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- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0073629/

- Little Shop of Horrors (1986) https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0091419/

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These two are geek favorites but I hated them. To each their own I guess :)

Rockey Horror Picture show is heavily overrated. People only have such strong feelings for it because of the audience participation in showings.

No way, I've never seen a public viewing, I just like it because it's subversive against a genre I normally dislike. It's a musical that people who hate musicals can enjoy.

And it's catchy as fuck. Everybody knows the Time Warp even if you never did the silly dance.

I hate musicals and I didn’t enjoy this one. And I don’t know the time warp.

I would add La La Land to the list. I don't like musicals, but this one was great.

La La Land is intentionally mirroring traditional musicals with very strong nods to both Hollywood golden age and Demy. Are you sure you don’t actually like musicals?

I tried to watch Tick Tick Boom for example, but it didn't resonate with me.

Additionally to the songs, La La Land has really great cinematography and I also liked that story arc. It's more movie with songs than songs in a movie.

If you are not completely opposed to the idea, you could try Singin’ in the rain or Swing time or even The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Old musicals have some kind of charm which you don’t really find in modern ones. They are such a huge part of cinema history.

Don't miss out on "Meet the Feebles (1989)"

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0097858/

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