En: 6, Ed: 6
Cabin In the Sky (1943 b 99') En: 6, Ed: 6
Music for Millions (1944 b 118') En: 6, Ed: 6
On Moonlight Bay (1951 c 95') En: 6, Ed: 6
Hans Christian Andersen (1952 c 115') En: 6, Ed: 6
Red Garters (1954 c 91') En: 6, Ed: 6
Lady and the Tramp (1955 c 75') En: 6, Ed: 6
Follow That Dream (1962 c 110’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Come Blow Your Horn (1963 c 112') En: 6, Ed: 6
Doctor Dolittle (1967 c 152') En: 6, Ed: 6
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968 c 144') En: 6, Ed: 6
Night They Raided Minsky’s, The (1968 c 99') En: 6, Ed: 6
Yellow Submarine (1968 c 86') En: 6, Ed: 6
Sweet Charity (1969 c 149') En: 6, Ed: 6
Funny Lady (1975 c 138') En: 6, Ed: 6
Slipper and the Rose, The (1976 c 143') En: 6, Ed: 6
Movie Movie (1978 c 105') En: 6, Ed: 6
Muppet Movie, The (1979 c 95') En: 6, Ed: 6
Hear My Song (1991 c 104') En: 6, Ed: 6
Grace of My Heart (1996 c 116') En: 6, Ed: 6
That Thing You Do! (1996 c 108') En: 6, Ed: 6
Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000 c 84') En: 6, Ed: 6
Boys and Girl from County Clare, The (2003 c 90’) En: 6, Ed: 6

Clambake (1967 c 99’) En: 5, Ed: 6

Cocoanuts, The (1929 b 93') En: 6, Ed: 5
Madam Satan (1930 b 116') En: 6, Ed: 5
Whoopee! (1930 c 93') En: 6, Ed: 5
Dancing Lady (1933 b 92') En: 6, Ed: 5
Flying Down to Rio (1933 b 89') En: 6, Ed: 5
Going Hollywood (1933 b 78') En: 6, Ed: 5
Roman Scandals (1933 b 92') En: 6, Ed: 5
Dames (1934 b 91') En: 6, Ed: 5
Happiness Ahead (1934 b 86') En: 6, Ed: 5
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934 b 90') En: 6, Ed: 5
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935 b 95') En: 6, Ed: 5
Born to Dance (1936 b 106') En: 6, Ed: 5
One in a Million (1936 b 94') En: 6, Ed: 5
Pennies from Heaven (1936 b 81') En: 6, Ed: 5
Pigskin Parade (1936 b 92') En: 6, Ed: 5
Three Smart Girls (1936 b 84') En: 6, Ed: 5
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937 b 77') En: 6, Ed: 5
Damsel In Distress, A (1937 b 101') En: 6, Ed: 5
Thin Ice (1937 b 78') En: 6, Ed: 5
When You’re in Love (1937 b 104') En: 6, Ed: 5
Big Broadcast of 1938, The (1938 b 91') En: 6, Ed: 5
Hollywood Hotel (1938 b 109') En: 6, Ed: 5
Joy of Living (1938 b 91') En: 6, Ed: 5
Honolulu (1939 b 84') En: 6, Ed: 5
Rhythm on the River (1940 b 92') En: 6, Ed: 5
Road to Singapore (1940 b 85') En: 6, Ed: 5
Lady Be Good (1941 b 112') En: 6, Ed: 5
Moon Over Miami (1941 c 91') En: 6, Ed: 5
Holiday Inn (1942 b 101') En: 6, Ed: 5
You Were Never Lovelier (1942 b 97') En: 6, Ed: 5
Sky's the Limit, The (1943 b 89') En: 6 Ed: 5
Show Business (1944 b 92') En: 6, Ed: 5
Anchors Aweigh (1945 c 139') En: 6, Ed: 5
State Fair (1945 c 100') En: 6, Ed: 5
Blue Skies (1946 c 104') En: 6, Ed: 5
In the Good Old Summertime (1949 c 103') En: 6, Ed: 5
Band Wagon, The (1953 c 112') En: 6, Ed: 5
Calamity Jane (1953 c 101') En: 6, Ed: 5
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 c 91') En: 6, Ed: 5
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954 c 117') En: 6, Ed: 5
Let’s Make Love (1960 c 118') En: 6, Ed: 5
Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962 c 99’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Bye Bye Birdie (1963 c 112') En: 6, Ed: 5
Help! (1965 c 92') En: 6, Ed: 5
Darling Lili (1970 c 143') En: 6, Ed: 5
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971 c 100’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Bugsy Malone 1976 c 93’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Xanadu (1980 c 96’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Annie (1982 c 127') En: 6, Ed: 5
Pirates of Penzance, The (1983 c 112') En: 6, Ed: 5
Muppets Take Manhattan, The (1984 c 94') En: 6, Ed: 5
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000 c 108') En: 6, Ed: 5
Fighting Temptations, The (2003 c 123’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Romance & Cigarettes (2005 c 105’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Muppets, The (2011 c 103') En: 6, Ed: 5
Pitch Perfect (2012 c 112') En: 6, Ed: 5


