Movies Like Bimbo's Initiation (1931)

Bimbo's Initiation is a 1931 animation, comedy, horror, music film from Dave Fleischer with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Society and Under the Silver Lake.

Animation Comedy Horror Music

Society

1989

Bill Whitney is worried that he is different to his sister and parents. They mix with other upper-class people while Bill is more down to earth. Even his girlfriend seems a bit odd. All is revealed when Bill returns home to find a party in full swing.

6.7

MagicScore

Under the Silver Lake

2018

Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy.

6.4

MagicScore

Bellboy Donald

1942

Donald tries his best to be polite and dignified as a hotel bellboy. But when his first guest is Pete Junior, the job is next to impossible.

6.6

MagicScore

Kiss Me Kate

1953

A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.

6.4

MagicScore

Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama

1988

Out to steal a trophy from a local bowling alley, a group of college students accidentally unleash the imp -- a sadistic little spirit that creates demons and loves sexy women.

4.7

MagicScore

The Sprinkler Sprinkled

1895

A gardener is watering his flowers, when a mischievous boy sneaks up behind his back, and puts a foot on the water hose. The gardener is surprised and looks into the nozzle to find out why the water has stopped coming. The boy then lifts his foot from the hose, whereby the water squirts up in the gardener's face. The gardener chases the boy, grips his ear and slaps him in his buttocks. The boy then runs away and the gardener continues his watering. Three separate versions of this film exist, this is the original, filmed by Louis Lumière.

6.8

MagicScore

The Bar

2017

In downtown Madrid, a series of mysterious gunshots trap a motley assortment of people in a decrepit bar.

6.3

MagicScore

The Secret Life of Pets

2016

The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.

6.3

MagicScore

McLintock!

1963

Ageing, wealthy, rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly everyone wants a piece of his enormous farmstead, including high-ranking government men and nearby Native Americans. As McLintock tries to juggle his various adversaries, his wife—who left him two years previously—suddenly returns. But she isn't interested in George; she wants custody of their daughter.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Madea's Family Reunion

2006

Southern matriarch Madea has a lot on her plate. Her nieces, Vanessa and Lisa, have relationship troubles - Vanessa moves into Madea's house with her 2 young children and Lisa is engaged to a controlling man that her mother set her up with. In addition, Madea has just been court-ordered to become the guardian of Nikki, a rebellious runaway teenager. Madea must keep the peace and her family together while simultaneously planning her clan's reunion.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

The Practical Pig

1939

After his two brothers are captured, the third little pig invents a machine to capture the big bad wolf.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

TMNT

2007

After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

Exploits of a Young Don Juan

1986

In 1914, sixteen year old Roger returned home from boarding school during vacation to find his puberty hit hard in a house filled with beautiful women. These women have previous engagements with other men who are away, and during this time, Roger impregnates them all, including his aunt and sister, then devises plans to cuckold the men.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

Turtles Forever

2009

Whoa, dude! Worlds collide when the Turtles from one dimension meet the Turtles from another dimension! What the shell is going on? The two Turtle teams must work together to find the Technodrome and undo this multi-dimensional mess!

7.3

MagicScore

#15

Evil

2003

Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik from his violent stepfather’s reaction to his expulsion, Erik's mother arranges for Erik to spend a year at Stjärnsberg Boarding School, the only school willing to accept him. This is Erik's last chance to graduate to Upper School and he promises his mother, for his and her sake, to do all he can to stay out of trouble.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

The Italian Job

1969

Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over the 'job'. Using three Mini Coopers, a couple of Jaguars, and a bus, he hopes to bring Torino to a standstill, steal a fortune in gold and escape in the chaos.

7.0

MagicScore

#17

The Blob

1988

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1990

A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Another Country

1984

In Moscow in 1983, an American journalist interviews Guy Bennett, who recalls his last year at public school, fifty years before, and how it contributed to him becoming a spy.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

A Dangerous Method

2011

Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein as his patient. Jung’s weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud. Both men fall under Sabina’s spell.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Bimbo's Initiation?

The top films similar to Bimbo's Initiation by MovieMagicScore are Society (6.7), Under the Silver Lake (6.4), Bellboy Donald (6.6). Each shares animation/comedy/horror/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Bimbo's Initiation worth watching?

Bimbo's Initiation holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 89 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Bimbo's Initiation?

Bimbo's Initiation (1931) is a animation, comedy, horror, music film directed by Dave Fleischer, starring Billy Murray, Mae Questel.

Where can I find more recommendations like Bimbo's Initiation?

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About movies like Bimbo's Initiation

This ranked list pairs Bimbo's Initiation (1931), a animation and comedy and horror and music film from Dave Fleischer, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Billy Murray 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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