Movies Like You Ought to Be in Pictures

If you liked You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940), a animation and comedy movie directed by Friz Freleng, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Donald's Cousin Gus (1939)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy
Donald Duck's gluttonous cousin, Gus Goose, comes for a visit and practically eats him out of house and home. When the direct approach to getting rid of his voracious houseguest fails, Donald resorts to desperate…
2
The Ugly Duckling (1939)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.
3
Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy
Donald visits the house of his new love interest for their first known date. At first Daisy acts shy and has her back turned to her visitor. But Donald soon notices her tailfeathers taking the form of a hand and…
4
Mickey's Steam Roller (1934)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and comedy
While streetworker Mickey romances Minnie, Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie take control of his steamroller and it's full speed ahead on a very destructive ride.
5
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island (1983)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy
Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales find a treasure map that leads them to a wishing well, which for a penny will grant any wish (through old cartoon footage). Daffy sets up a resort around the well and various Looney Tunes…
6
Baseball Bugs (1946)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Bugs Bunny single handedly takes on the “Gas-House Gorillas,” a baseball team of hulking, cigar-chomping bullies.
7
The Wise Little Hen (1934)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy
Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Peter Pig and Donald Duck, but they refuse stating they each have a…
8
Duck Amuck (1953)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and comedy
The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.
9
The Hockey Champ (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
Donald shows his nephews the moves that won him his hockey trophy. But the boys have a few moves of their own.
10
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and comedy
Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner…
11
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
If Bugs Bunny were to direct his signature inquiry--"What's up, doc?"--toward the modern-day Warner Bros. creative team, he wouldn't be far off. For 1001 Rabbit Tales, they've doctored up a batch of classic cartoons…
12
Three Little Pigs (1933)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
The two pigs building houses of hay and sticks scoff at their brother, building the brick house. But when the wolf comes around and blows their houses down (after trickery like dressing as a foundling sheep fails)…
13
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedy
Bugs Bunny hosts an award show featuring several classic Looney Tunes shorts and characters.
14
Minions & More Volume 2 (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and animation
This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black (2018); Competition (2015); Cro Minion (2015); Binky Nelson…
15
Thru the Mirror (1936)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.
16
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five's pasts.
17
Super Rhino (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and comedy
This short begins with the star canine and his owner Penny in peril from "The Man with the Green Eye", trapped within his fortress protected by overwhelming defenses, tied up and suspended high above a bottomless pit…
18
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
Winnie the Pooh and his friends experience high winds, heavy rains, and a flood in Hundred Acre Wood.
19
The Big Bad Wolf (1934)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy
The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
20
Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
Disney Legend Sterling Holloway narrates this classic animated short. A mix-up by Mr. Stork finds a little lion cub in the care of a gentle flock of sheep. Doted on by his mother, but teased by the other lambs, Lambert…