Movies Like It's a Date

If you liked It's a Date (1940), a comedy and music movie directed by William A. Seiter, 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
Blue Hawaii (1961)
★ 6/10Also music and comedy
Just discharged GI Chad Gates returns to Hawaii, where he becomes a tour guide, defying his mother's wishes for him to join the family business.
2
Let's Make Love (1960)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
3
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
★ 6.8/10Also music and comedy
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
4
The Merry Widow (1934)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and music
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
5
Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and music
Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp and search for his long lost father. A musical adventure.
6
What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy
Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
7
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romance
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
8
The Boy Friend (1971)
★ 6.4/10Also music and comedy
When the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place.
9
High Society (1956)
★ 6.8/10Also music and comedy
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
10
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
★ 7.2/10Also music and comedy
Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.
11
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romance
Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she…
12
Starstruck (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and comedy
Pop star Christopher Wilde has fame, fortune and a big-budget Hollywood movie awaiting him. But after meeting Jessica Olson, a down-to-earth girl from the Midwest, he is faced with following his heart or doing what's…
13
Good Advice (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance
An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's really important in life.
14
G.I. Blues (1960)
★ 6.5/10Also music and comedy
Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open a nightclub once he's discharged. Although he may lack the capital for such a venture, a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager…
15
Silk Stockings (1957)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romance
After three bumbling Soviet agents fail in their mission to retrieve a straying Soviet composer from Paris, the beautiful, ultra-serious Ninotchka is sent to complete their mission and to retrieve them. She starts out…
16
Resort to Love (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and comedy
Aspiring pop star Erica ends up as the entertainment at her ex-fiancé’s wedding after reluctantly taking a gig at a luxurious island resort while in the wake of a music career meltdown.
17
Blue's Big City Adventure (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also music and comedy
When Josh gets the opportunity of a lifetime to audition for Rainbow Puppy’s Broadway musical, Josh and Blue skidoo to NYC for the very first time where they meet new friends and discover the magic of music, dance, and…
18
Easy Virtue (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romance
A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.
19
The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romance
One year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged…
20
The Tender Trap (1955)
★ 6.2/10Also music and comedy
A young actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.