- Kelly's hometown Pittsburgh Pirates games at PNC Park play the scene from the film during rain delays.[78]
- Gene Kelly's "Singin' in the Rain" sequence was one of the opening scenes of The Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios.[79] Kelly approved his Audio-Animatronics likeness prior to its delivery to Florida.[80]
- 1971 – In Stanley Kubrick's film A Clockwork Orange, Alex (Malcolm McDowell) sings "Singin' in the Rain" during the home invasion and rape scene, and later while taking a bath.
- 1976 – In their 1976 Christmas special, the British comedy act Morecambe and Wise parodied the "Singin' in the Rain" sequence.[81]
- 1979 – In Alien, Sigourney Weaver's main character Ellen Ripley quietly sings parts of "You Are My Lucky Star" to herself while hiding from and preparing to fight the eponymous antagonist.
- 1983 – In the television special Paddington Goes to the Movies, Paddington Bear performs a version of Gene Kelly's famous dance from the film.[82]
- 1986 – In the film Legal Eagles, Robert Redford "sings in the rain" watching the movie on TV during a sleepless night.
- 1989 – In the Woody Allen film Crimes and Misdemeanors, Cliff (Allen) and Halley (Mia Farrow) watch Singin' in the Rain at Cliff's apartment. Cliff claims to watch the film "every few months to keep my spirits up".
- 2005 – The dance to the title song is parodied in the Monty Python Broadway musical Spamalot in the dance break to "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life", complete with tap-dancing knights spinning bright yellow umbrellas around.[83]
- 2005 – The "Singin' in the Rain" sequence was featured in a Volkswagen Golf commercial, with Gene Kelly seen breakdancing in the street. Also featured was Mint Royale's version of the song accompanying the commercial.
- 2005 – A parody of the number "Singin' in the Rain" was featured in the 2005 animated film Robots where Fender (Robin Williams) breaks out singing and dancing after dropping off a date. Instead of 'rain' he says 'oil' to fit the film's theme, and emulates Gene Kelly's iconic swing on the lamppost.
- 2010 – Two songs from the film were featured in "The Substitute", a season 2 episode of the musical comedy television series Glee.
- 2012 – In the film Silver Linings Playbook, Jennifer Lawrence's character is inspired by a clip of Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelly dancing to "Moses Supposes" from Singin' in the Rain.
- 2013 – The anime short Gisoku no Moses features a young female ghost dancing with a pair of haunted dance shoes to the tune of "Moses Supposes".[84]
- 2015 – In the romantic drama film Brooklyn, Tony Fiorello (Emory Cohen) takes Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan) out on a date to see the film. In the next scene, he emulates Gene Kelly's iconic swing on the lamppost.[85]
- 2015 – The scene in which Gene Kelly sings "You Were Meant for Me" is featured in the Nancy Meyers film The Intern.[86] Tropicana Products used this song in their commercial throughout 2015 adverting their orange juice.
- 2016 – Singin' in the Rain was an inspiration for the musical film La La Land, directed by Damien Chazelle.[87]
- 2017 – The song "Good Morning" was featured in the Legends of Tomorrow season 3 episode "Phone Home".[88]
- 2019 – The video to the BTS song "Boy with Luv" references "Singin' in the Rain".[89][90]
- 2022 – The plot lines closely resembling Singin' in the Rain are used in the feature film Downton Abbey: A New Era.[91][92]
- 2022 – The plot and scenes from the film itself are referenced and depicted in the historical comedy-drama film, Babylon, directed by Damien Chazelle.
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