Some old classics like Singing in the Rain or some new features like La La Land do not appear in this list for the simple reason that we will not be able to find them on the streaming platforms included in their catalog. Although they are generally available to rent or buy from Apple TV, Google Play or Rakuten TV if we want to see some of the best music movies that are not included here or in the different streaming catalogs. And you, what is the soundtrack that you always repeat? The musical that changed your childhood?
Annie
Annie is a girl who lives in an orphanage, with life not too easy and who suffers especially when Christmas time comes and she feels lonely. But Annie doesn’t lose hope that everything will get better, that everything will change someday. The treatment at the orphanage is horrible and the girl is constantly dedicated to cleaning … but her destiny changes when she meets a billionaire who will make her life even better than she had imagined. A dream Christmas as Annie will conquer the heart of Oliver Warbucks and begin a happy life of fluffy pillows and comfort, of baths, of brand new clothes. All this counting from the continuous songs and an unforgettable soundtrack for the whole family.
The original movie is Annie 1999 and got more than ten nominations Oscars. About fifteen years later a new version of Annie was released, keeping the story of the protagonist but with new characters and adapted to the times, with more modern airs. Both are two of the best musical movies you can see on Disney Plus, most recommended for all audiences and with catchy songs that you can not get out of your head.
Platform: Disney +
Year: 1999/2014
Duration: One hour and 51 minutes
Theme: Drama
Recommended age: For ages 7 and up
The call
The call is the popular Javis film, released in 2017 and has been a hit with young people and teens. Summery, refreshing, musical. The protagonists of this musical comedy are two young people who go to a summer camp in Segovia, Campamento la Brújula, run by nuns. Now they are no longer girls who started going to that camp, they are young teenagers who are fans of the party, reggaeton, electro-Latin music. But her stay in the camp changes when María (Macarena García) appears to God. All kinds of catchy songs, music and dances in one of the best recent music movies you can watch on Netflix.
The Javis film won the Goya award for best song in 2017 and there is no shortage of rhythm, good vibes and freshness in its almost two hours of film. Also, if you like songs you can sing and practice them thanks to Netflix’s Sing-Along version where you can sing along as you watch the movie. Totally recommended for teenagers, young people, for the whole family.
Platform: Netflix
Year: 2017
Duration: One hour and 48 minutes
Theme: Teen / Musical / Comedy
Age: For over 13 years old
Grease
It is one of the quintessential music and summer movies. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John are the stars of this romantic comedy whose songs still resonate in our heads. Danny is the leader of a gang of tough high school boys and Sandy is a sweet and sensitive young woman. They know each other during and the summer and when they separate they think that they will not see each other again, but Sandy unknowingly enrolls in the institute where Donny studies.
Their relationship, the gangs they form and the usual plots of teenage movies, with love affairs and anger, are mixed with the songs that dot the scenes, many of them a great success and that we still know how to sing. Secondary characters like Rizzo will also be important in a plot in which the music will be very important. One of the best musical movies of all time and one of the most remembered.
Platform: HBO Spain
Year: 1978
Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Theme: Musical
Recommended age: For ages 7 and up
Mary Poppins
Now that televisions do not broadcast Mary Poppins at least once a year, we are lucky to be able to see her on streaming platforms so as not to lose the tradition of one of the best music movies of all time, that any parent or even grandfather will know of memory and we have seen generation after generation.
So the little ones can enjoy the story that their parents liked so much and learn the same songs. Mary Poppins is a babysitter who comes to the home of two wealthy children whose parents ignore them. The strict rules of the father contrast with the joy and magic that Poppins gives off, which will teach children another way of doing things, more joyful and with a lot of music. The chimney sweep, the Poppins bag and the songs are mythical elements of this musical film for adults and adults that you will see again and again.
Platform: Disney Plus
Year: 1964
Duration: Two hours and 22 minutes
Theme: Musical / Fantasy
Recommended age: For the whole family
Burlesque
With Christina Aguilera, Cher or Cam Gigandet as protagonists, Burlesque is one of the most successful musical and dance films of the last ten years. Released in 2010 is the story of Ali Rose (Christina Aguilera), a village girl who will come to town to work as a waitress at a variety club. Although she has arrived as a waitress, she will soon prove that she is one of the best on stage. For many, a movie not excessively good and not up to some similar ones, but it may be an option if you are looking for a story like this and do not know what you can see.
Platform: Netflix
Year: 2010
Duration: One hour and 59 minutes
Theme: Dance / Musicals
Age: For ages 7+
The Miserables
If we were to keep only one of the best musical films, the Les Misérables film would probably be a candidate. The version of the work of Víctor Hugo was released in theaters in 2012 with Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe or Anne Hathaway as protagonists in addition to Eddie Redmayne or Amanda Seyfried. A deluxe cast for a title to match that won three Oscars, several BAFTA Awards and Golden Globes. As exceptional as the show in theaters, we can see it on Amazon Prime Video, on Sky TV and on Movistar Plus.
