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10 Best Movies Like Young Frankenstein

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

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#1
Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

1974★ 7.2

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

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the to...

#2
Spaceballs

Spaceballs

1987★ 6.9

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

When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along ...

#3
High Anxiety

High Anxiety

1977★ 6.4

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

A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their patients, and have secrets that th...

#4
Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

1993★ 6.6

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

Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sherif...

#5
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

1971★ 7.5

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

When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket t...

#6
The Producers

The Producers

1968★ 7.1

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

A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, ...