20 movies like Lady by Choice, ordered by similarity : Shall We Dance(1937), Broadway Melody of 1936(1935), Chasing Rainbows(1930), Swing Time(1936), Stan & Ollie(2018), Bombshell(1933), A Mighty Wind(2003), Ginger and Fred(1986), In the Courtyard(2014), Dad's Army(1971), The Matinee Idol(1928), Room Service(1938) ...
Comedy
USA
1934
78 Minutes
Carole Lombard May Robson Roger Pryor Walter Connolly Arthur Hohl Raymond Walburn James Burke Henry Kolker Mariska Aldrich
fan dancer widow publicist manager judge witty emotional amusing retirement home stage female bonding show business coincidence matchmaking transformation 1930s
An elderly, brash drunk is hired to help improve the image of a controversial dancer, and the two women form an unlikely friendship.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Eric Blore Edward Everett Horton Jerome Cowan Ketti Gallian William Brisbane Ann Shoemaker Ben Alexander Emma Young Sherwood Bailey
dancer fan agent husband wife amusing lighthearted paris new york city ship dance show business love marriage love temptation transformation 1930s
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
105 Minutes
Jack Benny Eleanor Powell Robert Taylor Una Merkel Sid Silvers Buddy Ebsen June Knight Vilma Ebsen Nick Long Jr. Robert Wildhack Paul Harvey
singer dancer producer widow columnist secretary amusing witty new york city broadway theater dance show business love deception quest rise love rivalry 1930s
Bob Gordon is staging a new Broadway Show. He gets an offer of money by Lillian, if she can dance in his show. Gordon's old class mate Irene, tries to get the leading role in this show, but Lillian insists in getting this part herself.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1930
100 Minutes
Bessie Love Charles King Jack Benny George K. Arthur Polly Moran Gwen Lee Nita Martan Eddie Phillips Marie Dressler Youcca Troubetzkoy
singer partner manager vaudevillian performer wife endearing engaging amusing stage backstage vaudeville show dressing room relationships performance heartbreak show business marriage friendship love
The road-show troupe of a top Broadway show go cross-country while taking the audience along on the on-stage scenes as well as what happens and is happening back stage of the production. ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
105 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Victor Moore Helen Broderick Eric Blore Betty Furness George Metaxa Landers Stevens John Harrington Pierre Watkin Abe Reynolds
dance instructor dancer gambler father friend fiancée amusing lighthearted new york city stage dance gambling romance marriage money rise love 1930s
Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.
Comedy, Biography, Drama, History
UK|Canada|USA
2018
97 Minutes
Steve Coogan John C. Reilly Shirley Henderson Nina Arianda Rufus Jones Danny Huston Susy Kane Ella Kenion Harry Hepple Bentley Kalu Roger Ringrose
comedian laurel and hardy audience fan partner playful heartwarming tense emotional stage backstage theater dressing room hotel friendship partnership performance comedy team love
Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.
Comedy
USA
1933
95 Minutes
Jean Harlow Lee Tracy Franchot Tone Frank Morgan Una Merkel Pat O'Brien C. Aubrey Smith
movie star publicist father brother millionaire emotional amusing hollywood, calif. fame romance exploitation deception acting love transformation 1930s
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
Comedy
USA
2003
90 Minutes
Bob Balaban Christopher Guest John Michael Higgins Eugene Levy Jane Lynch Michael McKean Catherine O'Hara Parker Posey Harry Shearer Fred Willard Floyd Van Buskirk
singer guitarist manager transvestite porn star amusing lighthearted frenetic concert stage backstage music industry reunion relationships fame transformation 2000s
Mockumentary captures the reunion of 1960s folk trio the Folksmen as they prepare for a show at The Town Hall to memorialize a recently deceased concert promoter.
Comedy
Italy|France|West Germany
1986
126 Minutes
Giulietta Masina Marcello Mastroianni Franco Fabrizi Friedrich Ledebur Martin Blau Toto Mignone Augusto Poderosi Salvatore Billa
impersonator dancer old man old woman dwarf celebrity cheeky amusing tender spectacular italy television studio hotel street stage celebrity television dance impersonation partnership
Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act on a TV variety show.
Comedy, Drama
2014
97 Minutes
Catherine Deneuve Gustave Kervern Féodor Atkine Pio Marmaï Michela Moretti Nicolas Bouchaud Garance Clavel Oleg Kupchik
musician retiree woman manager janitor friend amusing heartwarming lighthearted emotional charming playful france paris concert stage aging new life success happiness relationships
Antoine quits his rock band, takes a job caring for an old building in Paris, and develops a close friendship with a recently retired woman.