Broadway Melody, The (1929 b 100') En: 5, Ed: 5
Local Boy Makes Good (1931 b 68') En: 5, Ed: 5
Curly Top (1935 b 75') En: 5, Ed: 5
I Dream Too Much (1935 b 97') En: 5, Ed: 5
Strike Up the Band (1940 b 120') En: 5, Ed: 5
Babes on Broadway (1941 b 118') En: 5, Ed: 5
It Started with Eve (1941 b 90') En: 5, Ed: 5
Molly and Me (1945 b 77') En: 5, Ed: 5
Down to Earth (1947 c 101') En: 5, Ed: 5
Mother Wore Tights (1947 c 107') En: 5, Ed: 5
Shocking Miss Pilgrim, The (1947 c 85') En: 5, Ed: 5
My Blue Heaven (1950 c 96') En: 5, Ed: 5
Three Little Words (1950 c 102’) En: 5, Ed: 5
Two Weeks with Love (1950 c 92’) En: 5 Ed: 5
Eddie Cantor Story, The (1953 c 115') En: 5, Ed: 5
Athena (1954 c 95') En: 5, Ed: 5
French Cancan (French 1954 c 102') En: 5, Ed: 5
Top Banana (1954 c 84') En: 5, Ed: 5
Opposite Sex, The (1956 c 116’) En: 5 Ed: 5
Funny Face (1957 c 103') En: 5, Ed: 5
Les Girls (1957 c 114’) En: 5 Ed: 5
This Could Be the Night (1957 b 104') En: 5, Ed: 5
Merry Andrew (1958 c 103') En: 5, Ed: 5
Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959 c 90') En: 5, Ed: 5
G. I. Blues (1960 c 104’) En: 5, Ed: 5
Cleo From 5 to 7 (1962 b 90') En: 5, Ed: 5
Joyful Noise (2012 c 118’) En: 5 Ed: 5

