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Movies that feel like Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018)

If you loved Bathtubs Over Broadway, the closest films we have are Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), A Mighty Wind (2003) and Joyful Noise (2012). All three share Bathtubs Over Broadway's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on YouTube TV, Freeform and Howdy Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.

When he started as a comedy writer for the Late Show with David Letterman, Steve Young had few interests and not many friends outside of his day job. But while gathering material for a segment on the show, Steve stumbled onto a few vintage record albums that would change his life forever.

πŸ… 100% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Dava Whisenantwittyplayfulstylishobsessive

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Pitch Perfect 2
2015 Β· dir. Elizabeth Banks
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· music

Witty and playful in the same breath

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name, and regain their status, the Bellas take on a seemingly impossible task: winning an international competition no American team has ever won. In order to accomplish this monumental task, they need to strengthen the bonds of friendship and sisterhood and blow away the competition with their amazing aca-magic! With all new friends and old rivals tagging along for the trip, the Bellas can hopefully accomplish their dreams.

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A Mighty Wind
2003 Β· dir. Christopher Guest
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· music

Stylish comedy in both cases

The difference: Missing the obsession of Bathtubs Over Broadway

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.

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Joyful Noise
2012 Β· dir. Todd Graff
πŸ… 32%β˜… 5.7comedy Β· music

Music built on wit, twice over

G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.

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Waiting for Guffman
1997 Β· dir. Christopher Guest
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.4comedy Β· music

Playful documentary, and it commits to that

The difference: 21 years apart, and the 1990s show

Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.

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Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
2010 Β· dir. Paul Hoen
πŸ… 63%β˜… 5.2comedy Β· music Β· tv movie

Comedy with a pulse of style, in both cases

The difference: Plays it as tv movie more than Bathtubs Over Broadway does

Mitchie can't wait to go back to Camp Rock and spend the summer making new music with her friends and superstar Shane Gray. But the slick new camp across the lake, Camp Star, has drummed up some serious competition – featuring newcomers Luke and Dana. In a sensational battle of the bands, with Camp Rock's future at stake, will Camp Star's flashy production and over-the-top antics win out, or will Camp Rockers prove that music, teamwork, and spirit are what truly matter?

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American Movie
1999 Β· dir. Chris Smith
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.8documentary Β· comedy

Both trade on obsession more than on being documentary

American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.

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Searching for Sugar Man
2012 Β· dir. Malik Bendjelloul
πŸ… 95%β˜… 8.2music Β· documentary

Both trade on play more than on being music

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.

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Winnebago Man
2010 Β· dir. Ben Steinbauer
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.2documentary Β· comedy

Witty documentary in both cases

Jack Rebney is the most famous man you've never heard of - after cursing his way through a Winnebago sales video, Rebney's outrageously funny outtakes became an underground sensation and made him an internet superstar. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer journeys to the top of a mountain to find the recluse who unwittingly became the "Winnebago Man".

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Best Worst Movie
2009 Β· dir. Michael Stephenson
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.2documentary Β· comedy

The same documentary instincts

A look at the making of the film Troll 2 (1990) and its journey from being crowned the "worst film of all time" to a cherished cult classic.

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Lemonade Mouth
2011 Β· dir. Patricia Riggen
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.9drama Β· comedy Β· music

Comedy built on style, twice over

When five ragtag freshman first meet in detention, it seems they have nothing in common. But, through music, they form an unbreakable bond and discover they have the makings of the greatest high school garage band in history! In the face of incredible odds, Olivia, Stella, Wen, Mohini and Charlie find they can make a real difference when they learn to lean on each other and let go of everything holding back their dreams.

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The School of Rock
2003 Β· dir. Richard Linklater
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· family Β· music

Comedy approached the same way

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.

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The Blues Brothers
1980 Β· dir. John Landis
πŸ… 72%β˜… 7.9music Β· comedy Β· crime

Cut from the same music cloth

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

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