Modern Musicals
AMC Movie List

Modern Musicals

For a few decades there, the genre was all but extinct. Thank goodness they're back in favor again. What's your favorite?

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1 Grease
This Broadway hit turned blockbuster stars Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in a silly yet endearing story of a conflicted hood pining for a good girl and vice versa. 331 493
2 Chicago
A big, glossy freight train full of razzle-dazzle motion: Catherine Zeta-Jones (Velma) and Renee Zellweger (Roxie) scheme, sing and swing their limbs. 91 319
3 The Muppet Movie
Combining elements from the biopic, the road picture and the musical comedy, this one-of-a-kind movie relies on a familiar troupe of puppets to tell its story. 11 265
4 The Rocky Horror Picture Show
This campy, culty musical makes no sense at all, although that doesn't matter in the slightest for those of us who have never stopped doing the "Time Warp." 9 295
5 Cabaret
Liza Minnelli still looks impossibly hip as Sally Bowles, the Kit Kat Klub's star performer. And Joel Grey, as the slightly menacing Master of Ceremonies, hosts what looks like the best party ever. 7 253
6 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Moody, stylish and genuinely scary, <i>Sweeney Todd</i> also finally answers the question of whether Johnny Depp can sing. 7 283
7 Little Shop of Horrors
Based on Roger Corman's B-movie, </i>Little Shop of Horrors</i> focuses on a lovesick florist (Rick Moranis) who must keep a huge, ravenous plant sated with human flesh. 5 267
8 New York, New York
This backstage musical with its flashy production numbers still manages to squeak on to the list thanks to fine performances from Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli. -46 204
9 Xanadu
A movie involving a Lycra-clad, roller-skating Muse with an Australian accent automatically qualifies as "so bad it's good." -54 242
10 Everyone Says I Love You
A star-studded cast -- Ed Norton, Natalie Portman, Goldie Hawn, Julia Roberts, and even director Woody Allen -- sing the standards with a winning simplicity. -116 194