Movies Like Music in Manhattan
If you liked Music in Manhattan (1944), a music and romance movie directed by John H. Auer, 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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South Pacific (1958)
★ 6.1/10Also music and romanceCan a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair?…
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Easter Parade (1948)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and musicOn the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires…
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Summer Stock (1950)
★ 6.7/10Also music and romanceTo Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's sister. At first reluctant she has them do farm chores in exchange for food. Her reluctance becomes attraction when she…
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The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also romanceA man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness…
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Roustabout (1964)
★ 6/10Also music and romanceAfter losing his job at a coffee shop, Charlie Rogers finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.
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Camelot (1967)
★ 6.2/10Also music and romanceThe plot of his illegitimate son Mordred to gain the throne, and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threatens to topple King Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.
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Tom Sawyer (1973)
★ 6.5/10Also musicTom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder.
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Oklahoma! (1955)
★ 6.6/10Also music and romanceThere's a box social coming up, and Curly asks Laurey if she'll be his date. Trouble is, Laurey thinks he's waited too long, and in a fit of pique accepts an offer from the boorish ranch hand Jud instead. Meanwhile…
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Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert (2010)
★ 8.3/10Also musicThis concert, recorded to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark musical Les Miserables, gathers the casts of the show's 2010 original production at the Queen's Theatre, the 1985 original production by the…
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Jesus Christ Superstar - Live Arena Tour (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also musicThis contemporary re-imagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's legendary rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar presents the story of the last seven days of Christ leading up to his crucifixion as seen through the…
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The Little Mermaid (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also romanceThe youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to…
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Thumbelina (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also romanceBorn of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies. Just as soon as…
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Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also musicAfter a talent scout spots her performing with her dog Boi at a charity gala, Sharpay Evans sets off for the bright lights of NYC, convinced instant fame and fortune are in the bag. But theatre's a dog-eat-dog world…
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Wicked: For Good (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also romanceAs an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba must unite one last time with honesty and empathy to fulfill their shared destiny and change the fate of Oz forever.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
★ 6.2/10Also musicAn all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One day, plucky young Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole and discovers a world of bizarre characters.
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Make Mine Music (1946)
★ 5.8/10Also musicIn the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a glorious collection of musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favorites as "Peter and the Wolf", narrated by the beloved voice behind Winnie the…
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The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
★ 6.8/10Also romanceA debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes that he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist--until he must match wits with an insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.
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The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
★ 6.9/10Also romance and musicPrince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the Kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the Prince to wed no matter what. When the Prince meets Cinderella at a ball, he's sure she's the one, and when…
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Aladdin (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also romanceA kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the power to make their…
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For Me and My Gal (1942)
★ 6.5/10Also romanceTwo vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.