Movies Like Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)

If you liked Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) (2025), a western and adventure movie directed by Leo McCarey and Francis Ford, 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
The Alamo (1960)
★ 7.1/10Also war and adventure
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
2
Dory's Reef Cam (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and adventure
Dive into the waters below and watch the aquatic wildlife from the world of Nemo and Dory.
3
The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
★ 6.1/10Also western and comedy
A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.
4
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
★ 7/10Also adventure and comedy
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim…
5
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
★ 8/10Also adventure and war
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
6
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and western
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp…
7
nineoneone (2025)
Also comedy
An exercise in no-budget filmmaking made over a two day span.
8
Cops (1922)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and adventure
Buster Keaton gets involved in a series of misunderstandings involving a horse and cart. Eventually he infuriates every cop in the city when he accidentally interrupts a police parade.
9
Pie Shop (2017)
Also comedy
A gifted pie baker suffers from muscle spasms and tends to throw pies in everyone's face by accident.
10
A Romance of Wastdale (1921)
★ 9/10Also adventure
David Gordon is in love and engaged to be married to Kate Nugent. But the sinister figure of Austen Hawke, Gordon's rival, threatens to eclipse the wedding and wreck Gordon's one chance of true happiness. Gordon will…
11
Dog Days (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
Elizabeth, a charming morning show news anchor, seeks advice from her dog's therapist after a breakup. Tara, a spunky barista, dreams of a life beyond the coffee shop. Awkward Garrett pines for Tara while trying to…
12
The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
★ 7/10Also adventure
Dr. Johannes Krafft climbs a 12,000-foot mountain over and over again to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Another couple makes the dangerous climb with him.
13
The Half-Way Girl (1925)
★ 9/10Also adventure
When her traveling theatrical group goes broke, Poppy, an actress in the troupe, finds herself stranded in Singapore. She's reduced to working in a bar in the seedy part of town as a "hostess", where she meets a…
14
You're Next (1927)
★ 9/10Also comedy
The three fat boys make the discovery that they are late for the barber school. There they ply their trade on various interesting customers.
15
Edgar and the Teacher's Pet (1920)
★ 8/10Also comedy
The story of Edgar Pomeroy, the first in a series, in which the boy Edgar imagines himself the triumphant master of his fate, revenging himself on a scornful young female classmate. But then the real events are seen in…
16
Roll (1975)
Also comedy
A lyrical sketch in the style of a silent film, telling the story of an artist carrying a large, long roll of paper across the city.
17
Is Zat So? (1927)
★ 9/10Also comedy
A rich man hires a pair of brothers, one to teach him to box and the other to manage him. Meanwhile, the rich man must fend off his brother-in-law, who is after the family inheritance. The film is lost.
18
A Visit to Lively Town (1912)
Also comedy
Two hicks take a trip to Atlantic City.
19
Judex (Episode 01): Mysterious Shadow (1917)
Also adventure
Jacqueline learns her father’s wrongdoing, gives away his ill-gotten wealth, and begins a new life as Judex watches over her from the shadows.
20
Judex (Episode 08): The Underground Passages of the Château-Rouge (1917)
Also adventure
The de Trémeuse family confronts Favraux’s broken condition, while betrayals and mistaken identities drive the action forward.