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Movies Like Nehayet Qessa

If you liked Nehayet Qessa (1951), a comedy and drama movie directed by Helmy Rafla, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Almost Friends

    Almost Friends (2017)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedy

    A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become…

  2. 2School Dance

    School Dance (2014)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and music

    High schooler Jason has found his dream girl—the gorgeous Anastacia. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t know he exists. If he can win a spot on the school’s hottest dance crew, Jason might have a shot. But before he…

  3. 3Grace of My Heart

    Grace of My Heart (1996)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and drama

    Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big. Though she flops as a recording artist…

  4. 4Power Ballad

    Power Ballad (2026)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and music

    When Rick, a past-his-prime wedding singer, meets fading boy-band star Danny during a gig, the two bond over music and a late-night jam session. But when Danny turns one of Rick’s songs into the hit that reignites his…

  5. 5Small Apartments

    Small Apartments (2012)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother, and a crew of misfit characters…

  6. 6The Happiest Millionaire

    The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama

    A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her…

  7. 7Krush Groove

    Krush Groove (1985)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama

    Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more…

  8. 8Treasure

    Treasure (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and comedy

    A music journalist accompanies her father, a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his homeland. While she's eager to make sense of her family's past, her dad has an agenda of his own.

  9. 9Landline

    Landline (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.

  10. 10Feel the Beat

    Feel the Beat (2020)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and music

    After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.

  11. 11Band Aid

    Band Aid (2017)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    A couple who can't stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.

  12. 12Breaking News in Yuba County

    Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    An overlooked pencil-pusher catches her husband in bed with another woman, the shock of which causes him to die of a heart attack. So she buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes…

  13. 13Lady Windermere's Fan

    Lady Windermere's Fan (1925)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.

  14. 14Family Weekend

    Family Weekend (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

  15. 15Clika

    Clika (2026)

    ★ 8.3/10Also music and drama

    Aspiring small-town musician Chito is determined to make it big. When a clip of him performing one of his songs goes viral, he seizes the opportunity and pushes to carve out a place for himself in the new wave of…

  16. 16The Clique

    The Clique (2008)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.

  17. 17CQ

    CQ (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and drama

    A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi…

  18. 18Class

    Class (1983)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and drama

    Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the…

  19. 19Class Act

    Class Act (1992)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is ajuvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the other one. Now, Duncan kind of likes the attention from being thought…

  20. 20Metal Lords

    Metal Lords (2022)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama

    For teenage misfits Hunter and Kevin, the path to glory is clear: Devote themselves to metal. Win Battle of the Bands. And be worshipped like gods.

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