Movies Like Skirts Ahoy!
If you liked Skirts Ahoy! (1952), a comedy movie directed by Sidney Lanfield, 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.
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Yellow Submarine (1968)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyThe wicked Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, eliminating all color and music. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and journeys to Liverpool to enlist the help of the Beatles.
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Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)
★ 6/10Also comedyNavy frogman Ted Jackson balances his time between twin careers as a deep-sea diver and nightclub singer. During a dive, Ted spots sunken treasure and returns with the hope to retrieve it.
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Cadet Kelly (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyHyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.
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Moana (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also comedyTeenage Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.
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Playing with Fire (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyA crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.
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Buck Privates (1941)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyPetty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only…
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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The Geisha Boy (1958)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyGilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyThe enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores to Victorian London, and from a haplessly smitten scientist to a…
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Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyDisaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep…
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Animal Crackers (1930)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyThe well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting…
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The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyAmos and Theodore, the two bumbling outlaw wannabes from The Apple Dumpling Gang, are back and trying to make it on their own. This time, the crazy duo gets involved in an army supply theft case -- and, of course, gets…
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Duck Soup (1933)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyRufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
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Top Secret! (1984)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyPopular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance…
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Footlight Parade (1933)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyA fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
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A Day at the Races (1937)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyDoctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of…
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Airplane! (1980)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyAn ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
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A Song Is Born (1948)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyThe story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want…
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Paint Your Wagon (1969)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyA Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp…
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Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyFive hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.