10 Musicals for a Fun Family Movie Night

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

THE SOUND OF MUSIC is one of the greatest movies of all time. Released in 1965, it helped save 20th Century Fox from bankruptcy. The last musical created by Rodgers and Hammerstein, it featured Julie Andrews as Maria, a troublesome Austrian postulate…

JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM

JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM is a heartfelt musical about the Nativity Story, the Birth of Jesus Christ. Taken mostly from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, the movie starts by introducing Mary and Joseph, the three wise men, and King Herod and his…

A WEEK AWAY

A WEEK AWAY is a musical streaming on Netflix. Will is a troubled teenager who’s committed crimes and caused problems at schools and in foster homes throughout his life. When a family offers to put him in a Christian summer camp rather…

THE WIZARD OF OZ

ENCHANTED

Disney’s ENCHANTED turns the fairy tale story inside out in a delightful, positive, morally worthwhile way. Narissa, the evil stepmother of Prince Edward, pushes Giselle down a well after the Prince asks Giselle to marry him. The well leads across the dimensions…

MARY POPPINS RETURNS

In MARY POPPINS RETURNS, Michael Banks is all grown up and has his own children in need of a Nanny. Michael has had a hard year, after his wife passed. His three children think they must grow up so they can help…

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (3D)

To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has been digitally reformatted and expanded for the giant screen. The movie now includes a six-minute musical sequence that features the song “Human Again,” where an ensemble of enchanted objects express their…

WONKA

WONKA is a colorful fantasy that tells how Willy became Willy Wonka. Before she dies, Willy’s mother tells him that every good thing started with a dream. Willy goes to the big city to sell his chocolate, which was inspired by his…

ENCANTO

ENCANTO is a lively animated musical from Disney. Mirabel is a 15-year-old teenager living in an isolated magical village in Columbia where every child who turns five receives a magical gift. Every child, that is, except her. Mirabel tries to keep a…

FROZEN (2010)

FROZEN is a somewhat tedious thriller about three college friends trapped on a ski chair lift, leaving them to frostbite and wolves. What is worse, it’s Sunday night, and no one will be back at the resort until next weekend. Dan jumps…