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1. Les Misérables (2012)
PG-13 | 158 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
Director: Tom Hooper | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried
Votes: 346,069 | Gross: $148.81M
2. Rent (2005)
PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Rapp
Votes: 55,928 | Gross: $29.08M
3. Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together (2011)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Unrequited love never looked so good.
Director: Wendy Jo Carlton | Stars: Jax Jackson, Jessica London-Shields, Fawzia Mirza, Marika Engelhardt
Votes: 257
4. Glee (2009–2015)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A group of ambitious misfits try to escape the harsh realities of high school by joining a glee club headed by a passionate Spanish teacher.
Stars: Lea Michele, Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith
Votes: 155,489
5. Bride & Prejudice (2004)
PG-13 | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, that features the lives of four unmarried daughters in an Indian family.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Martin Henderson, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Nadira Babbar, Anupam Kher
Votes: 21,670 | Gross: $6.61M
6. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Musical
The legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall
Votes: 386,979 | Gross: $52.90M
7. Mozart L'Opéra Rock (2010 Video)
Musical
The show is a dramatization of the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart beginning from the age of 17 and culminating with his death in 1791 at the age of 35.
Director: Olivier Dahan | Stars: Delphine Grandsart, Diane Dassigny, Yamine Dib, Tamara Fernando
Votes: 347
8. La Légende du Roi Arthur (2015 Video)
Musical, Romance
When the king dies, a man retrieves the Excalibur sword from the rock and becomes the new king, but he must be a good, loyal king to bring justice and hope to his people.
Director: Giuliano Peparini | Stars: David Alexis, Gabriele Beddoni, Charlie Boisseau, Alessandra Cito
Votes: 53
9.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Les Misérables in Concert
(1995)
TV-G | 160 min | Music, Musical
The story of the fall and redemption of Jean Valjean, arrested for stealing some bread for his starving family. In prison he's constantly bothered by the hard-nosed lawman Javert. Valjean ... See full summary »
Directors: Paul Kafno, Gavin Taylor | Stars: Colm Wilkinson, Philip Quast, Ruthie Henshall, Jenny Galloway
Votes: 2,443
10. Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010)
Not Rated | 178 min | Drama, Musical
A celebratory 25th anniversary concert performance of the hit musical at The O2 in London.
Directors: Nick Morris, Laurence Connor, James Powell | Stars: Alfie Boe, Norm Lewis, Matt Lucas, Jenny Galloway
Votes: 6,444
11. Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (2019)
Unrated | 145 min | Drama, History, Musical
Seen by over 120 million people worldwide one of the world's most popular musicals. Now cinema audiences can experience a live broadcast of the musical phenomenon which broke box office records and sold out its entire 16-week season.
Directors: Nick Morris, James Powell, Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy | Stars: Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Matt Lucas
Votes: 723 | Gross: $0.46M
12. Les Misérables the Dream Cast in Concert (1995 TV Special)
TV-14 | 148 min | Music
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
Director: John Caird | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Michael Ball, Anthony Crivello, Jenny Galloway
Votes: 224
13. The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson
Votes: 130,708 | Gross: $51.27M
14. The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011)
Not Rated | 137 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorizes the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves.
Directors: Nick Morris, Laurence Connor | Stars: Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Hadley Fraser, Wendy Ferguson
Votes: 9,944
15. Love Never Dies (II) (2012)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, Music, Musical
10 years has passed since a fire broke out in Paris, leaving only a mask behind - As the love story continues in Coney Island, NY, The Phantom's undying love has grown for the soprano ... See full summary »
Directors: Brett Sullivan, Simon Phillips | Stars: Ben Lewis, Anna O'Byrne, María Mercedes, Simon Gleeson
Votes: 3,146
16. Bad Girls: The Musical (2009 Video)
120 min | Musical
Bad Girls The Musical is an original British musical based on characters from the award winning and hugely popular television drama Bad Girls. Set in the fictional HMP Larkhall, it's the ... See full summary »
Directors: Maggie Norris, Robin Lough | Stars: Emily Aston, Phil Barley, Camilla Beeput, David Burt
Votes: 16
17. Come from Away (2021)
TV-14 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
7,000 passengers are stranded after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in a small town in Newfoundland, where they were housed and welcomed. Filmed live on stage at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater in New York City.
Director: Christopher Ashley | Stars: Petrina Bromley, Jenn Colella, De'Lon Grant, Joel Hatch
Votes: 3,853
18. Rent: Live (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 134 min | Musical
The story of several friends in New York City facing financial poverty, homophobia, AIDS, and, of course, rent.
Directors: Michael Greif, Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Jordan Fisher, Tinashe, Kiersey Clemons
Votes: 2,029
19. Grease Live! (2016 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 140 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
After enjoying a summer romance, high school students Danny and Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High. There Sandy must contend with cynical Rizzo and the Pink Ladies in attempt to win Danny's heart again.
