20 movies like On the Town, ordered by similarity : Road to Zanzibar(1941), Follow the Fleet(1936), Music in My Heart(1940), This Is the Army(1943), Teen Beach Movie(2013), Up Front(1951), G.I. Blues(1960), Singin' in the Rain(1952), UglyDolls(2019), Duck Duck Goose(2018), Guys and Dolls(1955), Microbe and Gasoline(2015) ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
98 Minutes
Gene Kelly Gene Kelly Frank Sinatra Ann Miller Vera-Ellen Betty Garrett Jules Munshin Alice Pearce Florence Bates
sailor actress anthropologist cab driver lighthearted playful new york city ship street empire state building museum coney island friendship freedom romance military shore leave adventure love quest
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
92 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Una Merkel Eric Blore Iris Adrian Lionel Royce Buck Woods Leigh Whipper Ernest Whitman Noble Johnson
con artist circus performer best friend tycoon love interest charming lighthearted africa jungle resort swindling road trip circus love triangle friendship mining adventure quest love 1940s
Stranded in Africa, Chuck and his pal Fearless have comic versions of jungle adventures, featuring two attractive con-women.
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
70 Minutes
Tony Martin Rita Hayworth Alan Mowbray Edith Fellows Eric Blore George Tobias
actor love interest millionaire fiancé manservant immigration official winsome engaging new york city ship taxicab radio station street new love love triangle deportation chance meeting show business love pursuit
Rita Hayworth co-stars with famed recording artist Tony Martin in this musical comedy featuring the music of Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra. Following various comic misunderstandings, ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
121 Minutes
George Murphy Joan Leslie Ronald Reagan George Tobias Alan Hale Charles Butterworth Julie Oshins
actor dancer father son fiancée soldier patriotic emotional new york city family home broadway theater military base world war i world war ii broadway marriage father/son relationship friendship adventure quest
In WWI dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the war, he becomes a producer. In WWII his son Johnny Jones, who was before his ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance, Comedy
2013
90 Minutes
Ross Lynch Maia Mitchell Grace Phipps Garrett Clayton Chrissie Fit Jordan Fisher Mollee Gray Kent Boyd Jessica Lee Keller Kevin Chamberlin Steve Valentine
singer surfer teenager friend villain rival charming cool creative engaging lighthearted playful beach island film set alternate reality sea house alternate reality beach culture
Two young surfers (Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell) find romance when they magically become part of a movie musical.
Comedy
USA
1951
92 Minutes
David Wayne Tom Ewell Marina Berti Jeffrey Lynn Richard Egan
soldier captain woman father police officer moonshiner amusing lighthearted madcap heartwarming naples, italy city battlefield military base world war ii romance friendship military life military occupation adventure
Based on the famed W.W.II cartoons: Lowbrow G.I.s Willie and Joe, on the Italian front, are good soldiers in combat, but meet the antics of gung-ho Captain Johnson and other military snafus... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1960
104 Minutes
Elvis Presley Juliet Prowse Robert Ivers Letícia Román Ludwig Stossel James Douglas Sigrid Maier Arch Johnson
soldier dancer friend beautiful girl southerner singer amusing lighthearted heartwarming nightclub frankfurt, germany military base stage city wager business scheme military life friendship womanizing unlikely romance
Tulsa, a soldier with dreams of running his own nightclub, places a bet with his friend Dynamite that he can win the heart of an untouchable dancer...but when Dynamite is transferred, Tulsa must replace him in the bet.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
102 Minutes
Gene Kelly Debbie Reynolds Donald O'Connor Jean Hagen Millard Mitchell Rita Moreno Douglas Fowley Cyd Charisse Madge Blake King Donovan
actor singer actress friend songwriter filmmaker emotional playful witty hollywood new york city street movie set silent movies movie making song and dance love triangle jealousy media love
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Musical
China|Canada|USA|Thailand
2019
87 Minutes
friend child doll townsperson girl boy playful lighthearted heartwarming hilarious amusing town house party village love relationships friendship self-confidence self-expression
