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Movies like For Your Eyes (1987)

The best movies like For Your Eyes (1987) are Back to the Beach (1987), A Mighty Wind (2003) and The Big Store (1941). If For Your Eyes 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. Back 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

  2. A 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

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  3. The 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

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  4. Get Crazy (1983)

    Mega-promoter Colin Beverly plans to sabotage the New Year's 1983 concert of small-time operator Max Wolfe. Wolfe's assistants Neil Allen and Willie Loman find romance while trying to save the drugs, violence, and rock and roll from Beverly's schemes.

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

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  5. 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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  6. Love Happy (1949)

    The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls when they get mixed up with gangsters due to a tin of sardines containing Romanoff diamonds.

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

  7. Babes 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

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  8. A 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

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  9. Footlight 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

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  10. Animal 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

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  11. 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

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  12. The Cocoanuts (1929)

    During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.

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

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  13. Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021)

    Upon learning that he is from New York City, a wide-eyed boy, who is half human and half alligator, decides to leave his sheltered life in the swamp and search for his long lost father. A musical adventure.

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

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  14. A Day at the Races (1937)

    Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbush, who was recently put in charge of the sanitarium, isn't really a doctor, he's a veterinarian.

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

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  15. A Night at the Opera (1935)

    The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

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

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  16. Thunderstruck (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

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  17. Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)

    Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  18. Pretty Persuasion (2005)

    A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  19. Dylan Moran: Monster (2004)

    Irish comedian Dylan Moran live at Vicar Street, Dublin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  20. The Ladies Man (1961)

    After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with all these females?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  21. Raya and Sakina (1982)

    Rayya and Sekina, two poor sisters, kill their stepmother Ammuna and seize her gold, and to bury her body, Rayya marries Hasab Allah, and Sekina marries Abdel Aal, who works in the police station, so that he would dispel suspicions against them. Over time, they get used to bringing women to their homes, killing them, and stealing their gold.

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

  22. حب في التخشيبة (1994)

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

  23. والسيدة حرمه (1984)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  24. Nagham Fi Hayaty (1975)

    (Hanan) is an attractive and beautiful young girl. She works as a secretary for the singer (Mamdouh). She is attached to Mohsen’s heart and emotionally attached to him. As a result of that connection, she falls victim when she surrenders herself to Mohsen. The result of that connection becomes a pregnancy, and here the situation becomes more serious. Mohsen has to leave Beirut for Brazil. To search for a job opportunity, he must leave the country immediately.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music

  25. Intensive Care (2025)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  26. Wash is forbidden from publishing (2025)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  27. For a Bunch of Women (1974)

    Zaghloul has multiple romantic relationships under his friend Balbal’s name, then disappears. The women seek revenge, while the innocent Balbal gets caught in endless trouble because of Zaghloul’s deception.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  28. الطقاقة نوره (TBA)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  29. A Toxic Marriage (2024)

    Karim and Farida want to get married. Worlds collide when families meet. Karim's family is conservative and his parents do not approve of Farida's liberal background, so they resort to a series of funny tricks and pranks to stop the wedding. Will their love triumph or break under social pressures?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  30. Sana maa el shoghl el lazeez (1970)

    A family travels by plane that ends up landing on an island, and one of them works there because of his ability to work, and the governor of the island and one of the family's daughters exchanges love.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like For Your Eyes?

The closest matches to For Your Eyes are Back to the Beach (1987), A Mighty Wind (2003) and The Big Store (1941). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after For Your Eyes?

Start with Back to the Beach (1987), the closest match to For Your Eyes.

What is the highest-rated movie like For Your Eyes?

A Night at the Opera (1935), rated 7.4/10 by 585 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like For Your Eyes?

Intensive Care (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to For Your Eyes chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside For Your Eyes, 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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