Movies Like Bells Are Ringing
If you liked Bells Are Ringing (1960), a comedy and romance movie directed by Vincente Minnelli, 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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Let's Make Love (1960)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceWhen billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
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The Other End of the Line (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceAn employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.
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The Boy Friend (1971)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceWhen the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place.
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What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedyTwo childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
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Desk Set (1957)
★ 7/10Also comedy and romanceA computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research staff.
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Girl on a Bicycle (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romancePaolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day…
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Hellzapoppin' (1941)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and romanceOlsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.
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Godspell (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyIn 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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The Tender Trap (1955)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceA young actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.
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This Little Love of Mine (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedyLaura Price is a successful San Francisco lawyer on the cusp of promotion – a far cry from her childhood growing up on a tropical island with best friends Chip and Gem. When the firm’s biggest client – Chip’s…
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Good Advice (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceAn investment banker loses everything and must discover what's really important in life.
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Watching the Detectives (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and romanceNeil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets…
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G.I. Blues (1960)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and romanceStationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open a nightclub once he's discharged. Although he may lack the capital for such a venture, a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager…
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How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romanceThree women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
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The Honey Pot (1967)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyIn Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy exes into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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Runaway Bride (1999)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and romanceHaving already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to…
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Love Happy (1949)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyThe 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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That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and romanceA happily married woman sees a psychoanalyst and develops doubts about her husband.
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and romanceA young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.