20 movies like The Court Jester, ordered by similarity : Aladdin(2019), Aladdin(1992), The Smiling Lieutenant(1931), Fancy Pants(1950), Road to Utopia(1945), Love Me Tonight(1932), Charming(2018), Road to Zanzibar(1941), Naughty Marietta(1935), Anna and the Apocalypse(2017), Strange Magic(2015), Gold Diggers of 1935(1935) ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1955
101 Minutes
Danny Kaye Norman Panama Glynis Johns Basil Rathbone Angela Lansbury Cecil Parker Mildred Natwick Robert Middleton Michael Pate Herbert Rudley Noel Drayton
carnival worker maid king princess jester witch lighthearted hilarious cheeky england forest castle woods hut courtyard royalty impersonation schemes magic father/daughter relationship
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful King.
Romance, Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy
UK|USA|Australia
2019
128 Minutes
Will Smith Mena Massoud Naomi Scott Marwan Kenzari Navid Negahban Nasim Pedrad Billy Magnussen Jordan Nash Taliyah Blair Aubrey Lin Amir Boutrous
poor boy princess genie villain father monkey charming dreamy spectacular amusing cheeky middle east castle desert cave love fraud magic friendship saving the day
A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy
USA
1992
90 Minutes
thief magician genie princess king villain playful hilarious arabia palace cave dungeon poverty romance role reversal magic robbery adventure escape rise
A kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1931
88 Minutes
Maurice Chevalier Claudette Colbert Miriam Hopkins Charles Ruggles George Barbier Hugh O'Connell Robert Strange Lon MacSunday Janet Reade Elizabeth Patterson Harry C. Bradley
soldier princess peasant king girlfriend playful amusing cheeky lighthearted flausenthurm palace europe royalty forced marriage adultery love triangle love 19th century
An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
92 Minutes
Bob Hope Lucille Ball Bruce Cabot Jack Kirkwood Lea Penman Eric Blore Hugh French Joseph Vitale
actor wealthy woman husband daughter townsperson theodore roosevelt frenetic hilarious heartwarming new mexico plains saloon mansion england small town class distinctions impersonation engagement acting unlikely romance
An American actor (Arthur Tyler) impersonating an English butler is hired by a nouveau riche woman (Effie Floud) from New Mexico to refine her husband and headstrong daughter (Aggie). The ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
90 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Hillary Brooke Douglas Dumbrille Jack LaRue Robert Barrat Nestor Paiva Will Wright Jimmie Dundee Jim Thorpe
con artist best friend father daughter thief bar owner lighthearted charming alaska boomtown bar con game mistaken identity love triangle theft friendship gold pursuit escape love
Two vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
104 Minutes
Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald Charles Ruggles Charles Butterworth Myrna Loy C. Aubrey Smith Elizabeth Patterson Ethel Griffies Joseph Cawthorn Ethel Wales Marion Byron
tailor princess viscount widow countess amusing engaging playful france paris castle countryside love deception social standing royalty love forbidden love discovery 1930s
A Parisian tailor finds himself posing as a baron in order to collect a sizeable bill from an aristocrat, only to fall in love with an aloof young princess.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
2018
90 Minutes
prince charming king princess prince love interest cinderella charming engaging playful witty amusing hilarious fairy tale land kingdom love triangle true love ultimatum animation fairy tales magic spell
Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty discover that they are all engaged to the same Prince Charming.
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
1935
106 Minutes
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Frank Morgan Elsa Lanchester Douglas Dumbrille Cecilia Parker Walter Kingsford Greta Meyer
princess maid pirate captain governor airy melodramatic winsome france ship new orleans household theater romance switched identities journey royalty escape love adventure
An incognito French princess (Jeanette MacDonald) flees to New Orleans and flirts with an Indian scout (Nelson Eddy).
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.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy
USA|Canada|UK|Singapore|Australia|Thailand
2015
99 Minutes
king princess elf fiancé leader charming playful lighthearted fantasy world forest castle enchantment romance magic adventure love metamorphosis rivalry unknown era
Goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
100 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Gale Sondergaard Frank Faylen The Wiere Brothers George Meeker
singer trumpeter love interest guardian brother lighthearted charming ocean liner rio de janeiro arranged marriage stowaway love triangle hypnosis deception adventure love 1940s
Two inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian-bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1930
93 Minutes
Eddie Cantor Eleanor Hunt Paul Gregory John Rutherford Ethel Shutta Spencer Charters
daughter farmhand native american nurse sheriff rancher madcap hilarious wild lighthearted arizona ranch car family honor unusual romance marriage proposal racial tension wrongfully accused deception forbidden love
Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
99 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Busby Berkeley Judy Garland Gil Stratton Robert Strickland Rags Ragland June Allyson Nancy Walker Guy Kibbee Tommy Dorsey Band Frances Rafferty
young man young woman father dean daughter student endearing winsome amusing college american west education courtship performance love school quest adventure temptation 1940s
A young philandering playboy is sent to a College, somewhere in the American West, and organizes a show, together with his sweetheart, to save the college from closure due to falling enrollments.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
90 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Murvyn Vye Peter Coe Ralph Moody Leon Askin
diver vaudevillian prince princess love interest partner charming cheery lighthearted south sea island beach bali australia indonesia shady dealings treasure diving love triangle expedition
Two unemployed show-biz pals accept treasure-diving work in Bali for a local princess and they find treasure, love and trouble.
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.
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2018
85 Minutes
Matthew Glave Emily Bett Rickards Jana Winternitz Nikki Limo Lily Holleman Jessica Diggins Aschleigh Jensen Pete Gardner Reginald VelJohnson Jacob Wysocki
older man daughter estranged father friend girlfriend tense amusing emotional shocking uneasy california wedding restaurant bar woods love triangle awkward situations love father/daughter relationship secret
A dramedy about a well-intentioned father who inadvertently wreaks havoc on the life of his estranged daughter when she invites him to her woodland wedding.
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.
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.