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Movies Like You Can't Shoe a Horse Fly

If you liked You Can't Shoe a Horse Fly (1940), a animation movie directed by Dave Fleischer, 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. 1Thru the Mirror

    Thru the Mirror (1936)

    ★ 7.2/10Also animation

    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.

  2. 2The Big Bad Wolf

    The Big Bad Wolf (1934)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation

    The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.

  3. 3Ferdinand the Bull

    Ferdinand the Bull (1938)

    ★ 6.7/10Also animation

    This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via…

  4. 4Mickey and the Seal

    Mickey and the Seal (1948)

    ★ 6.8/10Also animation

    Mickey accidentally takes a seal home, after it sneaks into his picnic basket. When Mickey takes a bath, the seal is discovered and Mickey returns him to the park. Later, however, Mickey and Pluto discover that the…

  5. 5Baseball Bugs

    Baseball Bugs (1946)

    ★ 6.9/10Also animation

    Bugs Bunny single handedly takes on the “Gas-House Gorillas,” a baseball team of hulking, cigar-chomping bullies.

  6. 6Babes in the Woods

    Babes in the Woods (1932)

    ★ 6.1/10Also animation

    Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch comes and takes them away on her broom to her gingerbread house, where…

  7. 7The Flying Mouse

    The Flying Mouse (1934)

    ★ 6.4/10Also animation

    To the tune "I Would Like to Be a Bird," a young mouse fashions wings from a pair of leaves, to the great amusement of his brothers when his attempts to use them fail. When the butterfly he rescues from a spider proves…

  8. 8Ye Olden Days

    Ye Olden Days (1933)

    ★ 6.4/10Also animation

    The princess is to wed the Prince against her wishes. When she refuses, the king locks her in the tower. Minstrel Mickey sees her and rescues her, making a rope from the clothes of lady-in-waiting Clarabell. The king…

  9. 9Mickey's Steam Roller

    Mickey's Steam Roller (1934)

    ★ 6.4/10Also animation

    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.

  10. 10Puss Gets the Boot

    Puss Gets the Boot (1940)

    ★ 7/10Also animation

    Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".

  11. 11Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

    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.

  12. 12The Wise Little Hen

    The Wise Little Hen (1934)

    ★ 6.6/10Also animation

    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…

  13. 13Gulliver Mickey

    Gulliver Mickey (1934)

    ★ 6.6/10Also animation

    Mickey is first seen reading Gulliver's Travels while the mice orphan children are pretending to be sailors. After ruining their game Mickey tries to make it up to them by retelling the Liliput sequences of Gulliver's…

  14. 14Pluto's Judgement Day

    Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)

    ★ 6.7/10Also animation

    Pluto chases a kitten through a window and right into Mickey's lap. Mickey scolds him, and goes off to wash the kitten. Pluto falls asleep in front of the fire, and dreams of a hell ruled by cats where he is put on…

  15. 15Terra das Canções de Ninar

    Terra das Canções de Ninar (1933)

    ★ 6.4/10Also animation

    A baby is transported to Lullaby Land, where pacifiers grow on trees, diapers, bottles, and potty chairs march on parade, and the gingham dog comes to life. He wanders into the "keep out" cave, full of things like…

  16. 16Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales

    Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1982)

    ★ 7.2/10Also animation

    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…

  17. 17The Ugly Duckling

    The Ugly Duckling (1939)

    ★ 7/10Also animation

    An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.

  18. 18The Gruffalo

    The Gruffalo (2009)

    ★ 7.4/10Also animation

    The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to…

  19. 19Flowers and Trees

    Flowers and Trees (1932)

    ★ 6.9/10Also animation

    A jealous stump threatens two trees that are in love by starting a forest fire. When the rain comes and puts out the fire the forest revives and celebrates the wedding.

  20. 20The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas (1933)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation

    A narrator sings the opening stanzas of the classic poem while we see the house at rest. Santa lands on the roof, comes down the chimney, and opens his bag. The toys march out and decorate the tree, with the toy…

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