Top 20 movies like The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town

Wrongfully jailed for arson, political activist Leopold Dilg escapes and takes refuge at the house of his childhood friend, Nora, unaware that she has recently rented it to a high-principled lawyer. Hilarity ensues as Nora tries to hide Leopold's identity from Professor Lightcap, while the two men enjoy spirited debates about their conflicting views of law.

The Talk of the Town is of 1 hour(s) and 58 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Columbia Pictures. It was released on 1942-08-20. It has the tagline: Screen comedy so gay... drama so thrilling... love so exciting, it will be the talk of YOUR town! It has an average vote of 7.258 on TMDB.

Genres: ComedyDramaRomance

1. The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

Susan Applegate, tired of New York after one year and twenty-five jobs, decides to return to her home town in Iowa. Discovering she hasn't enough money for the train fare, Susan disguises herself as a twelve-year-old and travels for half the price. Caught out by the conductors, she hides in the compartment of Major Philip Kirby, a military school instructor who takes the "child" under his wing.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like The Major and the Minor

2. Mirage

Mirage

In New York City, David Stillwell struggles to recover his memory before the people who are trying to kill him succeed. Who is he, who are they, and why is he surrounded by murder?

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Mirage

3. Walk Don't Run

Walk Don't Run

During the housing shortage of the Summer Olympic Games in 1964, two men and a woman share a small apartment in Tokyo, and the older man soon starts playing Cupid to the younger pair.

It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Walk Don't Run

4. Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats children who are without parents and decides to do something about it. She opens a home for foundlings and orphans and begins to place children in good homes, despite the opposition of "conservative" citizens, who would condemn illegitimate children for being born out of wedlock. Eventually Edna leads a fight in the Texas legislature to remove the stigma of illegitimacy from birth records in that state, while continuing to be an advocate for homeless children.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Blossoms in the Dust

5. The October Man

The October Man

Jim Ackland, who suffers from a head injury sustained in a bus crash, is the chief suspect in a murder hunt, when a girl that he has just met is found dead on the local common, and he has no alibi for the time she was killed.

It has an average vote of 6.152 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like The October Man

6. Sylvia Scarlett

Sylvia Scarlett

When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.

It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Sylvia Scarlett

7. Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.

It has an average vote of 7.327 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Now, Voyager

8. Top Hat

Top Hat

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.

It has an average vote of 7.291 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Top Hat

9. All the Way

All the Way

Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the office – no longer the 'accidental President.'

It has an average vote of 6.64 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like All the Way

10. Gaslight

Gaslight

A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Gaslight

11. Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!

It has an average vote of 7.643 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Arsenic and Old Lace

12. The Wing or the Thigh? (L'Aile ou la Cuisse)

The Wing or the Thigh?

Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking. After having agreed to appear on a talk show to show his skills in naming food and wine by taste, he is confronted with two disasters: his son wants to become a clown rather than a restaurant tester and he, the famous Charles Duchemin, has lost his taste!

It has an average vote of 7.234 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like The Wing or the Thigh?

13. The Terminal

The Terminal

Viktor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d'etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he's stranded at Kennedy Airport, where he's holding a passport that nobody recognizes. While quarantined in the transit lounge until authorities can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living – and courts romance with a beautiful flight attendant.

It has an average vote of 7.344 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like The Terminal

14. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

It has an average vote of 8.464 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

15. Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

It has an average vote of 8.009 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Citizen Kane

16. Parasite (기생충)

Parasite

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

It has an average vote of 8.509 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Parasite

17. A Short Film About Killing (Krótki film o zabijaniu)

A Short Film About Killing

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

It has an average vote of 7.626 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like A Short Film About Killing

18. Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

It has an average vote of 8.091 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Oppenheimer

19. GoodFellas

GoodFellas

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

It has an average vote of 8.464 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like GoodFellas

20. Gandhi

Gandhi

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

It has an average vote of 7.556 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Gandhi
Loading...