20 movies like Sergeant Deadhead, ordered by similarity : The Road to Hong Kong(1962), The American Astronaut(2001), Space Cowboys(2000), Gold Diggers of 1935(1935), Flirtation Walk(1934), This Is the Army(1943), The Cocoanuts(1929), The Bulldog Breed(1960), Fancy Pants(1950), Spaceballs(1987), Sandwich(2006), Thor: Ragnarok(2017) ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1965
89 Minutes
Frankie Avalon Deborah Walley Cesar Romero Fred Clark Gale Gordon Harvey Lembeck John Ashley Buster Keaton Reginald Gardiner Eve Arden
sergeant general chimpanzee pilot bride outlandish wild parade outer space hotel military base marriage space travel impersonation adventure transformation 1960s
An astronaut goes into space with a chimpanzee. When they return to Earth after their orbit, it is discovered that the chimp has the brains of the astronaut, and the astronaut has the brains of the chimp. Complications ensue.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1962
91 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Joan Collins Dorothy Lamour Robert Morley Walter Gotell Peter Sellers Felix Aylmer
con artist partner spy agent scientist madcap campy hilarious outlandish tibet underwater headquarters rocket outer space travel memory formula espionage space travel survival
Mistaken identity and the acquisition of a rare Tibetan herb put two buffoonish con men on the wrong side of a secret organization geared toward world domination.
Musical, Comedy
USA
2001
94 Minutes
Cory McAbee Rocco Sisto Gregory Russell Cook Annie Golden James Ransone Joshua Taylor Tom Aldredge Peter McRobbie Bill Buell Mark Manley Ned Sublette
space traveler mad scientist worker woman friend smuggler campy outlandish hilarious spaceship venus solar system saloon bathroom alien planet cloning space travel theft sexual frustration epic journey
Samuel Curtis, an interplanetary trader, sets forth through a rustic and remote solar system, unaware that his old friend Professor Hess is trying to kill him.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA
2000
129 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Tommy Lee Jones Donald Sutherland James Garner James Cromwell Marcia Gay Harden William Devane Loren Dean Courtney B. Vance Barbara Babcock Rade Serbedzija
pilot engineer navigator friend boss wife cheeky amusing positive tense thrilling united states space spaceship training area outer space spacecraft reunion heroism disaster
When retired engineer Frank Corvin (Clint Eastwood) is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists that his equally old teammates accompany him into space.
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
1934
97 Minutes
Dick Powell Ruby Keeler Pat O'Brien Ross Alexander John Arledge John Eldredge Henry O'Neill Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Frederick Burton John Darrow Glen Boles
cadet general daughter lieutenant sergeant amusing passionate hawaii army base west point, n.y. stage love triangle reunion military musical revue engagement ambition love quest rivalry
A Musical-romance with Dick Powell as a private stationed in Hawaii who gets involved with Ruby Keeler, the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
121 Minutes
George Murphy Joan Leslie Ronald Reagan George Tobias Alan Hale Charles Butterworth Julie Oshins
actor dancer father son fiancée soldier patriotic emotional new york city family home broadway theater military base world war i world war ii broadway marriage father/son relationship friendship adventure quest
In WWI dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the war, he becomes a producer. In WWII his son Johnny Jones, who was before his ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1929
96 Minutes
Groucho Marx Joseph Santley Harpo Marx Chico Marx Zeppo Marx Kay Francis Oscar Shaw Mary Eaton Margaret Dumont Cyril Ring Basil Ruysdael
hotel owner wealthy woman daughter guest clerk brother hysterical madcap florida hotel hall auction house business land rush financial crisis theft auction brother relationship adventure quest
During the Florida land boom, The Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land, thwart a jewel robbery, and generally act like themselves.
Comedy
UK
1960
100 Minutes
englishman naval officer astronaut love interest friend amusing hilarious madcap playful witty england coast seaside cliff rocket space ship rejection unintended consequences love
When he is crossed in love, grocers assistant Norman Puckle joins the Navy, where he is recruited to man the first British rocket.
