Top 10 Most Underrated Movie Musicals

[@MsMojo]

Did we forget another neglected musical? Let us know below, and check out our video of the Top 20 Movie Musicals of the Century So Far: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpTbg2WoeNaDmac

[@SketchFlygirl]

Y'all forgot Strange Magic and Victor Victoria

[@sallyoakes7709]

It's an operetta rather than musical, but I once rented a VHS (long time ago) of Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance" with Linda Rondstadt, Kevin Kline, and Angela Lansbury - among others I didn't recognize at the time and thus don't rememer. Still, those names pretty much tell you what to expect from the production,

[@JessS-ty1nl]

That Thing You Do!

[@AtWordsPoetic]

SHOCK TREATMENT! (1981)

[@ceezee12]

Anna and the Apocalypse

[@DanGamingFan2406]

_Bedknobs and Broomsticks_ is such an underrated gem. I love the songs, the animated segments, and Angela Lansbury was phenomenal. R.I.P.

[@emmalancaster2013]

Brilliant!

[@trinaq]

It's a crying shame that Sing Street isn't more well known, it boosts fantastic Irish talent, the soundtrack is amazing, and it introduced me to Ferdia Walsh Peelo and Lucy Boynton.

[@Francine-Cichy]

I love “Across the Universe”! Glad it made the list :)

[@janine36]

Bugsy Malone - 1920’s set gangster film. The entire cast is kids. It stars Jody Foster and Scott Baio. Great music, period setting, and very clever props. It ends with an amazing food fight.

[@littlesongbird1]

And also had songs written by....Paul Williams!

[@shell150675]

Bugsy Malone is far from underrated though.

[@futhark3]

The movie might not be that popular but the Bugsy Malone musical is definitely one of the more common to set up in local theaters and quite well known!

[@blattman13]

I've always loved Pete's dragon. Awesome songs and incredible cast

[@darthstarkiller1912]

One of my childhood favorites. The lighthouse in the movie is honestly my dream home.

[@lolacorinne5384]

Thank you for including Summer Stock! I’ve always loved this movie.

[@melaniethompson8919]

It’s great but hardly underrated?

[@kelly_kpb]

@@melaniethompson8919 you’d be surprised how few have never heard of it, including self proclaimed musical theater fans. I used to say “Howdy neighbor” to people just to see who would answer “happy harvest!”

[@shell150675]

YES!!!! to Across the Universe, I LOVE that film so much. The soundtrack is worth listening too 🥰😍❤

[@jazclarinetist]

Not a full-blown musical but 2019's Yesterday is tragically underseen and forgotten

[@amayajones68]

I was enamored while watching Cyrano. Peter Dinklage has a lovely, rich baritone voice. You feel for all of the main characters; you want them all to be happy and find love. The songs are so good! The costumes are great, too. My hopeless romantic self really enjoyed that film.

[@CodyFairlessLee]

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH is one of my all-time favorite movies! 😊

[@SweptAway529]

It doesn't always get a lot of love, but "The Wiz" is one of my absolute favorites.

[@sarahberkner]

I was in the Wiz as an extra my senior year and I really liked the music (way better than Wizard of Oz) and I'm working on a dance mashup video to "Brand New Day" with clips from different musicals.

[@SweptAway529]

I would love to see that when you put it together! Sounds like a great idea!!@@sarahberkner

[@slywlf]

Yay for Phantom of the Paradise getting #1

[@sisterdebmac]

Hedwig & The Angry Inch is such a wonderful movie, with such an infectious soundtrack. I wish more people knew it.

[@chelseacanales8763]

James and the Giant Peach is so good.

[@sheilaholmes996]

The Boyfriend is awesome. I saw it in the theater when it came out. Had the soundtrack and now I have the DVD. Twiggy is amazing and so is Tommy Tune. Phantom of the Paradise is another great one!

[@tessat338]

I've heard of the stage play, "The Boyfriend." I honestly had no idea that there was a film or that is starred Twiggy!

[@sheilaholmes996]

@@tessat338 she was so good and people, including me were surprised.

[@swiftwars2134]

The Last Five Years should’ve been here! That’s one of my favorite musicals but it’s usually pretty under the radar in terms of popularity ❤

[@denisefreitas6727]

I absolutely love this list! Love Bedknobs and Broomsticks, 8 Women, Across the Universe and Yentl. 💖

[@keatsshelleykeats]

Sing Street is brilliant. Not just as a musical, but how it illustrates the cultural importance of music videos and the sheer creativity of that medium when it started. Great bands being artistic and experimental because there was no budget and no one had decided yet what a music video was "supposed" to be. And then how that encouraged fans and new musicians to experiment in turn... It's woven into the film so well and makes you appreciate what artists created before the industry got everything looking commercial (and pretty much the same). I recommend that movie all the time 😅

[@wojtek1765]

The number 10 pic, bedknobs and broomsticks is probably one of my favourite Disney films of all time I watched it Tons of times

[@emmalancaster2013]

Inside Llewyn Davis is just superb. Oscar Isaac’s music and acting is incredible, and the song performed by him, Timberlake & Driver is a spectacular example of 1960’s pop schlock.

