Movies Like Calling All Tars
If you liked Calling All Tars (1936), a comedy movie directed by Lloyd French, 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.
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The Tramp (1915)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyThe Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until he discovers the girl of his dreams already has someone in her life…
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Dog Gone (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyA courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.
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The Railrodder (1965)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyAfter literally swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, an Englishman takes a country trip across Canada on a railcar.
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Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also comedyWhen an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
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The Bank (1915)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyA janitor at a bank is in love with a secretary and dreams that she has fallen in love with him too.
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Bebe's Kids (1992)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyWhen Robin meets the lovely Jamika he thinks he's in heaven. But when he meets her friend Bebe's children, whom she is looking after, he knows he's in hell.
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Aquamania (1961)
★ 6.5/10Also comedyMr. X buys a boat and inadvertantly enters the water skiing race. With Junior driving, with no experience, he's a bit out of his league.
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The Impostors (1998)
★ 6/10Also comedyWrongly accused of physically abusing a fellow actor, starving thespians Arthur and Maurice find themselves pursued by the law aboard a cruise ship.
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Two Tars (1928)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyTwo sailors on shore leave rent a car and go on a drive with their dates, but soon get involved in a huge traffic jam with dozens of ill-tempered motorists. A minor collision sets off an escalating series of…
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Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyHawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.
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Head Above Water (1996)
★ 6/10Also comedyJudge George brings his young wife, Nathalie, to a remote island for a vacation. But while George accompanies their only neighbor -- Nathalie's childhood friend Lance -- on a fishing trip, Nathalie spends time with her…
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Sea Scouts (1939)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyDonald is an admiral on a seagoing voyage with his nephews in which they encounter a ravenous shark.
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Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also comedyJimmy Carr refutes the idea that you can't joke about anything these days with his edgy takes on gun control, religion, cancel culture and consent.
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Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyA faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his…
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Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyIt's the last day of Camp Firewood's season, but there's still time for the big talent show, a little romance… and for everyone to be wiped out by the piece of NASA's Skylab that's hurtling toward Earth.
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Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyEddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on '80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Mom's hamburgers and much more.
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Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also comedyAziz Ansari presents his highly anticipated debut hour long stand-up special. The critically acclaimed stand-up and actor (Parks and Recreation, Funny People) discusses topics ranging from sheets with fraudulent thread…
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A Burlesque on Carmen (1915)
★ 5.8/10Also comedyA gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.
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Driver's Ed (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also comedyA group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.