High School Musical

2006 • 97 minutes

About this movie

The captain of the East High basketball team and the key member of the academic club shock the student body by teaming to audition for the upcoming school musical in a Disney Channel Original Movie that's all about being yourself and following your dreams. Troy (Zac Efron) is best known as the player who keeps the East High basketball team on the scoreboard. Of course, life isn't always about athletics, though, and as Troy slam dunks on the boards, beautiful and brainy Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) is raising the reputation of East High as the key member of the school's successful academic team. Despite their outgoing natures, no one would ever peg Troy and Gabriella as theater types. When word gets out that this popular pair has secretly chosen to reach for the stars and try their luck on the stage, the students of East High are about to learn an important lesson in teamwork while gearing up for a musical performance that will have their audience dancing in the aisles.

Ratings and reviews

The story is corny but somewhat engaging and well-paced. The characters are just passable at best but they do bring their own charm to the movie. The songs and music, as well as the dancing, are cheesy but entertaining. All in all, High School Musical is a silly but charming movie, if not, one of the better Disney Channel movies.

I really think the romance beginning was great but the rest is boring. I went back to pick a different movie on Netflix because it was so boring! Most of the songs repeat words like "get your head in the game" LIKE WHAT THE HELL DISNEY?!

This movie is amazing, I love some of the songs. I find Sharpay annoying asf but she is an interesting character. My all-time favorite characters are Gabriella and Troy. Their voices are amazing together 😻.