20 movies like Muscle Beach Party, ordered by similarity : Teen Beach Movie(2013), Beach Blanket Bingo(1965), Don't Make Waves(1967), For Those Who Think Young(1964), The Harvey Girls(1946), Singin' in the Rain(1952), Girls! Girls! Girls!(1962), Hairspray(2007), Fun in Acapulco(1963), Rose Marie(1954), Sunshine on Leith(2013), Two Weeks With Love(1950) ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
94 Minutes
Frankie Avalon Annette Funicello Don Rickles Luciana Paluzzi John Ashley Peter Turgeon Jody McCrea Candy Johnson Little Stevie Wonder Morey Amsterdam Buddy Hackett
surfer girlfriend trainer bodybuilder contessa manager airy playful uplifting malibu, calif. beach beach culture surfing bodybuilding love triangle culture clash jealousy rivalry revenge love
Local beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders.
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.
Musical, Comedy
1965
98 Minutes
Frankie Avalon Annette Funicello Paul Lynde Deborah Walley Harvey Lembeck John Ashley Jody McCrea Donna Loren Marta Kristen Linda Evans Timothy Agoglia Carey
mermaid boyfriend girlfriend singer surfer biker campy playful california beach party young love kidnapping publicity skydiving jealousy love quest rescue 1960s
Lovers (Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello) quarrel around surfers, Don Rickles, Buster Keaton, Von Zipper's biker gang.
Comedy
USA
1967
97 Minutes
Tony Curtis Claudia Cardinale Sharon Tate Robert Webber Joanna Barnes David Draper Mort Sahl Edgar Bergen Ann Elder Chester Yorton Marc London
new yorker beautiful woman free spirit surfer boyfriend relaxing amusing venice, calif. los angeles pool beach malibu, calif. love triangle vacation beach culture affair romance bodybuilding love adventure
Carlo goes on a vacation to Southern California where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy-going local culture while getting entangled in two beach-side romances.
Comedy
USA
1964
96 Minutes
James Darren Pamela Tiffin Paul Lynde Woody Woodbury Tina Louise Nancy Sinatra Bob Denver Claudia Martin Robert Middleton Ellen Burstyn Louis Quinn
college student playboy uncle grandfather nightclub owner surfer spirited airy playful college dorm teen hangout beach college life beach culture unrequited love class distinctions family secrets blackmail love
A wealthy young man tries to woo a university student, while her two uncles work to popularize a local club.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1946
101 Minutes
Judy Garland John Hodiak Ray Bolger Preston Foster Virginia O'Brien Angela Lansbury Marjorie Main Chill Wills Kenny Baker Selena Royle Cyd Charisse
waitress restaurant manager saloon girl saloon owner cowboy uplifting charming playful new mexico saloon restaurant wild west love letters deception romance restaurant business train travel rivalry love 1880s
On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley (Judy Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1962
106 Minutes
Elvis Presley Laurel Goodwin Stella Stevens Jeremy Slate Benson Fong Guy Lee Frank Puglia Lili Valenty
fisherman love interest guide boss rich girl rival endearing playful amusing boat pacific ocean hawaii seaside courtship aspirations seafaring love triangle career vs. love quest love
When he finds out his boss is retiring to Arizona, a sailor has to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he and his father built. He is also caught between two women: insensitive club singer Robin and sweet Laurel.
Musical, Comedy
USA|UK|Canada
2007
115 Minutes
John Travolta Nikki Blonsky Amanda Bynes Christopher Walken Zac Efron Elijah Kelley Queen Latifah Michelle Pfeiffer Brittany Snow James Marsden Allison Janney
teenager dancer mother father best friend rival campy heartwarming inspiring baltimore household television studio high school dance racism television love competition underdog rivalry
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1963
97 Minutes
Elvis Presley Ursula Andress Paul Lukas Alejandro Rey Elsa Cardenas Larry Domasin Robert Carricart Teri Hope Charles Evans Alberto Morin Francisco Ortega
lifeguard diver daughter young boy love interest rival amusing melodramatic charming acapulco, mexico boat hotel jealousy new job love interest music competition diving love transformation
A yacht owner's spoiled daughter gets Mike fired, but a boy helps him get a job as singer at Acapulco Hilton etc. He upsets the lifeguard by taking his girl and 3 daily work hours. Mike's also seeing a woman bullfighter.
Musical, Romance
USA
1954
115 Minutes
Ann Blyth Howard Keel Fernando Lamas Bert Lahr Marjorie Main Joan Taylor Ray Collins
orphan love interest trapper native american chief ward mountie amusing airy uplifting playful melodramatic canada wilderness saloon love triangle murder rivalry love opposites attract adventure
Tomboy Rose Marie Lemaitre, the orphaned ward of Mountie Mike Malone, falls in love with him, and he with her. But when she goes to "learn to be a lady", she meets outlaw trapper James ... See full summary »
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
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 »
Musical, Comedy, Drama
India
1968
157 Minutes
Shammi Kapoor Rajshree Pran Mumtaz Dhumal Madhavi Mohan Choti Asit Sen Krishan Dhawan Ratnamala Mridula
orphan landlord neighbor poor woman emotional endearing amusing moving india house bungalow apartment building love betrayal orphans love triangle pact love quest pursuit
Of unknown parentage, as he was abandoned as a child, calling himself Brahmachari (Shammi Kapoor) lives in a heavily mortgaged house, with twelve other young orphans, and a servant/former ... See full summary »
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.
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
85 Minutes
Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Elsa Lanchester Harvey Lembeck Jesse White Jody McCrea Buster Keaton Dorothy Lamour Ben Lessy Donna Loren Cheryl Sweeten
surfer alien widow love interest motorcycle gang leader chief cheeky campy spirited beach shop swimming pool small town summer vacation opposites attract alien invasion heist party showdown love
Gogo, a Martian teenager, is sent to Earth to prepare the way for an invasion. The first Earthling he meets, one Aunt Wendy, is a rich widow who runs a dress shop catering to teenagers. Her... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1976
90 Minutes
James Bolam Rodney Bewes Brigit Forsyth Mary Tamm Sheila Fearn Zena Walker Judy Buxton Alun Armstrong Vicki Michelle Ronald Lacey Anulka Dziubinska
friend bachelor lover wife divorce amusing brooding cheeky endearing melodramatic playful van town beach bed and breakfast bedroom flat relationships love happiness
Terry is divorced from his German wife and has a Finnish girlfriend Christina. At Thelma's suggestion they join her and Bob on a caravan holiday but due to a mishap the men get separated ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
89 Minutes
Ruby Keeler Warner Baxter Bebe Daniels George Brent Dick Powell Guy Kibbee Una Merkel Ginger Rogers Ned Sparks George E. Stone
actress actor director diva engaging spirited playful broadway theater new york city love triangle redemption hope quest love rivalry 1930s
When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
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.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.