Movies Like Lillian Russell

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

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939·1h 38m·★ 7.0·Irving Cummings

2 shared crewBoth star Don Ameche & Henry FondaDir. Irving Cummings

Down Argentine Way

1940·1h 29m·★ 6.4·Irving Cummings

2 shared crewDir. Irving CummingsDP: Leon Shamroy

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938·1h 46m·★ 6.8·Henry King

3 shared cast incl. Alice Faye & Don AmecheMusic & Drama

That Night in Rio

1941·1h 31m·★ 6.7·Irving Cummings

Both star Alice Faye & Don AmecheDir. Irving Cummings

Tin Pan Alley

1940·1h 34m·★ 6.3·Walter Lang

DP: Leon ShamroyStarring Alice FayeDrama & Music

COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing

2025·1h 45m·★ 6.4·Hiroyuki Hata

TMDB recommendsMusic & Drama

A Star Is Born

1954·2h 56m·★ 7.5·George Cukor

TMDB recommendsDrama & Music

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942·2h 6m·★ 7.6·Michael Curtiz

TMDB recommendsDrama & Music

Newsies

2017·2h 14m·★ 8.2·Brett Sullivan

Fans also likedMusic & Drama

Us Again

2021·7m·★ 7.8·Zach Parrish

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I Still Believe

2020·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Andrew Erwin

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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

1994·1h 43m·★ 7.5·Stephan Elliott

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Top Hat

1935·1h 39m·★ 7.7·Mark Sandrich

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42nd Street

1933·1h 29m·★ 7.3·Lloyd Bacon

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Leningrad Cowboys Go America

1989·1h 19m·★ 7.0·Aki Kaurismäki

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The Glenn Miller Story

1954·1h 56m·★ 7.3·Anthony Mann

Fans also likedDrama & Music

Star!

1968·2h 56m·★ 6.4·Robert Wise

Fans also likedDrama & Music

Hairspray

2007·1h 57m·★ 6.7·Adam Shankman

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Yentl

1983·2h 12m·★ 6.6·Barbra Streisand

Fans also likedMusic & Drama

Stowaway

1936·1h 27m·★ 7.1·William A. Seiter

Both star Alice Faye & Helen Westley

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