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The Canon: 50 essential film musicals

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42nd Street
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42nd Street (1933)
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A Star Is Born
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A Star Is Born (1954)
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An American in Paris
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An American in Paris (1951)
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Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
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Annie Get Your Gun (1950) (1950)
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Cabaret
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Cabaret (1972)
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Carousel
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Carousel (1956)
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Chicago (2002)
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Chicago (2002) (2003)
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Easter Parade (1948)
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Easter Parade (1948) (1948)
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Evita
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Evita (1996)
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Footlight Parade
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Footlight Parade (1933)
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Funny Face
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Funny Face (1957)
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Gigi
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Gigi (1958)
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Gold Diggers of 1933
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Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
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Grease
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Grease (1978)
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Guys and Dolls
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Guys and Dolls (1955)
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Hallelujah (1929)
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Hallelujah (1929)
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High Society
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High Society (1956)
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High, Wide and Handsome
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High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
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Kiss Me Kate
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Kiss Me Kate (1953)
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Love Me Tonight
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Love Me Tonight (1932)
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Mary Poppins
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Mary Poppins (1964)
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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) (1945)
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My Fair Lady
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My Fair Lady (1964)
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Nashville
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Nashville (1975)
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Oklahoma! (1955)
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Oklahoma! (1955) (1956)
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On the Town
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On the Town (1949)
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
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Shall We Dance
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Shall We Dance (1937)
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Show Boat (1936)
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Show Boat (1936) (1936)
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Silk Stockings (1957)
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Silk Stockings (1957) (1957)
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Singin' in the Rain
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Singin' in the Rain (1952)
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
People who added this item 3431 Average listal rating (2137 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.6
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (1938)
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South Pacific (1958)
People who added this item 117 Average listal rating (69 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 6.8
South Pacific (1958) (1958)
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Summer Holiday
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Summer Holiday (1948)
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Swing Time
People who added this item 222 Average listal rating (134 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.6
Swing Time (1936)
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The Band Wagon
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The Band Wagon (1953)
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The Jazz Singer
People who added this item 237 Average listal rating (107 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.5
The Jazz Singer (1927)
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The King and I
People who added this item 339 Average listal rating (207 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.4
The King and I (1956)
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The Lion King
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The Lion King (1994)
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The Love Parade (1929)
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The Love Parade (1929)
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The Merry Widow
People who added this item 61 Average listal rating (30 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.2
The Merry Widow (1934)
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The Pajama Game (1957)
People who added this item 53 Average listal rating (36 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 6.7
The Pajama Game (1957) (1957)
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The Pirate
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The Pirate (1948)

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

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The Sound of Music
People who added this item 2247 Average listal rating (1362 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 8
The Sound of Music (1965)

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The Wizard of Oz
People who added this item 3647 Average listal rating (2347 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 8
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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Top Hat
People who added this item 319 Average listal rating (182 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.8
Top Hat (1935)
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West Side Story
People who added this item 1199 Average listal rating (694 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.5
West Side Story (1961)
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Yankee Doodle Dandy
People who added this item 212 Average listal rating (113 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.7
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
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Yolanda and the Thief
People who added this item 17 Average listal rating (10 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 6.1
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
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The list of essential musicals taken from David Parkinson's The Rough Guide to Film Musicals 1 (2007).

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