This movie was obviously written in 11 days, but it does feature Ann-Margret singing and shimmying around in adorable 60s fits.
#48 Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
A horny adult man makes the moves on some teenagers before joining the army, but make it wholesome.
#70 Dreamgirls (2006)
The stellar vocal performances were little life rafts that carried me though this perfectly competent adaptation.
#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)
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)
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)
If the Smith family focuses on anything important during the new year, it better be getting their psychopath daughter Tootie to see a therapist.
#41 Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Grab your eclipse glasses and heed the prototype Hercules muses warning against proceeding into Seymour’s basement…
#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)
A scheme to put food on the table becomes one woman’s journey of exploring her own gender expression.