Movies like BBC Proms: Oklahoma! (2017)
The best movies like BBC Proms: Oklahoma! (2017) are Cimarron (1960), Oklahoma! (1955) and Carmen Jones (1954). If BBC Proms: Oklahoma! hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedHOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé (2019)8.0/10 from 357 votes
- NewestBlue Moon (2025)Released 2025
Cimarron (1960)
The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOklahoma! (1955)
There's a box social coming up, and Curly asks Laurey if she'll be his date. Trouble is, Laurey thinks he's waited too long, and in a fit of pique accepts an offer from the boorish ranch hand Jud instead. Meanwhile, Laurey's friend Ado Annie is also torn between two men: cowboy Will and foreign peddler Ali Hakim. Both women struggle to know their own hearts before it's too late.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCarmen Jones (1954)
In this musical set in an all-Black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones is desired by many of the men. Naturally, she wants Joe, who's engaged to sweet Cindy Lou and about to go into pilot training for the Korean War.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIn Old Oklahoma (1943)
Cowboy Dan Somers and oilman Jim "Hunk" Gardner compete for oil lease rights on Indian land in Oklahoma, as well as for the favors of schoolteacher Cathy Allen.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFar and Away (1992)
A young free-spirited Irish woman from an affluent Protestant family spontaneously befriends a street-smart commoner cheated by her family’s hostile land takeovers. They escape to America, ready to take advantage of the 19th century Oklahoma land rush.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHonkytonk Man (1982)
During the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family's Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé (2019)
This intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisTo the Stars (2019)
Under small-town scrutiny, a withdrawn farmer’s daughter forges an intimate friendship with a worldly but reckless new girl in 1960s Oklahoma.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
Cowboy John O'Hanlan is surprised to learn that someone's left him a business in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He sets out to claim it, only to discover it's a brothel.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBowling for Columbine (2002)
This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGo West (1940)
A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlue Moon (2025)
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator, Richard Rodgers, celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical, “Oklahoma!”
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHamilton's America (2016)
This documentary delves deeper into the creation of the Hamilton musical, revealing Lin-Manuel Miranda's process of absorbing and then adapting Hamilton's epic story into ground-breaking musical theater.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTex (1982)
After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like this29th Street (1991)
After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHold Your Breath (2024)
In 1930s Oklahoma amid the region's horrific dust storms, a woman is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisGodspell (1973)
In modern-day New York City, John the Baptist calls out to a group of young men and women to learn from the teachings of Jesus. Through song and dance, they relive Christ's crucifixion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBrighton Beach Memoirs (1986)
Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He lives with his parents, his aunt, two cousins, and his brother, Stanley, whom he looks up to and admires. He goes through the hardships of puberty, sexual fantasy, and living the life of a poor boy in a crowded house.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wiz (1978)
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Outsiders (1983)
In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like BBC Proms: Oklahoma!?
The closest matches to BBC Proms: Oklahoma! are Cimarron (1960), Oklahoma! (1955) and Carmen Jones (1954). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after BBC Proms: Oklahoma!?
Start with Cimarron (1960), the closest match to BBC Proms: Oklahoma!.
What is the highest-rated movie like BBC Proms: Oklahoma!?
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé (2019), rated 8.0/10 by 357 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like BBC Proms: Oklahoma!?
Blue Moon (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like BBC Proms: Oklahoma!?
Yes: Cimarron (1960), Oklahoma! (1955) and Carmen Jones (1954).
How are movies similar to BBC Proms: Oklahoma! chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside BBC Proms: Oklahoma!, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.