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10 Best Movies Like Termites of 1938

If you loved Termites of 1938, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Wee Wee Monsieur

Wee Wee Monsieur

1938★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Termites of 1938 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Stooges are artists living in Paris. When the landlord comes after the overdue rent, the boys skip out and wind up joining the French Foreign Legion. Posted to the desert, thei...

#2
Phony Express

Phony Express

1943★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Termites of 1938 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Set in the old west, the stooges are three tramps wanted for vagrancy. After ruining a medicine peddlers show, they arrive in Peaceful Gulch where a picture has been printed declar...

#3
Spooks!

Spooks!

1953★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Termites of 1938 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The stooges are private detectives hired to find a missing girl. The boys disguise as pie salesmen and end up wandering around a mad scientist's mansion, trying to find the girl. T...

#4
Termites: The Inner Sanctum

Termites: The Inner Sanctum

2012★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Termites of 1938 for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Termites are underrated. They build high rises without any technical devices that are, according to scale, 25 times higher than the the Empire State Building in New York. They ar...

#5
Jigen Daisuke

Jigen Daisuke

2023★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Termites of 1938 for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Feeling unhappy with his gun, Jigen is looking for the world’s best gunsmith. He finally finds out that Chiharu, who runs a watch shop, is the person he’s been seeking. Then, Jigen...

#6
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1998★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Termites of 1938 for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Roughly chronological, from 3/96 to 11/96, with a coda in spring of 1997: inside compounds of Aum Shinrikyo, a Buddhist sect led by Shoko Asahara. (Members confessed to a murderous...