Movies like Twentieth Century (1934)
The best movies like Twentieth Century (1934) are Hard to Handle (1933), Female (1933) and The Smiling Lieutenant (1931). If Twentieth Century hooked you with its comedy and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedIt Happened One Night (1934)7.8/10 from 1,483 votes
- NewestThe Merry Widow (1934)Released 1934
Hard to Handle (1933)
A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Female (1933)
Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of business until she meets an independent design engineer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies 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: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDames (1934)
A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
An ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Jewel Robbery (1932)
Baroness Teri von Horhenfels deals with the tedium of her aristocratic Vienna life with a long line of lovers. Her rich husband, Franz, seems oblivious. As she's just about to end her latest affair, the baroness gets a much-needed dose of adrenaline when she becomes the target of a charismatic thief. After staging a daring robbery, he makes off with not only the baroness's ring but also her heart.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight After Night (1932)
A successful ex-boxer opens a high-class speakeasy in what once was the childhood home of a formerly rich society girl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Bad Girl (1931)
A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisForbidden (1932)
On a cruise to Cuba, Lulu Smith falls in love with Bob Grover. Back home, she breaks off the romance when he tells her he is married. Lulu has a baby but doesn't tell Bob, who turns out to be a rising politician. She passes herself off as the baby's nanny. When Bob learns what is going on, he adopts the little girl, not telling his wife or anyone else where she came from. Lulu gets a job at a newspaper. Things get complicated when the editor gets the dirt on Bob, but also wants to marry Lulu.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCity Girl (1930)
A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Bad Sister (1931)
Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the money and Marianne, later dumping her. Her sister Laura loves Dr. Lindley although she knows he loves Marianne. Marianne returns and marries a wealthy young man, and Lindley turns his love toward Laura.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Applause (1929)
This early example of the "backstage" musical genre tells the story of Kitty Darling, a fading burlesque star who tries to save her convent-educated daughter April from following in mom's footsteps.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Design for Living (1933)
Independent Gilda is resigned fo a life of married tedium when Tom and George, having gotten past their jealousy, come to America and whisk Gilda away to live an exciting polyamorous life in Paris.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThirty Day Princess (1934)
A European princess arrives in New York City to secure a much-needed loan for her country. She contracts the mumps, and an actress who looks exactly like her is hired to impersonate her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
I'm No Angel (1933)
Bold performer Tira works as dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. Out of an urgent financial need, she agrees to a risky new number: she'll put her head into the lion's mouth! With this attraction, the circus makes it to New York and Tira can pursue her dearest occupation — flirting with rich men and accepting expensive presents.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMorning Glory (1933)
Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom, or will she fade like a morning glory after its brief blooming?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShe Done Him Wrong (1933)
New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more male friends than can be imagined. One is a vicious escaped criminal on the way to see 'his' girl, unaware she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Merry Widow (1934)
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Love Parade (1929)
The queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Front Page (1931)
Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor, Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy and write the scoop of his career.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBombshell (1933)
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlatinum Blonde (1931)
Ann Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He decides to write a play and collaborates with a fellow reporter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHot Saturday (1932)
A pretty but virtuous small-town bank clerk is the victim of a vicious rumor from an unsuccessful suitor that she spent the night with a notorious womanizer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Sadie McKee (1934)
A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Love Me Tonight (1932)
A Parisian tailor goes to a château to collect a bill, only to fall for an aloof young princess living there.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne Hour with You (1932)
Andre and Colette Bertier are happily married. When Colette introduces her husband to her flirtatious best friend, Mitzi, he does his best to resist her advances. But she is persistent, and very cute, and he succumbs. Mitzi's husband wants to divorce her, and has been having her tailed. Andre gets caught, and must confess to his wife. But Colette has had problems resisting the attentions of another man herself, and they forgive each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like this42nd Street (1933)
Broadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIt Happened One Night (1934)
A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisState Fair (1933)
The children of Iowa farmers find love, with mixed results, at the state fair.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Twentieth Century?
The closest matches to Twentieth Century are Hard to Handle (1933), Female (1933) and The Smiling Lieutenant (1931). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Twentieth Century?
People who watched Twentieth Century most often go on to Hard to Handle (1933), Female (1933) and The Smiling Lieutenant (1931).
What is the highest-rated movie like Twentieth Century?
It Happened One Night (1934), rated 7.8/10 by 1,483 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Twentieth Century?
The Merry Widow (1934) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Twentieth Century?
Yes: Hard to Handle (1933), Female (1933) and The Smiling Lieutenant (1931).
How are movies similar to Twentieth Century chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Twentieth Century, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.