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10 Best Movies Like Flying Down to Rio

If you loved Flying Down to Rio, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Gay Divorcee

The Gay Divorcee

1934★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Flying Down to Rio for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Seeking a divorce from her absentee husband, Mimi Glossop travels to an English seaside resort. There she falls in love with dancer Guy Holden, whom she later mistakes for the core...

#2
Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade

1933★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Flying Down to Rio for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences....

#3
Carefree

Carefree

1938★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Flying Down to Rio for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Dr. Tony Flagg's friend Steven has problems in the relationship with his fiancée Amanda, so he persuades her to visit Tony. After some minor misunderstandings, she falls in love wi...

#4
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Flying Down to Rio for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career together. Wh...

#5
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

1933★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Flying Down to Rio for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musi...

#6
Charade

Charade

1963★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Flying Down to Rio for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she...