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The Stooge

Movies Like The Stooge (1951)

The Stooge is a 1951 comedy, drama, romance film from Norman Taurog with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Ziegfeld Girl and The Broadway Melody.

Comedy Drama Romance

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Ziegfeld Girl

1941

Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.

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The Broadway Melody

1929

The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.

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Love Affair

1939

A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed their mind.

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Gigi

1958

A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.

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Hairspray Live!

2016

A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.

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42nd Street

1933

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

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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.

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The Band Wagon

1953

A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

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Company

2011

Set in modern upper-crust Manhattan, an exploration of love and commitment as seen through the eyes of a charming perpetual bachelor questioning his single state and his enthusiastically married, slightly envious friends.

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The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.

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You'll Never Get Rich

1941

A Broadway choreographer gets drafted and coincidentally ends up in the same army base as the boyfriend of his object of affection.

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Dames

1934

A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.

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Down to Earth

1947

Upset at a new Broadway musical mocking The Nine Muses, Greek goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth to land a part in the show and change it.

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Into the Woods

1991

In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.

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The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!

2019

SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face catastrophe—until a most unexpected hero rises to take center stage.

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The Producers

1968

Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom, plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.

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Broadway Melody of 1936

1935

Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary certainly does. She and Irene must use their wits to show him what he's missing!

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A Chorus Line

1985

A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach. She is desperate enough for work to humble herself and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.

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The Producers

2005

Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.

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Night and Day

1946

When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he lands in a hospital. He impresses nurse Linda Lee with his creativity, but their budding romance must wait as Cole heads home. Back in New York, he mounts a series of popular shows, and when his work brings him back to Europe, he eventually marries Linda. But success doesn't spare him from marital complications or bad news about a beloved relative.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Stooge?

The top films similar to The Stooge by MovieMagicScore are Ziegfeld Girl (6.4), The Broadway Melody (5.2), Love Affair (7.0). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Stooge worth watching?

The Stooge holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 32 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Stooge?

The Stooge (1951) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by Norman Taurog, starring Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Stooge?

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 Stooge

This ranked list pairs The Stooge (1951), a comedy and drama and romance film from Norman Taurog, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Dean Martin 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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