Movies with a fuck ton of songs but is NOT a musical

Musicals are when characters sing to advance the story. This is not that. This is music everywhere because the world is loud: rehearsals, performances, dance floors, stages, garages. You’ll leave with songs stuck in your head without ever watching a “musical number”.

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Honorable Mentions

A Beautiful Life poster
2023
Romance

Singer meets producer, talent meets life, romance meets reality. Pretty good songs. Warm, fuzzy, musical, and not afraid to be emotional.

Official synopsis

When a young fisherman with a hidden talent gets discovered by a music producer, he must decide if he's ready to open himself up to stardom — and love.

Drama
Romance
Step Up poster
2006
Dance Dance Dance !

Dance movie with zero shame. Training, rhythm, and social bridge-building through movement. It earns its place.

Official synopsis

Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.

Crime
Drama
Romance

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