An American in Paris (1951)
Vincente Minnelli's 1951 Gershwin musical. Gene Kelly as American painter in Paris.
MusicalVincente Minnelli's 1951 Gershwin musical. Gene Kelly as American painter in Paris.
MusicalThe Cheek to Cheek number is canonical. Their fifth collaboration and their best.
CrimeRob Marshall's 2002 jazz-age murder musical. Won six Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Drama
Comedy1983 Terry Jones comedy sketch film. The Pythons tackle life's stages from birth to death.
ComedyDonen and Kelly's 1952 musical comedy about the talkie transition. Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds.
AdventureLabyrinth is the strangest mainstream studio film of 1986 and the last great Jim Henson production. Terry Jones, of Monty Python.
AnimatedTangled appeared during a transitional period in Disney animation. The film adapts the Rapunzel fairy tale through the Brothers Grimm version.
AnimatedSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the foundational achievement of American feature animation. The achievement is historical instead of dramatic.
AnimatedPinocchio is Disney's technical masterpiece. The film was released in February 1940 as the studio's second animated feature after Snow White.
AdventureMulan is one of the substantial late Disney Renaissance productions and the studio's most successful engagement with Chinese cultural material. The film appeared during the latter portion of the Disney Renaissance period.
AnimatedBurton developed the original story concept, designed the major characters, and produced the production. Jack experiences substantial existential dissatisfaction with his role despite his substantial popularity among the Halloween Town inhabitants.
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