Movies Like ‘Mamma Mia!’ For When You Want To Feel Like A Dancing Queen
- 11994
A matrimonial theme isn't the only thing Muriel's Wedding – a 1994 Australian film starring Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths – has in common with Mamma Mia! Both films also feature soundtracks full of the music of ABBA. Mamma Mia! was first a stage musical, while Muriel's Wedding received a musical adaptation in 2016, and ran at the Rosly Packer Theatre in Sydney in late-2017.
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Across the Universe is to the Beatles as Mamma Mia! is to ABBA. Featuring the music of the Fab Four, this film follows Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood) and Jude (Jim Sturgess) as they fall in love against the backdrop of the tumultuous political landscape of the 1960s.
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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again serves as a prequel and a sequel to Mamma Mia!. It has everything fans loved about the first film – the same talented cast, beautiful locations, and, of course, even more music from ABBA. The sequel also stars Cher, Lily James, and Jeremy Irvine.
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Matrimonial mayhem is also at the heart of the romantic comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Toula (Nia Vardalos) and Ian (John Corbett) are set to be married, but her large Greek extended family risk ruining their plans by offering strong opinions on every aspect of their wedding, and their relationship.
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Like Mamma Mia!, the music of ABBA also plays a pivotal role in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Lars Erickssong (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit Ericksdóttir (Rachel McAdams) enter Eurovision in hopes to find similar success to ABBA, who won the contest in 1974 with their hit “Waterloo.” Both movies also include Pierce Brosnan in the supporting cast.
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Mamma Mia! isn't the only movie that highlights Meryl Streep's musical talents. In Ricki and the Flash, she plays Ricki Rendazzo, an aging rock star who wants to make amends with her family after years on the road. Fun Fact: Streep's real-life daughter Mamie Gummer plays her offspring in this 2015 Jonathan Demme picture.
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While Sophie wants to learn the identity of her father before she gets married, Father of the Bride's Annie (Kimberly Williams) is definitely daddy's little girl. Hilarity ensues as George Banks (Steve Martin) struggles to let his daughter go as she sets off to start her married life.
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- 82012
Rock of Ages builds on the jukebox musical format of Mamma Mia! with a soundtrack inspired by an entire era of music – 1980s hair metal – rather than just one band. Both films are also based on Broadway musicals and feature all-star ensemble casts. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Paul Giamatti, and Mary J. Blige are just a few of the famous faces in Rock of Ages.
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- 92009
In Mamma Mia!, Meryl Streep plays a woman who is reunited with several of her past loves. Nine, also a musical, follows Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis), a filmmaker who conjures the memory of the women who helped shape his life as a way to find inspiration for his next project.
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- 102012
While both films are musicals, tonally Les Miserables is very different from Mamma Mia!. It is an adaptation based on the 1862 French novel of the same name, by Victor Hugo. That said, Amanda Seyfried stars in both films, so if you are a fan of hers, this is definitely one to check out. Les Miserables was nominated for eight Academy Awards, and took home trophies for best supporting actress for Anne Hathaway, best makeup and hairstyling, and best sound mixing.
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Walking on Sunshine
2014Italy is the beautiful setting of Walking on Sunshine, a jukebox musical romantic comedy celebrating the music of the 1980s. Like Mamma Mia!, a destination wedding is what brings everybody together in Walking on Sunshine. Leona Lewis, Hannah Arteton, and Annabel Scholey are just a few of the multi-talented members of the film's cast.
- 122009
In It's Complicated, Meryl Streep plays Jane Adler, a woman juggling two men – played by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. She ups the ante in Mamma Mia! as Donna has to contend with three of her greatest loves, Sam (Pierce Brosnan), Harry (Colin Firth), and Bill (Stellan Skarsgard).
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- 131978
Grease and Mamma Mia! are two of the most irresistible sing-along musicals. While Mamma Mia! has ABBA hits like “Dancing Queen,” “Waterloo,” and "Take a Chance on Me,” the Grease soundtrack is full of incredible songs like “Summer Nights,” “You're the One That I Want,” and the Barry Gibb-penned “Grease.” Grease is a beloved movie musical, and featured star turns by Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, and Stockard Channing.
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Keeping with the trend of romantic comedies set around the events involved with a couple tying the knot, My Best Friend's Wedding is another great film for Mamma Mia! fans. Though it's not officially a musical, it does offer a sing-along opportunity when - in a memorable moment - the entire wedding party joins together to sing “I Say a Little Prayer.”
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If your favorite thing about Mamma Mia! is how it immerses you in the music of one band, Shoplifters of the World is a great movie utilizing this same technique. The Smiths serve as the soundtrack to this one, which follows Dean (Ellar Coltrane), who decides to hold a local metal DJ hostage and force him to play the music of Morrissey and Marr all night.
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- 162008
27 Dresses follows Jane (Katherine Heigl), a woman who epitomizes the phrase “always the bridesmaid, never the bride,” until she meets a handsome reporter (James Marsden). With the lifelong baggage between sisters Jane and Tess (Malin Åkerman), there is also plenty of family drama, if that tea is what you love about Mamma Mia! This is also just a great movie for people who love to celebrate love.
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- 172007
Hairspray is another romantic-comedy musical that came out in the same era as Mamma Mia!. It is also based on a Broadway musical, though the musical was actually based on a movie, John Waters' 1988 cult classic of the same name. The 2007 film features stars like Zac Efron, Queen Latifah, Allison Janney, and Amanda Bynes.
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- 182009
If all the wedding prep is what you love most about Mamma Mia!, Bride Wars will surely be another favorite. It follows Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway), a pair of best friends who become more like frenemies when they find out that due to a clerical error, both of their weddings at The Plaza are planned for the same day.
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- 192005
What is it about weddings that make them such great settings for movies? The Wedding Date is about Kat (Debra Messing), a woman who hires an escort – played by Dermot Mulroney – to be her date for her sister's wedding. Things get complicated when this professional relationship leads to love.
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- 202016
Like Mamma Mia!, La La Land is a modern musical. Unlike Mamma Mia!, the Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone-led project features completely original music by Justin Hurwitz. La La Land was an Oscars darling, earning 11 nominations, and taking home the trophies for best film, best director, best actress in a leading role (Stone), best cinematography, and best film music.
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