Movies Like Big City Blues

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

42nd Street

1933·1h 29m·★ 7.3·Lloyd Bacon

TMDB recommendsBoth star Guy Kibbee & Ned SparksComedy & Drama

The Crowd Roars

1932·1h 25m·★ 6.2·Howard Hawks

3 shared cast incl. Joan Blondell & Eric Linden

As Good as It Gets

1997·2h 19m·★ 7.7·James L. Brooks

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Blonde Crazy

1931·1h 19m·★ 7.1·Roy Del Ruth

Both star Joan Blondell & Guy KibbeeDrama & Comedy

Loitering with Intent

2014·1h 20m·★ 4.5·Adam Rapp

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Hi, Nellie!

1934·1h 15m·★ 6.8·Mervyn LeRoy

Starring Ned SparksDir. Mervyn LeRoyComedy & Drama

It Happened One Night

1934·1h 45m·★ 8.1·Frank Capra

TMDB recommends

The Crowd

1928·1h 38m·★ 8.0·King Vidor

TMDB recommends

Frankenstein

1931·1h 10m·★ 7.7·James Whale

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The Odd Couple

1968·1h 46m·★ 7.6·Gene Saks

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Duck Soup

1933·1h 8m·★ 7.7·Leo McCarey

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Rouben Mamoulian

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Fireheart

2022·1h 32m·★ 6.2·Theodore Anthony Lee Ty

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Bullets Over Broadway

1994·1h 38m·★ 7.4·Woody Allen

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Uptown Girls

2003·1h 32m·★ 6.3·Boaz Yakin

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Footlight Parade

1933·1h 44m·★ 7.5·Lloyd Bacon

Both star Joan Blondell & Guy Kibbee

Dead Presidents

1995·1h 59m·★ 6.9·Albert Hughes

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Fat Kid Rules The World

2012·1h 39m·★ 6.4·Matthew Lillard

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

Something Wild

1986·1h 54m·★ 6.9·Jonathan Demme

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In the Soup

1992·1h 36m·★ 7.1·Alexandre Rockwell

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

How Good Is Big City Blues?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.