Movies Like Miss Lonely Hearts
If you liked Miss Lonely Hearts (1937), a comedy and music movie directed by Robert Hall, 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and music"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and…
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My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and musicAs the ponies prepare for another Hearth's Warming, families come together to celebrate the holiday; Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash are ready for the big day, but Princess Twilight Sparkle…
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Sing: Thriller (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and musicBuster Moon dreams up a star-studded spectacle set to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in this animated short featuring characters from the hit "Sing" films.
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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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Wayne's World 2 (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and musicA message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the preparations, Wayne frets that a record producer…
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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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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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Sing (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and musicA koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
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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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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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Jim Jefferies: Freedumb (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyReturning for a second Netflix comedy special, Jim Jefferies unleashes his famously ferocious black humor to a packed house in Nashville, Tennessee.