Movies Like Those Good Old Days
If you liked Those Good Old Days (1941), a music movie directed by Jean Negulesco, 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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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
★ 7/10Also musicA film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
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Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021)
★ 6/10Also musicA young Irish boy named Keegan and Spanish girl named Moya journey into a magical world of the Megaloceros Giganteus who teach them to appreciate Riverdance as a celebration of life. Based on the stage show phenomenon…
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Lemonade Mouth (2011)
★ 7.4/10Also musicWhen five ragtag freshman first meet in detention, it seems they have nothing in common. But, through music, they form an unbreakable bond and discover they have the makings of the greatest high school garage band in…
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Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
★ 6.6/10Also musicDiscovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing…
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Another Cinderella Story (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also musicA guy who danced with what could be the girl of his dreams at a costume ball only has one hint at her identity: the Zune she left behind as she rushed home in order to make her curfew. And with a once-in-a-lifetime…
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Raise Your Voice (2004)
★ 6.6/10Also musicA coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a performing arts academy in Los Angeles. In…
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Babes in Arms (1939)
★ 6.4/10Also 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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Cats Don't Dance (1997)
★ 7.2/10Also musicAn ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.
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Sing Street (2016)
★ 7.9/10Also musicA boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
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Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also 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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Drumline (2002)
★ 7/10Also musicA talented street drummer from Harlem enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than…
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Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also musicThe Yowie Yahoo starts kidnapping musicians at a concert attended by Scooby and the gang in Vampire Rock, Australia.
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Like Sunday, Like Rain (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also musicA struggling musician becomes a 12-year-old musical prodigy's guardian for a summer.
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A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also musicA contemporary musical version of the classic Cinderella story in which the servant step daughter hope to compete in a musical competition for a famous pop star.
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I Can Only Imagine (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also musicGrowing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur. When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds redemption by embracing his faith and rediscovering…
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Apple Music Live: Lady Gaga MAYHEM Requiem (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also musicFor Apple Music Live, Gaga presents MAYHEM Requiem, a celebration and musical reimagining of MAYHEM.
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Rock Dog (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also musicWhen a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.
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Trolls World Tour (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also musicQueen 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…
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The Jazz Singer (1927)
★ 6.1/10Also musicA young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the…
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August Rush (2007)
★ 7.4/10Also musicEvan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater…