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10 Best Movies Like The Sound of Music

If you loved The Sound of Music, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

1964★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Sound of Music for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father....

#2
My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

1964★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Sound of Music for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society....

#3
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

1964★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Sound of Music for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants...

#4
Funny Girl

Funny Girl

1968★ 7.2

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

The life of famed 1930s comedienne Fanny Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of New York, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, as well as her marriage ...

#5
The Sound of Music Live!

The Sound of Music Live!

2013★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Sound of Music for fans of Drama & Family & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The Sound of Music Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on December 5, 2013. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the special was an adaptation of ...

#6
Rain Man

Rain Man

1988★ 7.8

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

When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and th...