1) Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

This is it, number 1! Head and shoulders the best musical comedy ever made and easily the best musical too, Singing in the Rain is Hollywood at its very best. There’s not a boring or wasted moment in the film and every scene advances the plot, adds wonderful story elements and even develops the characters.

Gene Kelly, Donald O’ Connor and Debbie Reynolds, screen icons all, star in the film and the chemistry between them is movie brilliance. The plot, based on the beginning of talking pictures, is inspired and lets Kelly, O’ Connor and Reynolds do what they do best-show off: Kelly singing and dancing in the rain, Donald O’ Connor flipping through the air and Reynolds singing her heart out. Singing in the Rain is pure entertainment from start to finish!