Metaphors are figures of speech used to express one thing in terms of another; typically using something that is concrete and familiar to describe something abstract and unfamiliar. Within the classical approach, they were described primarily as examples of poetic language that are not crucial for the analysis of everyday communication. A change occurred with Metaphors We Live By –an important work by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, who explained that metaphors are central in our everyday communication and relationships we have with the world around us. They help us express ourselves and understand others. The aim of this study was to analyze basic conceptual metaphors in selected musical films. The two basic questions that the research attempted to answer were which metaphors occur most often and in which ways are target and source domains presented in different contexts. The hypothesis was that the lyrics from musical numbers will contain more metaphors than regular language use and conversations between characters in the films. However, the results showed that the difference is not as significant as was expected. Moreover, the results confirmed that emotions were the most common target domains. This leads to the conclusion that figurative language has an important role in expressing and understanding emotions.