20 movies like The Teahouse of the August Moon, ordered by similarity : Whisky Galore!(1949), Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.(1966), Whisky Galore!(2016), Mediterraneo(1991), The Wackiest Ship in the Army(1961), Bell-Bottom George(1943), The Major and the Minor(1942), The Palm Beach Story(1942), A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon(2019), Moana(2016), Dave(1993), On the Town(1949) ...
Comedy
USA
1956
123 Minutes
Marlon Brando Glenn Ford Machiko Ky? Eddie Albert Paul Ford Harry Morgan
military officer interpreter native villager geisha amusing lighthearted playful madcap winsome japan army base island culture clash world war ii discovery 1940s
In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.
Comedy, War
UK
1949
82 Minutes
Basil Radford Joan Greenwood Gordon Jackson Catherine Lacey Bruce Seton Wylie Watson Gabrielle Blunt Jean Cadell Morland Graham John Gregson James Woodburn
shopkeeper daughter sailor military officer villager captain airy amusing cheeky scotland island ship small town countryside world war ii military rebellion liquor pursuit discovery
Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1966
110 Minutes
Dick Van Dyke Nancy Kwan Akim Tamiroff Arthur Malet Tyler McVey P.L. Renoudet Peter Duryea John Dennis Nancy Hsueh Yvonne Ribuca Victoria Young
robinson crusoe lieutenant monkey islander navy pilot love interest amusing witty madcap lighthearted playful charming tropical island island life robinson crusoe stranded human-animal friendship survival tribe adventure
Lt. Robin Crusoe is a navy pilot who bails out of his plane after engine trouble. He reaches a deserted island paradise where he builds a house, finds an abandoned submarine with lots of ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
2016
99 Minutes
Gregor Fisher Eddie Izzard Sean Biggerstaff Ellie Kendrick Naomi Battrick Kevin Guthrie Ken Drury Kevin Mains Michael Nardone Brian Pettifer Iain Robertson
scottish person adventurer islander captain barmaid villager charming cheeky hilarious melodramatic playful spirited island scotland ocean ship village rural community world war ii alcohol
Scottish islanders try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship during WWII.
Comedy
Italy
1991
105 Minutes
Diego Abatantuono Claudio Bigagli Giuseppe Cederna Claudio Bisio Gigio Alberti Ugo Conti Vanna Barba Memo Dini Vasco Mirandola Luigi Montini Irene Grazioli
soldier islander young man beautiful woman love interest airy charming greece island world war ii isolation island life romance culture clash love discovery 1940s
In WW2, an Italian Army unit of misfits occupies an isolated non-strategic Greek island for the duration of the war.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1961
99 Minutes
Jack Lemmon Ricky Nelson John Lund Chips Rafferty Tom Tully Joby Baker Warren Berlinger Patricia Driscoll Mike Kellin Richard Anderson Alvy Moore
ensign lieutenant spy sailor amusing lighthearted madcap south pacific ship military mission world war ii spies underdog quest 1940s
A businessman moves to Hong Kong to pursue a career as an artist and falls in love with a prostitute he hires as a model.
Comedy, War
UK
1943
97 Minutes
George Formby Anne Firth Reginald Purdell Peter Murray Hill Charles Farrell Eliot Makeham
waiter sailor german spy nazi wren admiral witty engaging lighthearted madcap amusing hilarious england mistaken identity career aspirations world war ii musical performance navy humor adventure
Nazi spies are out to destroy a new submarine killer, the "Firefly", being developed by the British navy. A hapless waiter named George, after being rejected for military service three ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1942
100 Minutes
Ginger Rogers Ray Milland Rita Johnson Robert Benchley Diana Lynn Edward Fielding Frank Thomas Jr. Raymond Roe Charles Smith Larry Nunn Billy Dawson
major woman fiancée father sister lighthearted cheery amusing winsome new york city iowa train school scams mistaken identity romance military escape transformation forbidden love
A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.
