20 movies like There's No Business Like Show Business, ordered by similarity : Gold Diggers of 1933(1933), My Dream Is Yours(1949), George White's 1935 Scandals(1935), Sunny(1941), A Merry Friggin' Christmas(2014), Nancy Goes to Rio(1950), Hullabaloo(1940), No, No, Nanette(1940), Minnale(2001), Two Weeks With Love(1950), It All Came True(1940), Thanks a Million(1935) ...
6.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
117 Minutes
Ethel Merman Dan Dailey Marilyn Monroe Donald O'Connor Johnnie Ray Mitzi Gaynor Hugh O'Brian Frank McHugh
vaudevillian wife daughter son singer priest uplifting charming melodramatic spirited new jersey new york city theater performance show business family maturing romantic dilemma growing up discovery
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
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.
6.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
101 Minutes
Jack Carson Doris Day Lee Bowman Adolphe Menjou Eve Arden S.Z. Sakall Selena Royle Edgar Kennedy Sheldon Leonard Franklin Pangborn
singer agent radio personality single mother love interest positive charming uplifting los angeles new york city nightclub radio station romantic dilemma radio performers fame music industry show business love underdog rise
An agent must search for a new personality to replace a popular singer who refuses to renew his radio contract. He finds one in the form of a single mother, but complications soon occur.
6.0/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
83 Minutes
Alice Faye James Dunn Ned Sparks Lyda Roberti Cliff Edwards Arline Judge Eleanor Powell Benny Rubin Emma Dunn Roger Imhof George White
producer singer boyfriend aunt performer rival spirited charming florida train georgia theater new york city club show business performance family competition scandal marriage
A vacationing Broadway producer, George White, stops off in a small Georgia town to send a telegram. He sees his name in lights on a local theater and is scandalized over the unauthorized ... See full summary »
5.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
98 Minutes
Anna Neagle Ray Bolger John Carroll Edward Everett Horton Grace Hartman Paul Hartman
circus performer car dealer son aunt major heir spirited striking engaging charming endearing uplifting america circus life new love dance numbers musical performance family feud romance discovery
The beautiful Anna Neagle stars as a circus performer who falls in love with a rich car dealer's son, against her family's wishes. Features some spirited dance numbers with Ray Bolger.
5.1/10
Other, Comedy
USA
2014
88 Minutes
Joel McHale Robin Williams Lauren Graham Clark Duke Oliver Platt Wendi McLendon-Covey Tim Heidecker Candice Bergen
robin williams father son santa claus family patriarch wife amusing charming lighthearted melodramatic emotional playful church family dinner family home christmas family family gathering family relationships fighting
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
6.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
99 Minutes
Jane Powell Ann Sothern Barry Sullivan Carmen Miranda Louis Calhern Scotty Beckett Fortunio Bonanova Glenn Anders Nella Walker Hans Conried Frank Fontaine
singer mother daughter producer romantic interest actress winsome touching amusing new york city boat broadway theater rio de janeiro theater misunderstanding performance mother/daughter relationship love love sacrifice
A mother and daughter compete over the same singing role and, unbeknownst to each other, the same man.
6.0/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
77 Minutes
Frank Morgan Virginia Grey Virginia O'Brien Leni Lynn Curt Bois Billie Burke Dan Dailey Connie Gilchrist Sara Haden Charles Holland Cyrus W. Kendall
vaudevillian ex-wife daughter widow radio station manager sponsor campy quirky hilarious radio station family home amusement park romantic dilemma reunion radio performers deception failing career father/daughter relationship pursuit underdog
A movie musical centered on merrily befogged Merriweather's attempt to restore his career - all while reuniting with his three children (from his three alimony-seeking ex-wives!).
5.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
96 Minutes
Anna Neagle Richard Carlson Victor Mature Roland Young Helen Broderick ZaSu Pitts Eve Arden Billy Gilbert
aunt uncle niece artist broadway director suitor lighthearted charming endearing new york city family home theater love triangle family relationships philandering infidelity romance secrets love rivalry
Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations. Attempting one such unentanglement, ... See full summary »
7.6/10
Musical, Comedy, Romance
India
2001
165 Minutes
hoodlum love interest engineer impersonator grandfather amusing witty spirited lighthearted charming india false identity crush obsession impersonation deception discovery love growing up pursuit
A young girl is torn between an obsessive lover and a mild-mannered suitor.
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 »
6.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
97 Minutes
daughter son gangster mother singer songwriter amusing madcap endearing lighthearted boarding house nightclub hideout taxes murder on the run wrongfully accused show business pursuit sacrifice
After crooked nightclub owner Chips Maguire murders a police informant, he blackmails his piano player to allow him to stay at his eccentric mother's boarding house.
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 »
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.
6.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
98 Minutes
George Brent Jane Powell Frances Gifford Lauritz Melchior Marina Koshetz Xavier Cugat Thomas E. Breen Richard Derr
captain daughter opera singer fiancée fiancé aspiring singer amusing lighthearted emotional cruise ship opera house atlantic ocean cruise stowaway opera love triangle father/daughter relationship singing love growing up
A young girl stows away aboard a luxury liner which is full of musical stars--and which her father just happens to be the captain.
6.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
2015
115 Minutes
Anna Kendrick Rebel Wilson Hailee Steinfeld Brittany Snow Skylar Astin Adam Devine Katey Sagal Anna Camp Ben Platt Alexis Knapp Hana Mae Lee
singer woman college student friend family member judge amusing charming outlandish theater bus kennedy center party copenhagen, denmark outdoor concert singing competition stress status fighting
After a humiliating command performance at The Kennedy Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform.
Comedy, Drama
2016
94 Minutes
Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Christine Woods Ginger Gonzaga Briga Heelan Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen Asif Ali Kate Berlant
illustrator new yorker mother son father lover young man young woman moving emotional amusing charming los angeles family home new york city brooklyn love grief new experiences family
An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1930
82 Minutes
Fredric March Ina Claire Mary Brian Henrietta Crosman Charles Starrett Arnold Korff Frank Conroy
family matriarch actor actress manager daughter brother melodramatic amusing lighthearted new york city broadway theater family home family acting love retirement theater relationships transformation sacrifice
Julie Cavendish comes from a family of great Broadway actors. Her mother Fanny staunchly continues acting. Her boisterous brother Tony is fleeing a breach of promise suit in Hollywood. Her ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Musical
USA
1944
114 Minutes
George Murphy Ginny Simms Charles Winninger Gloria DeHaven Nancy Walker Ben Blue Lena Horne Eddie Anderson
producer actress vaudevillian daughter dancer amusing spectacular spirited new york city theater theater production family feud broadway song and dance quest rivalry 1940s
A reluctantly retired vaudevillian clashes with his producer son who thinks his father's entertainment is passe and audiences need something more sophisticated. Meanwhile the producer's father and sister secretly produce their own show.
7.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
107 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Alice Brady Edward Everett Horton Erik Rhodes Eric Blore Betty Grable
dancer pretty woman lawyer ex-husband ex-wife amusing charming lighthearted spirited england resort new love romance song and dance adultery mistaken identity love discovery 1930s
A woman thinks a flirting man is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to expedite her divorce.
5.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
82 Minutes
Phil Regan Leo Carrillo Ann Dvorak Tamara Geva James Gleason Henry Armetta Luis Alberni Smiley Burnette Selmer Jackson Eddie Kane Moroni Olsen
mobster singer opera singer musician secretary mother lighthearted winsome new york city office nightclub theater music industry show business opera mother/son relationship love triangle organized crime quest 1930s
Gangsters take control of a record company and use toughguy tactics on unwilling performers.
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