Movies Like On the Town
If you liked On the Town (1949), a comedy and romance movie directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, 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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Anchors Aweigh (1945)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romanceTwo sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
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Houseboat (1958)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceAn Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
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Whatever Works (2009)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romanceWhatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are…
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She's Funny That Way (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceOn 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.
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The Band Wagon (1953)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and romanceA Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
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Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceA New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
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Head Above Water (1996)
★ 6/10Also comedyJudge George brings his young wife, Nathalie, to a remote island for a vacation. But while George accompanies their only neighbor -- Nathalie's childhood friend Lance -- on a fishing trip, Nathalie spends time with her…
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Avanti! (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and romanceA successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
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The Lonely Guy (1984)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceA writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.
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Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)
★ 6/10Also comedyNavy frogman Ted Jackson balances his time between twin careers as a deep-sea diver and nightclub singer. During a dive, Ted spots sunken treasure and returns with the hope to retrieve it.
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The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and romanceCecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo'…
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Barefoot in the Park (1967)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and romanceIn this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a…
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That Touch of Mink (1962)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceCathy 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…
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The Out-of-Towners (1999)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and romanceThe adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.
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Only the Lonely (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceDanny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna, whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Naturally, his mother objects to the…
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Hollywood or Bust (1956)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyThe last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Steve Wiley is a deceiver who cheats Malcolm Smith when he wins a car, claiming that he won it too. Trying to steal the…
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White Chicks (2004)
★ 7/10Also comedyTwo FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car…
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Guava Island (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyDeni Maroon, a musician and dock worker is determined to pull off a music festival against the interests of the local factory owner.
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Mayday (2026)
★ 7.9/10Also comedyWhen a U.S. Navy pilot on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to form an alliance with an eccentric ex-KGB agent.
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Men in Black (1997)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyAfter a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new…