Movies Like Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

If you liked Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (1979), a tv movie and comedy movie directed by Bruce Bilson, 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
Gotta Kick It Up! (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie and comedy
This was going to be the first year that Marshal Middle School was not going to have a dance team. All that changes when the new Biology teacher, Ms. Bartlett, agrees to be the coach. Now the girls need to prove that…
2
Teen Spirit (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and comedy
Amber, a mean popular girl who gets electrocuted and dies, is not allowed to enter into heaven unless she helps the least popular girl in school become Prom Queen within a week, but things do not go as planned.
3
Lying to Be Perfect (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and tv movie
Nola Devlin is an unassuming, frumpy magazine editor who is overlooked and teased by her coworkers. Though, when she is behind the glow and anonymity of her computer screen, she becomes the famous advice columnist…
4
F the Prom (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and drama
Maddy and Cole were inseparable friends until high school started and Maddy became the most popular girl on campus. When she starts feeling lonely and heartbroken, she reconnects with Cole and the duo conspire to…
5
Drumline: A New Beat (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama
A girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.
6
The Assault (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and tv movie
After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to piece together the night that she…
7
Feel the Beat (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama
After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.
8
Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also tv movie and comedy
Three brothers get the surprise of their lives when they are forced to work together to care for a baby over the holidays. As they slowly get the hang of things, they find themselves on unexpected journeys of…
9
Camp Rock 3 (2026)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama
When pop group Connect 3 returns to Camp Rock to search for an opening act for their reunion tour, rising tensions and fierce competition among campers test old friendships and spark unexpected romances.
10
Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and tv movie
A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.
11
Stuck in the Suburbs (2004)
★ 6/10Also comedy and tv movie
Brittany Aarons is one of the many girls who has a crush on popular singer and boy-toy Jordan Cahill. However, she is bored of living a suburban existence and seeks a little something more.
12
Teen Beach 2 (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie and comedy
When characters from the movie musical “Wet Side Story” get stuck in the real world, teens Brady and Mack must find a way to return them home.
13
Madea Goes to Jail - The Play (2006)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama
Madea returns in another hilarious story in which she gets sent to the big house. But regardless of the circumstances, she gives her trademark advice and wisdom to her friends and family as they learn the importance of…
14
Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show (2009)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and tv movie
When a scam goes horribly wrong and leaves the neighborhood kids furious, the Eds embark on a journey to find Eddy's brother in the "Ed, Edd, n Eddy" series finale.
15
Brian's Song (1971)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and tv movie
Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.
16
iCarly: iGo to Japan (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and tv movie
Carly, Sam and Freddie kick off their adventure in Japan on a tin can of a plane packed with caged possums and piloted by Spencer's odd acquaintance.
17
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and comedy
A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine.
18
Chang Can Dunk (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama
Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the…
19
An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and tv movie
A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class.
20
A Thousand Words (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and comedy
Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes…