Movies Like Spreadin' the Jam

If you liked Spreadin' the Jam (1945), a music and comedy movie directed by Charles Walters, 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
Sing: Thriller (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and music
Buster Moon dreams up a star-studded spectacle set to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in this animated short featuring characters from the hit "Sing" films.
2
Love Happy (1949)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and music
The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.
3
Trolls World Tour (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and music
Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of…
4
Sing (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and music
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
5
Make Mine Music (1946)
★ 5.8/10Also music
In the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a glorious collection of musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favorites as "Peter and the Wolf", narrated by the beloved voice behind Winnie the…
6
Sneakerella (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also music and comedy
When El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity…
7
A Song Is Born (1948)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and music
The 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…
8
Caprice (1986)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
A girl finds herself inside a fashion magazine – Joanna Hogg's graduation piece at the National Film and Television School starring a then unknown Tilda Swinton.
9
iParty with Victorious (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and music
Scorned girlfriends Carly and Tori hatch a plot against the boy that they are both dating.
10
Aquamania (1961)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Mr. X buys a boat and inadvertantly enters the water skiing race. With Junior driving, with no experience, he's a bit out of his league.
11
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and music
Kevin, Nick, and Joe Jonas face a series of escalating obstacles as they struggle to make it from London to New York in time to spend Christmas with their families.
12
Tangled Ever After (2012)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
The kingdom is in a festive mood as everyone gathers for the royal wedding of Rapunzel and Flynn. However, when Pascal and Maximus, as flower chameleon and ring bearer, respectively, lose the gold bands, a frenzied…
13
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and music
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
14
Heavy Metal Mater (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and music
Mater and Lightning McQueen are ready to rock! When Mater's garage band, Mater and the Gas Caps, records a hit song, Mater becomes a rock legend. Then Lightning joins Mater's band for the rock concert of the century!
15
Day & Night (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy
When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they…
16
Sufferin' Cats! (1943)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
Tom fights with another cat over Jerry.
17
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.
18
The Big Store (1941)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and music
A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
19
Driver's Ed (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.
20
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and music
As the ponies prepare for another Hearth's Warming, families come together to celebrate the holiday; Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash are ready for the big day, but Princess Twilight Sparkle…