When’s the last time your crush called you (we are living in a texting-dependent generation, after all), let alone invited you to come over and watch a musical?

That’s the invitation that Jodi (Ava Michelle) receives in Tall Girl from her school’s new foreign exchange student, Stig (Luke Eisner), after a meet-cute moment where they bond over their shared love of musicals. How could your heart not go aflutter as you play piano and sing “I’ve Never Been in Love Before” from Guys and Dolls together in perfect harmony? Well, until your longtime bully — and rival for Stig’s affections — storms into the music room and interrupts the charged moment, that is…

So what’s the movie of choice when Jodi comes over that evening for a cozy night in with Stig? Oklahoma! And when you think about it, it works for this pivotal night of yearning and striking a literal chord over a shared love of musicals. Although they’re technically just friends, this romantic non-date got us thinking: What other movie musicals would have been the perfect mood setter for this tall twosome to watch? So, we give you a Tall Girl’s Guide to Movie Musical Suggestions for an “Unofficial” Date.

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1. Guys and Dolls (1955)

Why it fits the (play)bill: Sure, Oklahoma! is the first collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein, but can someone explain to me why Guys & Dolls was not the movie they chose to watch? Stig and Jodi both freaked out in the music room over Guys & Dolls being their favorite musical. If it’s both your favorite musical, this is the obvious choice. And why wouldn’t it be? Frank Sinatra. Marlon Brando. Mindy’s cheesecake. It would have made the most sense if Stig had chosen the movie that was actually relevant to their earlier conversation. Luck was not a lady for him that night anyway, since his roommate Dunk (Griffin Gluck) interrupted their movie night of Oklahoma! and played third wheel, since he not-so-secretly has a crush on Jodi. Stig, you really dropped the ball on this one. Or, should I say, dice?

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2. High School Musical (2006)

Why it fits the (play)bill: Let’s turn the clock back a bit to 2006, when two teenagers also bonded over a mutual love of music in an unexpected place. Except this time, it was at a ski lodge on New Year’s Eve. Troy and Gabriella’s excitement at the “Start of Something New” is an ideal cue for Stig and Jodi to look plainly at each other and realize what’s happening here. It’s also likely a childhood favorite for Jodi and would be an excellent introduction for Stig into the world of American DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movies). And they could both make jokes about how neither of them play basketball. Take that, Chad!

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3. Bye Bye Birdie (1963)

Why it fits the (play)bill: Um, some light [spoilers] for Tall Girl 2, but if Jodi and Stig really wanted to spread their musical theater wings and fly, they’d be watching Bye Bye Birdie and taking notes on what they’d want to sing as an audition song, since this Elvis Presley-inspired story is the pick for the upcoming school musical. 

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4. Mamma Mia! (2008)

Why it fits the (play)bill: This film is purely a litmus test to see if any potential suitor has taste. If they don’t get up and sing along during “Dancing Queen,” they’re out. Next.

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5. Cinderella (1997)

Why it fits the (play)bill: Nearly every song in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella applies to Stig and Jodi’s predicament. “In My Own Little Corner”? Maybe that’s how Jodi felt when she was all alone in her own little chair until Stig came along and made her feel like just a girl, rather than a tall girl. “Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful”? Yes, Jodi would wholeheartedly agree here. And hello, the first lines of “There’s Music in You” are “someone wants you, you know who.” Read between the lines, kiddos. Not to mention that Paolo Montalban (playing the Prince in the 1997 version) is tall-man representation at 6’1”, OK? And Whitney Houston as the Fairy Godmother (again, 1997) in a glittering gold gown, could instill confidence that anything and everything is possible — like falling for the foreign exchange student.

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6. Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021)

Why it fits the (play)bill: Tick, Tick… Boom! would work swimmingly for their kind-of-a-date movie night. It would likely be a discovery for both of them since it’s a new film, and Jodi and Stig could have a new favorite musical that they experience together, witnessing Andrew Garfield play Jonathan Larson in the semi-autobiographical story about the brilliant composer, lyricist and playwright’s race against the clock to write a musical.