Broadway(ish)
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1. Studio 54 (2018)
TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary, History, Music
The story of the notorious 1970s New York City nightclub.
Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Ian Schrager, Steve Rubell, Donald Rubell, Neil Schlesinger
Votes: 3,543 | Gross: $0.20M
2. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
G | 106 min | Drama, History, Musical
Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen
Votes: 29,939 | Gross: $24.48M
3. Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 99 min | Drama, Musical
A live musical recounting the final days of Jesus Christ and those around him.
Directors: David Leveaux, Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon
Votes: 4,047
4. Jesus Christ Superstar: Live Arena Tour (2012 Video)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, History, Musical
Celebrating 40 years since it first opened in London's West End, Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
Director: Laurence Connor | Stars: Tim Minchin, Melanie C, Chris Moyles, Ben Forster
Votes: 1,902
5. Waitress: The Musical (2023)
144 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The hit Broadway musical about a small-town pie baker with big dreams gets the silver screen treatment.
Directors: Diane Paulus, Brett Sullivan | Stars: Sara Bareilles, Drew Gehling, Charity Dawson, Dakin Matthews
Votes: 1,671 | Gross: $5.00M
6. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999 Video)
Not Rated | 76 min | Musical
A humorously musical retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph.
Director: David Mallet | Stars: Donny Osmond, Maria Friedman, Richard Attenborough, Ian McNeice
Votes: 5,000
7. Wicked (2004 Video)
153 min | Musical
A young woman, born with emerald-green skin and a bubbly blonde woman turned their initial rivalry into the unlikeliest of friendships when the world decides to call one "good," and the other one "wicked."
Stars: Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Norbert Leo Butz, Joel Grey
Votes: 183
8. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 896
9. From Here to Eternity: The Musical (2014)
155 min | Musical
Tim Rice and Stuart Brayson's epic musical is adapted from one of the greatest American novels; a gripping tale of illicit love and army life which translates into a breath-taking, romantic and excitingly original show.
Directors: Tamara Harvey, Nick Morris | Stars: Robert Lonsdale, Siubhan Harrison, Darius Campbell, Rebecca Thornhill
Votes: 79
10. Live from Lincoln Center (1976– )
180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed performances from the famous performing arts center in New York City.
Stars: Beverly Sills, Audra McDonald, Louis Perry, Zubin Mehta
Votes: 284
11. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 299,451 | Gross: $57.39M
12. National Theatre Live: Man and Superman (2015)
220 min | Comedy, Drama
Based on Nietzsche's theory of the Superman, this reinvention of Shaw's witty, provocative classic tells of Ann Whitefield's relentless pursuit of dedicated bachelor Jack Tanner.
Director: Simon Godwin | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Indira Varma, Corey Johnson, Elliot Barnes-Worrell
Votes: 198
13. Company (2011)
Not Rated | 145 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
It follows five couples and their friend Robert, the perpetual bachelor.
Director: Lonny Price | Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Patti LuPone, Martha Plimpton, Anika Noni Rose
Votes: 1,441
14. Showgirls (1995)
NC-17 | 128 min | Drama
A mysterious young drifter who calls herself Nomi Malone hitches a ride to Las Vegas, Nevada, and begins working as a strip club dancer, and sets about clawing her way to the top of the Vegas showgirls.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer
Votes: 74,686 | Gross: $20.30M
15. AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy, Musical
An all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. With a comic twist, this familiar story is brought to life through the eyes ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Ayoade | Stars: Matt Berry, Julia Davis, Julian Barratt, Richard Ayoade
Votes: 913
16. Fame (1982–1987)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Music, Musical
The stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts.
Stars: Carlo Imperato, Gene Anthony Ray, Debbie Allen, Albert Hague
Votes: 4,453
17. Putting It Together (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 105 min | Music
A tribute to composer/songwriter Stephen Sondheim, featuring songs from his Broadway productions.
Directors: Don Roy King, Eric D. Schaeffer | Stars: Carol Burnett, George Hearn, Ruthie Henshall, John Barrowman
Votes: 286
18. All That Jazz (1979)
R | 123 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid career of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.
Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer
Votes: 35,419 | Gross: $37.82M
19. Hair (1979)
PG | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Claude Bukowski leaves the family ranch in Oklahoma for New York where he is rapidly embraced into the hippie group of youngsters led by Berger, yet he's already been drafted. He soon falls in love with Sheila Franklin, a rich girl but still a rebel inside.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, Annie Golden
Votes: 40,897 | Gross: $15.28M
20. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.
