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The Canon: 50 Essential Film Musicals

This list is taken from David Parkinson’s informative book The Rough Guide to Film Musicals published in 2007. After I’ve watched them all I’ll rank them.

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  • An American in Paris
  • Annie Get Your Gun
  • The Band Wagon
  • Cabaret
  • Carousel
  • Chicago
  • Easter Parade
  • Evita
  • 42nd Street
  • Footlight Parade
  • Funny Face
  • Gigi
  • Gold Diggers of 1933
  • Grease
  • Guys and Dolls
  • Hallelujah
  • High Society
  • High, Wide and Handsome
  • The Jazz Singer
  • The King and I
  • Kiss Me Kate
  • The Lion King
  • Love Me Tonight
  • The Love Parade
  • Mary Poppins
  • Meet Me in St. Louis
  • The Merry Widow
  • My Fair Lady
  • Nashville
  • Oklahoma!
  • On the Town
  • The Pajama Game
  • The Pirate
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
  • Shall We Dance
  • Show Boat
  • Silk Stockings
  • Singin' in the Rain
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • The Sound of Music
  • South Pacific
  • A Star Is Born
  • Summer Holiday
  • Swing Time
  • Top Hat
  • West Side Story
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Yankee Doodle Dandy
  • Yolanda and the Thief