20 movies like Absolute Beginners, ordered by similarity : Mary Poppins(1964), I Could Go on Singing(1963), Anna and the Apocalypse(2017), Grease(1978), Meet Me in St. Louis(1944), Les Girls(1957), French Cancan(1955), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying(1967), A Date With Judy(1948), The Girl Next Door(1953), Sing and Swing(1964), The Pajama Game(1957) ...
5.6/10
Musical
UK
1986
107 Minutes
Eddie O'Connell Patsy Kensit David Bowie James Fox Ray Davies Eve Ferret Anita Morris Lionel Blair Steven Berkoff Mandy Rice-Davies Sade Adu
teen boy teen girl photographer beautiful woman ad executive father amusing cheeky london household office social change performance racism song and dance aspirations ambition discovery rise growing up
In London in 1958, a young photographer seeks media stardom to keep the love of a beautiful, aspiring fashion designer.
7.8/10
Musical, Kids & Family
USA
1964
140 Minutes
Julie Andrews Dick Van Dyke Glynis Johns David Tomlinson Ed Wynn Hermione Baddeley Karen Dotrice Matthew Garber Arthur Treacher Reginald Owen Reta Shaw
nanny son daughter father mother musician amusing cheery engaging playful england london park household childhood magic family parenthood adventure discovery
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
7.0/10
Musical
UK|USA
1963
99 Minutes
Judy Garland Dirk Bogarde Jack Klugman Aline MacMahon Gregory Phillips Russell Waters Pauline Jameson Jeremy Burnham
singer mother doctor father son rousing melodramatic tender london england london palladium lost loves career vs. family singing mother/son relationship failed romance father/son relationship love discovery rivalry
Jenny Bowman is a successful singer who visits David Donne to see her son Matt again, spending a few glorious days with him while his father is away in Rome in an attempt to attain the family that she never had.
6.0/10
Musical, Comedy, Other, Horror
UK
2017
92 Minutes
Ella Hunt Malcolm Cumming Sarah Swire Christopher Leveaux Ben Wiggins Marli Siu Mark Benton Paul Kaye Ella Jarvis Calum Cormack
zombie friend loved one teen girl family member hilarious amusing lighthearted thrilling cheeky high school house suburb playground cemetery zombies friendship survival christmas escape
A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.
7.2/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1978
110 Minutes
John Travolta Olivia Newton-John Stockard Channing Jeff Conaway Didi Conn Eve Arden Sid Caesar Joan Blondell Edd Byrnes Alice Ghostley Dody Goodman
greaser foreign exchange student friend teenager amusing playful high school california beach household carnival love friendship competition teen angst song and dance performance love transformation growing up
Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
7.5/10
Musical
USA
1944
113 Minutes
Judy Garland Margaret O'Brien Leon Ames Lucille Bremer Tom Drake Mary Astor Marjorie Main June Lockhart Harry Davenport Joan Carroll Hugh Marlowe
sister mother father boy grandfather tailor airy charming spirited endearing heartwarming st. louis household love love triangle ball world's fair metamorphosis rivalry transformation
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
6.6/10
Musical
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Gene Kelly Mitzi Gaynor Kay Kendall Taina Elg Jacques Bergerac Leslie Phillips Henry Daniell Patrick Macnee Stephen Vercoe Philip Tonge Owen McGiveney
dancer pretty woman love interest amusing lighthearted london paris stage song and dance female bonding competition romance affair discovery rivalry love 1950s
The former members of a dance troupe are suing because of recently published memoirs. Each one insists on own point of view.
7.4/10
Musical, Comedy
France|Italy
1955
102 Minutes
Jean Gabin Françoise Arnoul María Félix Anna Amendola Jean-Roger Caussimon Dora Doll Giani Esposito Gaston Gabaroche Franco Pastorino
producer star laundress owner mistress lighthearted cheeky engaging paris café cabaret performance infidelity dance jealousy love triangle underdog discovery rivalry rise
This comedy drama from Jean Renoir chronicles the revival of Paris' most notorious dance as it tells the story of a theater producer who turns a humble washerwoman into a star at the Moulin Rouge.
7.2/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1967
119 Minutes
Robert Morse Michele Lee Rudy Vallee Anthony "Scooter" Teague Maureen Arthur John Myhers Carol Worthington Kay Reynolds Ruth Kobart Sammy Smith Jeff DeBenning
businessman secretary executive amusing lighthearted cheery new york city office success business romance ambition love quest rise 1960s
Armed with the titular manual, an ambitious window washer seeks to climb the corporate ladder.
