Movies Like Car Wash

If you liked Car Wash (1976), a comedy and drama movie directed by Michael Schultz, 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
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and romance
A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.
2
My Own Love Song (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
3
Corner Office (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama
In this office satire, Orson, a straight-laced employee, retreats to a blissfully empty corner office to get away from his lackluster colleagues. But why does this seem to upset them so much?
4
Burlesque (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance
Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a cocktail waitress at the Burlesque Lounge, a once-majestic theater that houses an inspired musical revue. Vowing to…
5
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama
Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score.
6
SubUrbia (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
7
Hair (1979)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and comedy
Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.
8
Green Book (2018)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and comedy
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below…
9
La La Land (2016)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and drama
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that…
10
Steel Magnolias (1989)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and comedy
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
11
West Side Story (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
12
Roll Bounce (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.
13
My Girl (1991)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama
Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J…
14
Feel the Beat (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama
After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.
15
Now and Then (1995)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama
Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty, four childhood girlfriends — Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta — recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they…
16
Raising Helen (2004)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and comedy
Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must choose between the life she's always loved…
17
Empire Records (1995)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama
The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try to stop the store from being absorbed by a large chain.
18
Is This Thing On? (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama
As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to…
19
Shortcomings (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama
When his girlfriend leaves for New York City on a 3-month-long internship, a strongly opinionated Berkeley arthouse movie theater manager begins exploring life as a bachelor.
20
Annie (1982)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his…