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 »
Comedy
USA
1987
92 Minutes
Mel Brooks John Candy Rick Moranis Bill Pullman Daphne Zuniga Dick Van Patten George Wyner Michael Winslow Lorene Yarnell John Hurt Ronny Graham
president wizard pilot princess king madcap hilarious witty intricate outer space spacecraft space station desert kidnapping arranged marriage ransom space travel magic rescue love
A star pilot and his sidekick must come to the rescue of a Princess and save the galaxy from a ruthless race of beings known as Spaceballs.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
India
2006
180 Minutes
Govinda Raveena Tandon Mahima Chaudhry Mohnish Bahl Shammi Kapoor Mushtaq Khan Kiran Kumar Reema Lagoo Ananth Narayan Mahadevan Shweta Menon Satish Shah
screenwriter wealthy woman wife son father sister amusing cool hilarious lighthearted madcap outlandish house bungalow school coffee shop restaurant street love triangle arranged marriage
Sher Singh lives with his mother and handicapped sister in Punjab but moves to Mumbai, changes his name to Shekhar, meets Nisha and falls in love. When his mother asks him to return, he ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA|Australia
2017
130 Minutes
Chris Hemsworth Tom Hiddleston Cate Blanchett Idris Elba Jeff Goldblum Tessa Thompson Mark Ruffalo Karl Urban Anthony Hopkins Benedict Cumberbatch Sam Neill
thor hulk supervillain confident gripping hilarious intense asgard prison arena space space combat survival ancient civilization destruction adventure escape fall rise
Imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, Thor must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela.
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.
Comedy
USA
2011
125 Minutes
Kristen Wiig Maya Rudolph Rose Byrne Ellie Kemper Wendi McLendon-Covey Melissa McCarthy Chris O'Dowd Matt Lucas Jill Clayburgh Rebel Wilson Michael Hitchcock
single woman best friend bride bridesmaid maid of honor groom hilarious endearing tender wedding milwaukee café airplane store mansion marriage friendship female bonding jealousy unlikely romance
Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride's best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
88 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Dennis King Thelma Todd James Finlayson Lucile Browne Arthur Pierson Henry Armetta Matt McHugh Lane Chandler Nena Quartero
thief lord lady bandit innkeeper bumbler amusing cheeky rousing carriage dance hall cellar italy inn robbery seduction impersonation deception unlikely criminal adventure
Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra Diavolo, a notorious outlaw.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA
2017
135 Minutes
Chris Pratt Zoe Saldana Dave Bautista Michael Rooker Karen Gillan Sylvester Stallone Pom Klementieff Kurt Russell Elizabeth Debicki Tommy J. Flanagan Chris Sullivan
adventurer bounty hunter villain raccoon humanoid father brash cheeky confident thrilling offbeat hilarious space spaceship colony alien planet prison outer space team misfits
The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father the ambitious celestial being Ego.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
90 Minutes
Eddie Cantor Ann Sothern Ethel Merman Jesse Block
con artist sheik heir son madcap lighthearted cheeky egypt new york city ship treasure travel inheritance politics con game archaeology adventure pursuit rivalry underdog
A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy (Eddie Cantor) who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it.
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 »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
81 Minutes
Mary Martin Dick Powell Betty Hutton Eddie Bracken Rudy Vallee Mabel Paige Eric Blore Clem Bevans Sir Lancelot Ben Carter Lillian Randolph
cigarette girl american best friend dancer wealthy man voodoo queen lighthearted amusing ship boat sea caribbean hotel deck gold digging impersonation romance deception voodoo drunkenness
A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
84 Minutes
Dick Powell Anita Louise Allen Jenkins Ronald Reagan Walter Catlett Harold Huber Larry Williams Thurston Hall Minna Gombell Joyce Compton Robert Warwick
salesman boss beautiful woman aunt fan jockey lighthearted mellow store hotel party racetrack parade maryland horse racing impersonation wager advertising sabotage quest
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.