20 movies like Just Around the Corner, ordered by similarity : You Were Never Lovelier(1942), Swing Time(1936), Two Weeks With Love(1950), Top Hat(1935), Ten Thousand Bedrooms(1957), Strictly Ballroom(1992), The Jazz Singer(1927), Meet Me in St. Louis(1944), Gold Diggers of 1935(1935), The Desert Song(1953), Syncopation(1942), Step Lively(1944) ...
6.7/10
Musical
USA
1938
70 Minutes
Shirley Temple Joan Davis Charles Farrell Amanda Duff Bill Robinson Bert Lahr Franklin Pangborn Cora Witherspoon Claude Gillingwater Bennie Bartlett Hal K. Dawson
young girl tycoon father chauffeur janitor airy charming positive melodramatic hotel basement great depression youth optimism dance father/daughter relationship underdog rise 1930s
Shirley helps her idealistic architect father get his dream of a slum clearance project; The little miss dances with bill "Bojangles" robinson. Based on paul gerard smith's book, "Lucky penny".
7.2/10
Musical
USA
1942
97 Minutes
Fred Astaire Rita Hayworth Adolphe Menjou Leslie Brooks Adele Mara Isobel Elsom Gus Schilling Barbara Brown Douglas Leavitt Catherine Craig Kathleen Howard
dancer band leader father daughter bride sister tender lighthearted buenos aires, argentina wedding club gambling dance romance marriage father/daughter relationship scam forbidden love transformation rise
In Buenos Aires, a man who has decreed that his daughters must marry in order of age allows an American dancer to perform at his club under the condition that he play suitor to his second-oldest daughter.
7.6/10
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.
6.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
92 Minutes
Jane Powell Ricardo Montalban Louis Calhern Ann Harding Phyllis Kirk Carleton Carpenter Debbie Reynolds
daughter father mother teen boy cuban best friend playful charming uplifting resort beach restaurant canoe dance floor adolescence romance family friendship father/daughter relationship singing
The Robinson family are spending two weeks of summer vacation at a resort in the Catskills. Older daughter Patti vies with her friend, Valeria, for the affections of Demi Armendez but Patti... See full summary »
7.7/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1935
99 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Edward Everett Horton Helen Broderick Eric Blore Erik Rhodes
wife butler dancer producer love interest playful charming witty hotel stage bathroom london venice song and dance romance mistaken identity aspirations dance show business quest
An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.
5.9/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Dean Martin Anna Maria Alberghetti Eva Bartok Dewey Martin Walter Slezak Paul Henreid Jules Munshin Marcel Dalio Evelyn Varden Lisa Montell Lisa Gaye
millionaire assistant sister pilot father boyfriend airy mellow rome hotel household dance floor airplane studio romance marriage father/daughter relationship social customs sister relationship matchmaking
In this musical-comedy, Dean Martin plays an American hotel mogul who becomes smitten with a young Italian woman (Anna Maria Alberghetti) when buying a hotel in Rome. To marry this gal, he has to get her three older sisters married off.
7.2/10
Musical, Comedy
Australia|UK
1992
92 Minutes
Paul Mercurio Tara Morice Bill Hunter Barry Otto Pat Thompson Gia Carides Peter Whitford John Hannan Sonia Kruger-Taylor Pip Mushin
dancer dance instructor chairman mother father fan cheeky amusing offbeat tender melbourne, australia dance hall romance underdog passion outsider family history dancing competition forbidden love growing up
A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1927
97 Minutes
Al Jolson May McAvoy Warner Oland Eugenie Besserer Otto Lederer William Demarest Roscoe Karns Richard Tucker Nat Carr William Walling Robert Gordon
cantor singer lover mother neighbor father melodramatic winsome uplifting lower east side manhattan, n.y. ghetto stage cabaret family home singing family traditions defiance acceptance father/son relationship
The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.
7.5/10
Musical
USA
1944
113 Minutes
Judy Garland Margaret O'Brien Leon Ames Lucille Bremer Tom Drake Mary Astor Marjorie Main June Lockhart Harry Davenport Joan Carroll Hugh Marlowe
sister mother father boy grandfather tailor airy charming spirited endearing heartwarming st. louis household love love triangle ball world's fair metamorphosis rivalry transformation
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
6.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Dick Powell Gloria Stuart Adolphe Menjou Glenda Farrell Grant Mitchell Dorothy Dare Alice Brady Frank McHugh Hugh Herbert Winifred Shaw Joseph Cawthorn
mother daughter son fiancée lover hotel desk clerk amusing lighthearted hotel romance rivalry love wealth performance pursuit underdog 1930s
Romantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including a stage director, an eccentric millionaire, and the daughter of a financial backer.
