Top Pure Sport Movies

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1. Invictus (2009)

2. Remember the Titans (2000)

3. Rudo y Cursi (2008)

4. Moneyball (2011)

5. The Fighter (2010)

6. Sugar (2008)

7. Million Dollar Baby (2004)

8. Ali (2001)

9. Secretariat (2010)

10. The Express (2008)

Top Sport Movies

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(Combined with Dramas)

1. The Hurricane (1999)

2. Alive (1993)

3. Invictus (2009)

4. Remember the Titans (2000)

5. Rudo y Cursi (2008)

6. Moneyball (2011)

7. Dar Alanda Kisa Paslasmalar (2000)

8. The Fighter (2010)

9. Sugar (2008)

10. Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Top Animation Movies

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Meet the Robinsons (2007)

Stephen J. Anderson

(

USA

)

Happy Feet (2006)

George Miller, Warren Coleman, Judy Morris

(

Australia

USA

)

The Lion King (1994)

Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff

(

USA

)

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

Carlos Saldanha

(

USA

)

Ratatouille (2007)

Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava

(

USA

)

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich

(

USA

)

Persepolis (2007)

Vincent Paronnaud, Marjene Satrapi

(

France

USA

)

Toy Story 3 (2010)

Lee Unkrich

(

USA

)

Toy Story 2 (1999)

John Lassater , Ash Brannon, Lee Unkrich

(

USA

)

Toy Story (1995)

John Lassater

(

USA

)

Top Musical Movies

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10

Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Baz Luhrmann

9

Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
John Landis

8

Chicago (2002)
Rob Marshall

7

Dreamgirls (2006)
Bill Condon

6

Abuzer Kadayif (2000)
Tunc Basaran (Turkey)

5

The Lion King (1994)
Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff

4

Neredesin Firuze (2004)
Ezel Akay (Turkey)

3

Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Lars von Trier (Denmark)

2

Nine (2009)
Rob Marshall

1

The Blues Brothers (1980)
John Landis

Description

The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. The songs are used to advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but some musical films (e.g. Down Argentine Way) simply plop the songs in as unrelated "specialties" (also called "production numbers") — as with Carmen Miranda's set pieces. A subgenre of the musical film is the musical comedy, which includes a strong element of humor as well as the usual music, dancing and storyline.

Musical Films of the Classical Sound Era

The 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s are considered to be the golden age of the musical film, when the genre's popularity was at its highest in the Western world.

The First Musicals

Musical short films were made by Lee De Forest in 1923-24. After this, thousands of Vitaphone shorts (1926–30) were made, many featuring bands, vocalists and dancers, in which a musical soundtrack played while the actors portrayed their characters just as they did in silent films: without dialogue. The Jazz Singer, released in 1927 by Warner Brothers, was not only the first movie with synchronized dialogue, but the first feature film that was also a musical, featuring Al Jolson. Still, only Jolson's sequences had sound; most of the film was silent.

The first all-talking feature, Lights of New York, included a musical sequence in a night club.

The Broadway Melody (1929) had a show-biz plot about two sisters competing for a charming song and dance man. Advertised by MGM as the first "All-Talking, All-Singing, All-Dancing" feature film, it was a hit and won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1929.

Warner Brothers produced the first screen operetta, The Desert Song in 1929.

This was followed by the first all color all talking musical feature which was entitled On with the Show (1929).

Hollywood released more than 100 musical films in 1930, but only 14 in 1931. By late 1930, audiences had been oversaturated with musicals and studios were forced to cut the music from films that were then being released.

Musical Stars

Musical stars such as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were among the most popular and highly respected personalities in Hollywood during the classical era; the Fred and Ginger pairing was particularly successful, resulting in a number of classic films, such as Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936) and Shall We Dance (1937).

Vera-Ellen, considered being the best dancer among her colleagues and professionals in the half century.

Important Examples of the Genre in Chronological Order

The Jazz Singer

1927, featuring Al Jolson, was not only the first movie with synchronized dialogue, but the first feature film that was also a musical

Lights of New York

The first all-talking feature included a musical sequence in a night club.

The Broadway Melody (1929)

Advertised by MGM as the first "All-Talking, All-Singing, All-Dancing" feature film, it was a hit and won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1929.

The Desert Song (1929)

Warner Brothers produced the first screen operetta.

On with the Show (1929)

This was followed by the first all color all talking musical feature

Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)

The most popular film of 1929 was the second all-color all-talking feature. This film broke all box office records and remained the highest grossing film ever produced until 1939.

Top Hat (1935)

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers pairing was particularly successful, resulting in a number of classic films. This is one of them.

Swing Time (1936)

Another Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers pairing.

Shall We Dance (1937)

Another Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers pairing.

Love Happy (1949)

Marx Brothers' final film featured Vera-Ellen, considered to be the best dancer among her colleagues and professionals in the half century.

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Starting in 1944 with Meet Me in St. Louis, the Freed Unit worked somewhat independently of its own studio to produce some of the most popular and well-known examples of the genre.

Easter Parade (1948)

One of the most popular and well-known examples of the genre.

On the Town (1949)

One of the most popular and well-known examples of the genre.

American in Paris (1951)

One of the most popular and well-known examples of the genre.

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

One of the most popular and well-known examples of the genre.

The Band Wagon (1953)

One of the most popular and well-known examples of the genre.

West Side Story

The 1960s the success of the films

The Music Man

The 1960s the success of the films

My Fair Lady

The 1960s the success of the films

Mary Poppins

The 1960s the success of the films

The Sound of Music

The 1960s the success of the films

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show was originally released in 1975 and was a critical failure until it started midnight screenings in the 80's where it achieved cult status.

Bugsy Malone

One of the most popular and well-known examples of the genre.

Lisztomania

One of the most popular and well-known examples of the genre.

New York, New York

One of the most popular and well-known examples of the genre.

Grease (1978)

It was considered a smash hit; its songs were original compositions done in a 1950s pop style.

Hair

One of the most popular and well-known examples of the genre.

Annie

One of the most popular and well-known examples of the genre.

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

One of the most popular and well-known examples of the genre.

Little Shop of Horrors

It was based on an off-Broadway musical adaptation of a 1960 Roger Corman film, a precursor of later film-to-stage-to-film adaptations.

Evita

One of the most popular and well-known examples of the genre.

The Little Mermaid

Starting with 1989's The Little Mermaid, the Disney Renaissance gave new life to the Film Musical

Other successful animated musicals included:

Aladdin

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Pocahontas

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Prince of Egypt

Anastasia

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Beauty and the Beast

The Lion King

Moulin Rouge!

Across the Universe

Enchanted

Chicago

The Phantom of the Opera

Dreamgirls

Sweeney Todd

Mamma Mia!

Hairspray (?)

Nine

Under the mainstream radar, there have been acclaimed independent musical films, such as:

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Dancer in the Dark

And foreign musical films, such as:

8 Women

The Other Side of the Bed

Yes Nurse! No Nurse!

The Princess and the Frog

This 2009 The Princess and the Frog film was considered a throwback to the Disney musical style.

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

Burlesque

Tangled

Lagaan (2001)

A Bollywood movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Devdas (2002)

A Bollywood movie was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Rang De Basanti (2006)

A Bollywood movie was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

A Bollywood movie won Academy Award.

Evaluation

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Out of 917 films in total;

172 Action
136 Adventure
15 Animation
60 Biography
216 Comedy
231 Crime
18 Documentary
603 Drama
46 Family
80 Fantasy
65 History
34 Horror
29 Music
11 Musical
131 Mystery
220 Romance
79 Science Fiction
17 Sport
303 Thriller
71 War
16 Western

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