Movies Similar to Yakov Smirnoff: As Long As We Both Shall Laugh

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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Snatch(2000)

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

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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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Bullets Over Broadway(1994)

After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.

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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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Oh, Hello on Broadway(2017)

Two delusional geriatrics reveal curious pasts, share a love of tuna and welcome a surprise guest in this filming of the popular Broadway comedy show.

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Opening Night(2023)

Tensions mount on the off-Broadway opening of JFK: The Musical, when Aaron, the actor playing JFK, and Simone, the assistant stage manager find the corpse of a cast member in a storage closet and the two clash over if the show should go on or not.

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Chip Off the Old Block(1944)

The son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star.

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Love Happy(1949)

The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.

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The Rooster of St. Victor(2014)

In this fun family comedy, a village rooster's punctual (and loud!) crowing keeps everyone awake until a group of sleepy locals hatch a scheme to get rid of him.

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The Producers(1968)

A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.

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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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The Band Wagon(1953)

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

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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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Company(1996)

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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Bumping Into Broadway(1919)

A young playwright spends his last cent to pay the past-due rent for the pretty dancer who's his boarding house next-door neighbor. Soon after, he winds up at a gambling club, where he wins big - just before a police raid.

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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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Dames(1934)

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

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The Producers(2005)

A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.

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Happiness Is in the Field(1995)

Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend Gerard. Then a TV show called "where are you?" shows a woman from Gers who is searching for her husband who disappeared 28 years ago. The lost husband looks like an identical twin of Francis...

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