Movies Like Stand Up and Cheer!
If you liked Stand Up and Cheer! (1934), a comedy and music movie directed by Hamilton MacFadden, 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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Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and familyAfter NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
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Little Big League (1994)
★ 6/10Also comedy and familyWhen the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take…
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My Spy (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also family and comedyA hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also family and comedyCrime is on the run as the newly formed Justice League keeps Metropolis safe and this makes evil genius Lex Luthor very unhappy. Together with Black Manta, Sinestro and a gang of ruthless recruits, Lex builds his own…
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Minions & More Volume 1 (2022)
★ 7/10Also comedy and familyThis collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training Wheels (2013); The Secret Life of Kyle (2017); Santa's Little…
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Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also family and comedyA young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
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A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and musicKevin, 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.
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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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John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)
★ 7/10Also comedy and familyJohn Mulaney and his kid pals tackle existential topics for all ages with catchy songs, comedy sketches and special guests in a nostalgic variety special.
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Candy Cane Lane (2023)
★ 6/10Also comedy and familyDetermined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest, family man Chris makes a pact with an elf to help him out-do the competition. However, the elf casts a spell bringing the twelve days of…
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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
★ 6.6/10Also music and comedyDoctor Gulliver is poor, so nothing - not even his charming fiancée Elisabeth - keeps him in the town he lives. He signs on to a ship to India, but in a storm he's washed off the ship and ends up on an island, which is…
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Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also family and comedyGet ready to Rock! Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang team up with the one and only KISS in this all-new, out-of-this-world adventure! We join the Gang at KISS World – the all-things-KISS theme park, as they…
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The Warriors Gate (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and familyAfter a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king. Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the…
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Annie (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also music and familyThings seem pretty bad for a young girl living a "hard-knock life" in an orphanage. Fed up with the dastardly Miss Hannigan, Annie escapes the run-down orphanage determined to find her mom and dad. It's an adventure…
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Drake & Josh Go Hollywood (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also family and comedyWhen Drake and Josh accidentally send their little sister Megan on a plane to L.A., they soon find themselves in the middle of a dangerous situation.
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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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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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Problem Child 2 (1991)
★ 6/10Also comedy and familyJunior and his father, Ben, move from Cold River to Mortville. Junior becomes threatened by Ben's desire to date again and find a new mother for Junior, and sabotages each of his dates.
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Flora & Ulysses (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also family and comedyWhen Flora rescues a squirrel she names Ulysses, she is amazed to discover he possesses unique superhero powers, which take them on an adventure of humorous complications that ultimately change Flora's life--and her…
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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.