20 movies like FM, ordered by similarity : Blonde From Brooklyn(1945), The Gay Desperado(1936), I'm Reed Fish(2007), Playmates(1941), The Big Broadcast(1932), The Truth About Cats & Dogs(1996), Campus Rhythm(1943), My Dream Is Yours(1949), Hullabaloo(1940), The Girl From Mexico(1939), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm(1938), Thanks a Million(1935) ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1978
104 Minutes
Michael Brandon Martin Mull Eileen Brennan Alex Karras Cleavon Little Cassie Yates Norman Lloyd Jay Fenichel James Keach Joe Smith Janet Brandt
radio personality radio station manager sales manager boss dj fan amusing tense los angeles radio station household radio advertising showdown protest integrity loyalty quest underdog 1970s
When a liberal music station's owners decide to introduce army recruitment ads, despite the protests of its manager, the rebellious DJs are determined to fight back, no matter the cost.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
65 Minutes
Bob Haymes Lynn Merrick Thurston Hall Mary Treen Walter Soderling Arthur Loft
veteran singer manager radio host friend swindler playful charming nightclub radio station law office mansion dance floor house singing radio impersonation schemes drunkenness inheritance
Returning soldier Dixon Harper meets cute with promising radio singer Susan Parker. Susan is mistaken for a heiress to a southern plantation by blustery colonel Farnsworth and she ignores wise cracking friend Diane to see the ruse through.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
86 Minutes
Nino Martini Ida Lupino Leo Carrillo Harold Huber James Blakeley Stanley Fields Mischa Auer
gangster singer henchman kidnapper heiress manager frenetic madcap outlandish movie theater radio station mexico opera house movies kidnapping idolization performance radio quest adventure
Chivo, a singer who works in a movie theater providing live entertainment, is and apprehended by a music-loving Mexican bandit Braganza who wants to make Chivo part of his band. Braganza, who admires American gangsters, also kidnaps Jane and her rich boyfriend, Bill. to become more like the American movie gangsters he admires.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
2007
93 Minutes
Jay Baruchel Alexis Bledel Schuyler Fisk Victor Rasuk D.J. Qualls A.J. Cook Katey Sagal Chris Parnell
friend radio host fiancée high-school crush father radio station manager amusing touching playful quirky small town radio station countryside bar church house father/son relationship small-town life radio marriage
As he is about to be married to the sweetheart of his small town, Reed Fish's (Jay Baruchel) life turns upside down with an old flame's return.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
94 Minutes
Kay Kyser John Barrymore Lupe Velez Patsy Kelly Ginny Simms May Robson Peter Lind Hayes Harry Babbitt
john barrymore kay kyser bandleader singer dancer grandmother airy amusing charming playful radio station theater nightclub hotel room radio big-band music actors william shakespeare publicity stunts song and dance
Lulu Monahan (Patsy Kelly), the press agent for John Barrymore (John Barrymore),is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser (... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
78 Minutes
Stuart Erwin Bing Crosby George Burns Gracie Allen Leila Hyams Sharon Lynne
star millionaire secretary love interest singer tycoon amusing mushy radio station united states stage relationships music love radio financial troubles performance love quest 1930s
A radio-singer, Bing Hornsby, is none-too-concerned about his job, and an affair with Mona leads to his dismissal. When it appears Hornsby is getting and paying a lot of attention to his ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1996
97 Minutes
Uma Thurman Janeane Garofalo Ben Chaplin Jamie Foxx James McCaffrey Richard Coca Stanley DeSantis Antoinette Valente
veterinarian neighbor love interest dog radio host amusing charming madcap los angeles radio station love triangle radio dogs insecurity deception love rivalry 1990s
A successful veternarian & radio show host with low self-esteem asks her model friend to impersonate her when a handsome man wants to see her.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
63 Minutes
Johnny Downs Gale Storm Robert Lowery Candy Candido GeGe Pearson Douglas Leavitt Herbert Heyes Marie Blake John Duncan Claudia Drake
teen girl radio singer uncle agent orchestra conductor college student amusing lighthearted charming playful new york city college radio station american midwest show business radio starting over college life contest singing
Radio singer Joan Abbott, known as the "Crunchy-Wunchy Thrush", does not want to renew her contract with the cereal sponsor, as she wants to go to college. Her Uncle Willie signs it for her... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
101 Minutes
Jack Carson Doris Day Lee Bowman Adolphe Menjou Eve Arden S.Z. Sakall Selena Royle Edgar Kennedy Sheldon Leonard Franklin Pangborn
singer agent radio personality single mother love interest positive charming uplifting los angeles new york city nightclub radio station romantic dilemma radio performers fame music industry show business love underdog rise
An agent must search for a new personality to replace a popular singer who refuses to renew his radio contract. He finds one in the form of a single mother, but complications soon occur.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
77 Minutes
Frank Morgan Virginia Grey Virginia O'Brien Leni Lynn Curt Bois Billie Burke Dan Dailey Connie Gilchrist Sara Haden Charles Holland Cyrus W. Kendall
vaudevillian ex-wife daughter widow radio station manager sponsor campy quirky hilarious radio station family home amusement park romantic dilemma reunion radio performers deception failing career father/daughter relationship pursuit underdog
A movie musical centered on merrily befogged Merriweather's attempt to restore his career - all while reuniting with his three children (from his three alimony-seeking ex-wives!).
