Movies Like She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937)

She Was an Acrobat's Daughter is a 1937 animation, comedy film from Friz Freleng with a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with A Tale of Two Kitties and The Hep Cat.

Animation Comedy

A Tale of Two Kitties

1942

Two alley cats, Babbitt and Catsello, decide to make a meal out of Orson as he sleeps in his nest atop a telephone pole. The gullible (and loud) Catsello is repeatedly gulled into trying to "get the bird," earning a variety of thrashings from the casually murderous little canary. Catsello finally resorts to an air strike (with a pair of wooden boards for wings), but it's wartime, and Orson has the cat blasted out of the sky by anti-aircraft guns.

6.8

MagicScore

The Hep Cat

1942

A cat-about-town fancies himself such an irresistible "hunk" he momentarily resembles Victor Mature. His wooing of a cute kitten gets derailed by a prankster dog using a cat hand puppet to trap him.

6.8

MagicScore

The Last Hungry Cat

1961

Sylvester Cat tumbles and falls dazed to the floor when making a grab for Tweety Bird. He comes to and thinks he has killed and swallowed the little canary and that he's wanted for murder.

6.5

MagicScore

Yankee Doodle Daffy

1943

Daffy is an agent representing Sleepy Lagoon, trying to sell him to talent scout Porky. Daffy spends a great deal of time and energy explaining and demonstrating what the kid can do, while the kid sits on a couch licking a giant sucker.

6.4

MagicScore

Hollywood Steps Out

1941

A tour of Ciro's Nightclub packed with caricatures of many top stars.

6.3

MagicScore

The CooCoo Nut Grove

1936

A visit to a Hollywood nightclub, featuring caricatures of, among others, Walter Winchell, Hugh Herbert, W.C. Fields, Katharine Hepburn, Ned Sparks, Johnny Weissmuller, Lupe Velez, John Barrymore, Harpo Marx, George Arliss, Mae West, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Clark Gable, Edna May Oliver, Gary Cooper, The Dionne Quintuplets, Groucho Marx, Helen Morgan, Wallace Beery, Edward G. Robinson and George Raft.

5.5

MagicScore

Racketeer Rabbit

1946

Hugo and Rocky (caricatures of Edward G. Robinson and Peter Lorre) make it home to their hideout only to find Bugs already settled down there for the night.

7.0

MagicScore

KPop Demon Hunters

2025

When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.

8.0

MagicScore

Drive

1997

A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.

6.1

MagicScore

#10

Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World

2018

A first-hand look into the revolutionary rise of the “citizen investigative journalist” collective known as Bellingcat. Comprised of various distinct personalities from around the globe, Bellingcat is an online association of talented and dedicated truth-seekers utilizing advanced digital research techniques to upend the world of journalism. De facto leader Eliot and his fellow researchers give us exclusive access into their tight-knit world as they demonstrate the unlimited power of open source investigation. In cases ranging from the MH17 disaster to the hidden crimes of the Syrian regime, the group’s power and growing global influence is examined and explored.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Duck 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.

8.1

MagicScore

#12

Bilby

2019

Threatened daily by the deadly residents and harsh environment of Australia’s Outback, a lonesome bilby finds himself an unwitting protector, and unexpected friend, to a helpless (and quite adorable) baby bird.

8.0

MagicScore

#13

One Froggy Evening

1955

A workman finds a singing frog in the cornerstone of an old building being demolished. But when he tries to cash in on his discovery, he finds the frog will sing only for him, and just croak for the talent agent and the audience in the theater he's spent his life savings on.

7.7

MagicScore

#14

What's Opera, Doc?

1957

Elmer Fudd is again hunting rabbits - only this time it's an opera. Wagner's Siegfried with Elmer as the titular hero and Bugs as Brunnhilde. They sing, they dance, they eat the scenery.

7.6

MagicScore

#15

You 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 studio.

7.5

MagicScore

#16

Water, Water Every Hare

1952

Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole floods, causing him to float to the laboratory of an evil scientist who wants to use his brain for a robot.

7.4

MagicScore

#17

Rabbit Fire

1951

Daffy Duck and Bugs argue back and forth whether it is duck season or rabbit season. The object of their arguments is hunter Elmer Fudd.

7.4

MagicScore

#18

Mickey's Trailer

1938

Goofy's in the driver's seat, Mickey's in the kitchen, and Donald's in bed in Mickey's high-tech house trailer. When Goofy comes back to eat breakfast, leaving the car on autopilot, it takes them onto a dangerous closed mountain road. When Goofy realizes this, he accidentally unhooks the trailer, sending it on a perilous route. They come very close to disaster several times, while the oblivious Goofy drives on and hooks back up to them.

7.4

MagicScore

#19

Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny"

2020

When Maggie Simpson is rescued by a cute young baby from playground peril, it's girl meets boy, girl loses boy, guess what happens next?

7.4

MagicScore

#20

The Skeleton Dance

1929

The clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like She Was an Acrobat's Daughter?

The top films similar to She Was an Acrobat's Daughter by MovieMagicScore are A Tale of Two Kitties (6.8), The Hep Cat (6.8), The Last Hungry Cat (6.5). Each shares animation/comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is She Was an Acrobat's Daughter worth watching?

She Was an Acrobat's Daughter holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is She Was an Acrobat's Daughter?

She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937) is a animation, comedy film directed by Friz Freleng, starring Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Dave Barry.

Where can I find more recommendations like She Was an Acrobat's Daughter?

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About movies like She Was an Acrobat's Daughter

This ranked list pairs She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937), a animation and comedy film from Friz Freleng, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Mel Blanc take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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