Top 100 Musical Movies I Want My Children to See by Their 18th Birthday

I love musicals.  I admit it.  I can’t help it.  This music teacher gets downright sappy with a good musical.  That is why I decided to make a musicals bucket list for my girls.  I consider it part of their “music appreciation” school work.  Every year our goal is to watch a few musicals so that by the time they are 18 they will have seen these top 100 musical movie classics.  Care to join us?

The musicals are listed in order by age appropriateness.  All age guidelines were determined according to reviews found on Common Sense Media which I find to be a rather conservative guide to movies most of the time.  That said, as with any type of media, viewer discretion is always advised.  Now, by all means, go check out some of these classics from your local library, pop some popcorn, and enjoy!

Top 100 Musical Movies I Want My Children to See by Their 18th Birthday

3 Years Olds

1. The Snowman
2. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
3. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
4. Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas

4 Year Olds

5. Jungle Book
6. Alice in Wonderland
7. The Aristocats

5 Year Olds

8. Bambi
9. Cinderella
10. Frozen
11. Lady and the Tramp
12. The Muppets
13. The Sword and the Stone
14. Doctor Dolittle (1967)
15. Sleeping Beauty
16. Finding Nemo
17. Mulan
18. Snow White and Seven Dwarfs
19. Beauty and the Beast

6 Year Olds

20. The Little Mermaid
21. Aladdin
22. Annie (1982)
23. Easter Parade
24. Hello Dolly!
25. Mary Poppins
26. My Fair Lady
27. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
28. Singin’ in the Rain
29. The Music Man
30. The Sound of Music
31. The Wizard of Oz
32. Anastasia
33. Annie Get Your Gun
34. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
35. Enchanted
36. Heidi (1937)
37. Hunchback of Notre Dame 
38. Lili
39. Meet Me in St. Louis
40. Parent Trap (1961)
41. The Lion King
42. Pocahontas
43. Princess and the Frog

7 Years Old

44. A Christmas Carol (1951)
45. Charlotte’s Web
46. Duck Soup
47. Peter Pan
48. Bedknobs and Broomsticks
49. Hercules

50. 1776
51. An American in Paris
52. Oklahoma!
53. Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
54. High School Musical
55. Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat
56. King and I
57. Oliver!
58. Prince of Egypt
59. The Wiz
60. South Pacific
61. White Christmas

9 Years Old

62. Guys and Dolls
63. Viva Las Vegas
64. Bye Bye Birdie
65. Newsies
66. Sister Act

10 Years Old

67. Fiddler on the Roof
68. Funny Girl

11 Years Old

69. West Side Story
70. Carousel

12 Years Old

71. Gigi
72. Grease
73. A Star is Born

13 Years Old

74. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
75. Sunset Boulevard
76. Dreamgirls
77. Hairspray
78. Footloose
79. Mamma Mia
80. Phantom of the Opera
81. Evita

82. Cabaret
83. Chicago
84. Les Miserables

15 Years Old

85. Rent!
86. Moulin Rouge
87. A Chorus Line

16 Years Old

88. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
89. Anchor’s Away
90. Cats
91. Show Boat
92. Unsinkable Molly Brown
93. Yankee Doodle Dandy

17 Years Old

94. 42nd Street
95. Brigadoon
96. Godspell
97. Gypsy
98. Jesus Christ Superstar
99. Mame
100. All That Jazz!

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