Movies like Speedway: 20 to watch next
If you loved Speedway (1968) — a comedy, music and romance film directed by Norman Taurog — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Speedway most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like musical, racing and metrocolor. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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How to Marry a Millionaire 1953★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Arlo the Alligator Boy 2021★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Music
Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp and search for his long lost father. A musical adventure.
Stream in India on Netflix
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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
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Silk Stockings 1957★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Romance
After three bumbling Soviet agents fail in their mission to retrieve a straying Soviet composer from Paris, the beautiful, ultra-serious Ninotchka is sent to complete their mission and to retrieve them. She starts out condemning the decadent West, but gradually falls under its spell—with the help of an American movie producer. A remake of Ninotchka (1939).
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hollywood Stargirl 2022★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Romance, Music
When Stargirl's mother is hired as the costume designer on a movie, they relocate to L.A., where Stargirl quickly becomes involved with an eclectic assortment of characters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Guava Island 2019★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Music
Deni Maroon, a musician and dock worker is determined to pull off a music festival against the interests of the local factory owner.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash 1978★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Music
The story of the rise and fall of the Pre-Fab Four.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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It Happened at the World's Fair 1963★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Music, Romance
Mike Edwards and Danny Burke fly a cropduster, but due to Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custody of it. Trying to earn money, they hitchhike to the World's Fair in Seattle and, while Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike cares for a small girl whose father has disappeared.
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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Holiday Harmony 2022★ 6.7
Shares: Romance, Comedy, Music
A likeable and talented underdog gets momentarily sidelined from chasing her musical dreams when her van breaks down in a welcoming small town just before Christmas.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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
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Sneakerella 2022★ 5.9
Shares: Music, Comedy
When El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity for sneakers. With a little nudge from his best friend and a sprinkle of Fairy Godfather magic, El finds the courage to use his talent to pursue his dream of becoming a ‘legit’ sneaker designer in the industry.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ziegfeld Follies 1945★ 6.0
Shares: Music, Comedy
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blue Hawaii 1961★ 6.0
Shares: Music, Comedy, Romance
Just discharged GI Chad Gates returns to Hawaii, where he becomes a tour guide, defying his mother's wishes for him to join the family business.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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
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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
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Thoroughly Modern Millie 1967★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Music, Romance
Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and wearing one of those new high hemlines, she arrives in New York to test the "modern" ideas she had been reading about back in Kansas: "I've taken the girl out of Kansas. Now I have to take Kansas out of the girl!"
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Very Jonas Christmas Movie 2025★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Music
Kevin, Nick, and Joe Jonas face a series of escalating obstacles as they struggle to make it from London to New York in time to spend Christmas with their families.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Praise This 2023★ 7.3
Shares: Music, Romance, Comedy
When aspiring musical superstar Sam is forced to join her cousin's struggling, underdog praise team in the lead-up to a national championship competition, she sees an opportunity to finally make her dreams come true.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love, Weddings & Other Disasters 2020★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Comedy
A fussy celebrity caterer, a blind woman, a tour-bus guide and an inexperienced wedding planner search for love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now