6 Best Musical Remake Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · March 10, 2026

Comedy feel good

A good story can be reinvented without losing what made it work. West Side Story (2021), The Little Mermaid (2023) and Beauty and the Beast (2017) give classic stories a new look, and A Star Is Born comes in 1954, 1976 and 2018 versions, each with a famous musician helping a struggling singer find fame while his own career unravels.

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The Little Mermaid (2023)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A young mermaid makes a dangerous bargain with a sea witch to become human and pursue forbidden love.

Directed by Rob Marshall · 2h 15m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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West Side Story (2021)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Rival gangs on the streets of 1950s New York clash as two star-crossed lovers try to defy the divide.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 36m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Beauty and the Beast (2017)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A young woman offers herself as prisoner in her father's place to a cursed prince trapped as a beast.

Directed by Bill Condon · 2h 09m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Star Is Born (2018)

TMDB ★ 7.6

The fourth go at this story, and it still works completely.

Directed by Bradley Cooper · 2h 16m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Star Is Born (1976)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A troubled rock star supports his rising singer girlfriend while his own self-destruction pulls him down.

Directed by Frank Pierson · 2h 20m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Star Is Born (1954)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 98% Metacritic 89

A rising singer's career eclipses her fading actor husband's, with tragic results.

Directed by George Cukor · 2h 56m · Rated PG

Nominated for 6 Oscars7 wins & 14 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.