Love Parade, The (1929 b 107') En: 5, Ed: 4
Sunnyside Up (1929 b 121') En: 5, Ed: 4
Dixiana (1930 b 100') En: 5, Ed: 4
Golden Dawn (1930 b 83') En: 5, Ed: 4
Good News (1930 b 84') En: 5, Ed: 4
Show Girl In Hollywood (1930 b 78') En: 5, Ed: 4
Kid from Spain, The (1932 b 96') En: 5, Ed: 4
Flirtation Walk (1934 b 98') En: 5, Ed: 4
Harold Teen (1934 b 66') En: 5, Ed: 4
Hollywood Party (1934 b 69') En: 5, Ed: 4
Kid Millions (1934 b 90') En: 5, Ed: 4
Stand Up and Cheer (1934 b 69') En: 5, Ed: 4
Student Tour (1934 b 84') En: 5, Ed: 4
Transatlantic Merry-go-round (1934 b 90') En: 5, Ed: 4
Hooray for Love (1935 b 72') En: 5, Ed: 4
Colleen (1936 b 89') En: 5, Ed: 4
It’s Love Again (1936 b 83’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Sing Me a Love Song (1936 b 75') En: 5, Ed: 4
Singing Kid, The (1936 b 85') En: 5, Ed: 4
Stage Struck (1936 b 92') En: 5, Ed: 4
That Girl from Paris (1936 b 104') En: 5, Ed: 4
Hitting a New High (1937 b 77') En: 5, Ed: 4
Life of the Party, The (1937 b 77') En: 5, Ed: 4
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937 b 87') En: 5, Ed: 4
Ready, Willing and Able (1937 b 94') En: 5, Ed: 4
Singing Marine, The (1937 b 106') En: 5, Ed: 4
Vogues of 1938 (1937 c 109') En: 5, Ed: 4
Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938 b 77') En: 5, Ed: 4
Everybody Sing (1938 b 91') En: 5, Ed: 4
Gold Diggers in Paris (1938 b 98') En: 5, Ed: 4
Little Miss Broadway (1938 b 72') En: 5, Ed: 4
Radio City Revels (1938 b 90') En: 5, Ed: 4
Naughty But Nice (1939 b 90') En: 5, Ed: 4
On Your Toes (1939 b 94') En: 5, Ed: 4
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940 b 84') En: 5, Ed: 4
Too Many Girls (1940 b 85') En: 5, Ed: 4
Young People (1940 b 78') En: 5, Ed: 4
Go West, Young Lady (1941 b 70') En: 5, Ed: 4
Navy Blues (1941 b 108') En: 5, Ed: 4
You'll Never Get Rich (1941 b 89') En: 5, Ed: 4
Panama Hattie (1942 b 80') En: 5, Ed: 4
Fleet's In, The (1942 b 93') En: 5, Ed: 4
Ship Ahoy (1942 b 95') En: 5, Ed: 4
Song of the Islands (1942 c 75') En: 5, Ed: 4
Springtime in the Rockies (1942 c 91') En: 5, Ed: 4
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943 b 75') En: 5, Ed: 4
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943 c 101') En: 5, Ed: 4
Coney Island (1943 c 96') En: 5, Ed: 4
Gang's All Here, The (1943 c 103') En: 5, Ed: 4
Girl Crazy (1943 b 99') En: 5, Ed: 4
Hello Frisco, Hello (1943 c 98’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943 b 127') En: 5, Ed: 4
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944 b 124') En: 5, Ed: 4
Down Missouri Way (1946 mc 75’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Harvey Girls, The (1946 c 101') En: 5, Ed: 4
Romance on the High Seas (1948 c 99') En: 5, Ed: 4
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A (1949 c 107') En: 5, Ed: 4
It's a Great Feeling (1949 b 85') En: 5, Ed: 4
My Dream Is Yours (1949 c 101') En: 5, Ed: 4
That Midnight Kiss (1949 c 96') En: 5, Ed: 4
Daughter of Rosie O’Grady, The (1950 c 105') En: 5, Ed: 4
Wabash Avenue(1950 c 92’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Lullaby of Broadway (1951 c 92') En: 5, Ed: 4
April in Paris (1952 c 100') En: 5, Ed: 4
Because You're Mine (1952 c 103') En: 5, Ed: 4
Belle of New York, The (1952 c 82') En: 5, Ed: 4
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953 c 101') En: 5, Ed: 4
I Don’t Care Girl, The (1953 c 78') En: 5, Ed: 4
I Love Melvin (1953 c 77') En: 5, Ed: 4
Let’s Do It Again (1953 c 95') En: 5, Ed: 4
Jupiter’s Darling (1955 c 97’) En: 5 Ed: 4
So This Is Paris (1955 c 96’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Bundle of Joy (1956 c 99’) En: 5 Ed: 4
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956 c 112’) En: 5 Ed: 4
You Can’t Run Away from It (1956 c 95’) En: 5 Ed: 4
April Love (1957 c 97') En: 5, Ed: 4
Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957 c 114') En: 5, Ed: 4
Pepe (1960 c 157') En: 5, Ed: 4
Blue Hawaii (1961 c 101') En: 5, Ed: 4
Gay Purr-Ee (1962 c 86’) En: 5, Ed: 4
It Happened at the World’s Fair (1963 c 105') En: 5, Ed: 4
Summer Magic (1963 c 110') En: 5, Ed: 4
Kissin’ Cousins (1964 c 96’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Looking for Love (1964 c 85’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964 c 123') En: 5, Ed: 4
Viva Las Vegas (1964 c 85') En: 5, Ed: 4
Cinderella (1965 c 84') En: 5, Ed: 4
Girl Happy (1965 c 96’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Harum Scarum (1965 c 95’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Tickle Me (1965 c 91’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Frankie and Johnny (1966 c 88’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Hold On! (1966 c 86’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Live a Little, Love a Little (1968 c 90’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter (1968 c 95’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Trouble With Girls, The (1969 c 99’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Mame (1974 c 132') En: 5, Ed: 4
Rock ’n’ Roll High School (1979 c 84') En: 5, Ed: 4
Starstruck (1982 c 95') En: 5, Ed: 4
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985 c 88’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989 c 94') En: 5, Ed: 4
Earth Girls Are Easy (1989 c 100’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Cry-Baby (1990 c 85') En: 5, Ed: 4
Wayne’s World (1992 c 95’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Wayne’s World 2 (1993 c 95’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Still Crazy (1998 c 95') En: 5, Ed: 4
Hairspray (2007 c 117') En: 5, Ed: 4
Rocker, The (2008 c 102’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Bran Nue Dae (2009 c 85’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Rock of Ages (2012 c 123') En: 5, Ed: 4
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020 c 91’) En: 5, Ed: 4

