Movies Like The Glenn Miller Story

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

Winchester '73

1950·1h 32m·★ 7.6·Anthony Mann

2 shared crewBoth star James Stewart & Charles DrakeDir. Anthony Mann

The Far Country

1954·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Anthony Mann

2 shared crewBoth star James Stewart & Harry MorganDir. Anthony Mann

Thunder Bay

1953·1h 43m·★ 6.5·Anthony Mann

2 shared crewBoth star James Stewart & Harry MorganDir. Anthony Mann

Strategic Air Command

1955·1h 52m·★ 6.3·Anthony Mann

2 shared crewBoth star James Stewart & June AllysonDir. Anthony Mann

Bend of the River

1952·1h 31m·★ 7.2·Anthony Mann

Both star James Stewart & Harry MorganDir. Anthony Mann

Rose Marie

1936·1h 53m·★ 6.7·W.S. Van Dyke

DP: William H. DanielsStarring James StewartRomance & Music

Walk the Line

2005·2h 16m·★ 7.8·James Mangold

TMDB recommendsDrama & Music & Romance

Anatomy of a Murder

1959·2h 41m·★ 8.0·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommendsStarring James Stewart

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961·1h 55m·★ 7.5·Blake Edwards

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Die Deutschmeister

1955·1h 46m·★ 6.0·Ernst Marischka

TMDB recommendsRomance & Music

Seventh Heaven

1937·1h 42m·★ 7.0·Henry King

Both star James Stewart & Sig RumanDrama & Romance

The Last Gangster

1937·1h 21m·★ 6.7·Edward Ludwig

DP: William H. DanielsStarring James Stewart

Begin Again

2014·1h 44m·★ 7.4·John Carney

Fans also likedMusic & Romance & Drama

Pure Country

1992·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Christopher Cain

Fans also likedDrama & Music & Romance

Center Stage: Turn It Up

2008·1h 35m·★ 6.0·Steven Jacobson

Fans also likedDrama & Music & Romance

Love Me or Leave Me

1955·2h 2m·★ 7.1·Charles Vidor

Fans also likedMusic & Drama & Romance

New York, New York

1977·2h 43m·★ 6.6·Martin Scorsese

Fans also likedRomance & Drama & Music

Young Man with a Horn

1950·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Michael Curtiz

Fans also likedDrama & Music & Romance

Coyote Ugly

2000·1h 40m·★ 5.8·David McNally

Fans also likedDrama & Music & Romance

The Great Ziegfeld

1936·3h 5m·★ 6.6·Robert Z. Leonard

Fans also likedMusic & Drama & Romance

How Good Is The Glenn Miller Story?

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