What is the name of the movie based on ABBA's music?

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What is the name of the movie based on ABBA’s music? The answer is Mamma Mia! The 2008 film is based on the jukebox musical of the same name, which is built around songs recorded by the Swedish pop group ABBA.

The stage musical premiered in London’s West End in 1999, with a book by British playwright Catherine Johnson. Its story follows Sophie, a young woman preparing for her wedding on a Greek island, who invites three men from her mother Donna’s past because one of them may be her father. ABBA songs such as “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me,” and “The Winner Takes It All” are woven into the plot.

The film adaptation was directed by Phyllida Lloyd and stars Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Stellan Skarsgård. It was followed by Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again in 2018. ABBA: The Movie, released in 1977, is a concert and documentary film rather than the fictional musical romance.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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