Movies Like Man on the Flying Trapeze

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

It's a Gift

1934·1h 8m·★ 7.0·Norman Z. McLeod

3 shared cast incl. W.C. Fields & Kathleen Howard

You're Telling Me!

1934·1h 6m·★ 7.4·Erle C. Kenton

3 shared cast incl. W.C. Fields & Kathleen Howard

The Princess Bride

1987·1h 39m·★ 8.0·Rob Reiner

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The Old-Fashioned Way

1934·1h 11m·★ 7.3·William Beaudine

Both star W.C. Fields & Tammany Young

Godha

2017·2h·★ 7.5·Basil Joseph

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Santo vs. Capulina

1969·1h 20m·★ 5.1·René Cardona

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Fighting with My Family

2019·1h 48m·★ 7.0·Stephen Merchant

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Nacho Libre

2006·1h 32m·★ 5.9·Jared Hess

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...All the Marbles

1981·1h 53m·★ 6.4·Robert Aldrich

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A Matter of Size

2009·1h 30m·★ 6.9·Erez Tadmor

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950·1h 20m·★ 6.3·Charles Lamont

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The Pharmacist

1933·20m·★ 6.5·Arthur Ripley

Both star W.C. Fields & Grady Sutton

Flying Elephants

1928·17m·★ 5.9·Frank Butler

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Brute Wanted

1934·24m·★ 5.5·Charles Barrois

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Signature Move

2017·1h 19m·★ 5.9·Jennifer Reeder

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The Naked Man

1998·1h 38m·★ 5.2·J. Todd Anderson

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Delta Pi

1984·1h 28m·★ 4.4·Kevin Brodie

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The Fatal Glass of Beer

1933·19m·★ 6.6·Clyde Bruckman

Starring W.C. FieldsDir. Clyde Bruckman

How Good Is Man on the Flying Trapeze?

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