An animated adventure in which the free-spirited UglyDolls confront what it means to be different, struggle with a desire to be loved, and ultimately discover who you truly are is what matters most.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
China|USA|UK|Thailand|India
2018
82 Minutes
goose friend cat duck pig chicken amusing lighthearted emotional heartwarming touching playful pond woods shack field mountain forest unlikely allies unlikely friendship
A bachelor goose must form a bond with two lost ducklings as they journey south.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1955
150 Minutes
Marlon Brando Jean Simmons Frank Sinatra Vivian Blaine Robert Keith Stubby Kaye B.S. Pully Sheldon Leonard Regis Toomey Johnny Silver Dan Dayton
gambler fiancée sister friend intricate amusing lighthearted new york city mission street wager dating love daunting task quest transformation 1940s
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
Comedy, Adventure
France
2015
104 Minutes
Ange Dargent Théophile Baquet Diane Besnier Audrey Tautou Vincent Lamoureux Agathe Peigney Douglas Brosset Charles Raymond Ferdinand Roux-Balme Marc Delarue
teen boy teenager artist mother love interest friend amusing playful charming cheeky lighthearted emotional france lake vacation home coming-of-age relationships first love mother/son relationship escape
Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.
Musical, Romance, Comedy
UK
2013
100 Minutes
Paul Brannigan Jason Flemyng Peter Mullan Antonia Thomas George MacKay Jane Horrocks Freya Mavor Kevin Guthrie Emma Hartley-Miller Sara Vickers Elaine M. Ellis
young man young woman love interest boyfriend girlfriend family uplifting lighthearted moving charming scotland musicals growing up moving love relationships romance growing up adventure love
Two soldiers return home to Edinburgh to resume their romantic and family lives.
Musical, Comedy, Other, Horror
UK
2017
92 Minutes
Ella Hunt Malcolm Cumming Sarah Swire Christopher Leveaux Ben Wiggins Marli Siu Mark Benton Paul Kaye Ella Jarvis Calum Cormack
zombie friend loved one teen girl family member hilarious amusing lighthearted thrilling cheeky high school house suburb playground cemetery zombies friendship survival christmas escape
A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
2015
87 Minutes
Sean McCormack
animal friend adventurer mother father child amusing cheeky endearing heartwarming lighthearted playful sea ship unknown territory flooding noah's arc adventure discovery friendship
Finny, a Nestrian, and his new friend Leah have to band together to survive the elements and predators after they fall off Noah's Ark.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
88 Minutes
Fred Astaire Rita Hayworth Robert Benchley John Hubbard Osa Massen Frieda Inescort Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Donald MacBride
dancer chorus girl captain wife boyfriend producer uplifting lighthearted amusing new york city nightclub army base boot camp jail dance military draft love triangle marriage deception adventure
In order to cover up his philandering ways, a married Broadway producer sets one of his dancers up on a date with a chorus girl for whom he had bought a gift, but the two dancers fall in love for real.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
90 Minutes
socialite writer singer father daughter playful lighthearted stage backstage new york city theater love triangle unlikely romance humiliation jealousy love rivalry quest 1930s
Broadway producer satirizes an important New York family. The family sues but their daughter falls in love with producer.
Romance
USA
1940
84 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Charles Coburn Judith Barrett Anthony Quinn Jerry Colonna Johnny Arthur Pierre Watkin Steve Pendleton Miles Mander
sailor best friend love interest wife ex-boyfriend father lighthearted charming ship family home singapore love triangle marriage running away father/son relationship friendship travel love quest pursuit
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet a beautiful dancer.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
116 Minutes
Jean Arthur Marlene Dietrich John Lund Millard Mitchell Peter von Zerneck Stanley Prager
congresswoman military officer singer witty engaging berlin nightclub military base office nazism world war ii political corruption love triangle love quest transformation 1940s
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.
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