Movies Like Mame

If you liked Mame (1974), a comedy movie directed by Gene Saks, 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
Annie (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Things seem pretty bad for a young girl living a "hard-knock life" in an orphanage. Fed up with the dastardly Miss Hannigan, Annie escapes the run-down orphanage determined to find her mom and dad. It's an adventure…
2
Better Nate Than Ever (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
13-year-old Nate Foster has big Broadway dreams but there’s only one problem — he can’t even land a part in the school play. When his parents leave town, Nate and his best friend Libby sneak off to the Big Apple for a…
3
Mary Poppins (1964)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
4
My Man Godfrey (1936)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her…
5
Spirited (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs turns the tables on his ghostly host…
6
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.
7
Godspell (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
In modern-day New York City, John the Baptist calls out to a group of young men and women to learn from the teachings of Jesus. Through song and dance, they relive Christ's crucifixion.
8
UglyDolls (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll…
9
Oliver & Company (1988)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Putting its own 'twist' on the story of Oliver Twist, the orange runt of a litter of kittens must fight for survival on the rough streets on New York City, finding unlikely friends in the dogs owned by a down-on-his…
10
Curly Top (1935)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones". As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself…
11
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
12
Life with Father (1947)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
13
Harvey (1950)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy
The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to…
14
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon, a revolutionary American Puritan, is mistaken for local minister Rev. Anthony Anderson and arrested by the British. Dick discovers…
15
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.
16
Addams Family Values (1993)
★ 7/10Also comedy
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky…
17
The Addams Family (1991)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to…
18
Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
19
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)
★ 7/10Also comedy
When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle — a singing crocodile who loves baths, caviar and…
20
Cats Don't Dance (1997)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
An ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.