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Movies Like The Pullman Porter

If you liked The Pullman Porter (1919), a movie directed by Roscoe Arbuckle, 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. 1Cigarettes & Coffee

    Cigarettes & Coffee (1993)

    ★ 6.6/10

    At a desert diner, the lives of five strangers become linked through a single twenty-dollar bill. Shot for $20,000 and starring Philip Baker Hall, the short premiered at Sundance and later inspired Anderson’s debut…

  2. 2Oklahoma!

    Oklahoma! (1955)

    ★ 6.6/10

    There's a box social coming up, and Curly asks Laurey if she'll be his date. Trouble is, Laurey thinks he's waited too long, and in a fit of pique accepts an offer from the boorish ranch hand Jud instead. Meanwhile…

  3. 3Angela's Christmas

    Angela's Christmas (2017)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A trip to church with her family on Christmas Eve gives young Angela an extraordinary idea. A heartwarming tale based on a story by Frank McCourt.

  4. 4Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    ★ 8.1/10

    In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.

  5. 5Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip

    Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Mickey is heading out on vacation from Burbank to Pomona, taking the train. The conductor, Pete, won't let him on with Pluto, so he hides Pluto in his suitcase, and tries to hide him all throughout the trip without…

  6. 6Ghost Town

    Ghost Town (2008)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a…

  7. 7Man's Favorite Sport?

    Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)

    ★ 7/10

    Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just…

  8. 8Hombre

    Hombre (1967)

    ★ 7.1/10

    John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.

  9. 9Living

    Living (2022)

    ★ 7/10

    London, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at…

  10. 10Donald's Dog Laundry

    Donald's Dog Laundry (1940)

    ★ 6.5/10

    With a rubber bone as a lure, Donald Duck tries to entice Pluto to try his mechanical dog washer. When the bone gives Pluto trouble, Donald tries a toy cat as a lure only to unexpectedly fall into the washer himself…

  11. 11The Great Buster: A Celebration

    The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true…

  12. 12Girl on a Bicycle

    Girl on a Bicycle (2013)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Paolo, an Italian tour bus driver living in Paris, has just summoned up the courage to propose marriage to his German girlfriend Greta. However, a chance encounter with a French woman on a bicycle the very next day…

  13. 13Desk Set

    Desk Set (1957)

    ★ 7/10

    A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research staff.

  14. 14Drop Dead Fred

    Drop Dead Fred (1991)

    ★ 5.8/10

    An unhappy housewife gets a lift from the return of her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred.

  15. 15Cabrini

    Cabrini (2024)

    ★ 7.7/10

    Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and…

  16. 16Cluny Brown

    Cluny Brown (1946)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Amateur plumber Cluny Brown gets sent off by her uncle to work as a servant at an English country estate.

  17. 17The Purple Rose of Cairo

    The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo'…

  18. 18The Long Voyage Home

    The Long Voyage Home (1940)

    ★ 6.6/10

    The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.

  19. 19The Lost King

    The Lost King (2022)

    ★ 6.5/10

    An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

  20. 20The Miracle Worker

    The Miracle Worker (1962)

    ★ 7.9/10

    The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie…

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