Movies Like Give Me a Sailor
If you liked Give Me a Sailor (1938), a comedy and romance movie directed by Elliott Nugent, 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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White Christmas (1954)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and romanceTwo talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister…
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27 Dresses (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceAltruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.
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Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romanceRoger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just…
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Starstruck (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and comedyPop 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…
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Failure to Launch (2006)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and comedyAt 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, an active dating life, and a great house - trouble is, he still lives with his parents, Al and Sue, who are not happy about it. Al and Sue are…
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Bride Wars (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceTwo best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.
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You Again (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and romanceHistory -- make that high school -- may repeat itself when Marni learns that Joanna, the mean girl from her past, is set to be her sister-in-law. Before the wedding bells toll, Marni must show her brother that a tiger…
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Roxanne (1987)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceIn this modern take on Edmond Rostand's classic play "Cyrano de Bergerac," C. D. Bales is the witty, intelligent, and brave fire chief of a small Pacific Northwest town who, due to the size of his enormous nose…
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The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceOne 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…
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It Takes Two (1995)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceIdentical 9-year-olds from very different backgrounds: orphaned Amanda and wealthy Alyssa meet at summer camp and decide to switch places -- and play matchmaker between Alyssa's dad, Roger, and the kind social worker…
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Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyThe Baker family, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.
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The Major and the Minor (1942)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romanceLow on funds, working-class girl Susan Applegate disguises herself as a youngster in order to pay half fare home. But little 'Sue Sue' finds herself in a whole heap of grownup trouble when she hides out in a…
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Made of Honor (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceTom and Hannah have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets…
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Just Go with It (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and romanceWhile romancing Palmer, a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee enlists his loyal assistant Katherine to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies…
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Love Is in the Air (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedyA fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.
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The Thrill of It All (1963)
★ 7/10Also comedy and romanceA housewife's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life.
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What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedyTwo 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.
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The Seven Year Itch (1955)
★ 7/10Also comedy and romanceWhen his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.
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Solo Mio (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also romance and comedyAfter Matt's dreams of a picturesque Italian wedding are shattered when his fiancée leaves him at the altar, he embarks on his planned honeymoon across Italy alone, immersing himself in the country's vibrant culture…
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Gidget (1959)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romanceDue to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She's fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make fun of her at first, they teach her to surf…