Movies Like Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Son of Lassie

1945·1h 42m·★ 6.4·S. Sylvan Simon

2 shared crewDir. S. Sylvan SimonDP: Charles Schoenbaum

The Time of Their Lives

1946·1h 22m·★ 7.5·Charles Barton

3 shared cast incl. Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

The Noose Hangs High

1948·1h 17m·★ 6.6·Charles Barton

3 shared cast incl. Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Buck Privates Come Home

1947·1h 17m·★ 6.8·Charles Barton

3 shared cast incl. Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

1948·1h 23m·★ 7.3·Charles Barton

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Rio Rita

1942·1h 31m·★ 6.1·S. Sylvan Simon

Both star Bud Abbott & Lou CostelloDir. S. Sylvan Simon

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

2018·1h 24m·★ 6.7·Aaron Horvath

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Show People

1928·1h 19m·★ 7.6·King Vidor

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Bowfinger

1999·1h 37m·★ 6.5·Frank Oz

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Some Like It Hot

1959·2h 3m·★ 8.2·Billy Wilder

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To Be or Not to Be

1942·1h 39m·★ 8.1·Ernst Lubitsch

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It Happened One Night

1934·1h 45m·★ 8.1·Frank Capra

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Manhattan

1979·1h 36m·★ 7.8·Woody Allen

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Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011·1h 33m·★ 7.4·Andreas Baum

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Trouble in Paradise

1932·1h 23m·★ 7.9·Ernst Lubitsch

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A Hard Day's Night

1964·1h 28m·★ 7.5·Richard Lester

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Murder She Said

1961·1h 27m·★ 7.3·George Pollock

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Duck Soup

1933·1h 8m·★ 7.7·Leo McCarey

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Murder at the Gallop

1963·1h 21m·★ 7.2·George Pollock

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Murder Most Foul

1964·1h 30m·★ 7.1·George Pollock

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How Good Is Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood?

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