Movies like A Pest in the House (1947)
The best movies like A Pest in the House (1947) are Quiet Please! (1945), Donald's Golf Game (1938) and Early to Bed (1941). If A Pest in the House hooked you with its animation and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedDuck Amuck (1953)8.1/10 from 263 votes
- NewestThe Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021)Released 2021
Quiet Please! (1945)
The family dog warns Tom not to make any noise so he can take a nap. Jerry hears this and immediately devises plans to ensure that the dog's nap will be interrupted.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDonald's Golf Game (1938)
Donald Duck tries to exhibit his golfing ability to his nephews only to have them tease him with sneezes, noises and "trick" clubs. Finally, they put a grasshopper in a ball and it "jumps" all over.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEarly to Bed (1941)
Donald has to get up early, but everything seems to be working to keep him awake. His loudly ticking alarm clock resists several attempts to quiet it. Donald ultimately swallows it; the glow-in-the-dark dial can be seen through his feathers. Then his folding bed folds up on him. Springs start popping out of it; Donald builds an elaborate framework to hold it down. Finally, enough of the clock reassembles itself to sound the alarm and night is over.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDonald's Cousin Gus (1939)
Donald Duck's gluttonous cousin, Gus Goose, comes for a visit and practically eats him out of house and home. When the direct approach to getting rid of his voracious houseguest fails, Donald resorts to desperate measures to dislodge him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDog Trouble (1942)
Tom's chasing Jerry when he runs right into a sleeping dog and the two of them must work together to fend him off.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMr. Duck Steps Out (1940)
Donald visits the house of his new love interest for their first known date. At first Daisy acts shy and has her back turned to her visitor. But Donald soon notices her tailfeathers taking the form of a hand and signaling for him to come closer. But their time alone is soon interrupted by Huey, Dewey and Louie who have followed their uncle and clearly compete with him for the attention of Daisy. Uncle and nephews take turns dancing the jitterbug with her while trying to get rid of each other. In their final effort the three younger Ducks feed their uncle maize in the process of becoming popcorn. The process is completed within Donald himself who continues to move wildly around the house while maintaining the appearance of dancing. The short ends with an impressed Daisy showering her new lover with kisses
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCat Napping (1951)
Tom has plans to take a nice long nap in a hammock, but Jerry has gotten there first and is snoozing happily, so the two fight it out to see who gets to sleep there.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSleepy-Time Tom (1951)
Tom has been out late carousing with his chums. When he gets home, Mammy won't take any excuses, and insists he stay awake; Jerry, overhearing, thus tries a number of schemes to get Tom to sleep.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLooney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a round-the-world adventure, along with Bugs and The VP of Warner Bros. Their mission? Find Damien's father, and the missing blue diamond... and stay one step ahead of The Acme Corp., who wants the diamond for their own purposes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDuck Amuck (1953)
The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Art of Skiing (1941)
Goofy, staying at the Sugar Bowl resort, demonstrates the basics of downhill skiing, which the titles and announcer insist is pronounced "SHEEing". The equipment is, of course, of the era. As you can imagine, Goofy has much trouble keeping his skis parallel and pointing downhill. The final ski jump conveniently lands Goofy right back in bed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSea Scouts (1939)
Donald is an admiral on a seagoing voyage with his nephews in which they encounter a ravenous shark.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou Ought to Be in Pictures (1940)
Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adventures begin when he tries to enter the movie studio.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021)
The Simpsons host a Disney+ Day party and everyone is on the list… except Homer. With friends from across the service and music fit for a Disney Princess, Plusaversary is Springfield's event of the year.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost (2018)
The Scooby gang visits a culinary resort run by Fred's uncle, Bobby Flay. While enjoying the sights, a ghost attacks the guests and destroys the resort, leaving the gang to put a stop to its threat.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Hockey Champ (1939)
Donald shows his nephews the moves that won him his hockey trophy. But the boys have a few moves of their own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Emperor's New Groove (2000)
When the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHillbilly Hare (1950)
While vacationing in the Ozark Mountains, Bugs Bunny encounters Curt and Punkinhead Martin, two dimwitted hillbillies who are duped by Bugs into a violent square dance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bellboy (1960)
Stanley is a bellboy at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, where he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone. All he displays are facial expressions and a comedic slapstick style. And anything that can go wrong, does go wrong when Stanley is involved. One day, Jerry Lewis arrives at the hotel and some of the staff notice the striking resemblance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRoom Service (1938)
Broke Gordon Miller tries to land a backer for his new play while he has to deal with with the hotel manager trying to evict him and his cast.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisItalian for Beginners (2000)
Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives. The film, which unspools the connections and family drama shared between the students, complies with several aesthetic principles of Dogme 95 movement.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStolen Kisses (1968)
The third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut's alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged from military service. His sweetheart Christine's father lands Antoine a job as a security guard, which he promptly loses. Stumbling into a position assisting a private detective, Antoine falls for his employers' seductive wife, Fabienne, and finds that he must choose between the older woman and Christine.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPart-Time Divorce (1986)
While heading to Spain to spend their honeymoon there, Siniša and Svetlana find themselves at Montenegrin coast due to mistake made by travel agency. They get back disappointed to Belgrade, where new problems expect them: Svetlana applied for an apartment, but divorced mothers with children are those who have advantage. Svetlana and Siniša decide to divorce for a part-time period so they could trick the housing board and get an apartment.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Four Rooms (1995)
It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after another.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisHi, Inspector (1985)
A street cop is picked by the national security service in order to carry out an important and delicate task. His mission is to go undercover and infiltrate a dangerous international cabal of homosexuals.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Barton Fink (1991)
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUnder New Management (1946)
When chimney sweep Joe inherits a ramshackle hotel, he enlists the help of his former army friends to help restore and staff it. Knowing that an airport is due to be built nearby, two cunning property developers try to persuade him to sell, telling him the property is almost worthless. Can he thwart their scheme?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
A Mad Idea (1932)
A series of stupid coincidences causes the young Munich painter Paul to convert his uncle's castle into a hotel for four weeks. But he can't complain: business is good and he has plenty of guests. For exmple, there's Theo Muller with his revue troupe. For reasons of "sound", Muller calls himself "Miller", which, of course, causes more confusion. His daughter, the beautiful Evelyn, is confused with Mabel Miller, who has come to the hotel on a mission for her filthy rich father ... namely, to estimate the worth of the castle.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
What Planet Are You From? (2000)
A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love while a suspicious FAA agent tails him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisGuest House Paradiso (1999)
Richie and Eddie are in charge of the worst hotel in the UK, Guest House Paradiso, neighbouring a nuclear power plant. The illegal immigrant chef has fled and all the guests have gone. But when a famous Italian filmstar, Gina Carbonara, who is in hiding from a fiance she doesn't want to marry, arrives at the hotel, things get very interesting!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like A Pest in the House?
The closest matches to A Pest in the House are Quiet Please! (1945), Donald's Golf Game (1938) and Early to Bed (1941). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after A Pest in the House?
Start with Quiet Please! (1945), the closest match to A Pest in the House.
What is the highest-rated movie like A Pest in the House?
Duck Amuck (1953), rated 8.1/10 by 263 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like A Pest in the House?
The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like A Pest in the House?
Yes: Quiet Please! (1945), Donald's Golf Game (1938) and Early to Bed (1941).
How are movies similar to A Pest in the House chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside A Pest in the House, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.