Movies Like I Need to Lose Ten Pounds
If you liked I Need to Lose Ten Pounds (2006), a comedy and music movie directed by Frankie Frain, 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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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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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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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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Love Happy (1949)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and musicThe Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.
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Babes in Arms (1939)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and musicMickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wants to make a comeback and replace Patsy both professionally and as…
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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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Godspell (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and musicIn 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.
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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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Sneakerella (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also music and comedyWhen 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…
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CB4 (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and musicA "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't appear to know as much about…
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The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and musicA down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within six weeks.
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The Rocker (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and musicIn the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's…
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Animal Crackers (1930)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and musicThe well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting…
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Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and musicUpon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp and search for his long lost father. A musical adventure.
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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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Head (1968)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and musicIn this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.
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Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and musicJosie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal…
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The Ladies Man (1961)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyAfter his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with…
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Help! (1965)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and musicAn obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come off). On top of that, a pair of mad scientists, members of Scotland Yard…
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Bo Burnham: What. (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and musicLeft brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham's quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at pop entertainment while offering…