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Movies Like Irish Catholic

If you liked Irish Catholic (2023), a comedy and music movie directed by Katie Madonna Lee and a great male artist, 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. 1I Can Only Imagine

    I Can Only Imagine (2018)

    ★ 7.5/10Also music and drama

    Growing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur. When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds redemption by embracing his faith and rediscovering…

  2. 2Sister Act

    Sister Act (1992)

    ★ 6.8/10Also music and comedy

    When lively lounge singer Deloris sees her mobster beau commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, she proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident…

  3. 3Godspell

    Godspell (1973)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and music

    In modern-day New York City, John the Baptist calls out to a group of young men and women to learn from the teachings of Jesus. Through song and dance, they relive Christ's crucifixion.

  4. 4Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire

    Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and music

    The Yowie Yahoo starts kidnapping musicians at a concert attended by Scooby and the gang in Vampire Rock, Australia.

  5. 5I Can Only Imagine 2

    I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026)

    ★ 8.3/10Also music and drama

    Following the breakout success of the song 'I Can Only Imagine', MercyMe's Bart Millard is living the dream—sold-out arenas, a devoted fanbase, and a thriving career. But behind the spotlight, Bart's past threatens the…

  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. 7Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

    Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

    ★ 6.4/10Also music and comedy

    Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the…

  8. 8Help!

    Help! (1965)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and music

    An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come off). On top of that, a pair of mad scientists, members of Scotland Yard…

  9. 9Sneakerella

    Sneakerella (2022)

    ★ 5.9/10Also music and comedy

    When El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity…

  10. 10The Kid

    The Kid (1921)

    ★ 8.1/10Also comedy and drama

    A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.

  11. 11Feel 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.

  12. 12Michael

    Michael (2026)

    ★ 8.6/10Also music and drama

    The story of Michael Jackson, one of the most influential artists the world has ever known, and his life beyond the music. His journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to…

  13. 13The Great Gilly Hopkins

    The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama

    Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with her birth mother.

  14. 14Annie

    Annie (2014)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a…

  15. 15Good Vibrations

    Good Vibrations (2012)

    ★ 6.7/10Also music and drama

    The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The…

  16. 16Sometimes Always Never

    Sometimes Always Never (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and comedy

    Alan is a stylish tailor with moves as sharp as his suits. He has spent years searching tirelessly for his missing son Michael who stormed out over a game of Scrabble. With a body to identify and his family torn apart…

  17. 17It Runs in the Family

    It Runs in the Family (2003)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and drama

    This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile

  18. 18Annie

    Annie (1982)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama

    An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his…

  19. 19Uncle Buck

    Uncle Buck (1989)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama

    Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal…

  20. 20God Help the Girl

    God Help the Girl (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama

    Eve is a catastrophe—low on self-esteem but high on fantasy, especially when it comes to music. Over the course of one Glasgow summer, she meets two similarly rootless souls: posh Cass and fastidious James, and…

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