Comedy
UK
1971
95 Minutes
soldier man major airy amusing cheeky cheery hilarious madcap witty seaside small town england world war ii hostage situation adventure rescue pursuit 1930s
The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1928
66 Minutes
Bessie Love Johnny Walker Ernest Hilliard Lionel Belmore David Mir Sidney D'Albrook
broadway star aspiring actress father producer manager charming amusing emotional small town broadway theater new york city backstage unlikely romance deception secret identity humiliation fame acting love discovery
A Broadway matinee idol famous for his black-face portrayals anonymously joins an amateur acting troupe and falls in love with the leading lady.
Comedy
USA
1938
79 Minutes
Groucho Marx Chico Marx Harpo Marx Lucille Ball Ann Miller Frank Albertson Donald MacBride Cliff Dunstan Philip Loeb Philip Wood Alexander Asro
theatrical producer director manager playwright hotel manager detective unrestrained witty hotel new york city ballroom show business broadway theater production debt deception quest pursuit 1930s
A penniless theatrical producer must outwit the hotel efficiency expert trying to evict him from his room, while securing a backer for his new play.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
105 Minutes
Eleanor Powell James Stewart Virginia Bruce Una Merkel Sid Silvers Frances Langford Raymond Walburn Alan Dinehart Buddy Ebsen Juanita Quigley Reginald Gardiner
dancer sailor manager lighthearted playful club city submarine dance show business romance sabotage love pursuit 1930s
Sailor Ted meets at the Lonely Hearts Club of his friend Gunny's wife, Jenny, a girl, Nora Paige, and falls in love. Nora wants to become a dancer on Broadway. Ted rescues the Pekinese of ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1932
90 Minutes
Marion Davies Robert Montgomery Billie Dove James Gleason Jimmy Durante ZaSu Pitts Sidney Toler Douglas Dumbrille Sarah Padden Louise Carter
showgirl young woman friend performer boyfriend father emotional spirited amusing new york city theater tenement house stage speakeasy family home show business friendship relationships love triangle career aspirations
Two young women find their friendship strained when one wins a role in a Broadway show, and the other's boyfriend begins to fall for her.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1983
108 Minutes
Mel Brooks Anne Bancroft Charles Durning Tim Matheson Jose Ferrer Christopher Lloyd George Gaynes George Wyner Jack Riley Lewis J. Stadlen Ronny Graham
actor actress pilot secret agent tailor nazi collaborator madcap hilarious cheeky engaging warsaw, poland theater backstage stage england show business musicals world war ii nazi occupation william shakespeare
At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis.
Comedy
USA
1949
115 Minutes
vaudevillian comedian dancer fiancée amusing playful sad witty new jersey vaudeville show apartment stage broadway theater new york city infidelity vaudeville success comedy show business love triangle
A young comic plays second-rate nightclubs and chintzy resorts in his struggle to break into the big time.
Comedy
UK
1964
86 Minutes
James Booth Marisa Mell Roy Kinnear Alita Naughton Bryan Pringle Norman Pitt Henry McCarthy Sandor Eles
attendant manager newspaper reporter actress mayor publicist amusing madcap lighthearted witty charming spirited seaside france film festival great britain publicity stunts reputation film festival cross-cultural relations
A drab little English seaside town tries to improve its image - and increase its revenues - by holding a film festival. When a famous continental star agrees to attend, things get out of hand.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
87 Minutes
Dick Powell Ann Dvorak Fred Allen Patsy Kelly Raymond Walburn David Rubinoff Benny Baker Andrew Tombes Alan Dinehart Paul Harvey Edwin Maxwell
singer dancer manager politician wife rival playful cheeky engaging bus new york city town rally hotel ambition politics radio romance performance rise
Entertainers enter a political rally to get out of the rain and become part of the show. One of them (Powell) gives a speech in place of the besotted candidate (Walburn) and is chosen to be... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1983
84 Minutes
Woody Allen Mia Farrow Garrett M. Brown John Buckwalter Marvin Chatinover Stanley Swerdlow Howard Erskine Michael Jeter Mary Louise Wilson Alice Beardsley Ellen Garrison
patient doctor psychiatrist man love interest quirky playful amusing party hospital new york city germany fame love media medicine historical events rise love transformation
"Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people.
Comedy, Adventure
2018
134 Minutes
Huang Bo Qi Shu Wang Baoqiang Zhang Yixing Hewei Yu Wang Xun
man colleague castaway coworker survivor amusing hilarious dark tense emotional uneasy island forest beach cave post-apocalypse stranded irony relationships friendship
After a meteorite strikes the planet, a man and some of his odd co-workers become shipwrecked on an island.