20 movies like Jitterbugs, ordered by similarity : Ring-A-Ding Rhythm(1962), Trolls World Tour(2020), Almost Famous(2000), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), Jour de Fete(1948), Dreamland(2016), Rivers 9(2015), The Commitments(1991), My Art(2016), Cowboy From Brooklyn(1938), It Happened in Brooklyn(1947), The Blackout(2013) ...
Comedy
USA
1943
74 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Vivian Blaine Bob Bailey
musician partner con artist pretty woman stan ollie outlandish amusing lighthearted desert carnival town trailer new orleans riverboat swindling music disguise money chases
The boys team up with a likable con man to help a pretty singer's mother who's been taken in by swindlers.
Musical, Comedy
1962
73 Minutes
Helen Shapiro Craig Douglas Felix Felton Arthur Mullard
teenager older man older woman townspeople jazz musician amusing hilarious lighthearted small town music stage festival england united kingdom jazz music generation gap british culture small town discovery growing up
Two teens (Helen Shapiro, Craig Douglas) organize a jazz festival despite objections from the mayor (Felix Felton).
Adventure, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation, Musical
USA
2020
91 Minutes
troll tribal leader queen king charming confident cool cheeky music stage forest village dance club country music music classical music pop music rock music quest rivalry pursuit
When the Queen of the Hard Rock Trolls tries to take over all the Troll kingdoms, Queen Poppy and her friends try different ways to save all the Trolls.
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA
2000
122 Minutes
Billy Crudup Frances McDormand Kate Hudson Jason Lee Patrick Fugit Anna Paquin Fairuza Balk Noah Taylor Zooey Deschanel John Fedevich Bijou Phillips
journalist young boy musician rock star mother groupie touching tender amusing bus concert stage hotel hospital tour bus musicians music road trip romance drugs jealousy
A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy
France
1948
80 Minutes
Jacques Tati Guy Decomble Santa Relli Paul Frankeur Marine Vallée Robert Balpo Delcassan Jacques Beauvais Valy
mail carrier townsperson friend carnival worker wife charming amusing france small town carnival postal service carnivals film technology quest transformation 1940s
Once a year the fair comes for one day to the little town 'Sainte-Severe-sur-Indre.' All inhabitants are scoffing at François, the postman, what he seems not to recognize. The rising of the... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
84 Minutes
Johnny Simmons Amy Landecker Frankie Shaw Beverly D'Angelo Alan Ruck Jason Schwartzman Talia Shire Noël Wells
musician girlfriend femme fatale manager husband mother confident cheeky amusing club mansion apartment bedroom bank car music affair money self-confidence commitment
Part-time pianist Monty Fagan begins a May-December romance that upends his home life.
Comedy, Action
USA
2015
95 Minutes
Vinnie Jones Chris W. Freeman Elisabeth Röhm Thomas Downey C. Thomas Howell Jamie Kennedy Leslie Easterbrook Yvette Yates Neil Brown Jr.
man friend gangster mafia boss airy amusing hilarious positive charming lighthearted casino hometown car robbery casinos gangsters financial troubles danger adventure discovery
When a Native American casino controlled by the mob begins to destroy a close-knit rural town, a band of lovable low-tech misfits hatch a plan to beat them at their own game by pulling off an audacious casino heist.
Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK|USA
1991
117 Minutes
Robert Arkins Johnny Murphy Angeline Ball Michael Aherne Maria Doyle Kennedy Dave Finnegan Bronagh Gallagher Félim Gormley Glen Hansard Kenneth McCluskey Andrew Strong
promoter musician singer lighthearted moving amusing dublin ireland music friendship poverty pursuit transformation rise 1990s
Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.
