Most Similar Movies to Show Boat (1936)


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Porgy and Bess (1959), Roberta (1935), Show Boat (1929), Rose of Washington Square (1939), South Pacific (1958), Everybody Sing (1938), The Dolly Sisters (1946) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

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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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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Show Boat (1929)

Show Boat (1929)

6.1/10 Musical

A mostly silent version of Edna Ferber's original novel, with some songs from the musical as a last-minute addition

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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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South Pacific (1958)

South Pacific (1958)

6.8/10 Musical

On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military mission.

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Everybody Sing (1938)

Everybody Sing (1938)

6.4/10 Musical

Judy Bellaire, played by Judy Garland, is the center of trouble at her exclusive private and very conservative school. She is expelled when she starts singing in a Jazzy style in her music class. Mayhem ensues as she returns home to her actress mother, playwright father, dysfunctional Russian maid (Fanny Brice) and tries out as a black face singer in a musical.

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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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West Side Story (1961)

West Side Story (1961)

7.5/10 Romance, Drama, Crime, Musical

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

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Anastasia (1997)

Anastasia (1997)

7.1/10 Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Mystery, Romance

The last surviving child of the Russian Royal Family joins two con men to reunite with her grandmother, the Dowager Empress, while the undead Rasputin seeks her death.

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Captain January (1936)

Captain January (1936)

7.1/10 Musical

A little girl named Star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school but she's rescued by relatives.

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)

7.1/10 Musical

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.

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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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Carmen Jones (1954)

Carmen Jones (1954)

6.8/10 Musical

Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.

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Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)

Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)

6.8/10 Musical, Comedy

Bob Gordon is staging a new Broadway Show. He gets an offer of money by Lillian, if she can dance in his show. Gordon's old class mate Irene, tries to get the leading role in this show, but Lillian insists in getting this part herself.

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Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

6.7/10 Musical, Comedy

Steve Raleigh wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee, however his wife Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with two ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to ...Read all

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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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Dreamgirls (2006)

Dreamgirls (2006)

6.5/10 Drama, Music, Musical

A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.

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Hollywood Hotel (1937)

Hollywood Hotel (1937)

6.4/10 Musical, Comedy

Ronny Bowers, a saxophonist in Benny Goodman's band, has won a talent contest and a ten week contract with a film studio. On his first evening he is supposed to go with the studio's star Mona Marshall to a movie premiere. But this lady doesn't want to go, so the bosses decide to use for Mona a double, Virginia. When Mona finds out next morning that happened, she insis...Read all

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