Movies like Follow That Dream (1962)
The best movies like Follow That Dream (1962) are It Happened at the World's Fair (1963), Girl Happy (1965) and Kissin' Cousins (1964). If Follow That Dream hooked you with its comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedTommy Boy (1995)6.8/10 from 1,111 votes
- NewestWild Hogs (2007)Released 2007
It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
Mike Edwards and Danny Burke fly a cropduster, but due to Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custody of it. Trying to earn money, they hitchhike to the World's Fair in Seattle and, while Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike cares for a small girl whose father has disappeared.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisGirl Happy (1965)
Chicago mobster Big Frank hires rock & roll singer Rusty Wells and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Kissin' Cousins (1964)
Army officer Josh Morgan returns to the Smoky Mountains and tries to convince his kinfolk to allow a missile site to be built on their land. Once he arrives, he discovers he has a lookalike cousin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisGirls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
When he learns that his boss is retiring to Arizona, sailor Ross Carpenter has to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he and his father built. Meanwhile, he's also caught between two women: insensitive club singer Robin and sweet Laurel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Errand Boy (1961)
Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. Morty works for Mr. Sneak and gets a job in the mail room so that he can have access to the lot. But all that Morty ever finds is that he can cause havoc no matter what he does.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Patsy (1964)
Eccentric bellhop Stanley Belt is recruited unexpectedly by the comedy team of a recently deceased entertainer. Stanley struggles to become a song-and-dance man as the team grooms him to become a star. But as the date of a high-stakes appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show grows near, they begin to fear that the only astonishing thing about Stanley is his utter lack of talent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEasy Come, Easy Go (1967)
Navy frogman Ted Jackson balances his time between twin careers as a deep-sea diver and nightclub singer. During a dive, Ted spots sunken treasure and returns with the hope to retrieve it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRoustabout (1964)
After losing his job at a coffee shop, Charlie Rogers finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCome Blow Your Horn (1963)
The story of a young man's decision to leave the home of his parents for the bachelor pad of his older brother who leads a swinging '60s lifestyle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
The Trouble with Girls (1969)
Chautauqua manager Walter Hale and his loyal business manager struggle to keep their traveling troupe together in small town America.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Spinout (1966)
Band singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like this40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
Hilarity ensues when a casino manager spends a day at Disneyland with a cute but troublesome little girl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Clambake (1967)
The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself, rather than his father's money.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisYou're Never Too Young (1955)
When an aspiring barber becomes inadvertently involved in the theft of a valuable diamond, necessity forces him to masquerade as a 12 year-old child - with humorous consequences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisParadise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
Blacklisted by the major airlines for endlessly chasing female staff, pilot Rick Richards returns to Hawaii to set up a helicopter charter company with his friend Danny. Having a girl on every island is a good way to get business but it becomes clear that romance and flying don't always mix.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisKid Galahad (1962)
After completing military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFun in Acapulco (1963)
Mike Windgren works on a boat in Acapulco, but when the bratty daughter of its owner gets him fired, Mike finds new work as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Tensions increase when Mike runs afoul of the rival lifeguard—also the champion diver of Mexico.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisStay Away, Joe (1968)
Joe Lightcloud persuades his Congressman to give him 20 heifers and a prize bull so he and his father, Charlie, can prove that the Navajos can successfully raise cattle on the reservation. If their experiment is successful, then the government will help all the Navajo people. But Joe's friend, Bronc Hoverty, accidentally barbecues the prize bull, while Joe sells the heifers to buy plumbing and other home improvements for his stepmother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Wild in the Country (1961)
A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
The Caddy (1953)
Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller is too nervous to play in front of a gallery, so he acts as coach and caddy for Joe Anthony, his girlfriend's brother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHow Sweet It Is! (1968)
All-American couple who try to bridge the generation gap with their free-spirited son on a trip, frisky business and misunderstandings galore ensue, all funny, vibrant and charming.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Double Trouble (1967)
When singer Guy Lambert goes on tour in Europe, he is pursued by two beautiful women, bumbling jewel thieves, and a mysterious killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
When he's stationed in Tahiti, a sailor hires a witch doctor to keep an eye on his girlfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
The Ballad of Josie (1967)
A frontier widow aims to raise sheep despite a cattle rancher in old Wyoming.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Tickle Me (1965)
A singing rodeo rider takes a job at an all-female dude ranch, where he gets involved with a physical trainer and a treasure hunt for gold in a ghost town, leading to a showdown with kidnappers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Speedway (1968)
A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisLive a Little, Love a Little (1968)
Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Tommy Boy (1995)
To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOh, God! (1977)
When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWild Hogs (2007)
Restless and ready for an adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision and head out on the open road. But complications ensue when they cross paths with an intimidating band of New Mexico bikers known as the Del Fuegos.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Follow That Dream?
The closest matches to Follow That Dream are It Happened at the World's Fair (1963), Girl Happy (1965) and Kissin' Cousins (1964). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Follow That Dream?
People who watched Follow That Dream most often go on to It Happened at the World's Fair (1963), Girl Happy (1965) and Kissin' Cousins (1964).
What is the highest-rated movie like Follow That Dream?
Tommy Boy (1995), rated 6.8/10 by 1,111 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Follow That Dream?
Wild Hogs (2007) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Follow That Dream?
Yes: It Happened at the World's Fair (1963), Girl Happy (1965) and Kissin' Cousins (1964).
How are movies similar to Follow That Dream chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Follow That Dream, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.