Movies Like The Big Idea

If you liked The Big Idea (1917), a comedy movie directed by Hal Mohr and Gilbert Pratt, 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
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.
2
Beau Hunks (1931)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.
3
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.
4
Casanova Cat (1951)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Tom heads for a big city penthouse to become acquainted with a rich pretty female cat that lives there. He brings her Jerry as a gift and does some humiliating things to Jerry. Jerry, in turn, attracts the attention of…
5
Our Wife (1931)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
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…
6
Shanghaied (1915)
★ 6/10Also comedy
A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him shanghai some seamen. The…
7
The Bodyguard (1944)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
Spike the bulldog, grateful to Jerry for getting him out of the dogcatcher's van, offers to help the little mouse any time he whistles. Tom, Jerry's feline tormentor, seeks to overcome this new disadvantage.
8
Perfect Day (1929)
★ 7/10Also comedy
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…
9
Solid Serenade (1946)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
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
Little Big League (1994)
★ 6/10Also comedy
When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take…
11
Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
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…
12
Good Scouts (1938)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Donald is leading a scout troop consisting of his nephews on a hike in the woods. Donald isn't nearly the expert on the woods that he thinks he is, much to the amusement of the boys. In a bid for sympathy, he douses…
13
The Big Bad Wolf (1934)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
14
Thicker Than Water (1935)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy
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…
15
Sea Scouts (1939)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
Donald is an admiral on a seagoing voyage with his nephews in which they encounter a ravenous shark.
16
Two Little Indians (1953)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
"Scoutmaster" Jerry is asked to take a couple orphans with American Indian heritage on a hiking trip. But the mischievous orphans turn the hike into a real war against Tom Cat with axes, bows and rifles.
17
The Hoose-Gow (1929)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
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.
18
A Knight for a Day (1946)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
By accident, Cedric (Goofy), replaces his master, Sir Loinsteak, in the armor just before the joust with champion Sir Cumference.
19
Towed in a Hole (1932)
★ 7/10Also comedy
Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy isn't an easy task.
20
Hard Luck (1921)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
A down on his luck young man makes several attempts at committing suicide but fails them too. He then finds himself becoming more confident through a series of petty adventures, to such an extent that this becomes his…