Musical Movies

With adaptations of Broadway hits like Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago and Hair, musical movies have been bringing stage magic to the big screen for decades. A Chorus Line and Cabaret, two shows which won the Tony Award for Best Musical, were also produced into must-see movies. With this guide, you can browse through the best musical movies and find where to watch them on streaming services in the United States.

Musical movies reached the peak of their popularity in the 1950s with Hollywood hits like Singin in the Rain, An American in Paris, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and A Star is Born. But the genre is still alive and well with modern stage musicals such as Dear Evan Hansen, The Last Five Years and Wicked all getting big screen adaptations. There are also plenty of musicals which have been written for the screen and later adapted into stage shows, such as High School Musical, Fame and La La Land. Additionally, there are biographical films of musical stars which feature their body of work, like Bohemian Rhapsody about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and Rocketman about Elton John.

No matter what kind of musical movie you’re looking for, we’ve got you covered with this guide. You can search for musical movies using the JustWatch filters, to find out where these iconic films are streaming. You can also search for films based on their age rating, year of release and IMDb scores. 

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If you want to watch classic musical movies, you can start with The Sound of Music starring Julie Andrews, Grease with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John or The Wizard of Oz with Judy Garland. If you’d prefer to watch contemporary musical movies, you can check out Les Miserables, In The Heights and Rent. There is also a large catalog of animated musical movies such as The Lion King, Hercules and Mulan on Disney+.

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