Comedy
USA
1939
71 Minutes
Lupe Velez Leon Errol Donald Woods Linda Hayes Donald MacBride Edward Raquello Elisabeth Risdon Ward Bond
advertising executive singer uncle fiancée wealthy man wrestler spirited playful mexico new york city baseball field wrestling ring radio station nightclub singing culture clash advertising radio jealousy engagement
An advertising executive goes to Mexico looking for talent and finds a hot-tempered singer, who goes to New York to stay with him, his aunt and uncle, and decides to steal him from his fiancée.
Musical
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Shirley Temple Randolph Scott Jack Haley Gloria Stuart Phyllis Brooks Helen Westley Slim Summerville William Demarest
young girl advertising executive announcer cousin aunt farmer charming lighthearted winsome city radio station apartment farmhouse office studio advertising radio singing child custody romance
Rebecca's Uncle Harry leaves her with Aunt Miranda who forbids her to associate with show people. But neighbor Anthony Kent is a talent scout who secretly set it up for her to broadcast.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
87 Minutes
Dick Powell Ann Dvorak Fred Allen Patsy Kelly Raymond Walburn David Rubinoff Benny Baker Andrew Tombes Alan Dinehart Paul Harvey Edwin Maxwell
singer dancer manager politician wife rival playful cheeky engaging bus new york city town rally hotel ambition politics radio romance performance rise
Entertainers enter a political rally to get out of the rain and become part of the show. One of them (Powell) gives a speech in place of the besotted candidate (Walburn) and is chosen to be... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2019
90 Minutes
John Robinson Heather Matarazzo Eric Roberts Leo Fitzpatrick Alice Wills Michael Fegley Cristina Lucas Tissot Kristyn Koczur
radio station manager contestant radio personality police officer entrepreneur bleak emotional intricate endearing moving radio station office funeral television studio radio contest family business quest adventure discovery
Times are tough, listener-ship is down and Casey needs to come up with a plan to save his radio station, WTYT 960, and fast! Casey's grand plan is to host a billboard sitting contest, where... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1952
93 Minutes
Dan Dailey Joanne Dru Richard Crenna Richard Hylton Hugh Sanders James Brown Leo T. Cleary Kenny Williams John McKee Stuart Randall William Frambes
brother baseball pitcher wife manager baseball fan radio personality endearing inspiring arkansas texas baseball field st. louis chicago radio station baseball male bonding injury marital problems gambling radio
The story of Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, a major-league baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs in the 1930s and 1940s.
Comedy
Germany
1999
107 Minutes
Thomas Gottschalk Harald Schmidt Veronica Ferres Jasmin Tabatabai Olli Dittrich Sabine Orléans Dieter Pfaff Andrea Sawatzki Karl Markovics Otto Schenk Jürgen Tarrach
television producer radio operator radio personality star celebrity audience amusing engaging creative witty heartwarming lighthearted germany tv station television television studio television commercials television personalities television ratings radio show
The program director of a German TV station desperately looks for a new talk master for the Late Show.
Comedy
USA
1934
62 Minutes
journalist wife son daughter friend boss outlandish cheeky endearing lighthearted newsroom radio station family home rally new job radio greed family unexpected success secret identity
Ellery Cushing is full of catchy sayings and old-fashioned wisdom. But all that his family cares about is how much money he makes, and all that his boss at the newspaper sees is that ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Victor Mature Lucille Ball Harold Peary Mapy Cortés Marcy McGuire Peter Lind Hayes Walter Reed Wallace Ford Arnold Stang Charles Victor Addison Richards
private soldier friend fiancée wealthy woman lawyer lighthearted spirited amusing army base nightclub new york city office mansion lake inheritance marriage impersonation deception radio
Soldier Johnny Grey is engaged to marry singer Mapy Cortes, but his plans go awry when he learns that he is the heir to $100,000 from his great-grandfather -- a bequest that comes with a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
88 Minutes
Patton Oswalt Kevin Corrigan Marcia Jean Kurtz Michael Rapaport Matt Servitto Gino Cafarelli Serafina Fiore Jonathan Hamm Joe Garden Polly Humphries
blue-collar worker mother fan friend football player radio host amusing cheeky emotional staten island, n.y. parking garage hospital gas station strip club radio station sports fandom friendship idolization accident
A hard-core New York Giants fan struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.
Musical, Romance, Comedy
USA
2009
111 Minutes
Aly Michalka Vanessa Hudgens Gaelan Connell Lisa Kudrow Scott Porter Charlie Saxton Tim Jo Ryan Donowho
singer-songwriter manager ex-boyfriend guitarist rock star newcomer lighthearted endearing tender amusing heartwarming charming stage competition hall garage library house school music young love
A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band -- together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.
Western
USA
1939
60 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Noah Beery Luana Walters William Farnum William Royle
gene autry sidekick beautiful woman mexican swindler radio personality suspenseful melodramatic uplifting orphanage wilderness oil well mexico mission radio station swindling deception teamwork radio investigation
Bad guys interested in oil profits attempt to take a mission away from poor Mexican children, but Gene and Frog save the day.