Comedy, Drama
2016
86 Minutes
Parker Posey Lena Dunham John Rothman Joshua Safdie Robert Clohessy Barbara Sukowa Al Thompson Grace Dunham Laurie Simmons Benjamin Eakeley Garland Hunter
artist friend dog man amusing charming emotional endearing cheeky creative new york city gallery office garden restaurant artistic struggle creative process creative block friendship small town
Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Dick Powell Priscilla Lane Dick Foran Ann Sheridan Johnnie Davis Ronald Reagan Emma Dunn Granville Bates James Stephenson Hobart Cavanaugh
singer musician beautiful woman boyfriend agent lighthearted spirited amusing cheery dude ranch wyoming train new york city rodeo struggling musicians deception assumed identity city vs. country show business country music
An actor can only get a radio job if he can prove that he's an authentic cowboy.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
105 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Kathryn Grayson Peter Lawford Jimmy Durante Gloria Grahame Marcy McGuire Aubrey Mather Tamara Shayne
singer clerk songwriter schoolteacher veteran janitor lighthearted amusing charming brooklyn, n.y. music store neighborhood music love triangle show business ambition new life love adventure 1940s
Danny has been in the army for 4 years, yet all he thinks about is Brooklyn and how great it is. When he returns after the war, he soon finds that Brooklyn is not so nice after all. He is ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2013
95 Minutes
Michael Graziadei Scott Rosa Flood Reed John Joyce Autumn Federici Matt Hish David Barry Gray Shanelle Workman
rock star band member band frontman musician girlfriend dead person amusing engaging hilarious charming lighthearted music stage party recording studio music music business record deal excess sex drugs
Some people drink to forget. Rock stars drink to remember.
Comedy
USA|Germany
2006
97 Minutes
Jack Black Kyle Gass JR Reed Tim Robbins Ben Stiller Colin Hanks David Krumholtz Jason Segel Meat Loaf Aday Amy Poehler
musician band member music lover satan mother friend hysterical outlandish hollywood, calif. bar museum car apartment dreams rock 'n' roll friendship music coming of age journey quest
To become the greatest band of all time, two slacker, wannabe-rockers set out on a quest to steal a legendary guitar pick that gives its holders incredible guitar skills, from a maximum security Rock and Roll museum.
Comedy
USA
1986
89 Minutes
David Byrne Swoosie Kurtz John Goodman Annie McEnroe Spalding Gray Alix Elias Roebuck "Pops" Staples Tito Larriva
singer woman leader host townsperson charming amusing quirky texas small town house car eccentricity small-town life anniversary celebration adventure 1980s
A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
113 Minutes
Danny Kaye Virginia Mayo Benny Goodman Hugh Herbert Steve Cochran Felix Bressart Louis Armstrong Charlie Barnet Lionel Hampton Tommy Dorsey
professor music teacher musician janitor singer gangster amusing lighthearted college nightclub crime jazz college writing entertainment discovery rescue 1940s
With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her.
Comedy, Drama
USA|China
2018
130 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Mahershala Ali Linda Cardellini Sebastian Maniscalco Dimiter D. Marinov Mike Hatton P.J. Byrne Joe Cortese Maggie Nixon Von Lewis Jon Sortland
pianist driver bodyguard bouncer musician emotional touching amusing creative moving stage club car jail bar racism unlikely friendship unlikely allies travel music
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
106 Minutes
Al Pacino Annette Bening Jennifer Garner Bobby Cannavale Christopher Plummer Josh Peck Melissa Benoist Giselle Eisenberg
john lennon aging musician rocker man amusing moving madcap united states aging music music business new life change growing up discovery transformation wretched excess temptation 2010s
An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon.
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|USA
2000
106 Minutes
George Clooney John Turturro Tim Blake Nelson John Goodman Holly Hunter Chris Thomas King Charles Durning Del Pentecost Michael Badalucco J.R. Horne Brian Reddy
convict politician salesman wife gangster musician quirky witty hilarious heartwarming mississippi farm river prison radio station escape treasure music betrayal racism
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
Comedy
USA
2016
88 Minutes
Alex Karpovsky Wyatt Russell Meredith Hagner Melanie Lynskey Hannah Simone Michael Ian Black Heather Morris David Cross
comedian copywriter club owner childhood friend musician young woman charming creative emotional inspiring club radio station car road small town self-discovery failure adventure midlife crisis road trip
A successful singer-songwriter hatches a plan to help his friend's struggling comedy career and broken love life by hiring him as his opening act on his solo tour.
Musical, Comedy, Action
USA
1980
133 Minutes
John Belushi Dan Aykroyd James Brown Cab Calloway Ray Charles Carrie Fisher Aretha Franklin Henry Gibson John Candy Murphy Dunne Steve Cropper
cab calloway musician police officer woman nun ex-girlfriend amusing madcap frenetic unrestrained spirited illinois jail car hotel bar shopping mall blues debt car chase
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.