Category Archives: Musical
Dirty Dancing
Release 2017
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Director: Wayne Blair
Writers: Jessica Sharzer
Stars: Abigail Breslin, Sarah Hyland, Debra Messing, Colt Prattes, Katey Sagal
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5262792/
A musical re-imagining of the 1987 film 'Dirty Dancing.'
Beauty and the Beast
Release 2017
Genre Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
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Director: Bill Condon
Writers: Stephen Chbosky, Evan Spiliotopoulos, Linda Woolverton, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2771200/
An adaptation of the fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love.
Ballerina
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Family, Musical
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Director: Eric Summer, Éric Warin
Writers: Eric Summer, Laurent Zeitoun, Carol Noble
Stars: Elle Fanning, Carly Rae Jepsen, Maddie Ziegler, Terrence Scammell, Tamir Kapelian
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2261287/
An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.
Moana
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
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Director: Ron Clements, Don Hall, John Musker, Chris Williams
Writers: Jared Bush, Ron Clements, John Musker, Chris Williams, Don Hall, Pamela Ribon, Aaron Kandell, Jordan Kandell
Stars: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3521164/
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the Demigod Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the Demigod to set things right.
La La Land
Release 2016
Genre Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
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Director: Damien Chazelle
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Amiée Conn, Terry Walters, Thom Shelton
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3783958/
A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.
Trolls
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
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Director: Walt Dohrn, Mike Mitchell
Writers: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Erica Rivinoja, Thomas Dam
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Christine Baranski
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1679335/
After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and the curmudgeonly Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends.
The Jungle Book
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
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Director: Jon Favreau
Writers: Justin Marks, Rudyard Kipling
Stars: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3040964/
The man-cub Mowgli flees the jungle after a threat from the tiger Shere Khan. Guided by Bagheera the panther and the bear Baloo, Mowgli embarks on a journey of self-discovery, though he also meets creatures who don't have his best interests at heart.
The Nightmare
Release 2015
Genre Animation, Documentary, Family, Fantasy, Musical
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Director: Rodney Ascher
Writers:
Stars: Yatoya Toy, Siegfried Peters, Steven Yvette, Age Wilson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3317522/
A look at a frightening condition that plagues thousands; sleep paralysis.
Strange Magic
Release 2015
Genre Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical
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Director: Gary Rydstrom
Writers: Irene Mecchi, Gary Rydstrom, George Lucas, David Berenbaum
Stars: Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Elijah Kelley, Meredith Anne Bull, Sam Palladio
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4191054/
Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.
Cinderella(2015)
Release 2015
Genre Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
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Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writers: Chris Weitz
Stars: Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter, Nonso Anozie
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1661199/
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.