Movies Like The Girl Can't Help It (1956)

The Girl Can't Help It is a 1956 comedy, music, romance film from Frank Tashlin with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Bye Bye Birdie and Josie and the Pussycats.

Comedy Music Romance

Bye Bye Birdie

1963

A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.

5.8

MagicScore

Josie and the Pussycats

2001

Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but soon realize they are pawns of two people who want to control the youth of America. They must clear their names, even if it means losing fame and fortune.

5.8

MagicScore

Marley & Me

2008

A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

7.2

MagicScore

Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

2023

After the heroic rescue of Toki Wartooth, DETHKLOK frontman Nathan Explosion finds himself traumatized in a BRUTAL professional and romantic flat-spin all while he is tasked with fulfilling the prophecy and confronting the ultimate songwriting challenge: write the SONG OF SALVATION and save the planet. Can Nathan Explosion look beyond his brutally damaged ego to save his band, stop the Metalocalypse, and finally face the ultimate evil: Salacia?

6.5

MagicScore

Priceless

2006

A beautiful young gold-digger mistakes a lowly hotel clerk as a rich and therefore worthwhile catch.

6.4

MagicScore

City of Rock

2017

When his community's Rock Park is up for destruction for redevelopment, a young musician organizes a charity concert to save it.

6.1

MagicScore

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

1967

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.

6.8

MagicScore

This Is It

2009

A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.

7.3

MagicScore

The Girl Next Door

2004

Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, Danielle. But Matthew's bright future is jeopardized when he finds Danielle was once a porn star. As Danielle's past catches up with her, Matthew's love for her forces him to re-evaluate his goals.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

That Touch of Mink

1962

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.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

Buying the Cow

2002

A commitment-averse man frantically hits the dating scene after his girlfriend starts pressuring him to pop the question.

5.1

MagicScore

#12

Phantom of the Paradise

1974

Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.

7.5

MagicScore

#13

24 Hour Party People

2002

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

The Nowhere Inn

2021

When St. Vincent sets out to make a documentary about her music, the goal is to both reveal and revel in the unadorned truth behind her on-stage persona. But when she hires a close friend to direct, notions of reality, identity, and authenticity grow increasingly distorted and bizarre.

6.0

MagicScore

#15

Road Trip

2000

After an Ithaca College student films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discovers one of his friends has accidentally mailed the homemade sex tape to his girlfriend in Austin. In a frenzy, he must borrow a car and hit the road in a desperate bid to intercept the tape.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Singin' in the Rain

1952

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.

8.1

MagicScore

#17

Crush

2022

When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she's been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like.

7.4

MagicScore

#18

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

1957

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.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Eternity

2025

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.

7.0

MagicScore

#20

Space Cadet

2024

Tiffany "Rex" Simpson has always dreamed of going to space, and her "doctored" application lands her in NASA's ultra-competitive astronaut training program. In over her head, can this Florida girl rely on her quick wits, moxie and determination to get through training and into the cosmos before she blows her cover?

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Girl Can't Help It?

The top films similar to The Girl Can't Help It by MovieMagicScore are Bye Bye Birdie (5.8), Josie and the Pussycats (5.8), Marley & Me (7.2). Each shares comedy/music/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Girl Can't Help It worth watching?

The Girl Can't Help It holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 75 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Girl Can't Help It?

The Girl Can't Help It (1956) is a comedy, music, romance film directed by Frank Tashlin, starring Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Girl Can't Help It?

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

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About movies like The Girl Can't Help It

This ranked list pairs The Girl Can't Help It (1956), a comedy and music and romance film from Frank Tashlin, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Tom Ewell 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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