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Added by Petri on 5 Mar 2012 03:10
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The Canon: 50 essential film musicals

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42nd Street
People who added this item 233 Average listal rating (112 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.4
42nd Street (1933)
A Star Is Born
People who added this item 310 Average listal rating (157 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.6
A Star Is Born (1954)
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An American in Paris
People who added this item 477 Average listal rating (288 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.2
An American in Paris (1951)
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Annie Get Your Gun
People who added this item 75 Average listal rating (51 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.9
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
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Cabaret
People who added this item 711 Average listal rating (408 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.8
Cabaret (1972)
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Carousel
People who added this item 78 Average listal rating (53 ratings) 6.2 IMDB Rating 6.6
Carousel (1956)
Chicago (2002)
People who added this item 2497 Average listal rating (1585 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.1
Chicago (2002) (2003)
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Easter Parade
People who added this item 112 Average listal rating (66 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.4
Easter Parade (1948)
Evita
People who added this item 688 Average listal rating (398 ratings) 5.7 IMDB Rating 6.3
Evita (1996)
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Footlight Parade
People who added this item 108 Average listal rating (46 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.6
Footlight Parade (1933)
Funny Face
People who added this item 545 Average listal rating (325 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7
Funny Face (1957)
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Gigi
People who added this item 318 Average listal rating (183 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 6.7
Gigi (1958)
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Gold Diggers of 1933
People who added this item 158 Average listal rating (78 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.8
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
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Grease
People who added this item 3713 Average listal rating (2393 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.2
Grease (1978)
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Guys and Dolls
People who added this item 301 Average listal rating (164 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.2
Guys and Dolls (1955)
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Hallelujah (1929)
People who added this item 29 Average listal rating (14 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 6.9
Hallelujah (1929)
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High Society
People who added this item 233 Average listal rating (136 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7
High Society (1956)
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High, Wide and Handsome
People who added this item 9 Average listal rating (4 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 6.8
High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
Kiss Me Kate
People who added this item 72 Average listal rating (43 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.1
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Love Me Tonight
People who added this item 114 Average listal rating (47 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.6
Love Me Tonight (1932)
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Mary Poppins
People who added this item 2614 Average listal rating (1642 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.8
Mary Poppins (1964)
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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
People who added this item 416 Average listal rating (233 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.6
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) (1945)
My Fair Lady
People who added this item 1343 Average listal rating (779 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.8
My Fair Lady (1964)
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Nashville
People who added this item 394 Average listal rating (204 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.7
Nashville (1975)
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Oklahoma! (1955)
People who added this item 158 Average listal rating (90 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7
Oklahoma! (1955) (1956)
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On the Town
People who added this item 265 Average listal rating (153 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.4
On the Town (1949)
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
People who added this item 358 Average listal rating (209 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.4
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Shall We Dance
People who added this item 122 Average listal rating (65 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.5
Shall We Dance (1937)
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Show Boat
People who added this item 61 Average listal rating (32 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.4
Show Boat (1936)
Silk Stockings
People who added this item 52 Average listal rating (31 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 6.8
Silk Stockings (1957)
Singin' in the Rain
People who added this item 1872 Average listal rating (1158 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 8.3
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
People who added this item 3437 Average listal rating (2188 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.6
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (1938)
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South Pacific
People who added this item 116 Average listal rating (68 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 6.8
South Pacific (1958)
Summer Holiday
People who added this item 12 Average listal rating (9 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 5.9
Summer Holiday (1948)
Swing Time
People who added this item 224 Average listal rating (134 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.6
Swing Time (1936)
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The Band Wagon
People who added this item 198 Average listal rating (105 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.5
The Band Wagon (1953)
The Jazz Singer (1927)
People who added this item 240 Average listal rating (115 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.5
The Jazz Singer (1927) (1928)
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The King and I
People who added this item 340 Average listal rating (213 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.4
The King and I (1956)
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The Lion King
People who added this item 7500 Average listal rating (5284 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 8.5
The Lion King (1994)
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The Love Parade (1929)
People who added this item 41 Average listal rating (21 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.2
The Love Parade (1929)
The Merry Widow
People who added this item 60 Average listal rating (30 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.2
The Merry Widow (1934)
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)
The Pirate
People who added this item 82 Average listal rating (53 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 7
The Pirate (1948)

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
People who added this item 2526 Average listal rating (1573 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.4
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

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The Sound of Music
People who added this item 2247 Average listal rating (1382 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 8
The Sound of Music (1965)

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The Wizard of Oz
People who added this item 3655 Average listal rating (2403 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 8
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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Top Hat
People who added this item 322 Average listal rating (185 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.8
Top Hat (1935)
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West Side Story
People who added this item 1204 Average listal rating (705 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.5
West Side Story (1961)
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Yankee Doodle Dandy
People who added this item 211 Average listal rating (115 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.7
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
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)

The list of essential musicals taken from David Parkinson's The Rough Guide to Film Musicals 1 (2007).

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