Movies Like Show Boat

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

Kiss Me Kate

1953·1h 49m·★ 7.0·George Sidney

2 shared crewBoth star Kathryn Grayson & Howard KeelDir. George Sidney

Annie Get Your Gun

1950·1h 47m·★ 6.8·George Sidney

2 shared crewDir. George SidneyDP: Charles Rosher

Young Bess

1953·1h 52m·★ 6.7·George Sidney

2 shared crewDir. George SidneyDP: Charles Rosher

Scaramouche

1952·1h 50m·★ 7.5·George Sidney

2 shared crewDir. George SidneyDP: Charles Rosher

Anchors Aweigh

1945·2h 23m·★ 7.0·George Sidney

Fans also likedStarring Kathryn GraysonDir. George Sidney

The Young Girls of Rochefort

1967·2h 6m·★ 7.7·Jacques Demy

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Die Deutschmeister

1955·1h 46m·★ 6.0·Ernst Marischka

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Liberty's Secret

2016·1h 38m·★ 5.0·Andy Kirshner

TMDB recommendsRomance & Music

Ziegfeld Follies

1945·1h 50m·★ 6.4·Vincente Minnelli

DP: Charles RosherStarring Kathryn Grayson

I Still Believe

2020·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Andrew Erwin

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Show Boat

1936·1h 53m·★ 7.4·James Whale

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Thousands Cheer

1943·2h 6m·★ 6.2·George Sidney

Starring Kathryn GraysonDir. George SidneyMusic & Romance

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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Little Women

2019·2h 15m·★ 7.8·Greta Gerwig

Fans also likedDrama & Romance

A Patch of Blue

1965·1h 45m·★ 8.0·Guy Green

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Trouble in Paradise

1932·1h 23m·★ 7.9·Ernst Lubitsch

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Grease

1978·1h 50m·★ 7.2·Randal Kleiser

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August Rush

2007·1h 54m·★ 7.4·Kirsten Sheridan

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Hobson's Choice

1954·1h 48m·★ 7.7·David Lean

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A Hard Day's Night

1964·1h 28m·★ 7.5·Richard Lester

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How Good Is Show Boat?

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