CRAIG'S TOP 10 GENRE SERIES - MUSICAL

“The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative.”

#1. THE SOUND OF MUSIC - 1965

Director: Robert Wise

Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer

#2. CHICAGO - 2002

 Director: Rob Marshall

Starring: Rene Zellweger, Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones

#3. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - 1951

 Director: Stanley Donan

Starring: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds

#4. NINE - 2009

 Director: Rob Marshall

Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz

#5. WEST SIDE STORY - 1961

 Director: Jeromie Robbins/Robert Wise

Starring: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Rita Moreno

#6. MOULIN ROUGE! - 2001

 Director: Baz Luhrmann

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor

#7. THE BLUES BROTHERS - 1980

Director: John Landis

Starring: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher

#8. MAMMA MIA! - 2008

Director: Phyllida Lloyd

Starring: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan

#9. DREAMGIRLS - 2006

 Director: Bill Condon

Starring: Beyonce Knowles, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson

#10. HAIRSPRAY - 1988

 Director: John Waters

Starring: Ricki Lake, Divine

Again, Musicals are not really my thing plus some of the big contenders ended up on the Family list so really I had to delve deep to find other musicals which weren't special but still had importance on this list. Sound of Music wins here though I'm not sure whether it'll even make my Top 100 list. That remains to be seen, the next list will be MYSTERY.