Musical Dramas

Umbrellas of Cherbourg (French 1964 c 90’) En: 9, Ed: 8

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 c 83') En: 8, Ed: 8
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942 b 125') En: 8, Ed: 8
Mozart in the Jungle, Season 1 (2014 c 280') En: 8, Ed: 8
Mozart in the Jungle, Season 2 (2015 c 280') En: 8, Ed: 8
Mozart in the Jungle, Season 3 (2016 c 280') En: 8, Ed: 8
Mozart in the Jungle, Season 4 (2017 c 280') En: 8, Ed: 8

Fantasia (1940 c 120’) En: 7, Ed: 8
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995 c 143’) En: 7, Ed: 8

Lagaan (Hindi 2001 c 224') En: 8, Ed: 7
Moulin Rouge! (2001 c 127') En: 8, Ed: 7
Greatest Showman, The (2017 c 105’) En: 8, Ed: 7

Jazz Singer, The (1927 b 88') En: 7, Ed: 7
1776 (1972 c 142') En: 7, Ed: 7
You Light Up My Life (1977 c 90’) En: 7, Ed: 7
All That Jazz (1979 c 123’) En: 7, Ed: 7
Fame (1980 c 133’) En: 7, Ed: 7
Topsy-Turvy (1999 c 161’) En: 7, Ed: 7
Billy Elliot (2000 c 110') En: 7, Ed: 7
Dancer in the Dark (2000 c 140') En: 7, Ed: 7
Songcatcher (2000 c 109’) En: 7, Ed: 7
Beyond the Sea (2004 c 118') En: 7, Ed: 7
Vitus (Swiss German, English 2006 c 123’) En: 7, Ed: 7
Treme, Season 1 (2010 c 620') En: 7, Ed: 7

Treme, Season 2 (2011 c 660') En: 7, Ed: 7
Treme, Season 3 (2012 c 580') En: 7, Ed: 7
Treme, Season 4 (2013 c 320') En: 7, Ed: 7

In the Heights (English, Spanish 2021 c 143’) En: 7, Ed: 7

Red Shoes, The (1948 c 133') En: 6, Ed: 7
Lost Horizon (1973 c 138') En: 6, Ed: 7

Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938 b 105') En: 7, Ed: 6
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 c 113') En: 7, Ed: 6
Jolson Story, The (1946 c 128') En: 7, Ed: 6
Star Is Born, A (1954 c 175') En: 7, Ed: 6
Young Girls of Rochefort, The (1967 c 125') En: 7, Ed: 6
Evita (1996 c 135’) En: 7, Ed: 6
Rudderless (2014 c 105') En: 7, Ed: 6
Star Is Born, A (2018 c 136’) En: 7, Ed: 6

