Movies Like Mississippi

If you liked Mississippi (1935), a music and comedy movie directed by A. Edward Sutherland, 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
Tom Sawyer (1973)
★ 6.5/10Also music
Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder.
2
Go West (1940)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.
3
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…
4
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.
5
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)
★ 7/10Also comedy and music
When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle — a singing crocodile who loves baths, caviar and…
6
Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)
★ 6/10Also comedy and music
Navy 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.
7
Better Nate Than Ever (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also music and comedy
13-year-old Nate Foster has big Broadway dreams but there’s only one problem — he can’t even land a part in the school play. When his parents leave town, Nate and his best friend Libby sneak off to the Big Apple for a…
8
Airborne (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to…
9
The Cannonball Run (1981)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball…
10
Yellow Submarine (1968)
★ 7.2/10Also music and comedy
The 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.
11
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon…
12
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…
13
Love Happy (1949)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and music
The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.
14
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
15
Animal Crackers (1930)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and music
The 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…
16
Joe's Apartment (1996)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy
A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.
17
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and music
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.
18
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and music
After years of fame and misfortune in Mexico, the members of the Leningrad Cowboys decide to return to their native village. Their former manager Vladimir, who now calls himself Moses lead them on their way home.
19
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and music
Get ready as Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and the rest of the Veggies set sail on a whale of an adventure in Big Idea's first full-length, 3-D animated feature film. This is the story of Jonah and the Whale as…
20
Footlight Parade (1933)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and music
A 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.