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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 239 Average listal rating (118 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.4
42nd Street (1933)
A Star Is Born
People who added this item 322 Average listal rating (164 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 488 Average listal rating (295 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 (52 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.9
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
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Cabaret
People who added this item 720 Average listal rating (420 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.7
Cabaret
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Carousel
People who added this item 82 Average listal rating (55 ratings) 6.3 IMDB Rating 6.6
Carousel (1956)
Chicago
People who added this item 2517 Average listal rating (1591 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.2
Chicago (2002)
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Easter Parade
People who added this item 119 Average listal rating (72 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.3
Easter Parade
Evita
People who added this item 695 Average listal rating (404 ratings) 5.6 IMDB Rating 6.3
Evita
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Footlight Parade
People who added this item 114 Average listal rating (52 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.6
Footlight Parade (1933)
Funny Face
People who added this item 554 Average listal rating (331 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7
Funny Face (1957)
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Gigi
People who added this item 328 Average listal rating (192 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 6.7
Gigi (1958)
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Gold Diggers of 1933
People who added this item 166 Average listal rating (84 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.8
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
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Grease
People who added this item 3747 Average listal rating (2416 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.2
Grease (1978)
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Guys and Dolls
People who added this item 307 Average listal rating (170 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.2
Guys and Dolls (1955)
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Hallelujah
People who added this item 31 Average listal rating (16 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 6.8
Hallelujah (1929)
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High Society
People who added this item 242 Average listal rating (142 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 6.9
High Society
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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 74 Average listal rating (44 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.1
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Love Me Tonight (1932)
People who added this item 122 Average listal rating (56 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.6
Love Me Tonight (1932)
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Mary Poppins
People who added this item 2644 Average listal rating (1662 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.8
Mary Poppins (1964)
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Meet Me in St. Louis
People who added this item 429 Average listal rating (246 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.5
Meet Me in St. Louis
My Fair Lady
People who added this item 1356 Average listal rating (795 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.8
My Fair Lady (1964)
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Nashville
People who added this item 408 Average listal rating (214 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.7
Nashville (1975)
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Oklahoma! (1955)
People who added this item 163 Average listal rating (95 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7
Oklahoma! (1955) (1956)
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On the Town
People who added this item 271 Average listal rating (159 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 365 Average listal rating (215 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.4
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Shall We Dance
People who added this item 124 Average listal rating (67 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.5
Shall We Dance (1937)
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Show Boat
People who added this item 62 Average listal rating (33 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.4
Show Boat
Silk Stockings
People who added this item 55 Average listal rating (32 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 6.8
Silk Stockings (1957)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
People who added this item 1916 Average listal rating (1193 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 3516 Average listal rating (2249 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.6
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (1938)
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South Pacific
People who added this item 119 Average listal rating (70 ratings) 6.7 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 237 Average listal rating (144 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.5
Swing Time
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The Band Wagon (1953)
People who added this item 207 Average listal rating (114 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.5
The Band Wagon (1953)
The Jazz Singer
People who added this item 250 Average listal rating (123 ratings) 6.2 IMDB Rating 6.5
The Jazz Singer (1927)
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The King and I
People who added this item 344 Average listal rating (216 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.4
The King and I (1956)
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The Lion King
People who added this item 7615 Average listal rating (5371 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 8.5
The Lion King
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The Love Parade
People who added this item 45 Average listal rating (23 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7
The Love Parade (1929)
The Merry Widow
People who added this item 61 Average listal rating (31 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.2
The Merry Widow
The Pajama Game (1957)
People who added this item 58 Average listal rating (39 ratings) 5.8 IMDB Rating 6.7
The Pajama Game (1957) (1957)
The Pirate
People who added this item 89 Average listal rating (57 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 6.9
The Pirate

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
People who added this item 2553 Average listal rating (1596 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 2269 Average listal rating (1400 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 8
The Sound of Music

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The Wizard of Oz
People who added this item 3689 Average listal rating (2428 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 8
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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Top Hat
People who added this item 329 Average listal rating (193 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.8
Top Hat (1935)
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West Side Story
People who added this item 1220 Average listal rating (718 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.5
West Side Story (1961)
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Yankee Doodle Dandy
People who added this item 217 Average listal rating (120 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.6
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yolanda and the Thief
People who added this item 17 Average listal rating (10 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 5.9
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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