Hallelujah! (s 1929 b 100') En: 6, Ed: 6
One Night of Love (1934 b 83') En: 6, Ed: 6
Naughty Marietta (1935 b 104') En: 6, Ed: 6
Dimples (1936 b 78') En: 6, Ed: 6
Firefly, The (1937 b 130') En: 6, Ed: 6
Maytime (1937 b 132') En: 6, Ed: 6
Young at Heart (1954 c 117') En: 6, Ed: 6
Star! (1968 c 176') En: 6, Ed: 6
Change of Habit (1969 c 93) En: 6, Ed: 6
Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969 c 155') En: 6, Ed: 6
Scrooge (1970 c 113’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Point, The (1971 c 74') En: 6, Ed: 6
Saturday Night Fever (1977 c 118') En: 6, Ed: 6
Chambre en Ville, Une (French 1982 c 94') En: 6, Ed: 6
Yentl (1983 c 134') En: 6, Ed: 6
Songwriter (1984 c 94’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Fabulous Baker Boys, The (1989 c 114') En: 6, Ed: 6
Five Heartbeats, The (1991 c 121’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Newsies (1992 c 121') En: 6, Ed: 6
Strictly Ballroom (1992 c 94') En: 6, Ed: 6
Swing Kids (1993 c 112') En: 6, Ed: 6
Center Stage (2000 c 116’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Drumline (2002 c 119’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Chorus, The (French 2004 c 97') En: 6, Ed: 6
Save the Last Dance 2 (2006 c 90’) En: 6, Ed: 6
August Rush (2007 c 114') En: 6, Ed: 6
Crazy Heart (2009 c 112') En: 6, Ed: 6
Sparkle (2012 c 116’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Begin Again (2013 c 104') En: 6, Ed: 6
High Strung (2016 c 96’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Becks (2017 c 98’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Hearts Beat Loud (2018 c 97') En: 6, Ed: 6
Vox Lux (2018 c 114’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Coda (2019 c 96’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Yellow Rose (2019 c 94’) En: 6, Ed: 6
Wild Rose (2018 c 101’) En: 6, Ed: 6
High Note, The (2020 c 113’) En: 6, Ed: 6

Song of Freedom (1936 b 77') En: 5, Ed: 6
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940 b 90') En: 5, Ed: 6

New Moon (1930 b 78') En: 6, Ed: 5
Sweet Adeline (1934 b 88') En: 6, Ed: 5
Go Into Your Dance (1935 b 89') En: 6, Ed: 5
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935 b 101') En: 6, Ed: 5
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937 b 111') En: 6, Ed: 5
Let Freedom Ring (1939 b 87') En: 6, Ed: 5
Rose of Washington Square (1939 b 86') En: 6, Ed: 5
Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, The (1939 b 93') En: 6, Ed: 5
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940 b 102') En: 6, Ed: 5
Down Argentine Way (1940 c 89') En: 6, Ed: 5
Blues in the Night (1941 b 88') En: 6, Ed: 5
Ziegfeld Girl (1941 b 132') En: 6, Ed: 5
For Me and My Gal (1942 b 104') En: 6, Ed: 5
My Gal Sal (1942 c 103') En: 6, Ed: 5
Orchestra Wives (1942 b 98') En: 6, Ed: 5
Cover Girl (1944 c 107') En: 6, Ed: 5
Night and Day (1946 c 128') En: 6, Ed: 5
Easter Parade (1948 c 103') En: 6, Ed: 5
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949 c 93') En: 6, Ed: 5
Cinderella (1950 c 74') En: 6, Ed: 5
Summer Stock (1950 c 108') En: 6, Ed: 5
Daddy Long Legs (1955 c 126') En: 6, Ed: 5
It's Always Fair Weather (1955 c 102') En: 6, Ed: 5
Love Me or Leave Me (1955 c 122') En: 6, Ed: 5
All Night Long (1962 b 91') En: 6, Ed: 5
Donkey Skin (French 1970 c 90') En: 6, Ed: 5
Harder They Come, The (1972 c 103 ’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Payday (1973 c 103’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975 c 98') En: 6, Ed: 5
Honeysuckle Rose (1980 c 119') En: 6, Ed: 5
Pennies from Heaven (1981 c 108') En: 6, Ed: 5
Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982 c 95’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Breakin’ (1984 c 87’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Purple Rain (1984 c 111’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Tap (1989 c 111’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Long Day Closes, The (1992 c 85’) En: 6, Ed: 5
Lion King, The (1994 c 88') En: 6, Ed: 5
Across the Universe (2007 c 133') En: 6, Ed: 5


