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Movies Like Tricks of the Trade

If you liked Tricks of the Trade (1913), a comedy movie directed by Frederick A. Thomson, 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. 1Dough and Dynamite

    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.

  2. 2The Trouble with Angels

    The Trouble with Angels (1966)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and…

  3. 3Beau Hunks

    Beau Hunks (1931)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

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

  4. 4Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

  5. 5Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It

    Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It (2014)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Out of jail and broke, Julian concocts an outrageously greasy scheme to get rich and, to make it even greasier, he will have to deliver his product to his arch-enemy, Cyrus, who’s waiting in Montreal to close the dirty…

  6. 6The Fixer Uppers

    The Fixer Uppers (1935)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    Stan and Ollie are greeting card salesmen who agree to help a woman put a spark in her loveless marriage by making her husband jealous.

  7. 7Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy

    Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the…

  8. 8Taking Care of Business

    Taking Care of Business (1990)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.

  9. 9Black Sheep

    Black Sheep (1996)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets…

  10. 10My 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.

  11. 11Mickey's House of Villains

    Mickey's House of Villains (2002)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy

    The villains from the popular animated Disney films are gathered at the House of Mouse with plans to take over. Soon, the villains take over the house and kick out Mickey, Donald and Goofy. It's all up to Mickey and…

  12. 12Support Your Local Gunfighter

    Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.

  13. 13Tommy Boy

    Tommy Boy (1995)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.

  14. 14The Twelve Chairs

    The Twelve Chairs (1970)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution.

  15. 15Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh

    Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy

    Step brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.

  16. 16Shanghaied

    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…

  17. 17Rock-a-Bye Baby

    Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

    An average television repairman must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart—now a famous movie star—so her career will not suffer.

  18. 18Laughing Gravy

    Laughing Gravy (1931)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    Stan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered landlord, who has a "No Pets" policy.

  19. 19Firehouse Dog

    Firehouse Dog (2007)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.

  20. 20Good Neighbor Sam

    Good Neighbor Sam (1964)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral…

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