[@seanhorace925]

Here’s a few others I think you missed: .Godspell (1973) .Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) .Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (2021) .Mary Poppins Returns (2018) .Muppets Most Wanted (2014) .Muppet Treasure Island (1996) .Thumbelina (1994)

[@sarahberkner]

I liked in Muppets Most Wanted when they had Josh Groban singing in solitary confinement (because the acoustics are great). And the music in Muppets Treasure Island is surprisingly good too and Tim Curry did a good job as Long John Silver.

[@EvaGrammer]

Wow forgot about Godspell. Shame on me!

[@lindakrause4597]

"On a Clear Day You Can See Forever"--both the stage musical and the movie are underappreciated. Barbra Streisand starred in the movie and Barbara Harris starred in the stage musical.

[@melaniethompson8919]

Seconded!

[@sarahberkner]

I hope this doesn't ruin it for you, but there's this funny story my dad tells how he acted out the whole song title in Charades with words that sound similar to annoy his brothers, "Son of Beer Clay Shoe Can Be Door Lever" and for some reason I think that's just the funniest thing.

[@lindakrause4597]

@@sarahberknerI would love to see that!

[@516tigergirl]

I would add: - Repo! The Genetic Opera - That Thing You Do! (With Tom Hank)

[@emmalancaster2013]

Anything that Adam Schlesinger is involved with is sparkling. An EGOT nominee.

[@EvaGrammer]

Repo is awesome!

[@charlottehardy822]

Bedknobs and Broomsticks is definitely underrated

[@kasiabaldikoski1577]

Bride & Prejudice, Gurinder Chadha’s Bollywood style take on Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorites.

[@Sufi7]

Mine too, I've seen it twice in the cinema and countless times on DVD.

[@tessat338]

I was a new mother when this film came out. I could go in the afternoon when the theater was almost empty, let my baby sleep and enjoy the film. I think that I saw this three times in the theater.

[@Dreadpiraterose]

Bride & Prejudice is 100% my comfort movie. Love it.

[@EvaGrammer]

I love this one too!

[@tamic8190]

So glad to see two of my favorite recent musicals mentioned, even in the honorable mentions: Annette and Cyrano. One more I would add somewhere is Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

[@darthstarkiller1912]

Love "Bedknobs and Broomsticks". Watched it so much when I was a kid.

[@alankeith7866]

Anything with Gene Kelly is gonna be good!! With Judy Garland or Olivia Newton John. (Just look up "Whenever You're Away From Me" off of the Xanadu soundtrack.)

[@jaylayson69]

I don’t understand why Xanadu gets so much hate. It really is a breath of fresh air. Happy you included it. Others that never get recognized are Bugsy Malone, Anna and the Apocalypse, and The Apple.

[@dougputhoff]

+10 to "The Boy Friend!" One of Ken Russell's finest hours.

[@jcbogdon]

I love Across Universe! I’ve watched it dozen times at least! I think it’s a classic!

[@heymistercarter.]

One to mention: Anna And The Apocalypse. It’s a Scottish Christmas Zombie Horror Comedy Musical. I mean, what’s more bonkers than that?

[@ceezee12]

I just said the same thing! The music in Anna is incredible. There's not a bad song in it. My favorite of course though is No Such Thing as a Hollywood Ending.

[@liveicelive]

I love James and the Giant Peach! And Bedknobs and Broomsticks was a favorite of mine when I was young.

[@dom_1923]

Sarafina! Should 1000% be on this list!!!

[@ceezee12]

I love Sarafina! The music is so beautiful and haunting!

[@EvaGrammer]

THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING PHANTOM!!!!! I've known about this gem since the early 90s and have loved it for so long. Maybe this will help get the word out about it!!

[@kfemme68]

The one I kept waiting for is The Commitments! It's an amazing movie musical with a soundtrack that's even better!

[@viicristina]

I love the movie version of The Last 5 Years and I dont see many people talking about it

[@dramac333]

So glad that you included Summer Stock. "Get Happy" is enough to make the movie worth seeing all by itself! I was also hoping that you would include Inside Llewen Davis, and you did! And I really did love Xanadu! Yeah, it was hugely hokey, but the skating sequence in the last 10 minutes or so is worth sitting through the rest of the movie! I fell in love with Sandahl Bergman in All That Jazz (which, to me, should have been included in this list) and her way-too-little screen time in Xanadu is worth it!

