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Movies Like Young Person's Guide to Cinema

If you liked Young Person's Guide to Cinema (1974), a movie directed by Shūji Terayama, 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. 5The 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.

  6. 6Towed 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.

  7. 7Dough 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.

  8. 8The Live Ghost

    The Live Ghost (1934)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Fish market workers Stan and Ollie are persuaded by a sea captain to shanghai a crew for him at the local bar for a dollar a head. Successful at first, the boys end up getting themselves shanghaied, and the crew vow…

  9. 9Solid Serenade

    Solid Serenade (1946)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Tom ties up Spike and sneaks into the courtyard of the glamorous Toodles Galore with his bass, hoping to woo her with his song, much to the annoyance of a sleeping Jerry.

  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. 11Thicker 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…

  12. 12Goodnight Mommy

    Goodnight Mommy (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10

    When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.

  13. 13Far from the Tree

    Far from the Tree (2021)

    ★ 8.1/10

    On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.

  14. 14The 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…

  15. 15In 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.

  16. 16Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?

    Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer? (2019)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Trixie explains to Forky what a computer does as they experience the common stresses of technology.

  17. 17Rookie of the Year

    Rookie of the Year (1993)

    ★ 6.2/10

    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.

  18. 18Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett

    Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A special celebrating the origins and legacy of Star Wars' legendary bounty hunter, Boba Fett.

  19. 19Competition

    Competition (2015)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Two minions working in a bomb lab get competitive.

  20. 20Cosmic Ray

    Cosmic Ray (1962)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Experimental short uses Ray Charles' “What'd I Say” as accompaniment to constantly shifting collage of female nude, cartoons, and newsreels of atomic bomb explosions.

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