20 movies like The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, ordered by similarity : Stan & Ollie(2018), Trolls World Tour(2020), Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005), Jhankaar Beats(2003), Changeland(2019), Tapeheads(1988), On With the Show(1929), Polyester(1981), Sing and Swing(1964), Bill & Ted Face the Music(2020), How to Fake a War(2019), Danny Collins(2015) ...
Comedy
1981
91 Minutes
Roger Graef Monty Python
actor comedian rock star eric clapton sting hysterical heartwarming cheery inspiring london theater comedy charity human rights music performance sacrifice adventure 1980s
Footage from two benefits includes skits, Eric Clapton, Sting, Jeff Beck, Phil Collins, Pete Townshend.
Comedy, Biography, Drama, History
UK|Canada|USA
2018
97 Minutes
Steve Coogan John C. Reilly Shirley Henderson Nina Arianda Rufus Jones Danny Huston Susy Kane Ella Kenion Harry Hepple Bentley Kalu Roger Ringrose
comedian laurel and hardy audience fan partner playful heartwarming tense emotional stage backstage theater dressing room hotel friendship partnership performance comedy team love
Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.
Adventure, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation, Musical
USA
2020
91 Minutes
troll tribal leader queen king charming confident cool cheeky music stage forest village dance club country music music classical music pop music rock music quest rivalry pursuit
When the Queen of the Hard Rock Trolls tries to take over all the Troll kingdoms, Queen Poppy and her friends try different ways to save all the Trolls.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2005
103 Minutes
Judi Dench Bob Hoskins Will Young Kelly Reilly Thelma Barlow Christopher Guest Anna Brewster Rosalind Halstead Sarah Solemani Natalia Tena Doraly Rosen
theater owner theatrical producer actress pregnant woman soldier widow amusing inspiring moving london theater world war i blitz of london bravery performance competition sacrifice transformation 1940s
Laura Henderson (Dame Judi Dench) buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, amongst other things, its all-nude revues.
Comedy
India
2003
150 Minutes
Juhi Chawla Sanjay Suri Rahul Bose Rinke Khanna Shayan Munshi Riya Sen Shashikala Vijayendra Ghatge Parmeet Sethi Dinyar Contractor Raja Vaid
young man wife friend daughter amusing hilarious emotional heartwarming india city house hospital office marriage husband/wife relationship friendship musicians musical influences musical performance love
Two copywriter brothers and their apprentice compete in a music contest.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
Minutes
Seth Green Breckin Meyer Brenda Song Clare Grant Macaulay Culkin Rose Williams Kedar Williams-Stirling Randy Orton
man troublemaker friend adventurer traveler engaging hilarious amusing charming lighthearted heartwarming thailand friendship trouble traveling new life comedy adventure discovery escape
While visiting Thailand, two estranged friends realize there's no rule book for finding purpose and meaning in life.
Comedy
USA
1988
97 Minutes
John Cusack Tim Robbins Doug McClure Connie Stevens Clu Gulager Mary Crosby Katy Boyer Lyle Alzado King Cotton Don Cornelius Jessica Walter
friend director producer musician reporter politician amusing witty bar movie set concert stage start-ups music industry filmmaking comeback musical performance hijacking adventure underdog rise
A couple of creative losers accidently become big shots in the video music industry.
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.
Comedy
USA
1981
86 Minutes
Divine Tab Hunter Edith Massey Mink Stole David Samson Joni Ruth White Mary Garlington Ken King Hans Kramm Stiv Bators
housewife theater owner secretary juvenile delinquent daughter husband campy hysterical outlandish baltimore house movie theater drive-in theater affair family dysfunction midlife crisis family wretched excess love temptation
A suburban housewife's world falls apart when she finds that her pornographer husband is serially unfaithful to her, her daughter is pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's feet.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1964
75 Minutes
David Hemmings Joan Newell Veronica Hurst Jennifer Moss Heinz Burt David Bauer
aspiring musician aspiring singer teen boy teen girl group member lighthearted confident engaging inspiring positive spirited england musical performance pop music teen culture swinging london friendship youth growing up quest
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Bahamas|USA
2020
91 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Alex Winter Kristen Schaal Samara Weaving Brigette Lundy-Paine William Sadler Anthony Carrigan Erinn Hayes Jayma Mays Amy Stoch Holland Taylor
time traveler aging musician best friend wife robot daughter uplifting positive charming heartwarming thrilling cheeky wedding reception therapist's office phone booth garage hell prison time travel music
Once told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, 2 would-be rockers from San Dimas, California find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.