[@WrenFaithBridger]

"Xanadu" was one of the first movies that my husband & I saw together, so it holds a special place in our hearts. We STILL watch & love it. Our daughters actually enjoy it, too. Special shout-out to Don Bluth for the animated sequence (which to me always felt magical).

[@natalier1821]

A funny thing happened on the way to the forum, underrated and hilarious. One of my fav. musicals

[@TheZippy2005]

Summer Stock needs to be remembered as the comeback Judy deserved. She had just come from rock bottom, and it was her last movie with MGM. It was poetic because Gene Kelly played her love interest in his debut film. She deserved so much more than this world gave her.

[@wowbobwow37]

Glaring omissions: The Commitments The Blues Brothers

[@krgkrg1]

Thank you so much for including Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire! Such great songs, brilliantly sung. Totally British, quirky masterpiece!

[@rolandchavez6349]

Camp! Loved the choices. I will definitely see them. But I think Camp is very underrated. Great score, great cast. Only movie appearance of Steven Sondheim. ❤

[@barbara832001]

He's in Glass Onion

[@AC-ih7jc]

Two that come to mind: Destiny (1997) - not many musicals take place in 12th century moorish Spain with a philosopher as the protagonist. School Daze (1988) - one of the few movies in existence that is both a musical and a Spike Lee Joint.

[@Omar-wq9dz]

Summer Stock is great, seeing Judy Garland and Gene Kelly singing and dancing together, and you also have Mr. Duncan from Home Alone 2 in there (I’m freezing on his name)

[@darthstarkiller1912]

Eddie Bracken

[@JessS-ty1nl]

Agreed! This was Judy's last picture for MGM. That Get Happy number is fabulous.

[@faithjacqueline3351]

across the universe is one of my favourite movies

[@littlesongbird1]

OMg!!! I love number one...and it should have become a stage show

[@ghw7192]

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michael Legrand is often overlooked

[@emmalancaster2013]

I just love that. So beautiful.

[@coreytomison3292]

Kudos for spotlighting Phantom of the Paradise! This film has the potential to be the next Rocky Horror Picture Show if only people will give it a chance.

[@emmalancaster2013]

Where’s Tommy? Elton John’s performance as the Pinball Wizard and Keith Moon as your wicked Uncle Ernie were Oscar worthy performances.

[@chazarcola7639]

Ann Margaret earned an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe award as Best Lead Actress In A Motion Picture.

[@emmalancaster2013]

@@chazarcola7639 oh, sorry. I meant specifically rock musicians, but Ann Margaret was awesome as well in that film.

[@WrenFaithBridger]

I always find it interesting that Oliver Reed, who really isn't a singer, had major roles in TWO musicals: "Tommy" and "Oliver!"

[@coco2.2]

I’ve watched Across The Universe so many times ❤❤❤

[@Plantangentguy]

Thanks for reminding me of SING STREET and ACCROSS THE UNIVERSE!

[@Zyuemperoryoutubecreators.]

Listing to the music all day and night

[@TheStuck8485]

Recently I saw a movie called «Explota, explota». I think in English it’s called “My heart goes boom”. I had few expectations but it exceeded everything I could imagine. It’s just a spanish movie that pays homage to Raffaella’s Carra work. It is made with such a respect and genuine love for this woman and the genre that she created that you cannot feel good watching it. I’m just 25 but I’ve always been a huge fan of her and I think that even if you’re not, when you watch this movie you get it. I wish more people knew about it! 💕

[@spike91919100]

I think that “Repo: the genetic opera “ should have been on this list

[@jaebee1121]

I came here for Newsies and left disappointed.

[@TheGreness]

Benknobs and Broomsticks! We loved it when we were kids and even had the album!

[@MikeOfMichigan]

Repo! The Genetic Opera should have at least been an honorable mention.

[@mojo500100]

Kudos to you for including Summer Stock. Though not as well remembered as Kelly or Garland’s other films, it holds its own as one of MGM’s better musicals (though I can never figure out how farmer Judy fit ALL those people in her kitchen for meals 😂) Also thanks for including Xanadu. For all its faults-it would have made a better 60-minute tv special than a theatrical release-it’s a guilty pleasure for many of us, with the great ELO/Farrar soundtrack, a welcome dose of Gene Kelly’s talent, and the sweet magic that was Olivia Newton-John.

