The 16 Best Musical Movies on MagentaTV+ (July 2026)

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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

IMDb 7.9 🍅 60% 2h 15m

Directed by Bryan Singer

✦ MovieMuse AI takeBohemian Rhapsody's operatic suite structure within rock cinema demonstrates how genre-defying ambition redefined popular music's theatrical possibilities.

Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.

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Rocketman (2019)

IMDb 7.3 🍅 89% Letterboxd 3.7 2h 1m

Directed by Dexter Fletcher

✦ MovieMuse AI takeFantasias burst through emotional walls; music doesn't accompany Elton's story—it becomes his psychological autobiography made visible.

The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.

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Sing 2 (2021)

IMDb 7.3 🍅 72% 1h 50m

Directed by Garth Jennings

✦ MovieMuse AI takeAnimated ensemble numbers showcase how group dynamics and personality clashes create natural musical storytelling momentum.

Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.

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Elvis (2022)

IMDb 7.3 🍅 77% Letterboxd 3.4 2h 39m

Directed by Baz Luhrmann

✦ MovieMuse AI takeBaz Luhrmann's maximalist staging transforms Elvis's performances into visual spectacles that define the rock-and-roll musical idiom.

The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

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School of Rock (2003)

IMDb 7.2 🍅 92% 1h 50m

Directed by Richard Linklater

✦ MovieMuse AI takeTransforms music pedagogy into narrative engine: Jack Black's salvation arrives through teaching kids that rock-and-roll rebellion IS self-actualization.

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey risks everything to prove that rock ’n’ roll can change lives.

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The Harmonists (1997)

IMDb 7.2 🍅 81% Letterboxd 3.5 2h 6m

Directed by Joseph Vilsmaier

✦ MovieMuse AI takeClose-part harmonies between six voices create intricate vocal architecture that demonstrates pre-swing jazz ensemble precision.

Comedian Harmonists tells the story of a famous, German male sextet, five vocals and piano, the "Comedian Harmonists", from the day they meet first in 1927 to the day in 1934, when they become banned by the upcoming Nazis, because three of them are Jewish.

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The 3 Penny Opera (1931)

IMDb 7.2 🍅 83% Letterboxd 3.6 1h 52m

Directed by G.W. Pabst

✦ MovieMuse AI takePabst weaponizes Weill's acidic score against sentiment, making sardonic melody the true protagonist in this cynical inversion of operetta.

In London at the turn of the century, underworld kingpin Mack the Knife marries Polly Peachum without the knowledge of her father, the equally enterprising 'king of the beggars'.

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Sing (2016)

IMDb 7.1 🍅 71% 1h 48m

Directed by Garth Jennings

✦ MovieMuse AI takeBuster's singing competition drives narrative momentum while celebrating performance as economic salvation and community building.

A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.

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Song for Marion (2012)

IMDb 6.9 🍅 65% Letterboxd 3.3 1h 33m

Directed by Paul Andrew Williams

✦ MovieMuse AI takeGrumpy-to-joyful character arc unfolds entirely through community choir participation, proving singing's redemptive emotional power.

Arthur is a grumpy pensioner who can't understand why his wife Marion would want to embarrass herself singing silly songs with her unconventional local choir. But choir director Elizabeth sees something special in the reluctant Arthur and refuses to give up on him. As she coaxes him out of his shell, Arthur realizes that it is never too late to change.

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Judy (2019)

IMDb 6.8 🍅 82% Letterboxd 3.2 1h 58m

Directed by Rupert Goold

✦ MovieMuse AI takeGarland's raw, desperate performance style anchors tragic musical numbers that blur entertainment spectacle with genuine human vulnerability.

Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind romance with musician Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.

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Trolls (2016)

IMDb 6.4 🍅 76% Letterboxd 2.8 1h 32m

Directed by Mike Mitchell

✦ MovieMuse AI takeDreamWorks synthesizes pop hooks with emotional storytelling, proving contemporary animation can honor musical theater's emotional efficiency.

After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.

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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)

IMDb 6.1 🍅 72% Letterboxd 2.4 1h 46m

Directed by Josh Gordon

✦ MovieMuse AI takeCrocodile's smooth-voiced mentorship becomes a literal voice-training device that drives both plot and character development organically.

When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle — a singing crocodile who loves baths, caviar and great music — living in the attic of his new home. But when Lyle’s existence is threatened by evil neighbor Mr. Grumps, the Primms must band together to show the world that family can come from the most unexpected places.

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Trolls Band Together (2023)

IMDb 6.0 🍅 64% Letterboxd 3.2 1h 31m

Directed by Walt Dohrn

✦ MovieMuse AI takeMusical rescue mission structure treats different pop-genre styles as distinct narrative obstacles, weaponizing genre diversity as plot.

When Branch's brother, Floyd, is kidnapped for his musical talents by a pair of nefarious pop-star villains, Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing and emotional journey to reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd from a fate even worse than pop-culture obscurity.

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Frankie and Johnny (1966)

IMDb 5.5 Letterboxd 2.7 1h 27m

Directed by Frederick de Cordova

✦ MovieMuse AI takeRiverboat show sequences embed Rodgers-Hart standards into period spectacle that defines classic American musical theater on film.

Johnny is a riverboat entertainer with a big gambling problem. After a fortune-teller tells Johnny how he can change his luck, the appearance of a new 'lady luck' soon causes a cat fight with Johnny's girlfriend, Frankie.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

IMDb 4.6 🍅 21% Letterboxd 2.5 1h 29m

Directed by Betty Thomas

✦ MovieMuse AI takeChipmunk vocal harmonies repurpose real pop songs into novelty arrangements that celebrate genre parody as inherent musical charm.

Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music super stardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school's music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes - Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.

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The Nutcracker (2010)

IMDb 4.1 Letterboxd 2.2 1h 48m

Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky

✦ MovieMuse AI takeNutcracker's classical ballet framework—Tchaikovsky's hierarchical structure—becomes storybook magic, privileging dance over narrative.

In 1920s Vienna, a young girl receives a magical doll on Christmas Eve.

Best Musical Movies on MagentaTV+