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10 Best Movies Like Animal Crackers

If you loved Animal Crackers, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

1937★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Animal Crackers for fans of Comedy & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's sanitarium by winning a big race with a finicky horse owned by Judy's boyfriend Gil. There are a few problems. Hackenbu...

#2
The Cocoanuts

The Cocoanuts

1929★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Animal Crackers for fans of Comedy & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery....

#3
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1931★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Animal Crackers for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner....

#4
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Animal Crackers for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged...

#5
Hardcore

Hardcore

1979★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Animal Crackers for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search of his runaway teenage daughter who’s making hardcore films in the pits of Los Angel...

#6
At the Circus

At the Circus

1939★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Animal Crackers for fans of Comedy & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter's accomplices steal the money so he can take over the circus. Antonio Pirelli...