Musical
It is a genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the characters.
West Side Story (1961)
Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins
Two teenage gangs struggle for control on the Upper West Side in New York City in the 1950s. The Jets, a white gang led by Riff, brawl with the Sharks, a group of Puerto Ricans led by Bernardo. Lieutenant Schrank and Officer Krupke arrive and break it up. The Jets decide to challenge the Sharks to a rumble after an upcoming dance. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris
Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris
Grease (1978)
Randal Kleiser
The film depicts the lives of greaser Danny Zuko and Australian transfer student Sandy Olsson who develop an attraction for each other. It stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Jeff Conaway, Barry Pearl, Michael Tucci, Kelly Ward, Stockard Channing, Didi Conn, Jamie Donnelly and Dinah Manoff.
The blues brothers (1980) John Landis
The film is a tale of redemption for paroled convict Jake and his blood brother Elwood, who set out on 'a mission from God' to save from foreclosure the Catholic orphanage in which they were raised. It stars James Brown, Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Chaka Khan, and John Lee Hooker, Carrie Fisher, Henry Gibson, Charles Napier and John Candy.
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) Norman Jewison
The film centers on the conflict between Judas and Jesus during the week of the crucifixion of Jesus. It stars Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen, Bob Bingham, and Kurt Yaghjian.
Hair (1979)
Milos Forman
The film is about a Vietnam War draftee who meets and befriends a "tribe" of hippies on his way to the army induction center. The hippies introduce him to marijuana, LSD and their environment of unorthodox relationships and draft evasion.It stars John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, Annie Golden, Dorsey Wright, Don Dacus, Cheryl Barnes, Melba Moore, and Ronnie Dyson.
Moore, and Ronnie Dyson.
Mamma mia! (2008) Phyllida Lloyd
The film follows a young bride-to-be who invites three men to her upcoming wedding, each one with the possibility of being her father. It stars Christine Baranski, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård, Meryl Streep and Julie Walters.
La la land (2016)
Damien Chazelle
The film follows a jazz pianist and an aspiring actress, who meet and fall in love while pursuing their dreams in Los Angeles. It stars Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Wittrock, and J. K. Simmons.