20 movies like Step Lively, ordered by similarity : Room Service(1938), Little Miss Broadway(1938), Give a Girl a Break(1953), On Your Toes(1939), Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure(2011), The Blues Brothers(1980), Trolls World Tour(2020), Hollywood Hotel(1937), Broadway Melody of 1938(1937), Gold Diggers of 1933(1933), Thanks a Million(1935), The Cocoanuts(1929) ...
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 »
6.7/10
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.
6.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
70 Minutes
Shirley Temple George Murphy Jimmy Durante Phyllis Brooks Edna May Oliver George Barbier Edward Ellis Jane Darwell El Brendel Donald Meek Patricia Wilder
orphan nephew band leader uncle landlady daughter winsome spectacular heartwarming new york city hotel stage courtroom broadway theater orphanage orphans musical performance rags to riches communal living family
An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.
6.3/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Gower Champion Debbie Reynolds Marge Champion Kurt Kaszner Helen Wood Bob Fosse Richard Anderson William Ching Lurene Tuttle Larry Keating Donna Martell
singer dancer producer choreographer rival husband endearing charming airy amusing broadway theater stage apartment theater aspirations difficult decision competition musical revue rivalry rise
The star of an upcoming Broadway production, Janet Hallson, walks out during rehersals. The producers of the show, Ted Sturgis, Leo Belney and Bob Dowdy begin to search a replacement. After... See full summary »
5.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
93 Minutes
Vera Zorina Eddie Albert Alan Hale Leonid Kinskey Frank McHugh James Gleason Gloria Dickson Queenie Smith Erik Rhodes Berton Churchill
composer ballerina director partner patroness hit man amusing lighthearted new york city university hotel bar theater music ballet vaudeville jealousy assassination quest rise
A young hoofer quits vaudeville to become a composer and hooks up with a Russian ballet troupe.
Romance, Comedy, Kids & Family, Musical, Drama
2011
89 Minutes
Ashley Tisdale Austin Butler Bradley Steven Perry Jessica Tuck Lauren Collins Cameron Goodman Pat Mastroianni Robert Curtis-Brown Alessandra Cannito Kyle Buchanan Shawn Byfield
teen girl aspiring actress filmmaker talent scout dog student airy brash cheery winsome new york city broadway theater fame ambition musicals disillusionment broadway animal tricks adventure rivalry
Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) and her dog, Boi, go to New York City and overcome the odds to find success in the dog-eat-dog world of theater.
7.9/10
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.
6.1/10
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.
6.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Dick Powell Rosemary Lane Hugh Herbert Lola Lane Ted Healy Glenda Farrell Johnnie Davis Frances Langford Alan Mowbray Mabel Todd Allyn Joslyn
saxophonist starlet look-alike agent waiter director melodramatic amusing spirited stage movie theater movie studio hotel talent show business success rags to riches fame music rise
Ronny Bowers, a saxophonist in Benny Goodman's band has won a talent contest an got a ten week contract with a film studio. On his first evening he is supposed to go with the studio's star ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
110 Minutes
Robert Taylor Eleanor Powell Judy Garland George Murphy Binnie Barnes Buddy Ebsen Sophie Tucker Raymond Walburn Robert Benchley Charley Grapewin Robert Wildhack
songwriter dancer producer wealthy woman partner horse trainer cheery playful engaging new york city broadway theater baltimore racetrack train stage musical revue financial crisis dance romance deception
Steve Raleigh wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee, however his wife Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a... See full summary »
7.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
96 Minutes
Joan Blondell Ruby Keeler Dick Powell Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee Warren William Ned Sparks Ginger Rogers Sterling Holloway Ferdinand Gottschalk Robert Agnew
showgirl singer songwriter theatrical producer wealthy man brother engaging playful rousing new york city apartment broadway theater poverty wealth show business romance deception song and dance underdog love
A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play.
6.5/10
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 »
7.0/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1929
96 Minutes
Groucho Marx Joseph Santley Harpo Marx Chico Marx Zeppo Marx Kay Francis Oscar Shaw Mary Eaton Margaret Dumont Cyril Ring Basil Ruysdael
hotel owner wealthy woman daughter guest clerk brother hysterical madcap florida hotel hall auction house business land rush financial crisis theft auction brother relationship adventure quest
During the Florida land boom, The Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land, thwart a jewel robbery, and generally act like themselves.
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 »
6.8/10
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.
7.6/10
Comedy
USA
1937
86 Minutes
Jean Arthur Edward Arnold Ray Milland Luis Alberni Mary Nash Franklin Pangborn Barlowe Borland William Demarest Andrew Tombes Esther Dale Harlan Briggs
office worker wealthy man son wife hotel owner stockbroker cheeky playful frenetic new york city bus office hotel automat chance meeting class distinctions misunderstanding great depression rags to riches romance
A wealthy banker throws his wife's expensive fur coat off the roof of a building; it lands on the head of a stenographer, leading to everyone assuming she is his mistress and has access to his millions.
7.6/10
Comedy
USA
1968
88 Minutes
Zero Mostel Gene Wilder Dick Shawn Kenneth Mars Estelle Winwood Christopher Hewett Andreas Voutsinas Lee Meredith Renee Taylor Frank Campanella
producer accountant playwright actor director hippie hilarious cheeky charming office theater courtroom prison broadway theater theater production nazism scams shady dealings quest fall
A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
7.9/10
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.
6.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
98 Minutes
Betty Hutton Barry Fitzgerald Don DeFore Robert Benchley Bill Goodwin Iris Adrian Mikhail Rasumny Mary Young Andy Russell Perc Launders Mary Currier
hatcheck girl millionaire marine boss singer band leader cheery engaging stork club hotel new york city wealth generosity misunderstanding jealousy romance big-band music rescue transformation love
A hat-check girl at the Stork Club (Hutton) saves the life of a drowning man (Fitzgerald). A rich man, he decides to repay her by anonymously giving her a bank account, a luxury apartment ... See full summary »
7.2/10
Comedy
USA|UK
1993
85 Minutes
Larry B. Scott Mark Christopher Lawrence Rusty Cundieff Kasi Lemmons Howie Gold Barry Heins Eric Laneuville
performer sociologist filmmaker manager groupie rapper hilarious hedonistic madcap road arena hotel hip-hop touring music industry sexual conquests violence rap music discovery rivalry
A mockumentary chronicling the rise and fall of NWH, a not particularly talented--or particularly bright but always controversial--hip-hop group.
6.2/10
Musical, Comedy
UK
1959
111 Minutes
Laurence Harvey Sylvia Syms Cliff Richard Yolande Mallott Meier Tzelniker Ambrosine Philpotts Eric Pohlmann Hermione Baddeley Reginald Beckwith Wilfrid Lawson Martin Miller
promoter talent scout pop star musician teenager melodramatic spirited disheartening london music hall coffee shop music industry rock 'n' roll media circus rags to riches exploitation fame underdog rise temptation
Johnny Jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager Bert Rudge singing in a coffee house. Despite Bert's protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, Johnny ... See full summary »
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