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#36 The Sapphires (2012)

#36 The Sapphires (2012)

The Sapphires brilliantly balances the serious subject matter it covers with moments of levity, allowing the focus to remain on the four brave women who are determined to pursue their dreams no matter what adversities they’re faced with, and succeed.

#73 Gigi (1958)

#73 Gigi (1958)

Welcome to My Fair Lady’s little sister Gigi – a movie about training a female ingénue to ensnare the attention of a man of good breeding in order to prove their teacher’s techniques effective.

#9 An American in Paris (1951)

#9 An American in Paris (1951)

It’s about love triangle between a teenager, a singer who groomed a child, and a 30-something ex-GI, but at least Gershwin scored it?

#10 Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

#10 Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

If the Smith family focuses on anything important during the new year, it better be getting their psychopath daughter Tootie to see a therapist.

#23 Cabaret (1972)

#23 Cabaret (1972)

Cabaret is what happens when you pay attention to the performance on stage and willfully ignore the atrocities happening behind it.

#24 Victor/Victoria (1982)

#24 Victor/Victoria (1982)

A scheme to put food on the table becomes one woman’s journey of exploring her own gender expression.

#51 Oklahoma! (1955)

#51 Oklahoma! (1955)

To Oklahoma’s credit, it surprised me by including way more pornography than I thought it would.