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10 Best Movies Like Pal Joey

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

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#1
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1937★ 7.2

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

Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a ...

#2
The White Buffalo

The White Buffalo

1977★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pal Joey for fans of Western. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations ...

#3
Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid

1964★ 7.1

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

Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young gir...

#4
Valentine Ever After

Valentine Ever After

2016★ 6.3

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

Big city girls Julia and her best friend Sydney take a trip to a dude ranch in Wyoming for a fun weekend getaway, but after a brawl at the local bar, the girls are sentenced to sta...

#5
Les Girls

Les Girls

1957★ 6.4

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

After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", Sybil Wren is sued for libeling her fellow dancer Angele. A Rashômon style narrative...

#6
Down to Earth

Down to Earth

1947★ 5.9

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

Upset at a new Broadway musical mocking The Nine Muses, Greek goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth to land a part in the show and change it....