MOVIEPAD
Search icon

Movies Like Understanding Movies

If you liked Understanding Movies (2014), a comedy movie directed by Im Ji-eun, 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. 1Beau Hunks

    Beau Hunks (1931)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

  2. 2Solid Serenade

    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.

  3. 3Our Wife

    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…

  4. 4Sea Scouts

    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.

  5. 5Good Scouts

    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…

  6. 6The Yankee Doodle Mouse

    The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    As Tom and Jerry stage their typical fight sequences, the patriotic soldier theme of the title is evidenced by such things as a carton of eggs labeled "Hen Grenades"; Jerry dropping light bulbs from an airplane like…

  7. 7Perfect Day

    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…

  8. 8Towed in a Hole

    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.

  9. 9Donald's Nephews

    Donald's Nephews (1938)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    Donald's sister Dumbella sends her three sons Huey, Dewey, and Louie to visit their uncle Donald. They prove to be quite a handful for Donald, even with help from his book on child rearing.

  10. 10Thicker Than Water

    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…

  11. 11The Hoose-Gow

    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.

  12. 12Ferdinand the Bull

    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…

  13. 13The Live Ghost

    The Live Ghost (1934)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    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…

  14. 14The Truce Hurts

    The Truce Hurts (1948)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy

    Butch convinces Tom and Jerry that there's no reason to fight and they should all sign a peace treaty. Tom and Butch even rescue their pals from a fellow cat and dog. But then a steak falls off a truck and the boys…

  15. 15My Wife's Relations

    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.

  16. 16Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

    Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (2008)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.

  17. 17Aquamania

    Aquamania (1961)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    Mr. X buys a boat and inadvertantly enters the water skiing race. With Junior driving, with no experience, he's a bit out of his league.

  18. 18The Tramp

    The Tramp (1915)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until he discovers the girl of his dreams already has someone in her life…

  19. 19The Railrodder

    The Railrodder (1965)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    After literally swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, an Englishman takes a country trip across Canada on a railcar.

  20. 20Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.

← Back to Understanding Movies