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Movies Like Harvey Wallbanger

If you liked Harvey Wallbanger (2018), a movie directed by Abdul Stone Jackson, 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. 1Footlight Parade

    Footlight Parade (1933)

    ★ 6.8/10

    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.

  2. 2El Chicano

    El Chicano (2019)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.

  3. 3Punching Henry

    Punching Henry (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Comedian Henry Phillips is lured to LA by a renowned TV producer who wants to bring his story of failure to the screen. But when a major network gets involved, Henry must decide whether he wants to make jokes for a…

  4. 4The Comeback Trail

    The Comeback Trail (2020)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.

  5. 5Battle of the Year

    Battle of the Year (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.

  6. 6The Three Stooges

    The Three Stooges (2012)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Left on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns, three newborn knuckleheads grow up to be finger-poking, nyuk-nyuking janitors named Larry, Curly and Moe. When they learn that financial problems will soon force the…

  7. 7Flash of Genius

    Flash of Genius (2008)

    ★ 6.6/10

    In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers…

  8. 8The King of Comedy

    The King of Comedy (1982)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.

  9. 9The Distinguished Gentleman

    The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)

    ★ 6/10

    A Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, the U.S. Congress, where the money flows…

  10. 10Let's Make Love

    Let's Make Love (1960)

    ★ 6.4/10

    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.

  11. 11Solitary Man

    Solitary Man (2009)

    ★ 5.9/10

    A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.

  12. 12The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

    The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)

    ★ 6.1/10

    To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a…

  13. 13People Like Us

    People Like Us (2012)

    ★ 6.8/10

    After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never…

  14. 14Real Women Have Curves

    Real Women Have Curves (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10

    In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned…

  15. 15Home Run

    Home Run (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team

  16. 16Nothing in Common

    Nothing in Common (1986)

    ★ 5.9/10

    A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.

  17. 17Mexicali

    Mexicali (2026)

    ★ 7.8/10

    A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.

  18. 18Jolt

    Jolt (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A bouncer with an anger management problem goes on a furious and resentful rampage after the murder of a friend.

  19. 19Fast Girls

    Fast Girls (2012)

    ★ 6/10

    A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

  20. 20Death to Smoochy

    Death to Smoochy (2002)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuchsia rhinoceros. As Smoochy…

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