Lottery Bride, The (1930 b 67') En: 5, Ed: 5
Puttin' on the Ritz (1930 b 71') En: 5, Ed: 5
Broadway to Hollywood (1933 b 85') En: 5, Ed: 5
Zouzou (1934 b 93') En: 5, Ed: 5
Stars Over Broadway (1935 b 89') En: 5, Ed: 5
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936 b 79') En: 5, Ed: 5
Jericho (1937 b 76') En: 5, Ed: 5
Broadway Serenade (1939 b 109') En: 5, Ed: 5
Proud Valley, The (1940 b 76') En: 5, Ed: 5
Syncopation (1942 b 88') En: 5, Ed: 5
Carnegie Hall (1947 b 136') En: 5, Ed: 5
Fiesta (1947 c 104') En: 5, Ed: 5
New Orleans (1947 b 90') En: 5, Ed: 5
Look for the Silver Lining (1949 c 106') En: 5, Ed: 5
Alice In Wonderland (1951 c 75') En: 5, Ed: 5
Golden Girl (1951 c 108') En: 5, Ed: 5
5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953 c 89') En: 5, Ed: 5
Miss Sadie Thompson (1953 c 91') En: 5, Ed: 5
Glass Slipper, The (1955 c 93’) En: 5 Ed: 5
Jailhouse Rock (1957 b 97') En: 5, Ed: 5
Seven Hills of Rome (1957 c 104') En: 5, Ed: 5
tom thumb (1958 c 92') En: 5, Ed: 5
Sleeping Beauty (1959 c 75') En: 5, Ed: 5
Kid Galahad (1962 c 96’) En: 5, Ed: 5
I Could Go on Singing (1963 c 100’) En: 5 Ed: 5

Man Called Adam, A (1966 b 104’) En: 5 Ed: 5
Charlotte’s Web (1973 c 94') En: 5, Ed: 5
Wiz, The (1978 c 134’) En: 5, Ed: 5
And the Ship Sails On (Italian, German, etc. 1983 c 128') En: 5, Ed: 5
Snow White (1987 c 85’) En: 5, Ed: 5
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004 c 86') En: 5, Ed: 5
Once (2007 c 87’) En: 5 Ed: 5
Ricki and the Flash (2015 c 101’) En: 5 Ed: 5
Cuban, The (2019 c 109’) En: 5, Ed: 5

They Learned About Women (1930 b 95') En: 5, Ed: 4
Shipmates Forever (1935 b 109') En: 5, Ed: 4
Varsity Show (1937 b 81') En: 5, Ed: 4
Tin Pan Alley (1940 b 94') En: 5, Ed: 4
Two Girls on Broadway (1940 b 73') En: 5, Ed: 4
Week-End in Havana (1941 b 81') En: 5, Ed: 4
Cairo (1942 b 101') En: 5, Ed: 4
Seven Sweethearts (1942 b 98') En: 5, Ed: 4
Stormy Weather (1943 b 77') En: 5, Ed: 4
Music in Manhattan (1944 b 81') En: 5, Ed: 4
Shine on Harvest Moon (1944 b 113') En: 5, Ed: 4
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946 c 135') En: 5, Ed: 4
Living in a Big Way (1947 b 104') En: 5, Ed: 4
Words and Music (1948 c 121') En: 5, Ed: 4
Barkleys of Broadway, The (1949 c 109') En: 5, Ed: 4
Loving You (1957 c 101') En: 5, Ed: 4
For the First Time (1959 c 97') En: 5, Ed: 4
Tom Sawyer (1973 c 103') En: 5, Ed: 4
Footloose (1984 c 107') En: 5, Ed: 4
Absolute Beginners (1986 c 108’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Frog Prince, The (1986 c 86’) En: 5, Ed: 4
In Crowd, The (1988 c 95’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Laurel Canyon (2002 c 103') En: 5, Ed: 4
Rent (2005 c 135') En: 5, Ed: 4
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013 c 104') En: 5, Ed: 4
Northern Soul (2014 c 102’) En: 5, Ed: 4
Song One (2014 c 86') En: 5, Ed: 4

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