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Movies Like Life Begins in College

If you liked Life Begins in College (1937), a comedy movie directed by William A. Seiter, 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. 1Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

  2. 2The Air Up There

    The Air Up There (1994)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home…

  3. 3Mr. Bones

    Mr. Bones (2001)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.

  4. 4Taking Care of Business

    Taking Care of Business (1990)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.

  5. 5Little Giants

    Little Giants (1994)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut. Can his team really learn enough to beat the…

  6. 6Accepted

    Accepted (2006)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.

  7. 7Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

  8. 8Good Neighbor Sam

    Good Neighbor Sam (1964)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral…

  9. 9Support Your Local Gunfighter

    Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.

  10. 10A Burlesque on Carmen

    A Burlesque on Carmen (1915)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.

  11. 11The Ladies Man

    The Ladies Man (1961)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with…

  12. 12The Game Plan

    The Game Plan (2007)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    Bachelor football star Joe Kingman seems to have it all. He is wealthy and carefree, and his team is on the way to capturing a championship. Suddenly, he is tackled by some unexpected news: He has a young daughter, the…

  13. 13Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It

    Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It (2014)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Out of jail and broke, Julian concocts an outrageously greasy scheme to get rich and, to make it even greasier, he will have to deliver his product to his arch-enemy, Cyrus, who’s waiting in Montreal to close the dirty…

  14. 14Beau Hunks

    Beau Hunks (1931)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

  15. 15Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff

    Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff (2012)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    A ratings hit! Amy Schumer debuts her one-hour special in front of a live audience at the Historic Fillmore Theatre in San Francisco. Nothing is off limits as Schumer airs every hilarious, messed up detail of her…

  16. 16Cadet Kelly

    Cadet Kelly (2002)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.

  17. 17The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania

    The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania (2017)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy

    Blast off to adventure in this animated feature where our favorite space-age family, The Jetsons, meet the superstars of WWE! When George unearths WWE’s Big Show, who has been frozen for 100 years, the futuristic…

  18. 18The Waterboy

    The Waterboy (1998)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.

  19. 19Go West

    Go West (1940)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.

  20. 20Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy

    Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy (2007)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy

    Gabriel Iglesias is one of the fastest-rising comics today! With his unique brand of humor, lovable stage presence and wide range of voices and impressions, it's no wonder that he already has a huge fan following. Now…

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