Jean Valjean is a former inmate who has been chased by Javert for years or an obsessed policeman who wants to make him pay. But Valjean has decided to change his life, to be a completely different person and thus he takes care of Fantine’s little daughter (Cosette), a single mother who will fall into misery and end up dying. Javert and Fantine will thus begin a life that will change them forever and with an outstanding soundtrack.
Platform: Amazon Prime Video / Sky TV / Movistar Plus
Year: 2012
Duration: Two hours and 37 minutes
Theme: History / Book-based / Musical
Age: For over 13 years old
Yesterday
Jack Malik is a young musician who tries to become a star but is far from being one and must settle for poor performances in some bars in his city. But suddenly a global blackout and after suffering a car accident, everything around him will change completely: when Jack Malik wakes up after the crash, he is the only one in the world who knows some things. No one knows who the Beatles are, no one remembers them, no one knows their songs and they don’t even appear on Google. One of the best musical movies of recent years that you can now see on Movistar + and recommended if you like the Liverpool quartet (it is a tribute and compilation that you will enjoy) but also if you are not passionate about Ringo and others and you want to see an entertaining comedy and of great quality.
Platform: Movistar Plus
Year: 2019
Duration: 111 minutes
Theme: The Beatles
Age: For all ages
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen fans have in Bohemian Rhapsody a mandatory movie that they can see on Movistar + with Rami Malek as the protagonist. This is a biopic of Freddie Mercury telling his story from the beginning. A musical journey through which we will learn more about the group, about your main artist, about their songs and lyrics. You may find it uninteresting or long or boring if you are not in the least interested in Queen but if you like the group it is an excellent option if you are looking for musical movies, biographies, etc. In addition, in 2019 he won four Oscars: Best Actor for Rami Malek, Best Editing, Best Sound, and Best Sound Editing.
Platform: Movistar +
Year: 2018
Duration: 129 minutes
Theme: Freddie Mercury / Queen
Age: For over twelve years
Hamilton
Hamilton has become, after its premiere on Disney + in July 2020, one of the musicals or premieres of the year 2020. A Broadway play adapted to the streaming platform and that has captivated half the world. An absolute Broadway hit that is available on Disney + as you go to the theater to see it, as if you were there. That is, it is not a movie like Annie or like any other on this list, but a musical, a recorded theater.
And what is Hamilton about and why is everyone talking about her? It is the story of one of the founding fathers of the United States, Alexander Hamilton, and it is the work of Lin-Manuel Miranda that has managed to tell the history of the United States from a current perspective in which he moves away from the classics to mix comedy. musical with R&B, hip-hop, jazz… If you have not yet succumbed to success and everyone talks about it, we recommend that you see Hamilton even if it is not as such a musical movie but a musical in itself.
Platform: Disney +
Year: 2020
Duration: Two hours and 40 minutes
Theme: Musical / History
Age: For over twelve years
Mamma Mia!
This fun movie is based on the theatrical musical of the same name and features a cast of fancy names for the big screen. Based on songs from the Swedish group ABBA, we will have Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth or Amanda Seyfried among the protagonists. The story is about a young woman who is getting married, who does not know who her father is, and who begins a search among her mother’s contacts to meet her father and to take her to the altar on her wedding day. The plot will be peppered with songs by the Swedish group, easy to recognize for all audiences and has a high dose of humor that makes Mamma Mia a very entertaining film and perfect to watch as a family.
Platform: Netflix / Amazon Prime Video
Year: 2008
Duration: 1 hour and 48 minutes
Theme: Musical
Recommended age: For ages 13 and up
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever was a revolution and its influence crossed the walls of the cinemas to sneak into discos, parties and the wardrobe of an entire generation. John Travolta, with his character Tony Manero, his costumes and his way of dancing, is the big star of a movie in which he plays a poor boy from a New York neighborhood who has a small job during the week but that on weekends he is the star of the nightclub he is going to dance to. Along with his dance partner and with an unforgettable soundtrack among which the Bee Gees songs stand out, Tony Manero popularized disco music, disco balls, dances, his movie clothes… A film for musical lovers and also for those who enjoy dancing and love stories.
Platform: HBO
Year: 1977
Duration: 119 minutes
Theme: Musical / Romantic / Drama
Recommended age: For over 18 years
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Based on the famous Roald Dahl book, this Tim Burton-directed film has the director’s classic aesthetic and features some of its most recognizable actors including Johnny Depp in the role of Willy Wonka, an eccentric millionaire, owner of the candy factory. One day, Mr. Wonka announces that five children who find five golden bills in their chocolates will be able to participate in a visit to the factory. One of those children is Charlie, a little boy who lives in a humble house on the outskirts with his parents and his four grandparents, one of whom will accompany him to the factory. There, along with other little ones, he will live a series of adventures dotted with songs in a fantasy world such as the interior of the factory. A nostalgic movie for those who read the book and that will leave the little ones hypnotized.
