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Movies Like La La Land

If you liked La La Land (2016), a comedy and drama movie directed by Damien Chazelle, 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. 1Pretty Woman

    Pretty Woman (1990)

    ★ 7.4/10Also romance and comedy

    Vivian is a carefree, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets sophisticated billionaire Edward in a chance encounter that turns into a week-long business arrangement. But Vivian's energetic spirit challenges…

  2. 2Burlesque

    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…

  3. 3The Wrong Paris

    The Wrong Paris (2025)

    ★ 6.7/10Also romance and comedy

    Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.

  4. 4Along Came Polly

    Along Came Polly (2004)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and romance

    Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit who lives for the thrill of the moment. When these two comically mismatched souls collide, Reuben's…

  5. 5The Big Picture

    The Big Picture (1989)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance

    Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel seduces Nick with a dream deal to make his…

  6. 6Yoh! Bestie

    Yoh! Bestie (2026)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedy

    Thando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.

  7. 7A Lot Like Love

    A Lot Like Love (2005)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama

    On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together. Over the next seven years, however, they are reunited time and time again, they…

  8. 8The Tender Trap

    The Tender Trap (1955)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romance

    A young actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.

  9. 9(500) Days of Summer

    (500) Days of Summer (2009)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy and drama

    Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went…

  10. 10A Night at the Roxbury

    A Night at the Roxbury (1998)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romance

    Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful…

  11. 11Valentine's Day

    Valentine's Day (2010)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance

    Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.

  12. 12Waiting for Forever

    Waiting for Forever (2010)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and romance

    A Hollywood-set romantic tale of a guy who is content to live his life without a job yet with the love of his life, a young actress.

  13. 13Annie Hall

    Annie Hall (1977)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy and drama

    New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

  14. 14Crossing Delancey

    Crossing Delancey (1988)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance

    Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While her grandmother plots to find her a romantic match, Isabelle is…

  15. 15High Strung Free Dance

    High Strung Free Dance (2018)

    ★ 7.3/10Also romance and drama

    Zander Raines, a dazzling and tempestuous young choreographer, gives the break of a lifetime to two hopeful artists when he casts a stunning contemporary dancer, Barlow, and innovative pianist, Charlie, in New York’s…

  16. 16Young Adult

    Young Adult (2011)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy and drama

    A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.

  17. 17She's Funny That Way

    She's Funny That Way (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romance

    On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.

  18. 18Rock of Ages

    Rock of Ages (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

  19. 19Shag

    Shag (1989)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    Summer of 1963. Carson is getting married to her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for one last irresponsible weekend.

  20. 20The Barkleys of Broadway

    The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romance

    Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she…

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