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10 Best Movies Like 42nd Street

If you loved 42nd Street, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Anything Goes

Anything Goes

2021โ€ขโ˜… 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 42nd Street for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love... proving that sometimes destiny ...

#2
Five Feet Apart

Five Feet Apart

2019โ€ขโ˜… 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 42nd Street for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control โ€” all of which get put to ...

#3
The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

2021โ€ขโ˜… 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 42nd Street for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at th...

#4
Terrifier 2

Terrifier 2

2022โ€ขโ˜… 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 42nd Street for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A year after the Miles County massacre, Art the Clown is resurrected by a sinister entity. Art returns home, where he must hunt down and destroy teenage Sienna and her younger brot...

#5
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023โ€ขโ˜… 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 42nd Street for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#6
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001โ€ขโ˜… 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 42nd Street for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizardโ€”with a place waiting for him at the...