Musical Films
Pattern Statistics
77
Movies
6.8
Avg Arcplot
117
Avg Runtime
1933-2024
Year Range
6.6
Avg IMDb
70%
Avg RT
65
Avg Metacritic
$4882M
Total Box Office
63
With Awards
14.9
Avg Plot Points
Musical Films - Narrative Patterns
This body of work of 77 musical films reveals consistent understanding of narrative structure representative of the genre. Representing works from 1933 to 2024, the average Arcplot score of 7.1 shows sophisticated plot point execution.
Notable examples include Donkey Skin (7.7), Mulan II (7.7), and Rock-a-Bye Baby (7.7).
Runtime Patterns
Musical films in this sample average 1 hour and 57 minutes, suggesting economical storytelling approaches.
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A Chorus Line
1985
A Star Is Born
1954
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996
All That Jazz
1979
An American in Paris
1951
Anchors Aweigh
1945
Annette
2021
Annie
1999
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
Artists and Models
1955
Bathing Beauty
1944
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
Can-Can
1960
Carmen Jones
1954
Cinderella
1997
Cry-Baby
1990
Dancer in the Dark
2000
Donkey Skin
1970
Dreamgirls
2006
Duck Soup
1933
Everyone Says I Love You
1996
Finian's Rainbow
1968
Gigi
1958
Grease
1978
Grease 2
1982
Guys and Dolls
1955
Hair
1979
High Society
1956
Hollywood or Bust
1956
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
Josh
2000
Journey to Bethlehem
2023
Jumping Jacks
1952
Les Misérables
2012
Love Me Tender
1956
Mame
1974
Mamma Mia!
2008
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
2018
Mean Girls
2024
Money from Home
1953
Moulin Rouge!
2001
Mulan II
2004
My Friend Irma
1949
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950
No Entry
2005
Oliver!
1968
Pal Joey
1957
Pennies from Heaven
1981
Raise Your Voice
2004
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
Sailor Beware
1952
Scared Stiff
1953
Singin' in the Rain
1952
Song of Norway
1970
South Pacific
1958
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
The Caddy
1953
The Greatest Showman
2017
The Magic Flute
2022
The Music Man
1962
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
The Pirate Movie
1982
The Producers
2005
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
Viva Las Vegas
1964
West Side Story
2021
White Christmas
1954
Wicked
2024
Yentl
1983
Yes Boss
1997
You're Never Too Young
1955