Top 20 movies like The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.

The Shop Around the Corner is of 1 hour(s) and 39 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was released on 1940-01-12. It has the tagline: Just LOOK at WHO GET THAT SLY "LUBITSCH TOUCH" NOW! It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.

Genres: ComedyDramaRomance

1. The Wildcat (Die Bergkatze)

The Wildcat

A charismatic lieutenant newly assigned to a remote fort is captured by a group of mountain bandits, thus setting in motion a madcap farce that is Lubitsch at his most unrestrained. A wonderfully anarchic and playfully subversive satire of military life from one of the great comedy filmmakers.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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2. Ninotchka

Ninotchka

A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

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3. His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.

It has an average vote of 7.416 on TMDB.

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4. The Naked Spur

The Naked Spur

A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.

It has an average vote of 6.859 on TMDB.

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5. Gunga Din

Gunga Din

British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. While completing a dangerous telegraph-repair mission, they unearth evidence of the suppressed Thuggee cult. When Gunga Din tells the sergeants about a secret temple made of gold, the fortune-hunting Cutter is captured by the Thuggees, and it's up to his friends to rescue him.

It has an average vote of 6.483 on TMDB.

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6. The Minister (L'Exercice de l'État)

The Minister

Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the accident. Thus begins the odyssey of a politician in a world that is increasingly more complex and hostile.

It has an average vote of 6.452 on TMDB.

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7. To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.

It has an average vote of 6.751 on TMDB.

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8. Youth (芳华)

Youth

A group of performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping a family scandal to dealing with unrequited love, each experiences rejection that shapes their lives.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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9. Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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10. Unfaithfully Yours

Unfaithfully Yours

Before he left for a brief European visit, symphony conductor Sir Alfred De Carter casually asked his staid brother-in-law August to look out for his young wife, Daphne, during his absence. August has hired a private detective to keep tabs on her. But when the private eye's report suggests Daphne might have been canoodling with his secretary, Sir Alfred begins to imagine how he might take his revenge.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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11. Remember the Night

Remember the Night

When Jack, an assistant District Attorney, takes Lee, a shoplifter caught in the act, home with him for Christmas, the unexpected happens and love blossoms.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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12. The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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13. Cluny Brown

Cluny Brown

Amateur plumber Cluny Brown gets sent off by her uncle to work as a servant at an English country estate.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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14. The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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15. Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You

Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You

When young Mariah sees a darling little puppy named "Princess" at the pet store, she suddenly knows exactly what she wants for Christmas. But before her Christmas wish can come true, she must prove that she can dog-sit her uncle's dog, Jack, a scraggly rascal; in fact, the worst dog in the county!

It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.

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16. 49th Parallel

49th Parallel

In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.

It has an average vote of 6.946 on TMDB.

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17. I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster (J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster)

I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster

Told in four vignettes, this existential comedy relates the exploits of four aspiring criminals who hope to improve their lot, but find that they might not have what it takes for a life of crime.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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18. Pardon Mon Affaire (Un éléphant ça trompe énormément)

Pardon Mon Affaire

On an otherwise normal day, Étienne, a happily married man and a good father, sees something that stops him dead in his tracks: a gorgeous woman in a billowing red dress. Long after she has left his vision, her memory continues to haunt his mind. He falls instantly in love with her and tries everything to get to know her better. Helping Étienne snare his elusive lady in red are his three bumbling buddies, which all have secret affairs and/or cheat on their wives.

It has an average vote of 6.989 on TMDB.

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19. Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

A twist on the morality tale of forbidden love between the beautiful Belle and the feared Beast. As the villagers are being brutally murdered and the Beast is hunted down as the one responsible for the mayhem, Belle and Beast team up to defeat the real killer; the power-hungry witch's malevolent troll.

It has an average vote of 4.392 on TMDB.

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20. Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

11-year-old Lisa has no time for toys; she's too busy taking care of her siblings and cooking for her mother. During the Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa travels to Toyland in Wizard of Oz-like fashion and arrives just in time for a wedding. Young Mary Contrary is about to marry mean, old Barnaby Barnacle, despite the fact that she loves Jack Be Nimble. Lisa tries to stop this terrible wedding and, together with her new friends, discovers that Barnaby wants to take over Toyland. Lisa, Mary, Jack, and Georgie Porgie ask the Toymaster for help, but he can't help them as long as Lisa doesn't truly believe in toys.

It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.

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