Movies Like Hotel Variety

If you liked Hotel Variety (1933), a action and music movie directed by Raymond Cannon, 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
Deadbeat at Dawn (1988)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crime
Goose leaves the gang life behind after pleas from his girlfriend. But it isn't long before he's pulled back into the world of violence.
2
Oscar Shaw (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crime
After retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…
3
My Blue Heaven (1990)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crime
FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli…
4
See Spot Run (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crime
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible…
5
Step Up (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also music and crime
Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.
6
Ocean's Eight (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and action
Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.
7
Short Time (1990)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crime
As a result of a misdiagnosis, Detective Burt Simpson is told he has just weeks to live. He gains a new respect for his life and loved ones but learns that in order for his wife, Carolyn, and son, Dougie, to collect…
8
The Blues Brothers (1980)
★ 7.7/10Also music and action
Just released from prison, Jake Blues puts his old band back together with his brother Elwood to save the Catholic home where they were raised.
9
Batman: Hush (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also action and crime
A mysterious new villain known only as Hush uses a gallery of villains to destroy Batman's crime-fighting career as well as Bruce Wayne's personal life, which has been further complicated by a relationship with Selina…
10
Batman (1943)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crime
Japanese master spy Daka operates a covert espionage-sabotage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo, which turns American scientists into pliable zombies. The great crime-fighters Batman and…
11
Bugsy Malone (1976)
★ 6.6/10Also action and music
New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon, the dreaded "splurge gun". As the custard pies fly, Bugsy Malone, an all-round nice guy…
12
Daphne & Velma (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crime
Before their eventual team-up with Scooby and the gang, bright and optimistic Daphne and whip-smart and analytical Velma are both mystery-solving teens who are best friends but have only met online - until now. Daphne…
13
Indemnity (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crime
An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.
14
Miss Congeniality (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and action
When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as 'The Citizen', it's quickly determined that he's planning his next act at the Miss America beauty pageant. Because tough-as-nails Gracie Hart…
15
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and action
Batman, Batgirl, and Robin forge an alliance with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to fight against the Turtles' sworn enemy, The Shredder, who has apparently teamed up with Ra's Al Ghul and The League of Assassins.
16
Turner & Hooch (1989)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crime
Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemeanors. When Amos Reed is murdered, Scott sets himself on the case, but…
17
Lowriders (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also action and crime
A young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression.
18
The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and action
The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad…
19
Batman (1966)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crime
The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
20
Thunder Road (1958)
★ 6/10Also crime and action
Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon, but won't let his younger brother Robin join the family business. Under pressure from…