Musical films have had us all shimmying right here, there and in all places. 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 all the time have this all-singing, all-dancing narrative for a little bit of toe-tapping gentle reduction.
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 – corresponding to 2022’s Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance with Any person, 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 obtained in on the motion by creating Rocketman, with Taron Egerton starring as the long-lasting singer (and tbh made us a bit of bit extra obsessive about feathers, rhinestones and OTT sun shades).
Alternatively, there are cinematic variations 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 previous” 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 powerful name between Woman Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s efficiency versus the OG Barbra Streisand, tbh – and we’d not say that calmly).
Additionally on this class are animated musical movies corresponding 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 when you’re in search of 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 when you had been hiding beneath the rock again within the day and have but to see them!
Both means, right here is our definitive record of the 47 finest – and solely one of the best – musical films…