Movies Like Smilin' Through

If you liked Smilin' Through (1941), a music and fantasy movie directed by Frank Borzage, 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
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and romance
Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.
2
Heavy Metal (1981)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and music
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
3
Harmony (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and romance
Born with an energetic power to absorb fear from others, a young woman must find love to balance the fears of her own and fight an ever growing storm of negative energy.
4
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also music and fantasy
Featuring music from her fourth studio album produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, this evocative film experience stars Halsey as the young and pregnant Queen Lila, who wrestles with the manipulative chokehold of…
5
Modern Life Is Rubbish (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and music
Brought together by their shared love of music, Liam and Natalie reach a breaking point after ten years together, but as they attempt to separate and divide their prized record collection, the very soundtrack of their…
6
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and romance
An original story featuring performances by Cirque du Soleil. A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist. When they fall into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil and are separated, they travel through the different…
7
Manhattan (1979)
★ 7.7/10Also romance
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
8
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasy
Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and…
9
Sarong Girl (1943)
★ 7/10Also music
A dancer in a girlie show plots revenge when a judge orders her show closed.
10
¡Tango! (1933)
★ 8/10Also music
¡Tango! follows a formula established by Carlos Gardel with films such as Luces de Buenos Aires (The Lights of Buenos Aires, 1931) in which a melodramatic story is interspersed with tango songs. However, the film had…
11
The Illusionist (2006)
★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and romance
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the…
12
Sadali (2026)
★ 6/10Also romance
Three years after his love story ended, Sadali chooses a quiet life as a painter in Magelang and prepares for the most important exhibition of his career. His tranquility is disturbed when he hears the news of Mera's…
13
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
★ 7.3/10Also romance and fantasy
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
14
Jules and Jim (1962)
★ 7.5/10Also romance
In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.
15
Forces of Nature (1999)
★ 5.5/10Also romance
Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagull flies into the engine as the plane is taking off. All later…
16
Last Tango in Paris (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also romance
A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.
17
A Rip Roaring Tale (2002)
★ 4/10Also music
Join Rocfish...as they present the story of Daniel Like you've never seen it before. A tale of extraordinary courage where Daniel chooses to stand up for what is right, even though it means being thrown into a den full…
18
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
★ 8.1/10Also romance
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
19
Willow (1988)
★ 7/10Also fantasy
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with…
20
Walking on Sunshine (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also romance
Set to the music of popular hit 1980s songs. A beautiful coastal village, present day Italy. After a whirlwind romance, Maddie is preparing to marry gorgeous Italian Raf, and has invited her sister Taylor to the…