Most Similar Movies to Show Boat (1929)


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Carousel (1956), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Funny Girl (1968), Porgy and Bess (1959), Show Boat (1951), Rose of Washington Square (1939), The Dolly Sisters (1946) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Carousel (1956)

Carousel (1956)

6.6/10 Musical

Fifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter.

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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

7.6/10 Comedy, Romance, Drama, Family, Musical

In the year leading up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York.

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Funny Girl (1968)

Funny Girl (1968)

7.4/10 Comedy, Romance, Drama, Biography, Musical

The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.

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Porgy and Bess (1959)

Porgy and Bess (1959)

7.1/10 Musical, Drama, Romance

A woman whose past is scorned by nearly everyone around her meets a man who'd love her regardlessly- if only everyone else would allow them to.

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Show Boat (1951)

Show Boat (1951)

6.9/10 Musical

The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour.

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Rose of Washington Square (1939)

Rose of Washington Square (1939)

6.8/10 Musical

A singer becomes a star in the Ziegfeld Follies, but her marriage to a con man has a bad effect on her career.

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The Dolly Sisters (1946)

The Dolly Sisters (1946)

6.4/10 Musical, Romance

Two sisters from Hungary become famous entertainers in the early 1900s. Fictionalized biography with lots of songs.

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The King and I (1956)

The King and I (1956)

7.4/10 Biography, Drama, Musical, Romance

A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.

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Maytime (1937)

Maytime (1937)

7.3/10 Musical

An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teacher and a student.

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Damn Yankees (1958)

Damn Yankees (1958)

7.1/10 Musical, Comedy

A frustrated fan of the hopeless Washington Senators makes a pact with the Devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant.

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Pal Joey (1957)

Pal Joey (1957)

6.7/10 Musical

Joey Evans' a charming, handsome, funny, talented a-1st class, A-N°.1 - heel. When Joey meets the former chorus girl and now is the rich widow, Vera Simpson, the pair of lecherous souls seem made for each other.

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Lillian Russell (1940)

Lillian Russell (1940)

6.6/10 Musical

Life story of the musical star from her discovery in 1890 by band leader Tony Pastor till her retirement in 1912 when she married newspaperman Alexander Moore.

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The Jazz Singer (1927)

The Jazz Singer (1927)

6.5/10 Musical

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.

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George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)

George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)

6.0/10 Musical, Comedy

A vacationing Broadway producer, George White, stops off in a small Georgia town to send a telegram. He sees his name in lights on a local theater and is scandalized over the unauthorized use. He goes to the theater to object and, while there, discovers some unusual and great song-and-dance talent buried in a tank-town. He takes them to New York City, puts them in a n...Read all

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The Hollywood Revue (1929)

The Hollywood Revue (1929)

5.9/10 Musical

An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.

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Rose Marie (1936)

Rose Marie (1936)

8.3/10 Musical

An opera star (Jeanette MacDonald) falls for a Mountie (Nelson Eddy) chasing her outlaw brother (James Stewart).

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Show Boat (1936)

Show Boat (1936)

7.4/10 Musical

Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.

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Roberta (1935)

Roberta (1935)

7.1/10 Musical, Comedy

An American jazzman and his buddy woo a Russian princess and a fake countess in Paris.

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