Movies like Back Stage: 20 to watch next
If you loved Back Stage (1919) — a comedy film directed by Roscoe Arbuckle — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Back Stage most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like silent film. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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My Wife's Relations 1922★ 6.2
Shares: 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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High and Dizzy 1920★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
A tipsy doctor encounters his patient sleepwalking on a building ledge, high above the street.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mabel's Married Life 1914★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
Mabel goes home after being humiliated by a masher whom her husband won't fight. The husband goes off to a bar and gets drunk.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Chaplin Revue 1959★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy
Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin provides new music, narration, and a small amount of new connecting material. "Shoulder Arms" is now described as taking place in a time before "the atom bomb".
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dough and Dynamite 1914★ 6.1
Shares: 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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Why Worry? 1923★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.
Stream in India on Artiflix
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Shanghaied 1915★ 6.0
Shares: 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 daughter stows away to follow Charlie. Charlie assists in the galley and attempts to serve food during a gale.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Much Ado About Nothing 2013★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Big Business 1929★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with grumpy would-be customer James Finlayson, with his home and their car being destroyed in the melee.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Garage 1920★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy
Roscoe and Buster operate a combination garage and fire station. In the first half they destroy a car left for them to clean. In the second half they go off on a false alarm and return to find their own building on fire.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Never Weaken 1921★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
A young man schemes to drum up business for his girlfriend's employer but after seeing her being intimate with another man, he attempts to commit suicide.
Stream in India on Artiflix
- 12
A Night in the Show 1915★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
Two disruptive theater patrons, the wealthy drunk Mr. Pest (played by Charlie Chaplin) and the rowdy working-class Mr. Rowdy (also played by Chaplin), attend a live vaudeville theater production. Their constant antics, seat-hopping, and physical altercations quickly overshadow the acts on stage and plunge the entire theater into absolutely hilarious chaos.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Perfect Day 1929★ 7.0
Shares: 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 grouchy, gout-ridden Uncle Edgar.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Ladies Man 1961★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy
After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with all these females?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Unaccustomed as We Are 1929★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy
Laurel and Hardy try to entertain a female neighbor, unbeknown to Hardy’s wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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His New Profession 1914★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy
Charlie takes care of a man in a wheelchair.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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One Good Turn 1931★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
Down and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with sandwiches. While eating, they overhear the lady's landlord tell her he's going to throw her out because she can't pay her mortgage. They don't realize that the old lady is really rehearsing for a play. Stan and Ollie decide to help the old lady by selling their car. During the auction a drunk puts a wallet in Stan's pocket. Ollie accuses Stan of robbing the old lady, but when the truth is revealed Stan takes revenge on Ollie.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wrong Again 1929★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
Stable hands Stan and Ollie are tending a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy." But when they overhear two men talking about a $5000 reward for the return of the stolen "Blue Boy," they miss the part about it being the painting, not the horse. They take the horse to the owner's house to claim the reward. The owner instructs them to put "Blue Boy" on the piano and Ollie explains, "these millionaires are peculiar."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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No Time for Sergeants 1958★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy
Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill 2020★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage in New York and tackles talking vs. texting, bad buffets vs. so-called "great" restaurants and the magic of Pop Tarts.
Stream in India on Netflix