Movies Like The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974)

The Swinging Cheerleaders is a 1974 action, comedy film from Jack Hill with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Cheerleaders and Revenge of the Cheerleaders.

Action Comedy

The Cheerleaders

1973

A group of cheerleaders from the local high school decide to show their school spirit for their football team by sleeping with the opponents the night before the game so that they can be so worn out the opposition won't be able to play.

5.8

MagicScore

Revenge of the Cheerleaders

1976

There's shakin', quakin' and plenty of booty to be enjoyed when the perky gals from Aloha High School shimmy their groove things in this red-hot sequel to The Cheerleaders. Rainbeaux Smith (from the first film) is back ... and pregnant!

4.3

MagicScore

Bring It On: Fight to the Finish

2009

When her mother falls for a wealthy man, Lina Cruz must move in with her new stepfather and transfer from an urban East Los Angeles public high school to an exclusive prep school in Malibu, where she struggles to fit in with her affluent new peers. After snooty cheerleading captain Avery blocks Lina from varsity, Lina recruits her best friends from her old school to help her whip the pathetic junior varsity cheerleading squad -- the Sea Lions -- into fighting shape.

6.7

MagicScore

Bring It On: All or Nothing

2006

A transfer student at a rough high school tries joining the cheer-leading squad and finds that she not only has to face off against the head cheerleader, but also against her former school in preparation for a cheer-off competition.

6.7

MagicScore

Bring It On: In It to Win It

2007

Fourth 'Bring It On' movie is set at a cheerleader camp in Florida with a 'West Side Story' musical feel has the female captain of the West Side Sharks meeting and romancing a male member of the East Coast Jets amid their different team rivalries.

6.5

MagicScore

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

2004

When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.

6.4

MagicScore

Bring It On

2000

The Toro cheerleading squad from Rancho Carne High School in San Diego has got spirit, spunk, sass and a killer routine that's sure to land them the national championship trophy for the sixth year in a row. But for newly-elected team captain Torrance, the Toros' road to total cheer glory takes a shady turn when she discovers that their perfectly-choreographed routines were in fact stolen.

6.3

MagicScore

Varsity Blues

1999

In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.

6.1

MagicScore

Bring It On Again

2004

When new students can't get onto their college cheerleading team, they form their own squad and prepare for a cheer off.

5.9

MagicScore

#10

#1 Cheerleader Camp

2010

A pair of horny college guys get summer jobs at a sexy cheerleader camp.

4.7

MagicScore

#11

All the Right Moves

1983

Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football scholarship. His equally ambitious coach aims at a college position, resulting in a clash which could crush the player's dreams.

5.8

MagicScore

#12

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1992

Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires.

5.6

MagicScore

#13

Ninja Cheerleaders

2008

3 college cheerleaders use their martial arts know-how to save their Sensei from mafia kidnappers, but must keep their extra curricular activities a secret in order to make it into an Ivy League school.

4.0

MagicScore

#14

Grease

1978

Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?

7.4

MagicScore

#15

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S

2018

Two star-crossed freshmen – a zombie, Zed and a cheerleader, Addison – each outsiders in their unique ways, befriend each other and work together to show their high school and the Seabrook community what they can achieve when they embrace their differences.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

But I'm a Cheerleader

2000

Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.

7.0

MagicScore

#17

Can't Buy Me Love

1987

Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clothes. Ronald agrees to pay for the $1,000 outfit on one condition: that she will act as though they're a couple for an entire month. As the days pass, however, Cindy grows fond of Ronald, making him popular. But when Ronald's former best friend gets left behind, he realizes that social success isn't everything.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Bottoms

2023

Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up in the name of self-defense.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Poms

2019

After moving to a retirement community, loner Martha eventually befriends her fun-loving neighbor, Sheryl, and forms a cheerleading club for young-at-heart seniors, though they face roadblocks along the way.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Sugar & Spice

2001

When Jack and Diane find themselves in an unexpected adult situation, the A-Squad comes to their rescue. In order to help their friend Diane, the A-Squad goes where no cheerleader has gone before: taking on a little after-school project known as bank robbery. But the A-Squad does things their way -- with sugar and spice -- forever changing their friendship, their future and the nation's notion of teen spirit.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Swinging Cheerleaders?

The top films similar to The Swinging Cheerleaders by MovieMagicScore are The Cheerleaders (5.8), Revenge of the Cheerleaders (4.3), Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (6.7). Each shares action/comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Swinging Cheerleaders worth watching?

The Swinging Cheerleaders holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 30 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Swinging Cheerleaders?

The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974) is a action, comedy film directed by Jack Hill, starring Jo Johnston, Cheryl Smith, Colleen Camp.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Swinging Cheerleaders?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more action recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Swinging Cheerleaders

This ranked list pairs The Swinging Cheerleaders (1974), a action and comedy film from Jack Hill, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jo Johnston take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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