Movies Like Show Boat
If you liked Show Boat (1951), a romance and drama movie directed by George Sidney, 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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On Golden Pond (1981)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and romanceFor Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational…
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Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceDiscovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing…
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The Last Song (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romanceA drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.
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Ladies in Lavender (2004)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and romanceAndrea, a gifted young Polish violinist from Krakow, is bound for America when he is swept overboard by a storm. When the Widdington sisters discover the handsome stranger on the beach below their house, they nurse him…
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Love Me Tender (1956)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and dramaAfter the Civil War, Confederate soldiers Clint and Vance Reno steal a Union payroll, leading to conflict when the younger marries the woman his older brother loves.
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Little Women (2019)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and romanceFour sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
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A Patch of Blue (1965)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and romanceA blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.
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Beyond the Sea (2004)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaBased on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life.
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Show Boat (1936)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and dramaSheltered beauty Magnolia Hawkes takes over as the leading lady on a Mississippi riverboat show when mixed-race Julie and her white husband are forced out of town by a prejudiced sheriff. Charismatic opportunist…
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Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and romanceIn a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.
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Hamilton (2025)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaPresenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.
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Wuthering Heights (1939)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romanceYoung orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond…
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Brooklyn (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and romanceIn 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
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Midnight Sun (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also romance and dramaKatie, a 17-year-old, has been sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and…
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Carmen Jones (1954)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romanceIn this musical set in an all-Black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones is desired by many of the men. Naturally, she wants Joe, who's engaged to sweet Cindy Lou and about to go into pilot…
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Pride & Prejudice (2005)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and romanceA story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be…
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August Rush (2007)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaEvan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater…
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Anne of Green Gables (1985)
★ 8.1/10Also dramaAnne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and…
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In the Heights (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceThe story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.
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West Side Story (1961)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romanceIn Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.