There’s just something about the magic of musicals that transports you to a different realm entirely. You’re placed in a blissful suspension of disbelief as you dance and sing along with a magnetic ensemble cast constantly breaking into song. It’s no surprise the musical of the year, Wicked, has taken the world by storm, already hailed the Best Film of 2024 by the National Board Review of Motion Pictures.
If you’re still humming to the tunes of "Popular" or "Defying Gravity," check out six more musicals you can also bop and jam along to.
6 Movie Musicals on Netflix
Tick, Tick…Boom
Andrew Garfield delivers a stunning performance in this biographical film based on Jonathan Larson’s life. It traces his highs and lows, from writing his iconic Broadway show Rent to dealing with the tragedy brought on by the AIDS crisis to his personal circle.
The Prom
Four self-obsessed theater stars at the end of their careers jazz and zazz their way through a conservative small town in Indiana. They battle with their individual egos and washed-out dreams while helping support a lesbian teen fighting to bring her girlfriend as her date to their high school prom.
Matilda the Musical
This fantasy musical is based on the best-selling children’s book by Roald Dahl. It follows the titular Matilda, a gifted young girl with extraordinary powers. She uses her newfound ability to stand up for herself and her fellow schoolmates against their tyrannical and ghastly headmistress, Miss Trunchbull.
I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila!
A teenage couple pregnant with their first child promise to get married. But before they can officially tie the knot, they must first weather through each of their family’s outrageous shenanigans. This feel-good musical features the songs of APO Hiking Society.
Diana: The Musical
Diana: The Musical reenacts the equal parts tender and tumultuous life of the People’s Princess. A live recording of the Broadway musical staged in 2021, it’s backed by a Tony-Award-winning production team with Director Christopher Ashley at the helm, and music and lyrics by Joe Di Pietro and David Bryan.
13: The Musical
Still reeling from his parents’ divorce, Evan Goldman has his life uprooted, moving from the big city to a small town in Indiana. Now navigating a new school, he sets out to win friends by making his 13th birthday the coolest party ever.
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