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10 Best Movies Like Blue Hawaii

If you loved Blue Hawaii, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
King Creole

King Creole

1958★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blue Hawaii for fans of Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the loc...

#2
Jailhouse Rock

Jailhouse Rock

1957★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blue Hawaii for fans of Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star....

#3
The Journey of Natty Gann

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blue Hawaii for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-cou...

#4
G.I. Blues

G.I. Blues

1960★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blue Hawaii for fans of Music & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open up a nightclub when he gets out of the army. Tulsa may lack the capital for such a venture, but a chance to raise the ...

#5
Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender

1956★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blue Hawaii for fans of Music & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the end of the Civil War, a Confederate team is ordered to rob a Union payroll train but the war ends leaving these men with their Union loot, until the Feds come looking for it...

#6
Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

1966★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blue Hawaii for fans of Music & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Blacklisted by the major airlines for endlessly chasing female staff, pilot Rick Richards returns to Hawaii to set up a helicopter charter company with his friend Danny. Having a g...