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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 241 Average listal rating (119 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.3
42nd Street (1933)
A Star Is Born
People who added this item 323 Average listal rating (165 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.5
A Star Is Born (1954)
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An American in Paris
People who added this item 493 Average listal rating (298 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 77 Average listal rating (52 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.9
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
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Cabaret (1972)
People who added this item 727 Average listal rating (426 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.7
Cabaret (1972)
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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 2532 Average listal rating (1601 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.2
Chicago (2002)
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Easter Parade
People who added this item 121 Average listal rating (72 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.3
Easter Parade
Evita
People who added this item 706 Average listal rating (411 ratings) 5.7 IMDB Rating 6.3
Evita (1996)
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Footlight Parade
People who added this item 117 Average listal rating (54 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.5
Footlight Parade (1933)
Funny Face
People who added this item 558 Average listal rating (332 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7
Funny Face (1957)
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Gigi
People who added this item 329 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 170 Average listal rating (85 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.8
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
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Grease
People who added this item 3767 Average listal rating (2433 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7.2
Grease (1978)
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Guys and Dolls
People who added this item 308 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 32 Average listal rating (17 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 6.7
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 (1956)
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High, Wide and Handsome
People who added this item 10 Average listal rating (5 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 6.4
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 125 Average listal rating (57 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.6
Love Me Tonight (1932)
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Mary Poppins
People who added this item 2661 Average listal rating (1676 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 435 Average listal rating (248 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.5
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
My Fair Lady
People who added this item 1366 Average listal rating (802 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.8
My Fair Lady (1964)
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Nashville
People who added this item 414 Average listal rating (217 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.7
Nashville (1975)
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Oklahoma! (1955)
People who added this item 163 Average listal rating (94 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7
Oklahoma! (1955) (1956)
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On the Town
People who added this item 272 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 368 Average listal rating (217 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.4
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Shall We Dance
People who added this item 128 Average listal rating (69 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.4
Shall We Dance (1937)
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Show Boat (1936)
People who added this item 63 Average listal rating (33 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.4
Show Boat (1936)
Silk Stockings
People who added this item 56 Average listal rating (32 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 6.8
Silk Stockings (1957)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
People who added this item 1938 Average listal rating (1207 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 8.3
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
People who added this item 3541 Average listal rating (2269 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.6
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
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South Pacific (1958)
People who added this item 123 Average listal rating (72 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 (1936)
People who added this item 237 Average listal rating (143 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.5
Swing Time (1936)
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The Band Wagon (1953)
People who added this item 210 Average listal rating (116 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.5
The Band Wagon (1953)
The Jazz Singer (1927)
People who added this item 249 Average listal rating (124 ratings) 6.2 IMDB Rating 6.4
The Jazz Singer (1927)
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The King and I
People who added this item 347 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 7666 Average listal rating (5419 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 8.5
The Lion King (1994)
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The Love Parade
People who added this item 47 Average listal rating (23 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7
The Love Parade (1929)
The Merry Widow (1934)
People who added this item 62 Average listal rating (31 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.2
The Merry Widow (1934)
The Pajama Game
People who added this item 60 Average listal rating (41 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 6.6
The Pajama Game (1957)
The Pirate (1948)
People who added this item 92 Average listal rating (60 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 6.9
The Pirate (1948)

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
People who added this item 2568 Average listal rating (1611 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 2291 Average listal rating (1417 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 8.1
The Sound of Music (1965)

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The Wizard of Oz
People who added this item 3725 Average listal rating (2451 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 8
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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Top Hat (1935)
People who added this item 334 Average listal rating (195 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.7
Top Hat (1935)
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West Side Story
People who added this item 1231 Average listal rating (725 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.5
West Side Story (1961)
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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
People who added this item 215 Average listal rating (119 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.6
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Yolanda and the Thief
People who added this item 19 Average listal rating (12 ratings) 7.2 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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