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Movies like Childhood and creativity

The best movies like Childhood and creativity are Shanghaied (1915), Thicker Than Water (1935) and Our Wife (1931). If Childhood and creativity hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Shanghaied (1915)

    A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him shanghai some seamen. The daughter stows away to follow Charlie. Charlie assists in the galley and attempts to serve food during a gale.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Thicker Than Water (1935)

    Oliver's in trouble with his wife after missing a payment on their furniture, having given the money to Stanley, who used it instead to pay Mrs. Hardy for his room and board. At Stan's suggestion Ollie then withdraws the couple's savings from the bank to pay for the furniture and inadvertently pays virtually the whole amount at an auction for a grandfather clock which is soon crushed under a passing truck. Mrs Hardy then unintentionally causes serious injuries to Ollie requiring him to be rushed to hospital for a blood transfusion. The doctor conscripts Stan to be the unwilling blood donor. Problems occur with the transfusion and when Stan and Ollie leave the hospital they appear to have morphed into each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Our Wife (1931)

    Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope, and run away to a Justice of the Peace. After typical Laurel and Hardy blundering, they manage to sneak the girl away from her father's house.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Ghost Recon: Alpha (2012)

    Ghost Recon: Alpha sees a team led by Ghost Leader infiltrate a trade at a Russian depot between a general and a mysterious other figure.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. One Good Turn (1931)

    Down and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with sandwiches. While eating, they overhear the lady's landlord tell her he's going to throw her out because she can't pay her mortgage. They don't realize that the old lady is really rehearsing for a play. Stan and Ollie decide to help the old lady by selling their car. During the auction a drunk puts a wallet in Stan's pocket. Ollie accuses Stan of robbing the old lady, but when the truth is revealed Stan takes revenge on Ollie.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Liberty (1929)

    While changing clothes in a getaway car, escaped convicts Stan and Ollie mistakenly put on each other's pants. They spend the rest of the film trying to exchange pants in various unlikely settings.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Me and My Pal (1933)

    On the morning of his wedding to oil baron Peter Cucumber's daughter, Ollie receives a jigsaw puzzle from Stan as a wedding gift. The boys soon become absorbed in the puzzle. A taxi driver, butler, policeman and messenger boy join in as well.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Being James Bond (2021)

    Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming 25th film No Time To Die, Craig shares his personal memories in conversation with 007 producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Perfect Day (1929)

    Two families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with their temperamental automobile. Each incident requires repeated exits and reboardings by Laurel, Hardy, their wives and grouchy, gout-ridden Uncle Edgar.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Oliver the Eighth (1934)

    Barbershop owners Stan and Ollie answer an ad in the newspaper from a wealthy widow looking for a husband. Ollie only mails in his response and is invited to the widow's mansion. Stan discovers his unmailed letter and insists on tagging along. At the mansion, the widow's creepy butler informs them that the woman is crazy. She was once jilted by an Oliver and now her hobby is marrying Olivers and then slitting their throats. Now the boys must figure out how to escape.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)

    Laurel and Hardy try to entertain a female neighbor, unbeknown to Hardy’s wife.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. The Fixer Uppers (1935)

    Stan and Ollie are greeting card salesmen who agree to help a woman put a spark in her loveless marriage by making her husband jealous.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. A Woman (1915)

    Mother, father and daughter go to the park. The women doze off on a bench while the father plays a hide-and-seek game with a girl, blindfolded. Charlie leads him into a lake. Both dozing ladies on the bench fall for Charlie and invite him for dinner. The father returns home with a friend. Charlie rushes upstairs and dresses like a woman, shaving his mustache. Both men fall for Charlie.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Ticker (2002)

    The Driver drives a wounded diplomat, who carries a mysterious briefcase, while under helicopter attack. During the attack the briefcase is struck by a bullet, causing a display on it to begin counting down, and it to leak an unknown fluid from the bullet hole. The Driver manages to destroy his pursuers, but refuses to proceed without knowing the contents of the damaged briefcase. It is revealed that the diplomat guards a human heart for a peacekeeper, whose life is needed for the continued freedom of the people. The case is delivered, and the tyrant is forced to give up his attempt to take the country by force. The Driver leaves for another mission.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Beau Hunks (1931)

    Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Alien: Containment (2019)

    Aboard a small escape pod, four survivors try to discover what caused the destruction of their spaceship.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Police (1916)

    Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Be Big! (1931)

    Stan and Ollie are on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call from a lodge buddy telling him that a stag party is taking place that night in their honor. Ollie pretends to be sick and sends the wives on ahead, promising that he and Stan will meet them in the morning. The pair dress in their lodge gear, but their wives return having missed their train. With no obvious escape route, Stan and Ollie take to a bed in fear and in response to Stan's plea of "What'll I do?", Ollie replies "Be big!".

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Convict 13 (1920)

    A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)

    The boys think their days of fishing to feed themselves have come to an end, when Stan's rich uncle Ebenezer dies leaving a large estate. But they soon learn that Ebenezer was murdered and all the relatives, including Stan, are suspects.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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What are the best movies like Childhood and creativity?

The closest matches to Childhood and creativity are Shanghaied (1915), Thicker Than Water (1935) and Our Wife (1931). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Childhood and creativity?

Start with Shanghaied (1915), the closest match to Childhood and creativity.

What is the newest movie like Childhood and creativity?

Being James Bond (2021) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to Childhood and creativity chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Childhood and creativity, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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