# The greatest movie musicals

The top 15 of AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals, unveiled at the Hollywood Bowl in 2006, with Singin' in the Rain at number one.

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## Top 15

1. **The Wizard of Oz** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Victor Fleming, 1939. Judy Garland and 'Over the Rainbow'.
2. **Singin' in the Rain** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, 1952. Hollywood's switch to sound and Kelly dancing in the rain; AFI's number one.
3. **The Sound of Music** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Robert Wise, 1965. Julie Andrews and the von Trapp family; five Oscars.
4. **Mary Poppins** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Robert Stevenson, 1964. Julie Andrews won the Oscar as the magical nanny.
5. **Chicago** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Rob Marshall, 2002. Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones; the first musical to win Best Picture since 1968.
6. **An American in Paris** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Vincente Minnelli, 1951. Gene Kelly and a 17-minute ballet finale; Best Picture.
7. **The King and I** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Walter Lang, 1956. Yul Brynner as the King of Siam; Oscar for Best Actor.
8. **42nd Street** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Lloyd Bacon, 1933. Busby Berkeley's choreography in a Broadway backstage story.
9. **West Side Story** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, 1961. Romeo and Juliet among New York gangs; ten Oscars.
10. **Meet Me in St. Louis** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Vincente Minnelli, 1944. Judy Garland and 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'.
11. **My Fair Lady** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — George Cukor, 1964. Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle; eight Oscars.
12. **All That Jazz** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Bob Fosse, 1979. Fosse's autobiographical film with Roy Scheider; Palme d'Or.
13. **Cabaret** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Bob Fosse, 1972. Liza Minnelli in 1931 Berlin; eight Oscars.
14. **A Star Is Born** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — George Cukor, 1954. Judy Garland and James Mason's version.
15. **Top Hat** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Mark Sandrich, 1935. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance 'Cheek to Cheek'.

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