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Movies Like Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep

If you liked Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep (1896), a movie directed by William K.L. Dickson, 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. 1Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

  2. 2Perfect Day

    Perfect Day (1929)

    ★ 7/10

    Two families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with their temperamental automobile. Each incident requires repeated exits and reboardings by Laurel, Hardy, their wives and…

  3. 3Our Wife

    Our Wife (1931)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope, and run away to…

  4. 4Beau Hunks

    Beau Hunks (1931)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

  5. 5In the Blood

    In the Blood (2014)

    ★ 5.8/10

    When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.

  6. 6The Fugitive Kind

    The Fugitive Kind (1960)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local…

  7. 7Towed in a Hole

    Towed in a Hole (1932)

    ★ 7/10

    Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy isn't an easy task.

  8. 8The Grandmother

    The Grandmother (1970)

    ★ 6.6/10

    To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.

  9. 9Flaming Star

    Flaming Star (1960)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Pacer Burton, a young man of mixed Kiowa and white heritage, is caught between two worlds as conflict erupts between Native Americans and white settlers in Texas.

  10. 10The Hoose-Gow

    The Hoose-Gow (1929)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Stan and Ollie arrive as new inmates at a prison after apparently taking part in a hold-up raid, a raid they tell a prison officer they were only watching. The usual mayhem ensues.

  11. 11The Happiest Days of Your Life

    The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two…

  12. 12Fedora

    Fedora (1978)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement, only to discover the horrifying truth behind her success.

  13. 13Thicker Than Water

    Thicker Than Water (1935)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Oliver's in trouble with his wife after missing a payment on their furniture, having given the money to Stanley, who used it instead to pay Mrs. Hardy for his room and board. At Stan's suggestion Ollie then withdraws…

  14. 14Dough and Dynamite

    Dough and Dynamite (1914)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Pierre and Jacques are working as waiters at a restaurant where the cooks go on strike. When the two are forced to work as bakers, the striking cooks put dynamite in the dough, with explosive results.

  15. 15The 355

    The 355 (2022)

    ★ 6/10

    A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.

  16. 16One Good Turn

    One Good Turn (1931)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Down and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with sandwiches. While eating, they overhear the lady's landlord tell her he's going to throw her out because she can't pay her…

  17. 17Taking Care of Business

    Taking Care of Business (1990)

    ★ 6.3/10

    An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.

  18. 18Mr. Turner

    Mr. Turner (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

  19. 19The One That Got Away

    The One That Got Away (1957)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.

  20. 20Fast Girls

    Fast Girls (2012)

    ★ 6/10

    A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

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