Movies like By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
The best movies like By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) are On Moonlight Bay (1951), Summer Magic (1963) and Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945). If By the Light of the Silvery Moon hooked you with its comedy and family, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Music Man (1962)7.1/10 from 206 votes
- NewestSneakerella (2022)Released 2022
- Same seriesOn Moonlight Bay (1951)Penrod
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across the street. Marjorie has to learn how to dance and act like a proper young lady. Unfortunately William Sherman has unconventional ideas for the time. His ideas include not believing in marriage or money, which causes friction with Marjorie's father, who is the local bank vice president
Why it matches: Same series: Penrod · both comedy & romance
Summer Magic (1963)
Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. It's not entirely uninhabited, though; the owner, Mr. Hamilton, is a mysterious character away in Europe, but Osh assures them he won't mind their living there, since he won't be coming home for a long time yet. The children and a cousin who comes to live with them have various adventures before an unexpected visitor shows up
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOur Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
Welcome to Fuller Junction, Wisconsin, a friendly small town settled by Norwegian farmers. Here we see the exploits of two young cousins, Selma and Arnold, who learn about their world and experience the ups and downs of life as the season pass.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Pollyanna (1960)
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Human Comedy (1943)
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOur Town (1940)
Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and death in this small community.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
The Little Colonel (1935)
After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak to her again. Several years pass and Elizabeth returns to her home town with her husband and young daughter. The little girl charms her crusty grandfather and tries to patch things up between him and her mother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & music
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
Drama critic Larry Mackay, his wife Kate and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewife Kate settles into suburban life, Larry continues to enjoy the theater and party scene of New York.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWith Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
Abby McClure, a widow with three sons, and Jake Iverson, a widower with a teenage daughter, begin dating and eventually decide to get married. But they're not prepared for the hostile reactions from their children, who are not very excited about the new union between the two families.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBundle of Joy (1956)
Kitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large department store and Eddie Fisher plays the boss' son. After getting fired from her job, she finds an adorable baby on the steps of the foundling home and the folks inside mistake her for the mother. Fisher, well-meaning, but obtuse, tries to help her out with the baby, and the buds of romance begin to appear. Meanwhile old Merlin, the owner of the store, thinks he just might be a grandfather...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Room for One More (1952)
Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the innocence of children. To the unhappy surprise of her husband she takes in the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAngels in the Outfield (1951)
The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
Cossetted and bored, Barbara Barry is finally sent off to school by her busy if doting widowed soap manufacturer father. When her nurse is injured en route, Barbara finds herself alone in town, ending up as part of radio song-and-dance act Dolan and Dolan sponsored by a rival soap company.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Summer Stock (1950)
To Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's sister. At first reluctant she has them do farm chores in exchange for food. Her reluctance becomes attraction when she falls in love with the director, Joe, who happens to be her sister's fiance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMeet Me in St. Louis (1944)
A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThousands Cheer (1943)
Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. Eddie's also plagued by fear of having an accident during his family's trapeze act in the army variety show, which also features a gallery of MGM stars.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
Starstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a role but he is reluctant.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both music & romance
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
The Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they've been inherited by one K.C. Higgins, a suspected "fathead" who intends to take an active interest in running the team. But K.C. turns outs to be a beautiful woman who really knows her baseball. Second baseman Dennis Ryan promptly falls in love. But his playboy roommate Eddie O'Brien has his own notions about how to treat the new lady owner and some unsavory gamblers have their own ideas about how to handle Eddie.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSun Valley Serenade (1941)
When Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. When soloist Vivian Dawn quits, Karen stages an ice show as a substitute.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & music
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
Rebecca's Uncle Harry leaves her with Aunt Miranda who forbids her to associate with show people. But neighbor Anthony Kent is a talent scout who secretly set it up for her to broadcast.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Lady Be Good (1941)
Married songwriters almost split up while putting on a big show.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & music
Life with Father (1947)
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStars in My Crown (1950)
An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Music Man (1962)
Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIn the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Two co-workers in a music shop dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSneakerella (2022)
When El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity for sneakers. With a little nudge from his best friend and a sprinkle of Fairy Godfather magic, El finds the courage to use his talent to pursue his dream of becoming a ‘legit’ sneaker designer in the industry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisYours, Mine & Ours (2005)
Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and salutes. The kids long for a permanent home. Helen North is a free spirit, a designer whose ten children live in loving chaos, with occasional group hugs. Helen and Frank, high school sweethearts, reconnect at a reunion, and it's love at first re-sighting. They marry on the spot. Then the problems start as two sets of kids, the free spirits and the disciplined preppies, must live together. The warring factions agree to work together to end the marriage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRoad to Singapore (1940)
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like By the Light of the Silvery Moon?
The closest matches to By the Light of the Silvery Moon are On Moonlight Bay (1951), Summer Magic (1963) and Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after By the Light of the Silvery Moon?
People who watched By the Light of the Silvery Moon most often go on to Summer Magic (1963), Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) and Pollyanna (1960).
What is the highest-rated movie like By the Light of the Silvery Moon?
The Music Man (1962), rated 7.1/10 by 206 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like By the Light of the Silvery Moon?
Sneakerella (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Is By the Light of the Silvery Moon part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Penrod, which includes On Moonlight Bay (1951).
Are there English movies like By the Light of the Silvery Moon?
Yes: On Moonlight Bay (1951), Summer Magic (1963) and Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945).
How are movies similar to By the Light of the Silvery Moon chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside By the Light of the Silvery Moon, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.