20 movies like Expresso Bongo, ordered by similarity : Hollywood Hotel(1937), Crooner(1932), The Idolmaker(1980), A Hard Day's Night(1964), You Were Meant for Me(1948), Nashville(1975), Head(1968), Ring-A-Ding Rhythm(1962), Step Lively(1944), Almost Famous(2000), Help!(1965), The Vagabond Lover(1929) ...
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 »
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 »
5.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
64 Minutes
David Manners Ann Dvorak Ken Murray J. Carrol Naish Guy Kibbee Claire Dodd Allen Vincent Edward Nugent William Janney
musician singer girlfriend publicist band member star engaging melodramatic confident house concert hall office stage rise to stardom music fame romance arrogance show business discovery
Story of a saxophonist and his rise to fame as a singing star.
7.0/10
Musical
USA
1980
119 Minutes
Ray Sharkey Tovah Feldshuh Peter Gallagher Paul Land Joe Pantoliano Maureen McCormick John Aprea Richard Bright Olympia Dukakis
songwriter singer teen idol girlfriend spectacular melodramatic sultry pennsylvania stage apartment backstage street nightclub music pop culture fame rags to riches music industry rise rivalry
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
7.6/10
Musical, Comedy
UK
1964
83 Minutes
The Beatles Wilfrid Brambell Norman Rossington John Junkins Victor Spinetti Anna Quayle Deryck Guyler Richard Vernon Eddie Malin Robin Ray Lionel Blair
drummer director bassist teenager singer guitarist playful witty quirky stage bar television studio train england music television gambling fame photography the beatles
Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live television performance.
6.0/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
92 Minutes
bandleader flapper husband wife manager musician emotional lighthearted uplifting illinois midwest theater concert hall small town chicago rags to riches music city vs. country fame marriage
1920's bandleader Chuck Arnold meets hometown girl Peggy at one of the band's dances and next day weds her. Though she loves him, life on the road becomes increasingly difficult for her, ... See full summary »
7.7/10
Musical, Comedy, Drama
USA
1975
157 Minutes
Keith Carradine Lily Tomlin Karen Black David Arkin Barbara Baxley Ned Beatty Ronee Blakley Timothy Brown Geraldine Chaplin Robert DoQui Shelley Duvall
singer musician lawyer event coordinator politician driver amusing dense spirited nashville, tenn. rally stage music politics marriage infidelity aspirations discovery rise fall
Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.
6.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1968
86 Minutes
The Monkees Annette Funicello Timothy Agoglia Carey Victor Mature Logan Ramsey Abraham Sofaer Vito Scotti Charles Macaulay T. C. Jones Charles Irving William Bagdad
the monkees musician celebrity artist actor wild spirited madcap creative hollywood, calif. bridge fame music lsd pop art psychedelia vietnam war adventure 1960s
The Monkees are tossed about in a psychedelic, surrealist, plotless, circular bit of fun fluff.
Musical, Comedy
1962
73 Minutes
Helen Shapiro Craig Douglas Felix Felton Arthur Mullard
teenager older man older woman townspeople jazz musician amusing hilarious lighthearted small town music stage festival england united kingdom jazz music generation gap british culture small town discovery growing up
Two teens (Helen Shapiro, Craig Douglas) organize a jazz festival despite objections from the mayor (Felix Felton).
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 »
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.
7.2/10
Musical, Comedy
UK
1965
92 Minutes
The Beatles Leo McKern Eleanor Bron Victor Spinetti Roy Kinnear John Bluthal Patrick Cargill
musician jeweler cult member amusing cheeky lighthearted europe airplane alps bahamas music travel rock 'n' roll performance the beatles discovery escape 1960s
Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.
5.3/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1929
69 Minutes
musician niece neighbor socialite promoter band member amusing lighthearted playful long island, n.y. estate new york city impersonation aspirations class distinctions music big break burglary revenge underdog
A zany musical about an amateur musician in search of work who impersonates a big band leader.
6.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
2007
96 Minutes
John C. Reilly Jenna Fischer Raymond J. Barry Kristen Wiig Tim Meadows Harold Ramis Margo Martindale Chris Parnell Matt Besser John Michael Higgins Conner Rayburn
musician band member record producer wife singer ghost hilarious offbeat alabama california india prison stage rock 'n' roll fame drug addiction relationships breakdown underdog rise
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.
6.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
96 Minutes
Betty Hutton John Lund Billy De Wolfe William Demarest Constance Collier Frank Faylen William Farnum Snub Pollard Creighton Hale Chester Conklin James Finlayson
woman starlet director best friend mentor actor hilarious endearing inspiring new york city stage movie set hollywood, calif. movie studio sweatshop silent movies rags to riches show business second chance friendship
The real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to fame in silent serials.
6.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
90 Minutes
Dick Haymes June Haver Monty Woolley Anthony Quinn Beverly Whitney Max Rosenbloom Veda Ann Borg Clarence Kolb
criminal composer producer dancer emotional playful new york city theater apartment music biography crime fame love rise 20th century
A tunefull account of the life of Ernest R. Ball, composer of many popular Irish songs, including the title's.
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1996
110 Minutes
Tom Everett Scott Liv Tyler Johnathon Schaech Steve Zahn Ethan Embry Tom Hanks Charlize Theron Obba Babatundé Giovanni Ribisi Chris Ellis Alex Rocco
drummer singer manager guitarist girlfriend musician amusing airy spirited pennsylvania united states california rags to riches friendship fame music industry rock 'n' roll love underdog transformation
A local Pennsylvania band scores a one hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from its manager.
5.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1929
103 Minutes
Betty Compson Sally O'Neil Arthur Lake Joe E. Brown Louise Fazenda William Bakewell Sam Hardy Harry Gribbon
star ingénue comedian actor producer understudy charming lighthearted amusing new jersey theater stage backstage relationships performance music romance show business financial troubles love
A musical advertised as the first 100% natural color, all-singing production. The plot concerns a wide-eyed former hatcheck girl who takes the place of a rebellious star.
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.
5.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Lily Pons Henry Fonda Eric Blore Osgood Perkins Lucien Littlefield Lucille Ball Mischa Auer Paul Porcasi Scotty Beckett Esther Dale Clarence Wilson
opera singer composer agent producer husband wife melodramatic passionate paris monte carlo, monaco stage club street ambition jealousy music competition success marriage rivalry
Jonathan Street is a struggling composer when he meets and marries Annette. The problem is that Jonathan was drunk and does not want to be married. Annette does go with him to Paris and ... See full summary »
5.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1955
97 Minutes
Jane Russell Jeanne Crain Alan Young Rudy Vallee Scott Brady Guy Middleton Eric Pohlmann Ferdinand Mayne Leonard Sachs Guido Lorraine
sister showgirl boyfriend agent mother singer amusing heartwarming melodramatic new york city paris nightclub monte carlo, monaco the louvre stage aspirations fame travel singing rise
Two Broadway showgirls, who are also sisters, are sick and tired of New York, as well as getting nowhere. Quitting Broadway, the sisters decided to travel to Paris to become famous.
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