Movies like Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots (2005) is a comedy movie directed by Julian Jarrold. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. La Cage aux Folles (1978)
★ 6.8 · 456 votes · Comedy
Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancée and her parents come for dinner.
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2. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
★ 7.5 · 856 votes · Comedy, Drama
Veteran drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson take novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez under their wing on a madcap road trip across the country to compete in the Drag Queen of America pageant in Los Angeles.
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3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
★ 7.0 · 16,470 votes · Adventure, Comedy, Family
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
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4. Some Like It Hot (1959)
★ 8.1 · 4,025 votes · Comedy, Romance, Crime
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
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5. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
★ 7.4 · 3,273 votes · Comedy, Sci-Fi, Horror
After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Through elaborate dance and rock music, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.
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6. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
★ 7.5 · 4,114 votes · Family, Fantasy, Comedy
When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.
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7. MouseHunt (1997)
★ 6.6 · 1,432 votes · Comedy, Family
Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant—a tiny and tenacious mouse.
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8. Cruella (2021)
★ 8.0 · 10,382 votes · Comedy, Crime
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.
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9. The Birdcage (1996)
★ 7.0 · 1,434 votes · Comedy, Romance
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.
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10. The Closet (2001)
★ 6.5 · 542 votes · Comedy
A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.
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11. Sex and the City (2008)
★ 6.5 · 2,328 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Carrie's big step forward in her relationship goes awry, best friends Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha are there to help her pick up the pieces.
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12. Billy Elliot (2000)
★ 7.6 · 4,199 votes · Drama, Comedy, Music
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
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13. The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)
★ 7.0 · 2,445 votes · Comedy, Drama
Andy Sachs returns to Runway as Miranda Priestly navigates a new media landscape and Runway's position within. The duo reconnect with former assistant Emily Charlton, now the head of a luxury brand that possesses funding which could ensure Runway's survival.
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14. Feel the Beat (2020)
★ 7.5 · 1,183 votes · Comedy, Music, Drama
After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.
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15. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
★ 7.9 · 18,131 votes · Music, Drama
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
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16. The Lady in the Van (2015)
★ 6.4 · 823 votes · Comedy, Drama
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
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17. Pride (2014)
★ 7.7 · 1,454 votes · Drama, Comedy
In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike. There is only one problem: the Union seems embarrassed to receive their support.
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18. My Fair Lady (1964)
★ 7.5 · 1,479 votes · Comedy, Music, Drama
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
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19. One Chance (2013)
★ 6.7 · 327 votes · Drama, Comedy, Music
This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.
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20. Take the Lead (2006)
★ 6.9 · 763 votes · Drama, Music
A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.
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