Classic Musicals on Netflix
Last updated May 19, 2024
White Christmas
1954 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsBing Crosby and Danny Kaye play war buddies turned entertainers who fall for two sisters. The boys follow the girls to a resort owned by their former commanding officer, and he's in danger of losing the place.
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West Side Story
1961 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWinner of 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, this classic musical set among the tenements of New York City finds star-crossed lovers Maria and Tony caught in the midst of a turf war between rival street gangs.
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Daddy Long Legs
1955 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhile visiting France, an American millionaire meets a striking young woman who was orphaned during World War II. Vowing to take care of her for the rest of her life, he anonymously funds her travel to the United States, where she attends college.
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDick Van Dyke stars as quirky inventor Caractacus Potts, whose magical flying car transports his family and lovely lady friend to Vulgaria, a kingdom strangely devoid of children, ruled by the evil Baron Bomburst.
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Quadrophenia
1979 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsLashing out against his dead-end life, alienated youth Jimmy (Phil Daniels) hangs out with his gang of Mods, does drugs and battles members of rival gang the Rockers in this landmark rock opera based on the Who's smash-hit album. As the antagonism between the two groups grows, Jimmy becomes involved with a local girl and forms a bond with Mod leader Ace Face (Sting). The soundtrack includes music by the Who, James Brown, Marvin Gaye and more.
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There's No Business Like Show Business
1954 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIrving Berlin provides the tunes for this engaging musical about the singing and dancing Donahue clan as they ascend to stardom on the vaudeville circuit during the genre's last hurrah. The superb cast includes Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor and Marilyn Monroe. With splashy production numbers, Merman belting out the title song and Monroe's sultry version of "Heat Wave," this musical extravaganza bubbles over with sparkling style.
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Carmen Jones
1954 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAfter the beautiful but troublemaking Carmen sets her sights on pilot-in-training Joe, he leaves his girl, deserts the Army and kills a man, prompting the couple to flee from justice. Soon, the tragic events they've set in motion come full circle.
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Blue Hawaii
1961 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsChad Gates just wants to sing, chase girls and have fun. Chad's mom, however, wants her ex-soldier son to come work in the family pineapple business. But Chad is too busy catching up with his buddies, making up with his girlfriend and singing.
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Beach Party
1963 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThrow on your Hawaiian shirt and light the tiki torches for the first "Beach" flick starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. It's summer vacation and the duo, along with their beach-bum pals, celebrate by hitting the waves and dancing to the tunes of Dick Dale and his Del-Tones. But an anthropologist (Bob Cummings) studying the teens' mating rituals and a bungling biker (Harvey Lembeck) who abducts Annette threaten the kids' fun in the sun.
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Here Come the Girls
1953 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsBob Hope stars as Stanley Snodgrass, a klutzy stage actor who finally lands the lead in a big Broadway production, only to discover that he's being used as bait to flush out a killer who's menacing the leading lady.
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It's a Pleasure
1945 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsFigure skating star Chris Linden (three-time Olympic gold medalist Sonja Henie) and ice hockey champ Don Martin (Michael O'Shea) make a passionate pair. When her beau's bad-boy behavior gets him booted from hockey, Chris lands him a spot in an ice show. But a battle with booze -- and the allure of another woman -- may put Don on thin ice. Featuring plenty of stunning skating scenes, this musical comedy classic co-stars Marie McDonald.
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Belle of the Yukon
1944 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsSet during the gold rush, this rousing frontier adventure follows a con man on the lam (Randolph Scott) who's determined to make a go of it as a dancehall owner in the Yukon. But a clean break proves difficult when the swindler's former sweetheart (Gypsy Rose Lee) follows him north. The sprightly numbers earned the film two Oscar nominations in the music department (Best Score and Best Song).
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The Mikado
1939 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 Stars"The Mikado" -- the crown jewel of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas -- blooms brightly as an on-screen comedy in this performance with actors from Britain's D'Oyly Carte opera company. Nanki-Poo (Kenny Baker), a minstrel who finds his way to the Japanese village of Titi-Pu, meets town executioner Ko-Ko (Martyn Green). But when Nanki-Poo discovers Ko-Ko must perform at least one killing per day, he realizes he may not live to see another day.
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Beach Blanket Bingo
1965 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsIn this fifth installment of the "Beach" franchise, Bonehead (Jody McCrea) falls for a mermaid (Marta Kristen), and dimwitted biker Eric Von Zipper (Harvey Lembeck) and his gang terrorize the seaside crowd. Meanwhile, Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) break up and make up as they skydive, surf and sing. Costars Paul Lynde, Don Rickles and Buster Keaton add to the merriment. Widely considered the best film of the series.
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It's All Over Town
1963 | NR | 2.0 out of 5 StarsA stagehand, who is preoccupied with girls, and his pal try to see all the happening London shows in one night. As they travel around town, they encounter strippers, crooked cops, rocking beat groups and lots of pop stars.
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