Movies Like Thrill of a Romance
If you liked Thrill of a Romance (1945), a comedy and music movie directed by Richard Thorpe, 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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Marry Me (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and comedyAfter finding out about her fiancé's cheating ways, a pop superstar impulsively marries a total stranger. They must soon decide if two people from such different worlds can find true love.
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Solo Mio (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also romance and comedyAfter Matt's dreams of a picturesque Italian wedding are shattered when his fiancée leaves him at the altar, he embarks on his planned honeymoon across Italy alone, immersing himself in the country's vibrant culture…
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The Merry Widow (1934)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and musicA prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
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Music and Lyrics (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and musicA washed-up '80s pop star gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write & record a duet with her, but there's a problem--Alex hasn't written a song in years; he's never written…
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Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)
★ 6/10Also romance and comedyA fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.
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Cactus Flower (1969)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and romanceA dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.
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Resort to Love (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and comedyAspiring pop star Erica ends up as the entertainment at her ex-fiancé’s wedding after reluctantly taking a gig at a luxurious island resort while in the wake of a music career meltdown.
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Out to Sea (1997)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and romanceCare-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they are required to be dance hosts! With a tyrannical cruise director, and…
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High Society (1956)
★ 6.8/10Also music and comedyWith socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
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Blue Hawaii (1961)
★ 6/10Also music and comedyJust discharged GI Chad Gates returns to Hawaii, where he becomes a tour guide, defying his mother's wishes for him to join the family business.
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Starstruck (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and comedyPop star Christopher Wilde has fame, fortune and a big-budget Hollywood movie awaiting him. But after meeting Jessica Olson, a down-to-earth girl from the Midwest, he is faced with following his heart or doing what's…
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Love on Harbor Island (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedyInterior designer Lily returns home to help her Aunt Maggie run her marina-side bed and breakfast when she meets Marcus, a handsome seaplane pilot whose work delivering rescue dogs helps Lily discover that home really…
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My Favorite Wife (1940)
★ 7/10Also comedy and romanceYears after her ship disappeared, a presumably dead woman returns home. To her shock, she finds her husband has remarried.
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Operation Petticoat (1959)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and romanceA World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
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Roxanne (1987)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romanceIn this modern take on Edmond Rostand's classic play "Cyrano de Bergerac," C. D. Bales is the witty, intelligent, and brave fire chief of a small Pacific Northwest town who, due to the size of his enormous nose…
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Love Is in the Air (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedyA fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.
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Flying Down to Rio (1933)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and romanceAn American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends try to help him, while learning the local dance, The Carioca. The first pairing of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and…
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To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and comedyLara Jean and Peter have just taken their romance from pretend to officially real when another recipient of one of her love letters enters the picture.
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South Pacific (1958)
★ 6.1/10Also music and romanceCan a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair?…
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Run Fatboy Run (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and romanceFive years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.