Best Musical movies of 1980s

Little Shop of Horrors(1986)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 66

A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.



Purple Rain(1984)

Combined Rating:
60
Combined Critics Rating: 54

A young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.



Fame(1980)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 48

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.



Xanadu(1980)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 40

The story of a girl who makes dreams come true.



A Chorus Line(1985)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 43

Hopefuls try out before a demanding director for a part in a new musical.



Cry-Baby(1990)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 27

In 1950s Baltimore, a bad boy with a heart of gold wins the love of a good girl, whose boyfriend sets out for revenge.



One from the Heart(1981)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 49

Hank and Frannie don't seem to be able to live together anymore. After a five-year relationship, lustful and dreamy Fanny leaves down-to-earth Hank on the anniversary of their relationship....



Grease 2(1982)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 23

An English student at a 1960s American high school has to prove himself to the leader of a girls' gang whose members can only date greasers.



School Daze(1988)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 42

A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.



Earth Girls Are Easy(1988)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 21

A Southern California girl befriends three furry aliens after their spaceship lands in her swimming pool.



Victor Victoria(1982)

Combined Rating:
36
Combined Critics Rating: 19

A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.



Meet the Feebles(1989)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 15

Multiple animals and insects experience the sleazier side of show business while working on a variety show.



The Meaning of Life(1983)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The comedy team takes a look at life in all its stages in their own uniquely silly way.



Yentl(1983)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 12

A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.



The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas(1982)

Combined Rating:
24
Combined Critics Rating: 9

A town's sheriff and regular patron of a historical whorehouse fights to keep it running when a TV reporter targets it as the Devil's playhouse.



Can't Stop the Music(1980)

Combined Rating:
19
Combined Critics Rating: 12

This is a pseudo autobiography of disco's The Village People.



Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak(1988)

Combined Rating:
18
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A young man and young woman fall in love against their feuding fathers' wishes in this version of 'Romeo and Juliet' set in contemporary India.



Maine Pyar Kiya(1989)

Combined Rating:
18
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Karan (Alok Nath) lives in a small house with his only daughter, Suman (Bhagyashree). He decides to travel overseas in Dubai, in the Persian Gulf, so that he can accumulate enough wealth to...



Forbidden Zone(1980)

Combined Rating:
17
Combined Critics Rating: 8

The bizarre and musical tale of a girl who travels to another dimension through the gateway found in her family's basement.



The Pirate Movie(1982)

Combined Rating:
17
Combined Critics Rating: 9

The crew of a large ship sail the high seas encountering other pirates from other ships. The boy from the ship ends up having to save his girlfriend who is kidnapped by a bunch of other pirates.




0
1
2