Directors: Thomas Kail, Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit, Vanessa Hudgens, Keke Palmer
Votes: 9,944
20. My Fair Lady (1964)
G | 170 min | Drama, Family, Musical
In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Votes: 101,833 | Gross: $72.00M
21. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
Director: Jim Sharman | Stars: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien
Votes: 166,976 | Gross: $139.88M
22. Galavant (2015–2016)
TV-PG | 22 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A musical comedy adventure featuring a knight on a quest for love who helps a childish king to see the error of his ways.
Stars: Joshua Sasse, Timothy Omundson, Vinnie Jones, Mallory Jansen
Votes: 16,571
23. Girltrash: All Night Long (2014)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The story of five girls and one epic night. The girls will find love, lust, girl-fights, rock and roll, and a whole lot of stoned sorority girls.
Director: Alexandra Kondracke | Stars: Lisa Rieffel, Erin Kelly, Michelle Lombardo, Johnny Dunn
Votes: 1,455
24. 8 Women (2002)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
A man is murdered in an isolated chalet, and the eight female residents are all suspects; their secrets are revealed as they try to determine who is guilty.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 34,344 | Gross: $3.08M
25. The Producers (2005)
PG-13 | 134 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.
Director: Susan Stroman | Stars: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell
Votes: 44,780 | Gross: $19.38M
26. High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
G | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel
Votes: 67,549 | Gross: $90.56M
27. High School Musical 2 (2007 TV Movie)
TV-G | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
School's out for summer and the East High Wildcats are ready to make it the time of their lives after landing jobs in a wealthy country club owned by Sharpay and Ryan's family.
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel
Votes: 66,142
28. High School Musical (2006 TV Movie)
TV-G | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel
Votes: 96,549
29. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.
Director: John Cameron Mitchell | Stars: John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask, Theodore Liscinski
Votes: 37,353 | Gross: $3.03M
30. The Big Gay Musical (2009)
Unrated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Two gay men in an Off-Broadway musical realize life is easier once you accept who you are.
Directors: Casper Andreas, Fred M. Caruso | Stars: Lena Hall, Daniel Robinson, Joey Dudding, Jeff Metzler
Votes: 1,802 | Gross: $0.02M
31. Frozen (I) (2013)
PG | 102 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Fearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.
Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee | Stars: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad
Votes: 663,954 | Gross: $400.74M
32. The Get Down (2016–2017)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A ragtag group of teenagers run wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 1970s.
Stars: Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Herizen F. Guardiola, Skylan Brooks
Votes: 23,687
33. Moana (I) (2016)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out Maui to set things right.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker, Don Hall, Chris Williams | Stars: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison
Votes: 378,319 | Gross: $248.76M
34. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
When it becomes clear that his solo album is a failure, a former boy band member does everything in his power to maintain his celebrity status.
Directors: Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone | Stars: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Silverman
Votes: 68,453 | Gross: $9.39M
35. The Greatest Showman (2017)
PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Director: Michael Gracey | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya
Votes: 311,630 | Gross: $174.34M
36. Frozen II (2019)
PG | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land. They set out to find the origin of Elsa's powers in order to save their kingdom.
Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee | Stars: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff
Votes: 194,684 | Gross: $477.37M
37. Rocketman (I) (2019)
R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 194,792 | Gross: $96.37M
38. Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.
Director: John McPhail | Stars: Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux
Votes: 15,634 | Gross: $0.55M
39. Good Manners (2017)
PG | 135 min | Fantasy, Horror
Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but a fateful night changes their plans.
Directors: Marco Dutra, Juliana Rojas | Stars: Isabél Zuaa, Marjorie Estiano, Miguel Lobo, Cida Moreira
Votes: 4,125 | Gross: $0.03M
40. Cinderella (I) (2021)
PG | 112 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A modern movie musical with a bold take on the classic fairy tale. Our ambitious heroine has big dreams and with the help of her fab Godmother, she perseveres to make them come true.
Director: Kay Cannon | Stars: Camila Cabello, Billy Porter, Nicholas Galitzine, Idina Menzel
Votes: 46,511
41. The Grinning Man (2016)
150 min | Musical
Director: Tom Morris | Stars: Louis Maskell, Audrey Brisson, Sean Kingsley, Julian Bleach
Votes: 5
42. Cyrano (2021)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Too self-conscious to woo Roxanne himself, wordsmith Cyrano de Bergerac helps young Christian nab her heart through love letters.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn
Votes: 14,879
43. Schmigadoon! (2021–2023)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
A couple on a backpacking trip discovers a magical town in which everyone acts like they're in a classic musical.
Stars: Keegan-Michael Key, Cecily Strong, Dove Cameron, Kristin Chenoweth
Votes: 14,681
44. Mean Girls (2024)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Musical
Cady Heron is a hit with the Plastics, an A-list girl clique at her new school. But everything changes when she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
Directors: Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez Jr. | Stars: Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli'i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey
Votes: 27,017
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