Movies like Show People: 20 to watch next
If you loved Show People (1928) — a comedy and romance film directed by King Vidor — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Show People most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like movie business, show business and comedian. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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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
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Bowfinger 1999★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 1967★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of a book about ruthless advancement in business.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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S.O.B. 1981★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy
A movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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
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Watching the Detectives 2007★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets turned upside down and the line between reality and the movies quickly begins to blur.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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That Touch of Mink 1962★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Cathy Timberlake is en route to a job interview when a car transporting businessman Philip Shayne covers her in mud. He sends his assistant, Roger, to apologize, but upon meeting Cathy, Roger knows that she would be a suitable match for his boss. Despite their mutual attraction, Cathy and Philip want different things. Philip wants a fling, while Cathy wants a marriage. As they travel to exotic locales, their differing motivations are put to the test.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? 1957★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Romance
To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick but in exchange, she wants him to pretend to be her lover.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Hollywood Christmas 2022★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Jessica, a young, up-and-coming filmmaker in Hollywood has made a name for herself directing Christmas movies. But when handsome network executive Christopher shows up threatening to halt production on her latest movie, Jessica’s assistant, Reena, points out the irony: Jessica isn’t just trying to save her Christmas movie, she’s actually living in one. Jessica must now juggle all the classic tropes—her actors falling in and out of love, a wayward elf dog, and her own stirring romantic feelings for her perceived nemesis—in order to get her movie and her life to their happy endings.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Girl on a Bicycle 2013★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day turns Paolo's life upside down.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Singin' in the Rain 1952★ 8.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Party 1968★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Spite Marriage 1929★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy
An unimpressive but well-intentioned man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bombshell 1933★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Burlesque on Carmen 1915★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy
A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Big Fat Liar 2002★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
After one of his class papers is stolen and turned into a movie, a young student and his best friend exact a hilarious, slapstick revenge on the Hollywood hot shot who has taken credit!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sex and the Single Girl 1964★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Ladies Man 1961★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with all these females?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hellzapoppin' 1941★ 7.3
Shares: 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
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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