Movies like The Cuckoo Patrol (1967)
The best movies like The Cuckoo Patrol (1967) are The After Party (2018), Soul Men (2008) and A Song Is Born (1948). If The Cuckoo Patrol hooked you with its comedy and music, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBo Burnham: Make Happy (2016)8.0/10 from 459 votes
- NewestMystery Wrestling #23 (2026)Released 2026
The After Party (2018)
When an aspiring rapper goes viral for the wrong reasons, he thinks his career is sunk. But a wild party gives him one more chance to make it right.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSoul 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Song Is Born (1948)
The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson. But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Mighty Wind (2003)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnimal Crackers (1930)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBo Burnham: What. (2013)
Left brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham's quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at pop entertainment while offering unadulterated showmanship of his own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAdam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018)
Adam Sandler takes his comical musical musings back out on the road, from comedy clubs to concert halls to one very unsuspecting subway station.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFootlight Parade (1933)
A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBack to the Beach (1987)
A former beach boy and his wife go to California to visit their daughter and become part of the new beach scene.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
SnoozefestMovies like thisRock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Festival (2018)
After Nick's girlfriend dumps him, his best mate Shane has the perfect antidote to his break-up blues: three days at an epic music festival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Big Store (1941)
A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBabes in Arms (1939)
Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wants to make a comeback and replace Patsy both professionally and as Mickey's girl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBo Burnham: Make Happy (2016)
Combining his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor with original music, Bo Burnham offers up his unique twist on life in this stand-up special about life, death, sexuality, hypocrisy, mental illness and Pringles cans.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisAirheads (1994)
The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeach Party (1963)
Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers. The surfing teens led by Frankie and Dee Dee don't have much sex but they sing, battle the motorcycle rats and mice led by Eric Von Zipper and dance to Dick Dale and the Del Tones.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWet Hot American Summer (2001)
It's the last day of Camp Firewood's season, but there's still time for the big talent show, a little romance… and for everyone to be wiped out by the piece of NASA's Skylab that's hurtling toward Earth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThunderstruck (2012)
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKing of Jazz (1930)
A large-scale revue musical built around Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, presenting a series of musical performances, sketches, and staged tableaux in early two-color Technicolor, emblematic of Hollywood’s early sound-era “all-star” musical productions.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCamp Rock (2008)
When Mitchie gets a chance to attend Camp Rock, her life takes an unpredictable twist, and she learns just how important it is to be true to yourself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChatha Pacha: The Ring of Rowdies (2026)
In the heart of Fort Kochi, three brothers and their crew of unlikely misfits stumble into the wild world of WWE-style costumed wrestling. What begins as a scrappy hustle soon explodes into a riot of masks, egos, and full-blown madness, all set against the backdrop of a city that never plays by the rules. But can their brotherhood survive when the real fight begins outside the ropes?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
TJPW Prelude to Grand Princess '26 (2026)
Prelude to Grand Princess '26 was a professional wrestling event promoted by Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW). It was held on March 7, 2026 at Shin-Kiba 1st RING in Tokyo, Japan.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
TJPW Grand Princess '26: Fate in Ryōgoku (2026)
TJPW Grand Princess '26: Fate in Ryōgoku was a professional wrestling event promoted by Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW). It was held on March 15, 2026 at Ryōgoku KFC Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
DDT Good Good! Yokohama Battle 2026 (2026)
DDT Good Good! Yokohama Battle 2026 was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling, which was held on February 28, 2026 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. In the main event, Yuki Ishida challenged To-y for the DDT Extreme Championship in a Soccer vs Sumo! Mixed Martial Arts 'ITACHI' Rules match.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Last Round (2021)
Taxista Verde, the wrestler loved by all children, must fulfill his destiny bonded by blood: to put an end to Eslabón Perdido and the vampire entourage that back him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
A Matter of Size (2009)
Four overweight friends from the Israeli city of Ramle are fed up of dieting and the dieting club they belong to. When Herzl (155 kilos), the main protagonist, loses his job as a cook and starts working as a dishwasher in a Japanese restaurant in Ramle he discovers the world of Sumo where large people such as himself are honored and appreciated. Through Kitano (60 kilos), the restaurant owner, a former Sumo coach in Japan (who is supposedly hiding from the Yakuza in Israel), he falls in love with a sport involving "two fatsos in diapers and girly hairdos". Herzl wants Kitano to be their coach but Kitano is reluctant - they first have to earn their spurs. "A MATTER OF SIZE" is a comedy about a ‘coming out’ of a different kind - overweight people learning to accept themselves.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks them into joining the Foreign Legion, after which they discover Axmann's collaboration with the nasty Sheik Hamud El Khalid.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMystery Wrestling #22 (2026)
Mystery Wrestling #22 took place on Twitch,TV on March 14 2026
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Stardom Gold Rush 2022 ~Gyōsan Stardom~ (2022)
Gold Rush 2022 ~Gyōsan Stardom~ was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom, held on November 19, 2022 at EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. It featured the first "Moneyball" six-woman tag team tournament, the finals for which (a TLC match!) took place in the main event. The World and Wonder of Stardom Championships were also defended on the card, with Syuri taking on noted rival Utami Hayashishita and the long-awaited encounter between Saya Kamitani and KAIRI, respectively.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Mystery Wrestling #23 (2026)
Mystery Wrestling #23 took place March 26 on Twitch.TV
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Cuckoo Patrol?
The closest matches to The Cuckoo Patrol are The After Party (2018), Soul Men (2008) and A Song Is Born (1948). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Cuckoo Patrol?
Start with The After Party (2018), the closest match to The Cuckoo Patrol.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Cuckoo Patrol?
Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016), rated 8.0/10 by 459 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Cuckoo Patrol?
Mystery Wrestling #23 (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Cuckoo Patrol?
Yes: The After Party (2018), Soul Men (2008) and A Song Is Born (1948).
How are movies similar to The Cuckoo Patrol chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Cuckoo Patrol, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.