Comedy
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Joel McCrea Rudy Vallee Mary Astor Sig Arno Robert Warwick Arthur Stuart Hull Torben Meyer Jimmy Conlin Victor Potel William Demarest
husband wife architect millionaire sister amusing madcap lighthearted palm beach, fla. yacht new york city train mansion deception romance love triangle wealth marriage love pursuit
An inventor needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|France|Belgium|USA|China|Australia|Japan|Finland|Germany|Ireland
2019
87 Minutes
Will Becher Justin Fletcher John Sparkes Amalia Vitale Kate Harbour David Holt Richard Webber Simon Greenall Joe Sugg Emma Tate Andy Nyman
alien animal friend stranger farmer government official amusing engaging heartwarming lighthearted playful winsome farm town countryside alien planet unlikely allies friendly aliens friendship aliens
When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Musical
USA
2016
113 Minutes
teen girl chief demigod villager monster rooster creative cool amusing island village volcano ocean ship beach identity growing up super powers sailing family
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the Demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the Demigod to set things right.
Comedy
1993
110 Minutes
Kevin Kline Sigourney Weaver Frank Langella Ben Kingsley Kevin Dunn Ving Rhames Charles Grodin Faith Prince Laura Linney Bonnie Hunt Parley Baer
president first lady impostor political consultant press officer secret service agent amusing confident playful suspenseful madcap washington, d.c. white house office ballroom bedroom capitol building impersonation propaganda deception
White House aides draft a down-to-earth double (Kevin Kline) to impersonate the president, who has had a stroke.
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.
Comedy
USA
1989
88 Minutes
Gary Kroeger Marc Singer Jennifer Runyon Gretchen German Michael Mears Andy Greenhalgh Bobby Di Cicco Travis McKenna Andy Bumatai
nazi general soldier native american teacher sergeant amusing madcap outlandish north africa restaurant headquarters desert dangerous mission world war ii misfits war effort journey military underdog
In the midst of WWII, a group of half-witted soldiers led by a slightly smarter sergeant, battle the Germans and especially Von Kraut in the desert.
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
Germany|Japan|USA|UK
2018
101 Minutes
dog boy stray animal friend politician police officer playful amusing endearing spirited hilarious offbeat japan island dump airplane gondola headquarters rule breaking isolation
Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.
Comedy, Animation, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Japan
2019
104 Minutes
friend dragon leader viking hero amusing playful endearing touching emotional secret location forest village hideout dragon discovery saving the day friendship animal taming escape
When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek "The Hidden World", a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.
Comedy
1947
90 Minutes
Harold Lloyd Frances Ramsden Jimmy Conlin Raymond Walburn Edgar Kennedy Arline Judge Lionel Stander Rudy Vallee
football player boss secretary hustler bartender worker outlandish amusing lighthearted locker room bar jail office unemployment ambition the past success midlife crisis new life transformation
After being fired from his office job, Harold Diddlebock (Harold Lloyd) gets drunk, goes on a wild binge, and buys a near-bankrupt circus.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2011
94 Minutes
Jim Carrey Carla Gugino Angela Lansbury Ophelia Lovibond Madeline Carroll Clark Gregg Jeffrey Tambor David Krumholtz Philip Baker Hall Maxwell Perry Cotton James Tupper
real estate developer penguin ex-wife child father boss lighthearted madcap heartwarming amusing playful apartment new york city central park zoo office street marriage human-animal friendship family
The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.
Comedy
USA
1952
97 Minutes
Cary Grant Ginger Rogers Marilyn Monroe Charles Coburn Hugh Marlowe Henri Letondal Robert Cornthwaite Larry Keating Douglas Spencer Esther Dale Joseph Mell
chemist secretary businessman chimpanzee wife wild amusing madcap playful laboratory car skating rink office youth science medical experiments confusion immortality transformation temptation
A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.
Comedy
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Charles Laughton Robert Young Margaret O'Brien William Gargan Reginald Owen Rags Ragland Una O'Connor Donald Stuart Elisabeth Risdon Frank Faylen
ghost soldier young girl father amusing winsome lighthearted playful england castle bravery cowardice family honor curse haunted houses quest rescue 1940s
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
Comedy, Drama
New Zealand|Czech Republic|USA
2019
108 Minutes
Roman Griffin Davis Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie Scarlett Johansson Taika Waititi Sam Rockwell Rebel Wilson Alfie Allen Stephen Merchant Archie Yates Luke Brandon Field Sam Haygarth
boy hitler imaginary friend jewish child mother hitler youth amusing witty winsome hysterical heartwarming engaging germany outdoors family home world war ii change of heart friendship hiding discovery
A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.