[@shanitawilliams4783]

Rent is great musical that started on Broadway

[@ubio1]

Bugsy Malone, The Little Prince, Anna And The Apocalypse

[@WrenFaithBridger]

"James & the Giant Peach", "Yentl", "Across the Universe", "Xanadu" & "Cyrano" rank among personal favorites, and I've loved "Popeye" for years! I DO have one musical that I love, but totally understand how it wouldn't make even HM, because, to most people, it's really not very good, but "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (the movie that wanted to be "Across the Universe" but failed) is one that I watch at least once a year.

[@electromagneticpulses]

Anna and the Apocalypse! Great music!

[@matth3w2002]

Cyrano was incredible.

[@lighteningwilsonofficial]

7 bride for 7 brothers

[@emmalancaster2013]

Bless your beautiful hide. I love the barn raising scene.

[@nursermk]

Breaking Glass 1980.. Rise and trials/tribulations of Stardom... Hazel O"Conner wrote all her own songs.. It is very 80s and punk but some of those songs are still in my head decades later..

[@joannevendshus5075]

What about "The Commitments"

[@tigardgirl2007]

bedknobs and broomstick is an awesome movie i love it gown up in 80s to now i really love all of songs at in it all of it great animation to segments to all of actors and rip to angele Lansbury she was the best actress 😢

[@lordnightingale7346]

At least Deadpool still remembers Yentl

[@loraineriddell7157]

What fun 👏. Great picks.

[@MarissaFloro]

Ok. To be brutually honest, i have not seen most of these. I will have to use this video as a list to *must-watch*.

[@avril14thlove]

Sing Street is in my top five favorite films of all time. It’s that good.

[@trasegorsuch5140]

Phantom of the Paradise is like a better Phantom of the Opera than the Schumacher movie.

[@liamshaughnessy6246]

Saw reefer madness movie in my local theatre lol!

[@tastebudswithtariq2330]

I watched James and the Giant Peach a few times years ago. It was pretty good.

[@christinasaid4235]

I can't even explain how Cryano made feel throughout the whole film.❤❤❤

[@carlossosa2907]

Loved this list

[@lolly5657]

Mad that bednobs and broomsticks was on this. It's up there with Mary Poppins and chitty chitty bang bang.

[@voutsider190]

Garland's Get Happy in Summer stock was fantastic

[@Lapinporokoira]

I really enjoy repo the genetic opera

[@lolly5657]

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE IT ON THIS 😢😮 one of my favourite movies.

[@larskaaber9869]

I was surprised to find Yentl on the list - is it underrated by everyone but me? It's a gem. And what a strange idea to cast the great singer Patinkin in a role where he doesn't sing a note. But his acting is good as well. I wouldn't count Llewyn Davis as a musical, though.

[@tedd-ivan]

i would add sarafina on this list

[@phllntheblanks]

My boyfriend & I love Sing Street! ❤

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

"Country Strong" (2010)

[@keatsshelleykeats]

That movie was really well done, so much more complex and emotional than I expected. Doesn't get anything like enough credit.

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

@@keatsshelleykeats Gwyneth Paltrow in specific

[@KZ1211-t2q]

Yentl was a really good musical with one huge flaw---Streisand wouldn't let Mandy sing because she was afraid he'd upstage her. She was probably right.

[@skyewartooth5848]

i agree that these are the most underrated movies ever! omg. another good one is slc punk! don't forget that one lol.

[@greenskittles8627]

I've seen several of these, but now I have even more to watch. Thank you. Personally I think Bedknobs and Broomsticks is better than Mary Poppins. Also I love Across the Universe, and I grew up with Yentl, and again, it's my personal favorite of Barbara's.

[@adagiobreeze8493]

All that Jazz !

[@fimelis]

Summer Stock is wonderful and woefully underrated.

[@eduardoj3314]

Victor Victoria

[@liamshaughnessy6246]

How about Reefer Madness lol?!!

[@ceezee12]

Yes! Another great soundtrack and hilarious movie! Eat the brownie, eat the brownie...

[@kristinetompkins4261]

I have no idea why I love it but I’m gaga over the musical Goodbye Mr Chips

[@OneRedRocket]

Bugsy Malone should have been on this list

[@emmalancaster2013]

Yentl was superb - Babs deserved a best Director nod, but she’s a crazy woman - just like the crazy men who direct fine films.

[@DrGreg007]

Two Disney cartoons which are almost all music are the original Winnie the Pooh and the original Robin Hood.

[@KristinaNorman]

I’m here because I need new musicals to watch 😊

[@javierheras2327]

There's a brilliant russian musical called 'Leto' (2018) that depicts the 80's rock scene in the USSR. Give it a try!

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

I wish they were talked more!