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10 Best Movies Like Those Were the Days

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

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#1
Fight for Your Right Revisited

Fight for Your Right Revisited

2011★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days for fans of Music & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Fight for Your Right Revisited stars Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, and Elijah Wood as the "young" Beastie Boys from the past and Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and Will Ferrell as the "o...

#2
Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers

1930★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days for fans of Music & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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. ...

#3
Bo Burnham: Make Happy

Bo Burnham: Make Happy

2016★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days for fans of Music & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Combining his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor with original music, Bo Burnham offers up his unique twist on life in this stand-up special about life, death, sexuality, hy...

#4
The After Party

The After Party

2018★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days for fans of Music & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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....

#5
The Big Store

The Big Store

1941★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days for fans of Music & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager....

#6
Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade

1933★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Those Were the Days for fans of Music & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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....

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