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Movies like In the Good Old Summertime: 20 to watch next

If you loved In the Good Old Summertime (1949) — a comedy, music and romance film directed by Robert Z. Leonard — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of In the Good Old Summertime most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like anonymous letter, musical and romcom. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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  1. 1You've Got Mail poster

    You've Got Mail 1998★ 6.7

    Shares: Comedy, Romance

    Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  2. 2Music and Lyrics poster

    Music and Lyrics 2007★ 6.5

    Shares: Comedy, Music, Romance

    A washed-up '80s pop star gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write & record a duet with her, but there's a problem--Alex hasn't written a song in years; he's never written lyrics and he has to come up with a hit in a matter of days.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  3. 3Let's Make Love poster

    Let's Make Love 1960★ 6.4

    Shares: Comedy, Romance

    When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  4. 4Speedway poster

    Speedway 1968★ 5.9

    Shares: Comedy, Music, Romance

    A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  5. 5Hellzapoppin' poster

    Hellzapoppin' 1941★ 7.3

    Shares: Music, Comedy, Romance

    Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  6. 6Roxanne poster

    Roxanne 1987★ 6.4

    Shares: Comedy, Romance

    In this modern take on Edmond Rostand's classic play "Cyrano de Bergerac," C. D. Bales is the witty, intelligent, and brave fire chief of a small Pacific Northwest town who, due to the size of his enormous nose, declines to pursue the girl of his dreams, lovely Roxanne Kowalski. Instead, when his shy underling Chris McConnell becomes smitten with Roxanne, C.D. feeds the handsome young man the words of love to win her heart.

    Stream in India on Netflix

  7. 7Les Girls poster

    Les Girls 1957★ 6.4

    Shares: Comedy, Music, Romance

    After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", Sybil Wren is sued for libeling her fellow dancer Angele. A Rashômon style narrative presents the story from three points of view where Sybil accuses Angele of having an affair with Barry, while Angele insists that it was actually Sybil who was having the affair. Finally, Barry gives his side of the story.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  8. 8G.I. Blues poster

    G.I. Blues 1960★ 6.5

    Shares: Music, Comedy, Romance

    Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open a nightclub once he's discharged. Although he may lack the capital for such a venture, a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager. Local dancer Lili is a notorious ice queen, and Tulsa bets everything he has that a friend of his can earn her affections. But when the friend is dispatched to Alaska, it's up to Tulsa to melt Lili's heart.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  9. 9The Big Store poster

    The Big Store 1941★ 6.3

    Shares: Comedy, Music

    A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  10. 10What's Love Got to Do with It? poster

    What's Love Got to Do with It? 2023★ 6.1

    Shares: Romance, Comedy

    Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  11. 11I Love You Again poster

    I Love You Again 1940★ 7.2

    Shares: Comedy, Romance

    Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  12. 12A Night at the Roxbury poster

    A Night at the Roxbury 1998★ 6.6

    Shares: Comedy, Romance

    Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful until a chance run-in with Richard Grieco gets them inside the swank Roxbury club. Mistaken for high rollers, they meet their dream women, Vivica and Cambi, and resolve to open a club of their own.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  13. 13Love Is in the Air poster

    Love Is in the Air 2023★ 6.2

    Shares: Romance, Comedy

    A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.

    Stream in India on Netflix

  14. 14Lover Come Back poster

    Lover Come Back 1961★ 7.0

    Shares: Comedy, Romance

    Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret "VIP" campaign in order to persuade the mystery product’s scientist to switch to her firm.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  15. 15Starstruck poster

    Starstruck 2010★ 7.0

    Shares: Romance, Comedy, Music

    Pop star Christopher Wilde has fame, fortune and a big-budget Hollywood movie awaiting him. But after meeting Jessica Olson, a down-to-earth girl from the Midwest, he is faced with following his heart or doing what's best for his career.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  16. 16The Fighting Temptations poster

    The Fighting Temptations 2003★ 5.8

    Shares: Comedy, Music, Romance

    Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him. But before Darrin can collect the money, he must fulfill his aunt's final wish -- to create a local choir.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  17. 17A Song Is Born poster

    A Song Is Born 1948★ 6.5

    Shares: Comedy, Music

    The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  18. 18The Smiling Lieutenant poster

    The Smiling Lieutenant 1931★ 6.8

    Shares: Comedy, Romance

    An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

  19. 19Safety Last! poster

    Safety Last! 1923★ 7.7

    Shares: Comedy, Romance

    When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

    Stream in India on JustWatch TV Beta

  20. 20To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You poster

    To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You 2020★ 6.8

    Shares: Romance, Comedy

    Lara Jean and Peter have just taken their romance from pretend to officially real when another recipient of one of her love letters enters the picture.

    Stream in India on Netflix