Movies like Horse Feathers: 20 to watch next
If you loved Horse Feathers (1932) — a comedy and romance film directed by Norman Z. McLeod — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Horse Feathers most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like sports, widow and professor. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Freshman 1925★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
An unathletic college freshman ridiculed by his peers for his mannerisms strives to become popular by making the football team.
Stream in India on JustWatch TV Beta, Plex
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The Merry Widow 1934★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Rewrite 2014★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Comedy
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Vivacious Lady 1938★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Game Plan 2007★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
Bachelor football star Joe Kingman seems to have it all. He is wealthy and carefree, and his team is on the way to capturing a championship. Suddenly, he is tackled by some unexpected news: He has a young daughter, the result of a last fling with his ex-wife. Joe must learn to balance his personal and professional lives with the needs of his child.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Speedway 1968★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Prince & Me 2004★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student Paige who falls in love with a Danish Prince "Eddie" who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige and Edward come from two different worlds, but there is an undeniable attraction between them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Accepted 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Platinum Blonde 1931★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Ann Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He decides to write a play and collaborates with a fellow reporter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Heaven Can Wait 1978★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Watching the Detectives 2007★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets turned upside down and the line between reality and the movies quickly begins to blur.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Animal Crackers 1930★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.
Stream in India on Plex
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Desk Set 1957★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research staff.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Footlight Parade 1933★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure 2010★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
One year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged marriage to the brooding and sinister Kah and is secretly in love with a young elephant handler named Alu.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Finding Emily 2026★ 7.0
Shares: Romance, Comedy
When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Let's Make Love 1960★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Romance
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1960★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Drama critic Larry Mackay, his wife Kate and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewife Kate settles into suburban life, Larry continues to enjoy the theater and party scene of New York.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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What's Love Got to Do with It? 2023★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Farmer's Daughter 1947★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Romance
After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now