Movies Like The Front Page (1931)

The Front Page is a 1931 comedy, crime, drama, romance film from Lewis Milestone with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with His Girl Friday and Libeled Lady.

Comedy Crime Drama Romance

His Girl Friday

1940

Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.

7.4

MagicScore

Libeled Lady

1936

When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.

7.3

MagicScore

It Happened One Night

1934

A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.

7.8

MagicScore

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952

With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.

6.8

MagicScore

Never Been Kissed

1999

Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation -- not to mention her own failed love life -- when she falls for her dreamy English teacher, Sam Coulson.

6.2

MagicScore

Cimarron

1931

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon becomes prominent in her own right.

5.6

MagicScore

Nothing Sacred

1937

When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.

6.3

MagicScore

Bombshell

1933

A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.

6.4

MagicScore

The Paper

1994

Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchet-man Alicia Clark—Henry's nemesis—impose unpopular cutbacks.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Sex and the Single Girl

1964

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.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

Park Row

1952

In New York's 1880s newspaper district, a dedicated journalist manages to set up his own paper. It is an immediate success but attracts increasing opposition from one of the bigger papers and its newspaper heiress owner.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

Dance, Fools, Dance

1931

When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Five Star Final

1931

Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.

6.6

MagicScore

#14

Picture Snatcher

1933

An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

Foreign Correspondent

1940

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

7.5

MagicScore

#17

Woman of the Year

1942

Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

27 Dresses

2008

Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

Living It Up

1954

Homer Flagg (Lewis) is a railroad worker in the small town of Desert Hole, New Mexico. One day he finds an abandoned automobile at an old atomic proving ground. His doctor and best friend, Steve Harris (Martin), diagnoses him with radiation poisoning and gives Homer three weeks to live. A reporter for a New York newspaper, hears of Homer's plight and convinces her editor, to provide an all-expenses paid trip to New York.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

I Love Trouble

1994

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Front Page?

The top films similar to The Front Page by MovieMagicScore are His Girl Friday (7.4), Libeled Lady (7.3), It Happened One Night (7.8). Each shares comedy/crime/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Front Page worth watching?

The Front Page holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 77 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Front Page?

The Front Page (1931) is a comedy, crime, drama, romance film directed by Lewis Milestone, starring Pat O'Brien, Adolphe Menjou, Mary Brian.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Front Page?

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About movies like The Front Page

This ranked list pairs The Front Page (1931), a comedy and crime and drama and romance film from Lewis Milestone, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Pat O'Brien 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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