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Movies like Spinout (1966)

The best movies like Spinout (1966) are Speedway (1968), Cover Girl (1944) and Romance & Cigarettes (2006). If Spinout hooked you with its comedy and music, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Speedway (1968)

    A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music

  2. Cover Girl (1944)

    A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & comedy

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  3. Romance & Cigarettes (2006)

    Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much to the chagrin of his wife, and his life is thrown into upheaval. Kitty kicks Nick out of the house, and he is forced to make some difficult decisions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music

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  4. Pal Joey (1957)

    An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & romance

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  5. ¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)

    Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  6. Born Yesterday (1950)

    Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  7. Detroit Rock City (1999)

    In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music

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  8. French Girl (2024)

    Sweet Gordon, an affable English teacher in Brooklyn, has beaten the odds; a French Girl has fallen in love with him and he’s fallen even harder back. But their future is thrown into limbo when she interviews for an executive chef position in her hometown of Quebec City. To Gordon’s dismay her future boss also happens to be her former lover, a celebrity Chef with oceanic eyes and a hit TV show. Good luck Gordon.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  9. Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)

    In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music

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  10. Girl on a Bicycle (2013)

    Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day turns Paolo's life upside down.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

  11. Anchors Aweigh (1945)

    Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  12. Dinner in America (2022)

    An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of the American Midwest.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  13. How I Got Into College (1989)

    High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wants to have a shot with her, he'll have to find a way to get into Ramsey College, Jessica's top choice of schools. It won't be easy, since the college is highly selective and Marlon's grades are hardly impressive. That means the lovelorn teen will have to find a way to score high on the SATs and win over the college admissions committee.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  14. Soul Men (2008)

    Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer. Cleo, a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter, accompanies them as a new singer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music

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  15. The Long Weekend (2005)

    Cooper is an actor who sees life as one big party, while Ed is in advertising and takes life too seriously. When Ed gets stressed over a deadline he has to meet, his brother Cooper works hard in trying to get his brother hooked up with a girl, thus a long weekend of stress and beautiful women, culminating in Ed meeting, and making love to, the woman of his dreams.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

  16. Maintenance Required (2025)

    Charlie, the fiercely independent owner of an all-female mechanic shop, is forced to reevaluate her future when a flashy corporate competitor moves in across the street. Seeking comfort, she turns to an anonymous online confidant - unaware she's confiding in Beau, the very rival threatening her business. As sparks fly both online and off, the truth threatens to blow everything apart.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  17. Desperados (2020)

    A panicked young woman and her two best friends fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. On arrival, they run into her former beau, who soon gets caught up in their frantic scheme.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  18. You Can't Take It with You (1938)

    Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  19. Someone Great (2019)

    An aspiring music journalist lands her dream job and is about to move to San Francisco when her boyfriend of nine years decides to call it quits. To nurse her broken heart, she and her two best friends spend one outrageous last adventure in New York City.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance

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  20. Players (2024)

    New York sportswriter Mack has spent years devising successful hook-up "plays" with her friends, but when she unexpectedly falls for one of her targets, she must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & comedy

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  21. Harum Scarum (1965)

    Johnny Tyronne, action movie star and ladies' man, is traveling through the Middle East on a goodwill tour to promote his latest film. Upon arrival, however, he's kidnapped by a gang of assassins so impressed with his cinematic adventures that they want him to carry out an assassination for them.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & music

  22. 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: Similar story and style · both comedy & music

  23. Nimrods (2026)

    Three friends journey from Kansas City to Los Angeles, mistakenly believing that their band is opening for Green Day on New Year’s Eve.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & music

  24. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

    "This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & music

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  25. The Taming of the Shrew (1967)

    Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance

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  26. The Apartment (1960)

    Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & romance

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  27. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

    With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  28. Nazareth - Until We Drop (2013)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  29. The Odd Couple (1968)

    In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  30. Blazing Saddles (1974)

    Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Spinout?

The closest matches to Spinout are Speedway (1968), Cover Girl (1944) and Romance & Cigarettes (2006). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Spinout?

Start with Speedway (1968), the closest match to Spinout.

What is the highest-rated movie like Spinout?

¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023), rated 8.4/10 by 378 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Spinout?

Nimrods (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Spinout?

Yes: Speedway (1968), Cover Girl (1944) and Romance & Cigarettes (2006).

How are movies similar to Spinout chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Spinout, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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