The MoFo Top 100 Musicals Countdown

All that work I did...your answer is here:https://www.movieforums.com/communit...63#post2179163

My ballot.
*made it.
- didn't make it

*1. The Music Man (1962).......#29
-2. The Pajama Game (1957)
*3. South Pacific (1958)...#54
*4. Calamity Jane (1953)...#84
*5. Oklahoma! (1955)....#50
*6. Fiddler on the Roof (1971).....#24
*7. Stingray Sam (2009)........#46
*8. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)...#71
*9. White Christmas (1954)...#82
*10. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)...#88
-11. King Creole (1958)
-12. Guys and Dolls (1955)
-13. Jailhouse Rock (1957)
*14. Top Hat (1935)...................#58
*15. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)....#11
*16. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)......#33
*17. The Sound of Music (1965)........#3
-18. Holiday Inn (1942)
*19. All That Jazz (1979)..........#17
* 20. Pennies from Heaven (1981)...#75
* 21. Funny Girl (1968)...#77
*22. A Star Is Born (1954)...#67
*23. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)...#69
-24. Beyond the Sea (2004)
-25. Kiss Me Kate (1953)

We did. We just don't talk about it.

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We did a Pre-1930s List in 2019. I'm not familiar enough with them to know if any are talkies but I'm sure most are not.

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I've seen a lot of scary movies, but The Wizard of Oz is the only movie that's ever given me nightmares. Of course, like a lot of people, I watched it for the first time when I was a kid (probably 5 or 6?) and Mrs. Gulch transforming into the witch terrified me. So I avoided watching it again for a long time, well past the point when I rationally knew it was not a scary movie. But about 15(?) years ago it was being shown on a big screen nearby, so I finally went to see it again. Of course it was no longer scary and (unlike like my childhood memory) it was not quite the lengthy epic I had remembered. And while it isn't in my pantheon of top movies, it is certainly good enough to make my list here, at #18.

Singin' in the Rain is, as previously hinted, my #3. Only personal, sentimental favorites (Hedwig and The Muppet Movie) could keep this immensely enjoyable film from the #1 spot. Not at all surprised to see it atop the overall list.

A big thank you for all of your work on this to @Thursday Next!

Only one movie from my list did not make it onto the top 100, the (admittedly marginally musical) Dietrich-starrer The Blue Angel, at #22. Here is my complete list:

1. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) (#15)
2. The Muppet Movie (1979) (#45)
3. Singin' in the Rain (1952) (#1)
4. Moana (2016) (#68)
5. Cabaret (1972) (#7)
6. Chicago (2002) (#21)
7. A Hard Day's Night (1964) (#23)
8. The Sound of Music (1965) (#3)
9. Pinocchio (1940) (#26)
10. Mary Poppins (1964) (#8)
11. The Music Man (1962) (#29)
12. My Fair Lady (1964) (#10)
13. Once (2007) (#25)
14. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) (#27)
15. Fiddler on the Roof (1971) (#24)
16. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (#38)
17. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) (#18)
18. The Wizard of Oz (1939) (#2)
19. West Side Story (1961) (#4)
20. Labyrinth (1986) (#28)
21. Phantom of the Paradise (1974) (#37)
22. The Blue Angel (1930)
23. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) (#11)
24. Nashville (1975) (#39)
25. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) (#52)

Interestingly, 7 from my list made the top 10, 10 made the top 20, and a whopping 18 made the top 30.

It's very silly, and maybe not "weighty" enough to get votes. I hope you like it. It has one part that makes me laugh out loud just thinking about it.

I have a lot of affection for American Astronaut because it's a film I've watched off and on for almost 15 years. I'll be interested to see how I compare it to Stingray Sam when the recency bias fades a bit.

One of the movies on my ballot that didn't make it was Starstruck, which I know you didn't love, but I appreciate you watching in your thread!

While it wasn't on my list, I know it is very well liked around here, and I thought it might place somewhere in the #100-75 range.

Thanks for letting me know my favorite musical bored you so much Gideon

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HEI guys.

We moved around the time I turned four. Sometime later, I dreamed my mom took me back to the old house and the Wicked Witch of the West was sitting on the lawn in a rocking chair, knitting.

Today's finishing picks deserve their respective spots. The SURRENDER DOROTHY scene from The Wizard of Oz traumatized me as a kid and Singin' in the Rain is what anyone should think of whenever the word "musical" is mentioned. Thank you to Thursday Next and Yoda for making this happen. This was almost as much fun as the Top 100 Noir countdown which is saying a lot.

Ended up watching only 32 of the 100. Almost a third. I'll take it. 16 of my 25 picks made the Top 100.

1. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
2. The Blues Brothers
3. Singin' in the Rain
4. The Wizard of Oz
5. Cinderella (1965)
6. The Unsinkable Molly Brown
7. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
8. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
9. Purple Rain (1984)
10. Robin and the 7 Hoods
11.Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
12.Mary Poppins
13. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
14. Help!
15. Tommy (1975)
16. The Bob's Burgers Movie
17. Gigi (1958)
18. Cabaret
19. Li'l Abner
20. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
21. A Night at the Opera
22. The American Astronaut
23. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
24. Corpse Bride (2005)
25. Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

Seen 61/100.


1. A Star Is Born (2018) - #43
2. The Lion King (1994) - #6
3. La La Land (2016) - #13
4. Yesterday (2019)
5. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)
6. Mary Poppins (1964) - #8
7. The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - #96
8. Into the Woods (2014) - #86
9. Mulan (1998)
10. Singin' in the Rain (1952) - #1
11. Newsies (1992)
12. West Side Story (2021) - #90
13. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
14. Elvis (2022)
15. Vox Lux (2018)
16. Rocketman (2019) - #91
17. Spirited (2022)
18. One Hour with You (1932)
19. The Wizard of Oz (1939) - #2
20. Funny Girl (1968) - #77
21. Chicago (2002) - #21
22. A Star Is Born (1954) - #67
23. Peter Pan (1953)
24. Pocahontas (1995)
25. Commentary! The Musical (2008) - One-pointer

I’ve never heard of four of the movies on this list

Ok, here is my full list...




My #15 was 8 Mile, which I came to see last year I think. I really enjoyed watching what Eminem brought to the table as an actor, and he really had some great singing moments. You can read my review here.

My #22 was Rudderless, which if I'm not mistaken was brought by @Citizen Rules? to a Hall of Fame or something? Anyway, it has its flaws, but I really enjoyed the music and spent a good couple of weeks with the soundtrack in regular rotation. You can read my review here.

By this point, I was already scrambling for what to include, but that shouldn't be seen as a slight on the next two. My #23 was Anna and the Apocalypse. When I read the synopsis, I had high expectations for it and, although it really didn't blow my mind, I still credit it for its creative premise, some really fun moments, and solid songs.

Finally, my #24 was a really nostalgic pick, and one that I haven't seen in decades. I went with Mark Wahlberg's Rock Star. Arguably not a good film, but at the time I saw it, it checked most of the boxes in terms of what I listen(ed), which is mostly 80s rock. I bought the soundtrack and wore it out at the time.

Like I said through the course of the countdown, on hindsight, there were a couple of ones that I missed, either consciously or not, that would've probably been more deserving of those last 2 or 3 spots; most notably South Park and maybe Nightmare Before Christmas... but for the most part, I'm happy with how my ballot ended.

My #4 was L'homme orchestre [The One Man Band] (1970)

A brilliant comedy with musical numbers and dances, featuring the one and only Louis de Funčs as the strict manager of a female dancing troupe. I've seen this film dozen of times and the famous introductory scene with the cars hundreds of times.

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"Population don't imitate art, population imitate bad television." W.A.
"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." M.T.

Which ones?

Nope not me, it must have been UsualSuspect in the 24th HoF, you were in that HoF too. I forgot about that movie, but in reading my review apparently I like it!

Thank you for all of your work Thursday Next!

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My Ballot
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1. All That Jazz (1979) [#17]
2. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1982) [#41]
3. Mary Poppins (1964) [#8]
4. L'homme orchestre [The One Man Band] (1970)
5. Everyone Says I Love You (1996) [#73]
6. Billy Elliot (2000)
7. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) [#99]
8. The Rose (1979)
9. Amadeus (1984) [#97]
10. Hair (1979) [#47]
11. Flashdance (1983)
12. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) [#59]
13. Dancer in the Dark (2000) [#20]
14. The Muppet Movie (1979) [#45]
15. Cabaret (1972) [#7]
16. Rocketman (2019) [#91]
17. Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
18. Oliver! (1968) [#44]
19. The Pokrovsky Gates (1982)
20. The Snow Queen (1957)
21. La La Land (2016) [#13]
22. Funny Face (1957) [#127]
23. The Sound of Music (1965) [#3]
24. Singin' in the Rain (1952) [#1]
25. The Gypsy Camp Vanishes Into the Blue (1975) [one pointer]
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Not for nothing, I've used it before. It's a great resource and it's how I went back and looked at some of the other lists like westerns which I missed the countdown. I just didn't see Silent or Sports movies anywhere, but thought I could have easily missed it.

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