These 31 Musicals on Netflix Will Have You Singing and Dancing Along

Starring Adrien Brody, Beyoncé, and a whole bunch of other good-looking people, this fun historical flick takes place in 1950s Chicago. It tells a story of sex, blues, and American musical legends such as Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James, and Chuck Berry.

Watch Cadillac Records on Netflix.

A young boy named Charlie finds a golden ticket hidden inside his candy bar wrapper, and it leads him to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. With lots of songs and dancing, Charlie discovers all the magic that Wonka’s candy land holds.

When it’s available: May 1

After a storm wrecks his ship, Popeye (played by Robin Williams), finds himself in the town of Sweethaven. Meeting a number of fascinating people, he winds up adopting an abandoned baby and befriending sweet Olive, who gets kidnapped, forcing Popeye to search for her.

Watch Popeye on Netflix.

Inventor Caractacus Potts turns a grand prix car into a magical time machine that takes himself and his family to a mystical kingdom in a far-out land.

Watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on Netflix.

For proof that not all musicals are jazz hands and sparkles, look no further than this gothic horror Sondheim adaptation. After being released from prison on a wrongful conviction, a vengeful barber sets out to exact bloody revenge on those who harmed him and his family, with a little help from his gleefully violent landlady.

Watch Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on Netflix.

Ethan is an emo kid who hates everything. Trinity is the perfect Christian girl that he can’t help falling for. They shouldn’t work together, but Ethan isn’t going to let the laws of high school keep them apart.

Watch Emo: The Musical on Netflix.

Country singer Kelly (Gwyneth Paltrow) goes on a revival tour to win back her career. The singer takes Beau, a new romantic interest and emerging country artist, on the road with her. However, life on tour ends up being more challenging than they thought.

Watch Country Strong on Netflix.

Victor Van Dort accidentally proposes to a dead bride instead of his flesh-and-blood love in Tim Burton’s 2005 musical dark comedy Corpse Bride.

Watch Corpse Bride on Netflix.

Prince stars in this rock musical drama as a Minneapolis-based musician whose career – and tumultuous relationship with a seductive singer – is threatened by a rising new star.

Watch Purple Rain on Netflix.

What happens when Cher and Christina Aguilera (who play a theater proprietor and a small-town girl with a big dream) team up to revive a musical burlesque club back to its former glory? Some extremely sexy dance numbers, of course.

Watch Burlesque on Netflix.

Tarzan is an orphan who is raised by gorillas in the jungle. One day he runs into Jane, who’s on an expedition, and the two fall in love. As happy as Tarzan is with Jane, he has to make a choice: does he stay in the wild, or does he join civilization?

Watch Tarzan on Netflix.

Offering a mix of onstage and backstage footage and intimate interviews, this documentary gives viewers an inside look at the life of pop star Taylor Swift, beyond her Reputation tour. She covers everything from struggles with disordered eating to her mom’s cancer diagnosis and her journey to finding her voice. It’s a must-watch for T-Swift fans.

Watch Miss Americana on Netflix.

Decades after she arrived to help heal the Banks family, the magical nanny makes a reappearance in their lives. This time, she’s come in the aftermath of Michael Banks’s wife’s death, leaving him and his children in dire straits – but it’s nothing Mary Poppins can’t help fix.

Watch Mary Poppins Returns on Netflix.

Did you know that your favorite fairy-tale-skewering ogre has his own Broadway musical? The stage adaptation of Shrek, starring Younger‘s Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona, brings a quirky new twist to the fairytale parody.

Watch Shrek the Musical on Netflix.

A former Broadway star falls to new lows as a harried production manager on a new musical about one-hit wonders. As he struggles to keep his head above water, he has to deal with all the colorful personalities in the cast and crew.

Watch Opening Night on Netflix.

Before it was a cultural phenomenon, Glee was just a quirky, dark comedy about a band of misfits in small-town Ohio who form a glee club under the guidance of a hopelessly idealistic teacher.

Watch Glee on Netflix.

With music by Disney maestro Alan Menken, Galavant is a tongue-in-cheek parody of the fairy tale genre. Sir Galavant fails to rescue his lady love from an evil king and gets out of shape, but he’s called back into action by a foreign princess who needs his help against the king.

Watch Galavant on Netflix.

Based on the true story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, this bio-musical follows four working-class men from New Jersey as they form a musical group. Rotating perspectives from all four members of the group take us through decades of music, friendship, fighting, and more.

Watch Jersey Boys on Netflix.

Lady Gaga‘s entry into the behind-the-scenes documentary genre follows much more than her music career. Filmmakers shadow Lady Gaga as she deals with a breakup, a medical crisis, and prepping to release new music and perform at the Super Bowl.

Watch Gaga: Five Foot Two on Netflix.

In the 1970s, a group of determined Bronx teenagers set out to chase down their hip-hop dreams, no matter what it takes.

Watch The Get Down on Netflix.

When a late-night comedy writer dives into a world of hilariously off-the-wall, little-known musicals, his hobby turns into some very fun research in this documentary.

Watch Bathtubs Over Broadway on Netflix.

A trio of musically gifted Aboriginal Australian sisters find their music career taking off when a promoter books them to perform for American troops during the Vietnam War.

Watch The Sapphires on Netflix.

This documentary shines a spotlight on the entire creative process behind Queen Bey’s 2018 Coachella performance, bringing her creative work to new light.

Watch Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé on Netflix.

Bruce Springsteen’s 2018 Broadway residency is captured on film, with his unique storytelling and performances of his hit songs.

Watch Springsteen on Broadway on Netflix.

Based on the real memoirs of the members of Mötley Cruë, this rock biopic follows the band in the early days of their music career, packed with – quite literally – sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.

Watch The Dirt on Netflix.

If you couldn’t snag tickets to Swift’s record-setting Reputation Tour, you’ve got another chance to watch it, with Netflix’s filming of the stadium tour.

Watch Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour on Netflix.

Based on the real life of Andrea Bocelli, this biopic follows a blind young man with a remarkable voice who navigates his way to the top of the opera world.

Watch The Music of Silence on Netflix.