6.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
113 Minutes
Wallace Beery Jane Powell Elizabeth Taylor Carmen Miranda Robert Stack Selena Royle Scotty Beckett Leon Ames George Cleveland Lloyd Corrigan Clinton Sundberg
teen girl best friend sweetheart father dance instructor brother lighthearted amusing school dance santa barbara, calif. high school friendship teen romance dance suspicion love triangle discovery growing up 1940s
Hyperactive teenager Judy Foster (Jane Powell) challenges, and is challenged by, her overly-proper parents, pesky brother Randolph (Jerry Hunter), and boyfriend Ogden "Oogie" Pringle (Scotty Beckett).
5.6/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1953
92 Minutes
Dan Dailey June Haver Dennis Day Billy Gray Cara Williams Natalie Schafer Clinton Sundberg Hayden Rorke Mary Jane Saunders Donna Lee Hickey Lyn Wilde
entertainer illustrator single father son widower classmate emotional lighthearted playful creative new york city house school romance comic books broadway fame grief father/son relationship love
Attorney's daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.
5.5/10
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
6.7/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1957
101 Minutes
Doris Day John Raitt Carol Haney Eddie Foy Jr. Buzz Miller Ralph Chambers
factory worker superintendent foreman bookkeeper father activist spirited amusing campy iowa factory office household restaurant street labor factories trade unions strike jealousy
An Iowa pajama factory worker falls in love with an affable superintendent who had been hired by the factory's boss to help oppose the workers' demand for a pay raise.
7.1/10
Musical
UK|USA
1983
112 Minutes
Kevin Kline Linda Ronstadt Angela Lansbury George Rose Rex Smith Tony Azito David Hatton Louise Gold Teresa Codling
pirate apprentice love interest military officer police officer nurse cheeky amusing spirited cornwall, england ship castle woods romance piracy duty patriotism honor family love
After a young man leaves a band of pirates, hilarity ensues.
6.7/10
Musical, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|UK
2018
130 Minutes
Emily Blunt Lin-Manuel Miranda Ben Whishaw Emily Mortimer Pixie Davies Nathanael Saleh Joel Dawson Colin Firth Meryl Streep Julie Walters Dick Van Dyke
bank teller father child nanny sister playful heartwarming spectacular emotional cheeky cheery england house bedroom living room family relationships loss magic adventure
A few decades after her original visit, Mary Poppins, the magical nanny, returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives.
5.9/10
Comedy, Musical, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
Australia|USA|Antarctica|New Zealand
2011
100 Minutes
penguin dancer father mother son mentor amusing profound madcap witty antarctica mountain coast parenthood ambition environment dancing flying adventure discovery
Mumble's son, Erik, is struggling to realize his talents in the Emperor Penguin world. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home -- one that will take everyone working together to save them.
7.5/10
Musical, Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
1994
195 Minutes
Madhuri Dixit Salman Khan Anupam Kher Mohnish Bahl Renuka Shahane Reema Lagoo Alok Nath
man woman student baby amusing heartwarming suspenseful house india relationships love family love 1990s
Prem and Nisha meet and fall in love at the wedding of their elder siblings, but their plans to be together are put in jeopardy when Nisha's sister dies, leaving behind a baby.
7.1/10
Musical
USA
1936
72 Minutes
Shirley Temple Alice Faye Jack Haley Gloria Stuart Michael Whalen Sara Haden Jane Darwell Claude Gillingwater Paul Stanton Henry Armetta Charles Coleman
young girl entertainer businessman producer man wife amusing tender city mansion apartment street car radio station father/daughter relationship grief music family city life growing up
The daughter of a wealthy businessman becomes lost in the city while traveling to a new school, and is taken in by a pair of down-on-their-luck performers.
5.9/10
Drama, Musical, Comedy
USA
2011
113 Minutes
Kenny Wormald Julianne Hough Dennis Quaid Andie MacDowell Miles Teller Patrick John Flueger Ziah Colon Ray McKinnon
teen boy reverend clergyman father teen girl uplifting amusing melodramatic small town american south family home high school city hall prom culture shock dancing teenage rebellion young love growing up love
City teenager Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
6.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
76 Minutes
Gracie Fields Monty Woolley Roddy McDowall Reginald Gardiner Natalie Schafer Edith Barrett Clifford Brooke Aminta Dyne Queenie Leonard Doris Lloyd Patrick O'Moore
actress politician butler son amusing charming lighthearted playful estate london apartment politics manners job actors estrangement father/daughter relationship transformation discovery 1940s
A vivacious actress needing work becomes a housekeeper for a crusty retired politician, and gives his life the shaking-up that it needs.
6.0/10
Musical, Romance
India
2011
140 Minutes
Ranveer Singh Anushka Sharma Dipannita Sharma Aditi Sharma Parineeti Chopra
young woman young man father mother con man gripping hilarious lighthearted hysterical emotional india house bungalow gym office cheating lying con game relationships fake identity
A smooth and charming conman, Ricky Bahl, cons girls for a living but finally meets his match is this fun-filled "ROM-CON."
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