Movies Like There's No Business Like Show Business

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

Call Me Madam

1953·1h 56m·★ 6.8·Walter Lang

2 shared crewBoth star Ethel Merman & Donald O'ConnorDir. Walter Lang

State Fair

1945·1h 40m·★ 7.0·Walter Lang

2 shared crewDir. Walter LangDP: Leon Shamroy

Moon Over Miami

1941·1h 31m·★ 6.7·Walter Lang

2 shared crewDir. Walter LangDP: Leon Shamroy

On the Riviera

1951·1h 29m·★ 6.3·Walter Lang

2 shared crewDir. Walter LangDP: Leon Shamroy

The King and I

1956·2h 13m·★ 7.4·Walter Lang

2 shared crewDir. Walter LangDP: Leon Shamroy

Desk Set

1957·1h 43m·★ 7.2·Walter Lang

2 shared crewDir. Walter LangDP: Leon Shamroy

Cheaper by the Dozen

1950·1h 25m·★ 7.0·Walter Lang

2 shared crewDir. Walter LangDP: Leon Shamroy

With a Song in My Heart

1952·1h 57m·★ 6.7·Walter Lang

2 shared crewDir. Walter LangDP: Leon Shamroy

Snow White and the Three Stooges

1961·1h 47m·★ 5.3·Walter Lang

2 shared crewDir. Walter LangDP: Leon Shamroy

Tin Pan Alley

1940·1h 34m·★ 6.3·Walter Lang

2 shared crewDir. Walter LangDP: Leon Shamroy

Stormy Weather

1943·1h 18m·★ 7.3·Andrew L. Stone

Themes: dancer, singerDP: Leon ShamroyFans also liked

The Barkleys of Broadway

1949·1h 48m·★ 7.0·Charles Walters

Themes: stage actress, husband and wife actFans also liked

Dancing Lady

1933·1h 32m·★ 6.8·Robert Z. Leonard

Themes: broadway show, dancerFans also likedComedy & Music

Singin' in the Rain

1952·1h 43m·★ 8.3·Stanley Donen

TMDB recommendsStarring Donald O'Connor

Mirror

1975·1h 47m·★ 7.9·Andrei Tarkovsky

Themes: 1930s, 1940s

Hot Summer

1968·1h 37m·★ 6.0·Joachim Hasler

TMDB recommendsComedy & Music

Newsies

2017·2h 14m·★ 8.2·Brett Sullivan

Fans also likedMusic & Comedy

Feel the Beat

2020·1h 47m·★ 6.3·Elissa Down

Fans also likedComedy & Music

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988·1h 44m·★ 7.7·Robert Zemeckis

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Hannah and Her Sisters

1986·1h 47m·★ 7.8·Woody Allen

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