Movies Like Character Studies

If you liked Character Studies (1927), a comedy movie directed by Roscoe Arbuckle, 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
Bowfinger (1999)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a…
2
Nickelodeon (1976)
★ 6/10Also comedy
In the silent film era, attorney Leo Harrigan and gunslinger Buck Greenway are hired to stop an illegal film production. However, they soon team up with the filmmakers and become important players in the show business…
3
Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
An average television repairman must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart—now a famous movie star—so her career will not suffer.
4
The Chaplin Revue (1959)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small amount of new connecting…
5
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
6
Dough and Dynamite (1914)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
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.
7
Caught in a Cabaret (1914)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy
Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret, suffering the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and tries to impress her by pretending to be an ambassador. Unfortunately she has a jealous…
8
S.O.B. (1981)
★ 6/10Also comedy
A movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.
9
A Night in the Show (1915)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Two disruptive theater patrons, the wealthy drunk Mr. Pest (played by Charlie Chaplin) and the rowdy working-class Mr. Rowdy (also played by Chaplin), attend a live vaudeville theater production. Their constant antics…
10
Rookie of the Year (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
When the cast comes off his once broken arm, a 12-year-old boy can throw a 100-mile-an-hour fastball, and the Chicago Cubs want him as their new pitcher.
11
You're Never Too Young (1955)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
When an aspiring barber becomes inadvertently involved in the theft of a valuable diamond, necessity forces him to masquerade as a 12 year-old child - with humorous consequences.
12
Scooby Goes Hollywood (1979)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
Shaggy and Scooby-Doo quit their Saturday morning TV series in pursuit of Hollywood stardom.
13
Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Pete Riley is a 17-year-old who lands a part-time job at a multiplex in his neighbourhood. He and his friends are excited when it's announced that the theatre will play host to the premier of a major motion picture…
14
Hollywood or Bust (1956)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Steve Wiley is a deceiver who cheats Malcolm Smith when he wins a car, claiming that he won it too. Trying to steal the…
15
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep…
16
The Champion (1915)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose, Charlie puts the horseshoe…
17
The Waterboy (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Bobby Boucher is a water boy for a struggling college football team. The coach discovers Boucher's hidden rage makes him a tackling machine whose bone-crushing power might vault his team into the playoffs.
18
My Wife's Relations (1922)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Buster and a woman are mistakenly married and her initially unfriendly family begins to treat him nicely when they come to believe he has a large inheritance awaiting him.
19
Hello Ladies: The Movie (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
When Stuart learns that his British ex-girlfriend is planning to visit Los Angeles with her husband, he sets out to impress them with his glamorous lifestyle, enlisting a flaky Russian model he’s just met to play the…
20
Why Worry? (1923)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.