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Movies Like Young Man of Manhattan

If you liked Young Man of Manhattan (1930), a comedy and music movie directed by Monta Bell, 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. 1It Happened One Night

    It Happened One Night (1934)

    ★ 7.8/10Also comedy and romance

    A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.

  2. 2Let's Make Love

    Let's Make Love (1960)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance

    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.

  3. 3The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

    The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romance

    Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to…

  4. 4Platinum Blonde

    Platinum Blonde (1931)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romance

    Ann Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He…

  5. 5What's Love Got to Do with It?

    What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy

    Two 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.

  6. 6Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

    Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)

    ★ 6/10Also romance and comedy

    A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.

  7. 7The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow (1934)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and music

    A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.

  8. 8Good Advice

    Good Advice (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance

    An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's really important in life.

  9. 9Love Is in the Air

    Love Is in the Air (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy

    A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.

  10. 10How to Marry a Millionaire

    How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romance

    Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.

  11. 11This Little Love of Mine

    This Little Love of Mine (2021)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy

    Laura Price is a successful San Francisco lawyer on the cusp of promotion – a far cry from her childhood growing up on a tropical island with best friends Chip and Gem. When the firm’s biggest client – Chip’s…

  12. 12How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

    How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romance

    It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and…

  13. 13High Society

    High Society (1956)

    ★ 6.8/10Also music and comedy

    With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

  14. 14Easy Virtue

    Easy Virtue (2008)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romance

    A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.

  15. 15That Touch of Mink

    That Touch of Mink (1962)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romance

    Cathy Timberlake is en route to a job interview when a car transporting businessman Philip Shayne covers her in mud. He sends his assistant, Roger, to apologize, but upon meeting Cathy, Roger knows that she would be a…

  16. 16Horse Feathers

    Horse Feathers (1932)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romance

    Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.

  17. 17Prom Pact

    Prom Pact (2023)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and romance

    It's prom season, and high school senior Mandy and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben are surrounded by over-the-top "promposals." Mandy is only focused on getting into her dream school Harvard, but as she starts…

  18. 18Footlight Parade

    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.

  19. 19Pillow Talk

    Pillow Talk (1959)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romance

    Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a…

  20. 20I Love You Again

    I Love You Again (1940)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and romance

    Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

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