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10 Best Movies Like Lady of Burlesque

If you loved Lady of Burlesque, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Revenge of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds

1984★ 6.5

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

At Adams College, the jocks rule the school from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly r...

#2
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1949★ 6.9

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

A vain businessman puts strains on his happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a former girlfriend....

#3
The Amazing Mr. X

The Amazing Mr. X

1948★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lady of Burlesque for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who seems to know a...

#4
Murder by Death

Murder by Death

1976★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lady of Burlesque for fans of Mystery & Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false i...

#5
Taxidermia

Taxidermia

2006★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lady of Burlesque for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Set over three generations and beginning with a sexually frustrated orderly during WWII who relieves his tensions in the most outlandish, gross ways. The result of his liaison is a...

#6
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935★ 7.5

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

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces...