Movies Like Doughboys in Ireland
If you liked Doughboys in Ireland (1943), a war and comedy movie directed by Lew Landers, 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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Buck Privates (1941)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and musicPetty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only…
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A Mighty Wind (2003)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and musicThree eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.
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A Day at the Races (1937)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and musicDoctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of…
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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and warA by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way…
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Soul Men (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and musicTwo former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer…
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Airheads (1994)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and musicThe Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape.
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Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and musicThe working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
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Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and musicA singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.
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Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also music and comedyFight for Your Right Revisited stars Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, and Elijah Wood as the "young" Beastie Boys from the past and Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and Will Ferrell as the "old" Beastie Boys from the future. The…
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Footlight Parade (1933)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and musicA fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
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Carry On Sergeant (1958)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and warSergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But a motley bunch they turn out to be, and it's up to…
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Wayne's World (1992)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and musicThe adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention…
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Back to the Beach (1987)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and musicA former beach boy and his wife go to California to visit their daughter and become part of the new beach scene.
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Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and warTopper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team—who went in to…
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The Big Store (1941)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and musicA detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
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Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and musicA group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
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Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also music and comedyAfter the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an…
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Paint Your Wagon (1969)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and musicA Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp…
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A Song Is Born (1948)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and musicThe story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want…
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Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and musicYet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the stakes are higher than ever for the now middle-aged Bill and Ted who set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save…