Comedy
UK
2019
80 Minutes
Katherine Parkinson Lily Newmark Jay Pharoah Daryl McCormack Ali Cook Samuel Vargu Lasha Kankava
rock star charity worker government official public relations specialist charming cheeky cool hysterical madcap outlandish spirited london georgia charity arrogance narcissism war peace conflict resolution public relations
When an outbreak of peace threatens rock star Harry Hope's charity concert, he dispatches his PR consultant to create a fake war story - until the concert, at least.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
106 Minutes
Al Pacino Annette Bening Jennifer Garner Bobby Cannavale Christopher Plummer Josh Peck Melissa Benoist Giselle Eisenberg
john lennon aging musician rocker man amusing moving madcap united states aging music music business new life change growing up discovery transformation wretched excess temptation 2010s
An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon.
Comedy, Documentary
2016
96 Minutes
Tim Story Ed Helms David Meunier Joey Wells Richardson Jones Magali Amadei
comedian rock star actress friend family member audience member cheeky hilarious creative philadelphia stadium backstage street car dressing room stand-up comedy acting music live show dating
Comic Kevin Hart performs his stand-up routine in front of 50,000 people at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Comedy, Drama
USA|UK
2017
100 Minutes
Peter Ferdinando Eleanor Matsuura Martin McCann Amir El-Masry Ade
man amusing cheeky confident hedonistic playful quirky london nightclub jail taxi comedy misunderstanding adventure discovery escape 2010s
Within the course of one night, Woody Harrelson finds himself in a misadventure in London that winds him up in jail.
Comedy
USA
2016
88 Minutes
Alex Karpovsky Wyatt Russell Meredith Hagner Melanie Lynskey Hannah Simone Michael Ian Black Heather Morris David Cross
comedian copywriter club owner childhood friend musician young woman charming creative emotional inspiring club radio station car road small town self-discovery failure adventure midlife crisis road trip
A successful singer-songwriter hatches a plan to help his friend's struggling comedy career and broken love life by hiring him as his opening act on his solo tour.
Comedy
USA
1991
106 Minutes
comedian performer woman hilarious quirky rousing stage theater feminism comedy stand-up comedy lily tomlin one-woman show adventure discovery 1970s
This filmed version of Lily Tomlin's successful one-woman performance piece is sometimes classified as a "documentary."
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
75 Minutes
Betty Grable Robert Young Adolphe Menjou Reginald Gardiner Virginia Grey Phil Regan Sig Ruman Alan Dinehart
burlesque performer music hall singer newspaper reporter duke fiancé fiancée spirited engaging amusing playful london music hall newsroom secret past musical performance love new identity marriage love triangle transformation
Music-hall star Madeleine Marlowe leaves London engaged to the Duke of Trippingham only to find back home that Police Gazette hack Samuel A. McGee has exposed her as former burlesque queen ... See full summary »
Comedy
Germany|USA
2010
110 Minutes
Alicja Bachleda-Curus Kimberly J. Brown Cameron Goodman Todd Stashwick Chris Browning Matthias Schweighöfer Kevin Rankin Dwayne Adway Natalie Gal
man friend father communist woman cheery amusing witty positive germany berlin san francisco new york airport berlin wall friendship journey father/son relationship hitchhiking freedom
A young man from East Germany travels to San Francisco to search for his father, who fled 12 years ago.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Australia|UK
2018
95 Minutes
Domhnall Gleeson Sam Neill Rose Byrne Natalie Dew Terenia Edwards Marianne Jean-Baptiste Gareth Davies Vauxhall Jermaine Tom Greaves Sam Haft Sacha Horler
rabbit fox bird neighbor man woman amusing hilarious playful lighthearted endearing charming london countryside country house lake hole garden adventure rivalry
Feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter's classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer's vegetable garden.