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Movies like The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter (1901)

The best movies like The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter (1901) are Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014), Thru the Mirror (1936) and Chips Ahoy (1956). If The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter hooked you with its fantasy and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014)

    A documentary filmmaker interviews the now-famous Trevor Slattery from behind bars.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  2. Thru the Mirror (1936)

    Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  3. Chips Ahoy (1956)

    Chip and Dale are starving in their tree home when they notice a plentiful supply of acorns on an island in a lake. To get to the island, they borrow a miniature model ship of Donald's to sail on. The irate Donald, however, doesn't appreciate them stealing his ship and makes several attempts to get it back and thwart their scheme to get to their acorn paradise. Chip and Dale are, of course, always one step ahead of Donald.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & fantasy

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  4. From Soup to Nuts (1928)

    Inexperienced waiters (Laurel & Hardy) are hired for a swank dinner party.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  5. My Wife's Relations (1922)

    Buster and a woman are mistakenly married and her initially unfriendly family begins to treat him nicely when they come to believe he has a large inheritance awaiting him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  6. The Tramp (1915)

    The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until he discovers the girl of his dreams already has someone in her life. Unwilling to be a problem in their lives, he takes to the road, though he is seen skipping and swinging his cane as if happy to be back on the road where he knows he belongs.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  7. A Knight for a Day (1946)

    By accident, Cedric (Goofy), replaces his master, Sir Loinsteak, in the armor just before the joust with champion Sir Cumference.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  8. 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 · both comedy

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  9. The Wrong Guy (1997)

    Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the promotion to another employee. When Nelson barges into Nagel's office to confront him, he finds Nagel's been murdered. Fearing that he will be implicated, Nelson decides to run from the law...despite the fact that the police already know the killer's identity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  10. The Freshman (1990)

    After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  11. Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006)

    RJ the raccoon produces a nature video, which turns out to be an excuse for him and the porcupine children to play pranks on Hammy the squirrel.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  12. Big Business (1929)

    Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with grumpy would-be customer James Finlayson, with his home and their car being destroyed in the melee.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  13. Dough and Dynamite (1914)

    Pierre and Jacques are working as waiters at a restaurant where the cooks go on strike. When the two are forced to work as bakers, the striking cooks put dynamite in the dough, with explosive results.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  14. 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 · both comedy

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  15. The Ugly Duckling (1939)

    An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  16. Ferdinand the Bull (1938)

    This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via pained howls and wild stomping. This lands him in the bull-fighting arena amidst characters based on Walt's animators with a matador reportedly modeled after Walt himself.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  17. A Burlesque on Carmen (1915)

    A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

  18. The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988)

    A grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Slim, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a mysterious, well-dressed Frenchman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  19. A Day's Pleasure (1919)

    A father takes his family for an outing, which turns out to be a ridiculous trial.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  20. 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 · both comedy

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  21. The Golem (1915)

    This mostly lost film is often confused with director Paul Wegener third and readily available interpretation of the legend; Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920). In this version of the golem legend, the golem, a clay statue brought to life by Rabbi Loew in 16th century Prague to save the Jews from the ongoing brutal persecution by the city's rulers, is found in the rubble of an old synagogue in the 20th century. Brought to life by an antique dealer, the golem is used as a menial servant. Eventually falling in love with the dealer's wife, it goes on a murderous rampage when its love for her goes unanswered.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy

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  22. Silent Movie (1976)

    Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  23. Strong Coffee With Vodka (2014)

    Louie is a waiter in a cafe who gets humorously walked all over by his dictatorial boss Kanaan and a sadistic customer when small, absurd misunderstandings become the order of the day. Faced with no soy milk and getting fired, Louie learns that sometimes the best explanations are the ones you make up as you go along.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  24. Love in Quarantine (1910)

    A quarrelling couple are forced to quarantine together after the household maid becomes ill of an infectious disease.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  25. Sign Seeker (2011)

    A superstitious guy, Bien, seeks all sorts of “divine” signs that will determine his decision of asking the girl of his dreams out on a date. The fear of rejection swallows him whole, making him justify his cause to seek for more unfathomable signs. But when each sign he asks for materializes, he soon learns that he has to be careful with what he wishes.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  26. The Howl & the Fussyket (2011)

    Eight-year old Aaron is dead set on winning the Grand Prize in his 2nd Grade declamation contest. He is determined to win despite his obvious “f” and “p” speech defect, a proclivity common amongst some Filipinos to interchange the pronunciation of English words with the letters “f” and “p”. His mother takes an active albeit humorous role in preparing him for the competition. This is a story of perseverance, family unity and the real meaning of triumph and possibly the “Rocky” of all declamation contests!

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  27. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

    The just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was a child.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  28. The Paleface (1922)

    A butterfly collector unwittingly wanders into an Indian encampment while chasing a butterfly, but the tribe has resolved to kill the first white man who enters their encampment because white oil tycoons are trying to force them from their land.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

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  29. My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117 (2002)

    An unnamed man is house-sitting for his friend Imogen. Imogen calls to remind him to take her dog Rothko for a walk, but Rothko takes him for a walk instead.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  30. Prep & Landing (2009)

    Wayne gets a new rookie partner, Lanny, after his previous partner got the promotion he wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the Spirit of Christmas and the importance of being an elf in Santa's Prep and Landing elite unit.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter?

The closest matches to The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter are Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014), Thru the Mirror (1936) and Chips Ahoy (1956). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter?

Start with Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014), the closest match to The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter?

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928), rated 7.6/10 by 417 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter?

Strong Coffee With Vodka (2014) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter?

Yes: Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King (2014), Thru the Mirror (1936) and Chips Ahoy (1956).

How are movies similar to The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter, 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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