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  • Rent (2005)

    1. Rent

    20052h 15mPG-1353Metascore
    6.8 (57K)
    In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
    DirectorChris ColumbusStarsTaye DiggsWilson Jermaine HerediaRosario Dawson
  • "West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961

    2. West Side Story

    19612h 33mApproved86Metascore
    7.6 (125K)
    Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
    DirectorsJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard Beymer
  • Richard Gere, Renée Zellweger, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago (2002)

    3. Chicago

    20021h 53mPG-1381Metascore
    7.2 (250K)
    Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.
    DirectorRob MarshallStarsRenée ZellwegerCatherine Zeta-JonesRichard Gere
  • Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif in Funny Girl (1968)

    4. Funny Girl

    19682h 31mG88Metascore
    7.4 (26K)
    The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s: her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld Girl, her subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsBarbra StreisandOmar SharifKay Medford
  • Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)

    5. Hello, Dolly!

    19692h 26mG51Metascore
    7.0 (18K)
    Matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way.
    DirectorGene KellyStarsBarbra StreisandWalter MatthauMichael Crawford
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    6. Singin' in the Rain

    19521h 43mG99Metascore
    8.3 (273K)
    A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
    DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie Reynolds
  • Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)

    7. The Producers

    20052h 14mPG-1352Metascore
    6.4 (46K)
    After putting together another Broadway flop, timid accountant Leo Bloom teams up with down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.
    DirectorSusan StromanStarsNathan LaneMatthew BroderickUma Thurman
  • Hairspray (1988)

    8. Hairspray

    19881h 32mPG77Metascore
    7.0 (24K)
    A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
    DirectorJohn WatersStarsSonny BonoRuth BrownDivine
  • Aileen Quinn in Annie (1982)

    9. Annie

    19822h 7mPG39Metascore
    6.6 (52K)
    A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsAileen QuinnAlbert FinneyCarol Burnett
  • Victor Garber, Katie Hanley, David Haskell, Merrell Jackson, Joanne Jonas, Robin Lamont, Gilmer McCormick, Jeffrey Mylett, Jerry Sroka, and Lynne Thigpen in Godspell (1973)

    10. Godspell

    19731h 43mG65Metascore
    6.6 (3.9K)
    An adaption of the musical, in a modern-day song-and-dance recreation of the Gospel of St. Matthew.
    DirectorDavid GreeneStarsVictor GarberLynne ThigpenKatie Hanley
  • Meryl Streep in Into the Woods (2014)

    11. Into the Woods

    20142h 5mPG69Metascore
    5.9 (151K)
    A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.
    DirectorRob MarshallStarsAnna KendrickMeryl StreepChris Pine
  • Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

    12. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    20071h 56mR83Metascore
    7.3 (398K)
    The legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterAlan Rickman
  • Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

    13. Jesus Christ Superstar

    19731h 46mG64Metascore
    7.4 (31K)
    Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsTed NeeleyCarl AndersonYvonne Elliman
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, and Vera-Ellen in On the Town (1949)

    14. On the Town

    19491h 38mApproved71Metascore
    7.3 (19K)
    Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
    DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyFrank SinatraBetty Garrett
  • Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor in South Pacific (1958)

    15. South Pacific

    19582h 37mApproved
    6.8 (11K)
    On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military mission.
    DirectorJoshua LoganStarsRossano BrazziMitzi GaynorJohn Kerr
  • Hair (1979)

    16. Hair

    19792h 1mPG68Metascore
    7.5 (43K)
    Claude Bukowski leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly embraced into the hippie group of youngsters led by Berger, yet he's already been drafted. He soon falls in love with Sheila Franklin, a rich girl but still a rebel inside.
    DirectorMilos FormanStarsJohn SavageTreat WilliamsBeverly D'Angelo
  • Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

    17. Thoroughly Modern Millie

    19672h 18mG
    6.9 (7.4K)
    In New York City during the Roaring Twenties, would-be flapper Millie Dillmount's self-appointed mission to marry her boss is complicated by white slavers and true love.
    DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsJulie AndrewsJames FoxMary Tyler Moore
  • Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan in The Last Five Years (2014)

    18. The Last Five Years

    20141h 34mPG-1360Metascore
    5.9 (11K)
    A struggling actress and her novelist lover each illustrate the struggle and deconstruction of their love affair.
    DirectorRichard LaGraveneseStarsAnna KendrickJeremy JordanTamara Mintz
  • Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

    19. Fiddler on the Roof

    19713h 1mG67Metascore
    8.0 (50K)
    In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsTopolNorma CraneLeonard Frey
  • Buddy Hackett, Paul Ford, Hermione Gingold, Shirley Jones, Pert Kelton, and Robert Preston in The Music Man (1962)

    20. The Music Man

    19622h 31mG76Metascore
    7.7 (20K)
    Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' band leader to raise money before he can skip town.
    DirectorMorton DaCostaStarsRobert PrestonShirley JonesBuddy Hackett
  • Ann-Margret, Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Jesse Pearson, and Bobby Rydell in Bye Bye Birdie (1963)

    21. Bye Bye Birdie

    19631h 52mG
    6.6 (9.8K)
    A rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted.
    DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsDick Van DykeAnn-MargretJanet Leigh
  • Jeremy Jordan in Newsies: The Broadway Musical (2017)

    22. Newsies: The Broadway Musical

    20172h 29mPG
    8.2 (3.9K)
    Filmed live on stage at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, California, this is a not-to-be-missed high-energy show starring the original Broadway cast members.
    DirectorsJeff CalhounBrett SullivanStarsJeremy JordanKara LindsayBen Fankhauser
  • Sarah-Jane Potts, Joel Edgerton, and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Kinky Boots (2005)

    23. Kinky Boots

    20051h 47mPG-1357Metascore
    7.1 (22K)
    A drag queen comes to the rescue of a man who, after inheriting his father's shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business afloat.
    DirectorJulian JarroldStarsChiwetel EjioforJoel EdgertonSarah-Jane Potts
  • Jamie Bell in Billy Elliot (2000)

    24. Billy Elliot

    20001h 50mR74Metascore
    7.7 (148K)
    A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.
    DirectorStephen DaldryStarsJamie BellJulie WaltersJean Heywood
  • Olivia de Havilland, George Hamilton, Rossano Brazzi, and Yvette Mimieux in Light in the Piazza (1962)

    25. Light in the Piazza

    19621h 42mApproved
    6.9 (2K)
    Clara Johnson, mentally disabled after childhood injury, meets Fabrizio in Florence. Her mother Meg sees their romance as hope for normalcy, hiding Clara's condition from his family, while father Noel opposes the match.
    DirectorGuy GreenStarsOlivia de HavillandGeorge HamiltonYvette Mimieux

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