Platform: HBO
Year: 2005
Duration: 115 minutes
Theme : Children / Musical / Fantasy
Recommended age: For all ages
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is one of the great movies of the musical genre and tells the story of a dance teacher, Johnny (Patrick Swayze) and a young woman who spends her vacation at the resort where he teaches, Baby (Jennifer Gray). It is a film that was revolutionary in many ways, because of the themes it dealt with and because it is he, Baby, who tries to seduce his teacher and creates an attraction that culminates in the final dance, the mythical scene in which both dance to the beat of Time of my Life.
Sexual freedom, abortion or seduction are some of the themes that are touched on in the film between lots of music and lots of dancing. It is a film that has a legion of followers who watch it over and over again and that have led Dirty Dancing to be one of the most recognized films in this genre.
Platform: Netflix
Year: 1970
Duration: One hour and 40 minutes
Age: For ages 7+
Smiles and tears
At over forty years old, Smiles and Tears is one of the great classics in music movies, set in the 1930s. You have probably seen it already but you can see it again at Disney + thanks to its nostalgic cinema section. María is the protagonist, a novice who will leave the abbey to become a governess in the von Trapp home. This will fill the house of the seven sons of the widowed captain with joy. Smiles and tears won the Oscar for best film in 1965, for best director, for best sound, for best editing, for best soundtrack … A beautiful musical for the whole family that will infect us with the most absolute joy but also drama. If you have ever sang that classic DO RE MI, you can see it now with your children, little brothers, cousins, nephews, grandchildren …
Platform: Disney +
Year: 1965
Duration: Two and 55 minutes
Theme: Historical / Musical
Age: For all ages
Beat Bugs – All Together Now
Beat Bugs is one of the best children’s series that we can see on the N platform, with songs by The Beatles not only as soundtrack but as the axis of the story: each episode of the production tries to represent the lyrics of a song with a scenography designed for the smallest of the house, with colors, easy to understand dialogues and adorable characters. The same characters repeat the leading role in the film All Together Now in which they will have to prepare for a musical talent contest and, as it could not be otherwise, it is one of the best musical films if you are looking for something suitable for babies but without missing the mythical songs of the group and even choreography, shows, concerts …
Platform: Netflix
Year: 2017
Duration: Fifty minutes
Theme: Musicals / The Beatles
Age: For all ages
Frozen / Frozen 2
Almost all Disney movies may be in themselves some of the best music movies but Frozen deserves a section of its own thanks to the worldwide success of the most famous sisters in the franchise. We have little to say about the plot of Frozen or Frozen II because by now you will be humming the Let it go or Let it go if you are more to see it in Spanish. Both the original and Frozen II are already available on Disney + if you are looking for some of the best cartoon musical movies to watch as a family where there is no lack of humor with the adorable Olaf but also adventure, action and even drama.
Platform: Disney
Year: 2013/2019
Duration: 1 hour and 42 minutes / 1 hour and 43 minutes
Theme: Family / Fantasy / Musical
Age: For over six years old
Stargirl
If you are looking to fall in love with a musical movie that you have not yet seen, among the exclusive releases of Disney + is Stargirl, a story based on a hit novel. Stargirl Caraway is a new high school student who plays the ukulele and who seems to enlighten everyone around her. Also to Leo Borlock, a student who plays in the high school band and who will also be “bewitched” by what her partner transmits. A perfect movie to enjoy with the family in which there is no lack, of course, the songs, music and contagious good vibes in its almost two hours of duration.
Platform: Disney +
Year: 2020
Duration: One hour and 47 minutes
Theme: Teen / romantic
Age: For all ages
High school musical
Teens (or twentysomethings already) would not forgive us if High School Musical was not among the music movies you can watch streaming. The entire trilogy, whose main film premiered fifteen years ago now, is available on Disney Plus and follows the stories of Troy and Gabriella, two teenagers who will re-audition for the high school musical and who will keep them from dancing and singing. for three movies in a row.
In addition, as we say, the two films that continue with East High students as protagonists and even a new original series that serves as a tribute to the classic film and in which its characters will have to interpret the Troy musical are also available on Disney + and Gabriella.
Platform: Disney +
Year: 2006
Duration: One hour and 40 minutes
Theme: Teen / romantic
Age: For all ages
Coconut
One of the most beautiful musical movies you can see, the most moving… Coco is one of the great jewels of Pixar that follows the story of Miguel, a boy who dreams of becoming a famous musician but whose family is completely banned from music. His passion will take him on an adventure that he did not expect and in which he will not only have to demonstrate his talent but he will know everything about his family. Set in the Mexican tradition, specifically on the Day of the Dead, Coco is a colorful film that has captivated everyone and will not leave you indifferent. In addition to a beautiful and emotional story, its soundtrack is the perfect finishing touch for one of the most essential on this list.
Platform: Disney +
Year: 2017
Duration: One hour and 44 minutes
Theme: Animation / Fantasy
Age: For over six years old