Top 20 Movie Musicals of the Century So Far

The 21st century saw the movie musical come back in a big way. For this list, we’ll be setting aside animated movies and focusing our attention on the best live-action musical movies the 21st century has provided us as of the end of 2021. Our countdown includes "In the Heights," "Once," "La La Land," and more! What's YOUR favorite movie musical of the century? Let us know in the comments!

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[majg]

I remember watching Moulin Rouge in the movie theater with my late husband, who I was dating at the time. We both laughed & cried at the exact same moments during the film. The experience made me love him even more.

[JDoors]

"Chicago." Catherine Zeta Jones BLEW. MY. MIND. I had no idea, none. And "Cell Block Tango" is one of the most amazing numbers of all time. Glad "Across The Universe" was in there, almost everything about that movie was just so beautiful (except one scene, for me).

[trinaq]

Musicals are my favourite film genre, and in 2021 alone, we got so many incredible musical movies! 😍♥️🎶

[megrivard]

Tick, Tick...BOOM! not even being in the top 10 almost made me cry. My favorite movie of all time.

[chelseacanales]

In the Heights is my favourite musical. Makes me proud of my Hispanic heritage.

[Anonymouse]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; Jason Segel deserved an Oscar for writing The Muppets, or a nomination at the very least. Clearly, adapting a decades old tv show into a movie is incredibly challenging (Bewitched, anyone?) and he smacked it out of the park. Also, I don’t think I’ve ever seen an actor more truly down to his soul happy than he clearly was to be singing and dancing with a muppet. He made it clear in an interview from years before he ever wrote the film that it was his dream to be on The Muppets, and watching him live his dream coming true is one of my favorite film moments ever!

[dragneatudorflorin]

Burlesque is my favourite musical ever but everyone underrates it, Cher and Aguilera delivered great songs!!! But yes La La Land, Chicago and Enchanted are some of my favourites but Burlesque is my all time fav musical

[jennbro]

20. High School Musical 2
19. Beauty and the Beast
18. The Muppets
17. The Greatest Showman
16. In The Heights
15. Across The Universe
14. Into The Woods
13. Sweeny Todd
12. Rent
11. Tick Tick Boom
10. Mama Mia
9. Enchanted
8. Dreamgirls
7. Once
6. Les Miserables
5. West Side Story
4. Moulin Rouge
3. Hairspray
2. La La Land
Hon. Mentions: Phantom of the Opera, The Last Five years, Mary Poppins Returns, Pitch Perfect, Rocketman
1. Chicago

[williamjones]

Mama Mia was the last play me and my boyfriend saw. We were together for 33 1/2 years before he passed from a massive stroke. He loved this story. In fact Dancing Queen was played at his memorial. I miss you so much Otis! Rest in Peace. I'll be with you when it is our time again.

[jdm]

How is The Producers not on this list. Wayyy better than at least half the list!

[jrt]

Dam, seeing "The Greatest Showman", "In the Heights", and "Tick Tick Boom" not even in the top 10 hurts. TGS is one of the greatest movie musicals ever, despite some historical inaccuracies. Every song deserves an award. ITH is incredibly underrated, it's kinda disheartening to see how no one is talking about it. TTB might possibly be the best movie musical ever. So much heart went into it its just impossible to not cry.

[BethMDowney]

Would have liked at least an honorable mention for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the 2001 movie with John Cameron Mitchell.

[jwindsor]

I saw Chicago on broadway and though I enjoyed it, I actually liked the movie better!

[andie]

I felt Moulin Rouge should’ve been #2 at least, I felt it was better than La La Land IMO, Im Glad Chicago is #1 I Love That Movie! I wish I could go to a Fosse Dance Class!

[cards]

Being a Hugh Jackman lover I was so excited about THE GREATEST SHOWMAN and couldn’t wait to see it. Fortunately, the soundtrack was released a couple of weeks before the movie hit the theaters. I loved it, listening to it multiple times before I got to the theater.
I was furious at crititcs’ ‘reviews’/hatchet jobs of that beautiful film. It was bombing at the box office.
Then, that wonderful thing called “word of mouth” took over and everything exploded.
The public knew what was great about GREATEST SHOWMAN.
I don’t remember any musical before having ‘sing along’ showtimes in movie theaters.
It showed critics nobody cared what they thought.

[torarufo]

Everybody's Talking About Jamie should DEFINITELY have been included somewhere! Also, In the Heights should have been further up on the list.

[kcsupersonic]

Yet another Musical list, yet another time the utterly brilliant Sing Street can't even get an honorable mention. Sing Street is an utterly brilliant Coming of Age Musical, that contains powerful themes about freedom, love, courage, and living without regrets. It is an utterly beautiful film directed by John Carney, the man who directed Once, and it in my books was better than La La Land which completely overshadowed it.

[acleverley]

I think The Greatest Showman should have been a LOT higher on the list. The soundtrack is absolutely incredible and one of the very few on the list with completely orignal music.

[laurad]

Good timing! We (my family) are doing musical month. We are watching one random musical every day. Today was dreamgirls! Fantastic music and Jennifer Hudson is amazing.

[russellcartledge]

I was not expecting to see across the universe on this list. It's one of my favorite movies so it's kind of dope.