Mamma Mia! is a 2008 musical that was directed by Phyllida Lloyd. The film was based on a book which was written by Catherine Johnson. She has also written the screenplay for the film. This film has averaged higher than Titanic and has broken the records held by the blockbuster for over a decade now in the UK.

While Titanic averaged £69,025,646, Mamma Mia! grossed £69,068,073. The movie has also received two Golden Globe Nominations for the Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) and Best Actress for Meryl Streep. Mamma Mia! was released in the US on July 2008. This movie has provided a fantastic plot for a lot of ABBA songs which were used in the serene background of the Greek island Kalokairi.

The story deals with the plot of an estranged daughter trying to meet her father. Sophia is about to get married. She wants to be “given away” by her father. But she has never seen him. She lives with her mother (Meryl Streep). She finds a diary in her mother’s room which talks of three of her potential fathers. She invites them to her wedding secretly.

The three men are played by Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgård. The three men are kept hidden in a goat house until Donna, Sophia’s mother finds out about them and asks them to live. They then start living in Ben’s (Stellan Skarsgård) boat. Mamma Mia! has a string  of ABBA songs being beautifully reproduced, out of which the best performed are the title track and Gimme Gimme Gimme. S.O.S is a song that is performed when Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan have a fight.

The story ends with Pierce proposing to Meryl and their marriage. Sophie gets married and sails away to honeymoon with her husband. The film is a definite watch out if you are a Meryl Streep or Brosnan fan and love watching musicals.