feelsalike.comSign in
Waiting for Guffman poster

Movies that feel likeWaiting for Guffman (1997)

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.

If you loved Waiting for Guffman, the closest films we have are A Mighty Wind (2003), Animal Crackers (1930) and You, the Living (2007). All three share Waiting for Guffman's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988).

🍅 91% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Christopher Guestwittyplayfulstylish
6 of 12 streaming nowHBO Max · Amazon Prime Video · Paramount Plus Premium

Can't choose? Answer three questions and get one movie for tonight.

Not on subscription streaming right now. Rent or buy below.

See it on the Mood Map

When is Waiting for Guffman streaming? →

If Waiting for Guffman hit the spot, these will too

A Mighty Wind poster
A Mighty Wind
2003 · dir. Christopher Guest
🍅 87%★ 7.2comedy · music

Christopher Guest directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

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.

Animal Crackers poster
Animal Crackers
1930 · dir. Victor Heerman
🍅 97%★ 7.4comedy · musicPrime Video

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: Made in the 1930s, in a different era of the craft

The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.

You, the Living poster
You, the Living
2007 · dir. Roy Andersson
🍅 98%★ 7.4drama · comedy · music

Stylish comedy in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Waiting for Guffman does

In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts about success while being robbed by a pickpocket, and so on. The absurdist collection is accompanied by Dixieland jazz and similar music.

Wayne's World poster
Wayne's World
1992 · dir. Penelope Spheeris
🍅 79%★ 7comedy · music

Both lean on wit more than on music

The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive who wants to produce a big-budget version of "Wayne's World"—and he also wants Wayne's girlfriend, a rock singer named Cassandra. Wayne and Garth have to battle the executive not only to save their show, but also Cassandra.

The Chorus poster
The Chorus
2004 · dir. Christophe Barratier
🍅 68%★ 7.9drama · comedy · music

Playful comedy, and it commits to that

In 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.

The Court Jester poster
The Court Jester
1955 · dir. Melvin Frank
🍅 97%★ 7.8music · adventure · comedy

Music built on style, twice over

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.

Top Hat poster
Top Hat
1935 · dir. Mark Sandrich
🍅 100%★ 7.7music · comedy · romance

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.

Pitch Perfect 3 poster
Pitch Perfect 3
2017 · dir. Trish Sie
🍅 29%★ 5.8music · comedyMax

Both lean on play more than on music

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

After the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.

My Fair Lady poster
My Fair Lady
1964 · dir. George Cukor
🍅 94%★ 7.7comedy · music · drama

A streak of style through both

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

Distant Voices, Still Lives poster
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988 · dir. Terence Davies
🍅 80%★ 7.4drama · music

Music in the same key

The difference: Trades the wit of Waiting for Guffman for an angle of its own

Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.

White Christmas poster
White Christmas
1954 · dir. Michael Curtiz
🍅 76%★ 7.6comedy · music · romancePrime Video

Both are comedy through and through

Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.

Best in Show poster
Best in Show
2000 · dir. Christopher Guest
🍅 93%★ 7.5comedyParamount+

Both are Christopher Guest's work, and they rhyme

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.

In the mood for more witty?

all witty movies →

The best-reviewed films that share Waiting for Guffman’s defining feeling.