6.3/10
Musical
USA
1953
110 Minutes
Kathryn Grayson Gordon MacRae Steve Cochran Raymond Massey Dick Wesson Allyn Ann McLerie Ray Collins Paul Picerni Frank de Kova William Conrad Trevor Bardette
daughter father commander warlord sheik tutor melodramatic spirited morocco desert outpost hideout village ethnic tension secret identity battle foreign legion romance father/daughter relationship love
Shiek Yousseff, poses as a friend of the French while secretly plotting to overthrow them. Apposing Yousseff are the Riffs, whose secret leader, The Red Shadow, is Paul Bonnard, a professor... See full summary »
6.2/10
Musical
USA
1942
88 Minutes
Jackie Cooper Adolphe Menjou Bonita Granville George Bancroft Ted North Todd Duncan Frank Jenks Jessie Grayson Mona Barrie Lindy Wade Peggy McIntyre
singer father friend son band member coronet player confident spirited unrestrained new orleans school boat chicago club dance hall jazz performance modernization father/daughter relationship romance
Covering a quarter-century of American 'syncopated" music (Ragtime, Jazz, Swing, Blues, Boogie Woogie)from prior to WWI through prohibition, the stock-market crash, the depression and the ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
88 Minutes
Frank Sinatra George Murphy Adolphe Menjou Gloria DeHaven Eugene Pallette Anne Jeffreys Walter Slezak
playwright producer hotel manager hotel owner airy endearing spirited new york city hotel theater broadway scam music money rise underdog quest 1940s
Gordon Miller is rehearsing a musical comedy in the penthouse suite of Gribble's hotel...on credit. The mounting bill is driving Gribble frantic. Chaos increases when playwright Glen ... See full summary »
5.6/10
Musical
USA
1934
69 Minutes
Warner Baxter Madge Evans Shirley Temple Nigel Bruce Stepin Fetchit Frank Melton Lila Lee Ralph Morgan Frank Mitchell Jack Durant Arthur Byron
producer secretary congressman father daughter businessman cheery confident spirited washington, d.c. office stage government building theater great depression entertainment government corruption business optimism
President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new ... See full summary »
5.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
94 Minutes
Kay Kyser John Barrymore Lupe Velez Patsy Kelly Ginny Simms May Robson Peter Lind Hayes Harry Babbitt
john barrymore kay kyser bandleader singer dancer grandmother airy amusing charming playful radio station theater nightclub hotel room radio big-band music actors william shakespeare publicity stunts song and dance
Lulu Monahan (Patsy Kelly), the press agent for John Barrymore (John Barrymore),is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser (... See full summary »
6.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA|UK|Canada
2007
115 Minutes
John Travolta Nikki Blonsky Amanda Bynes Christopher Walken Zac Efron Elijah Kelley Queen Latifah Michelle Pfeiffer Brittany Snow James Marsden Allison Janney
teenager dancer mother father best friend rival campy heartwarming inspiring baltimore household television studio high school dance racism television love competition underdog rivalry
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
7.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
110 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Randolph Scott Harriet Hilliard Astrid Allwyn Harry Beresford Russell Hicks Brooks Benedict Ray Mayer Lucille Ball Addison Randall
sailor dancer girlfriend sister charming lighthearted winsome san francisco ship new york city romance dance friendship pursuit love 1930s
A Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on liberty in San Francisco.
6.4/10
Musical, Romance, Drama
USA
2012
98 Minutes
Ryan Guzman Kathryn McCormick Misha Gabriel Cleopatra Coleman Stephen "tWitch" Boss Tommy Dewey Peter Gallagher Michael "Xeno" Langebeck Mia Michaels Claudio Pinto Megan Boone
dancer young man businessman friend father artist sultry spirited melodramatic tense uplifting creative miami neighborhood dance club beach protest kitchen dancing young love
Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.
6.4/10
Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation, Musical, Comedy
USA|Australia|New Zealand|Antarctica
2006
108 Minutes
Johnny A. Sanchez
penguin dancer love interest mother father leader heartwarming inspiring antarctica colony ocean marine park dance singing love family redemption survival love rescue
Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
5.1/10
Musical
USA
1984
94 Minutes
Lucinda Dickey Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers Susie Bono Harry Caesar Jo De Winter John Christy Ewing Sabrina García
dancer break dancer best friend developer father latina campy offbeat california ghetto recreation center club hospital house racial tension break dancing money gentrification love triangle underdog
A developer tries to bulldoze a community recreation center. The local breakdancers try to stop it.
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1938
102 Minutes
Luise Rainer Fernand Gravey Miliza Korjus Hugh Herbert Lionel Atwill Curt Bois Leonid Kinskey Al Shean Minna Gombell George Houston Bert Roach
composer wife opera singer father count publisher airy creative melodramatic vienna café theater street palace ambition romance music infidelity devotion rise
In 1845 Vienna, Johann Strauss II - Schani to his friends - would rather write and perform waltzes than anything else, this at a time when a waltz is not considered proper society music. ... See full summary »
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