Director: John Cameron Mitchell | Stars: John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask, Theodore Liscinski
Votes: 37,359 | Gross: $3.03M
21. Present Laughter (2019)
Not Rated | 180 min | Comedy
As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine's colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control, as he becomes engulfed by an escalating identity crisis.
Director: Matthew Warchus | Stars: Nicole Agada, Kitty Archer, Enzo Cilenti, Joshua Hill
Votes: 363
22. National Theatre Live: Follies (2017)
152 min | Musical
The former Weismann's Follies girls return to their old theatre one last time. At the core of the story are two married couples on the brink of collapse. As the night goes on, egos are unleashed, lies are exposed, and secrets are revealed.
Directors: Dominic Cooke, Tim Van Someren | Stars: Imelda Staunton, Tracie Bennett, Gary Raymond, Philip Quast
Votes: 290
23. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
R | 133 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Six tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Tim Blake Nelson, Willie Watson, Clancy Brown, Danny McCarthy
Votes: 168,296
24. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
G | 181 min | Drama, Family, Musical
In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon
Votes: 47,896 | Gross: $80.50M
25. A Chorus Line (1985)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Hopefuls try out before a demanding director for a part in a new musical.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Michael Douglas, Terrence Mann, Michael Blevins, Yamil Borges
Votes: 11,645 | Gross: $14.20M
26. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid
Votes: 43,046 | Gross: $12.00M
27. Guys and Dolls (1955)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine
Votes: 19,381 | Gross: $13.00M
28. Nine (2009)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Sandro Dori
Votes: 45,264 | Gross: $19.68M
29. Camelot (1967)
G | 179 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings
Votes: 7,482 | Gross: $31.10M
30. Jersey Boys (2014)
R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda, Vincent Piazza
Votes: 36,592 | Gross: $47.03M
31. Evita (1996)
PG | 135 min | Biography, Drama, History
The hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón (Evita Duarte), a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Madonna, Jonathan Pryce, Antonio Banderas, Jimmy Nail
Votes: 37,585 | Gross: $50.05M
32. Sweet Charity (1969)
G | 149 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith despite endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.
Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin, Ricardo Montalban, Sammy Davis Jr.
Votes: 6,744 | Gross: $3.43M
33. Damn Yankees (1958)
Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A frustrated fan of the hopeless Washington Senators makes a pact with the Devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant.
Directors: George Abbott, Stanley Donen | Stars: Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston, Russ Brown
Votes: 3,448
34. The King and I (1999)
G | 88 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Traveling to the exotic kingdom of Siam, English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens soon discovers that her most difficult challenge is the stubborn, imperious King himself.
Director: Richard Rich | Stars: Miranda Richardson, Martin Vidnovic, Christiane Noll, Ian Richardson
Votes: 4,309 | Gross: $11.96M
35. Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (2019)
Unrated | 145 min | Drama, History, Musical
Seen by over 120 million people worldwide one of the world's most popular musicals. Now cinema audiences can experience a live broadcast of the musical phenomenon which broke box office records and sold out its entire 16-week season.
Directors: Nick Morris, James Powell, Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy | Stars: Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Matt Lucas
Votes: 723 | Gross: $0.46M
36. Tiana (2024– )
Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Active
Newly crowned Princess Tiana embarks on an adventure in Maldonia, but her New Orleans roots beckon her back.
Star: Anika Noni Rose
37. Glee (2009–2015)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A group of ambitious misfits try to escape the harsh realities of high school by joining a glee club headed by a passionate Spanish teacher.
Stars: Lea Michele, Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith
Votes: 155,505
38. The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert (2020 Video)
Family, Musical
A concert presentation of the Tim Burton/Danny Elfman classic animated film, as interpreted by some of Broadway's ghoulishly talented artists. The proceeds collected will benefit The Actors Fund and Lymphoma Research Foundation.
Director: James Monroe Iglehart | Stars: Rafael Casal, Adrienne Warren, James Monroe Iglehart, Danny Burstein
Votes: 98
39. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Music
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Director: Stephan Elliott | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp, Rebel Penfold-Russell
Votes: 55,150 | Gross: $11.22M
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