71. The Cocoanuts
Year of Release: 1929
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Florey, Joseph Santley
Actors: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Oscar Shaw, Kay Francis
Plot: Groucho Marx owns a Florida hotel, and auctions off some his land to try
to make some money.
72. You Were Never Lovelier
Year of Release: 1942
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: William A. Seiter
Actors: Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Adolphe Menjou, Isobel Elsom, Leslie Brooks, Adele Mara
Plot: The rich, Argentine Acunas live by a traditional rule - the daughters must get married in order from oldest to youngest. The oldest follows, but sister #2, Maria, has not found love - even though sisters #3 and 4 have already found their respective future husbands. The patriarch of the family, feeling the modern man isn't romantic enough, creates a "mystery man" to entice his daughter. But when an American dancer enters the picture - it shakes everything up.
73. Cats - The Musical
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David Mallet
Actors: Elaine Paige, John Mills, Ken Page, Rosemarie Ford, Michael Gruber, Jacob Brent
74. Cinderella
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Iscove
Actors: Brandy Norwood, Bernadette Peters, Veanne Cox, Natalie Desselle, Whoopi Goldberg, Whitney Houston
Plot: An updated version of the classic fairytale that has Brandy taking on the role of Cinderella, Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother and Paolo Montalban as the Prince.
75. Damn Yankees!
Year of Release: 1958
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Actors: Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston, Russ Brown, Jean Stapleton, Nathaniel Frey
Plot: The classic stage musical comes to the big screen as a major fan of the Washington Senators makes a pact with the devil in order to make sure his team wins the league pennant.
76. Les Girls
Year of Release: 1957
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: George Cukor
Actors: Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall, Taina Elg, Jacques Bergerac, Leslie Phillips
77. Carefree
Year of Release: 1938
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mark Sandrich
Actors: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy, Luella Gear, Jack Carson, Clarence Kolb
Plot: Steven, at the behest of his friend Dr. Tony Flagg, sends in his wife, Amanda, to improve their relationship. But Amanda finds herself falling for Flagg - who uses hypnotism to get her into a better place with Steven... but things don't go quite as planned.
78. Hello, Dolly!
Year of Release: 1969
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Gene Kelly
Actors: Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, Marianne McAndrew, Danny Lockin, E.J. Peaker
79. The Way We Were
Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sydney Pollack
Actors: Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman, Lois Chiles, Patrick O'Neal, Viveca Lindfors
Plot: A love story that focuses on two people who are basically polar opposites. They meet in college in the '30s, and their relationship spans a twenty-year period.
80. Wicked
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jon M. Chu
Actors: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode
Plot: The re-imagining of the classic Wizard of Oz goes from the stage to the
big screen as we follow Elphaba on a journey to change the world. The
green-skinned woman is different in more ways than one - a precious gift
of true magic in a world where magic is waning. She arrives at college
and is paired with Glinda, rich and rather spoiled, but soon the two
find a friendship. When her powers are recognized, she is invited to an
audience with the Wizard of Oz himself - only to realize a dark truth
and put on a path that will ultimately label her "wicked".
