Films like That Thing You Do! (1996)

That Thing You Do! (1996) is comedy, drama, music. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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Hair (1979)

Also comedy and drama. 7.2/10

Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.
The Idea of You (2024)

Also comedy and drama. 7.2/10

40-year-old single mom Solène begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. As they begin a…
Don't Say Good Luck (2026)

Also comedy and drama. 7.3/10

Sophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical — until she's suddenly facing more drama at home than on the stage.
Camp Rock 3 (2026)

Also comedy and drama. 6.5/10

When pop group Connect 3 returns to Camp Rock to search for an opening act for their reunion tour, rising tensions and fierce competition among campers test old friendships and…
Blue Moon (2025)

Also comedy and drama. 6.6/10

On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator, Richard Rodgers, celebrates the…
Coyote Ugly (2000)

Also comedy and drama. 6.3/10

Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and…
Power Ballad (2026)

Also comedy and drama. 7.1/10

When Rick, a past-his-prime wedding singer, meets fading boy-band star Danny during a gig, the two bond over music and a late-night jam session. But when Danny turns one of Rick’s…
The Chorus (2004)

Also comedy and drama. 7.7/10

In 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

Also comedy and drama. 7.5/10

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during nighttime visitations by the Ghosts of…
Gypsy (1962)

Also comedy and drama. 6.3/10

Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.
The High Note (2020)

Also comedy and drama. 7.0/10

Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked…
The Choral (2025)

Also comedy and drama. 6.5/10

As World War I rages on, Dr. Henry Guthrie takes over a British choral society that's lost most of its men to the army. The community soon discovers that the best response to the…
Drumline (2002)

Also comedy and drama. 7.0/10

A talented street drummer from Harlem enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before…
Begin Again (2014)

Also comedy and drama. 7.2/10

Gretta, a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave ditches her. Her life gains purpose when Dan, a record label executive, notices her talent.
High Fidelity (2000)

Also comedy and drama. 7.1/10

After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".
Danny Collins (2015)

Also comedy and drama. 6.7/10

An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.
Sing Street (2016)

Also comedy and drama. 7.9/10

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Billy Elliot (2000)

Also comedy and drama. 7.6/10

County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering…
Shall We Dance? (1996)

Also comedy and drama. 7.5/10

A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how…
Anonymous Noise (2017)

Also comedy and drama. 7.7/10

Every day, a young girl wearing a mask stands by the beach and sings a nostalgic melody. After experiencing two sudden heart-wrenching partings when she was only a child, Nino…
Hard Core Logo (1996)

Also comedy and drama. 6.6/10

Bruce Macdonald follows punk bank Hard Core Logo on a harrowing last-gasp reunion tour throughout Western Canada. As magnetic lead-singer Joe Dick holds the whole magilla together…
The Dirt (2019)

Also comedy and drama. 7.4/10

The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.
We Are Your Friends (2015)

Also comedy and drama. 6.8/10

Young Cole Carter dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world…
Flora and Son (2023)

Also comedy and drama. 6.9/10

Single mom Flora is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Her efforts to keep him out of trouble lead to a beat-up acoustic guitar, a washed-up LA…