In 2003, “Chicago” became the first musical in 34 years to win Best Picture, a feat which has not be repeated since – although “La La Land” came really, really close in 2017. However, the success of these and other musicals such as “Sweeney Todd” and “Dreamgirls,” and the ...
like novels). The following movies all originated as movie musicals without the guiding hand of a pre-existing stage show, although interestingly, many of them have since been adapted
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The film centers on a struggling novelist played byBradley Cooperwho obtains an untested drug called Nzt from his shady drug-dealing buddy. The pill gives him the focus he needs to fulfill his book contract, among many other things such as earn millions on Wall Street,... ...
Australian filmmaker Michael Gracey’s The Greatest Showman earned much love from audiences when it debuted seven years ago, and his return might just be one of the most ambitious movie musicals in years. Better Man swings for the fences, for better or worse, and while its intentions are nobl...
public.Despite all the wins for the genre in the previous decade, it has been experiencing a decline in popularity on the big screen. While there are successful musical movies in the 2020s, such asMean GirlsandWonka,they aren't exactly dramas, and they haven't been marketed as musicals ...
Read on to discover the 13 all-time best movie musicals adapted from theatrical stage productions. You may also like:The best movies of 2024 so far #13. Fiddler on the Roof (1971) –Stacker score: 85.5 –Metascore: 67 –IMDb user rating: 8.0 ...
which we’re defining as collections of songs that have been used in films. These are usually multi-artist compilation albums, and almost always include songs with vocals and lyrics. Stay tuned for the best original scores list later in the week. (We're excluding musicals from both lists, ...
He did make two non-musicals (Flaming Star and Wild in the Country) shortly after his discharge from the army, but neither was as commercially successful as his musical films. As a result, most of his remaining film appearances were in fluffy musicals. His last narrative film was A Change...
Whether in romantic comedies, legal dramas, action thrillers or musicals, he’s been pretty durable as a leading man in a career spanning over 40 years. But how many of his titles remain classics? In honor of his birthday, let’s take a look back at 12 of his greatest films, ranked ...