Movies Like Ghosts Before Breakfast (1928)

Ghosts Before Breakfast is a 1928 animation, comedy film from Hans Richter with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Re/cycle and Entr'acte.

Animation Comedy

Re/cycle

2019

With input from actor and writer Jan Hlobil, director and cinematographer Rene Smaal presents a film in the true surrealist tradition, in the sense that only 'found' elements were used, and that it defies interpretation based on ordinary cause-and-effect time sequence.

7.7

MagicScore

Entr'acte

1924

Stop-motion photography blends with extreme slow-motion in Clair's first and most 'dada' film, composed of a series of zany, interconnected scenes. We witness a rooftop chess match between Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, a hearse pulled by a camel (and chased by its pallbearers) and a dizzying roller coaster finale. A film of contradictions and agreements.

6.9

MagicScore

Sweet Movie

1974

The winner of the Miss World Virginity contest marries, escapes from her masochistic husband and ends up involved in a world of debauchery.

5.2

MagicScore

The Holy Mountain

1973

The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.

7.5

MagicScore

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989

The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.

7.3

MagicScore

At Land

1944

A woman washes up on a beach and embarks on a surreal journey, encountering others and fragmented versions of herself in a quest for identity.

7.2

MagicScore

Santa Sangre

1989

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

7.1

MagicScore

The Baby of Mâcon

1993

Set halfway through the 17th century, a church play is performed for the benefit of the young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The child's older sister is quick to exploit the situation, selling blessings from the baby, and even claiming she's the true mother by virgin birth. However, when she attempts to seduce the bishop's son, the Church exacts a terrible revenge.

6.9

MagicScore

Witch's Cradle

1944

The surrealist film shows repetitive imagery involving a string fashioned in a bizarre, almost spiderweb-like pattern over the hands of several individuals, most notably an unnamed young woman and an elderly gentleman. The film also shows a shadowy darkness and people filmed at odd angles, an exposed human heart, and other occult symbols and ritualistic imagery which evokes an unsettling and dream-like aura. Considered an unfinished film.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

The Seashell and the Clergyman

1928

Obsessed with a general's wife, a clergyman has strange visions of death and lust, struggling against his own eroticism.

6.6

MagicScore

#11

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

2006

An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than storytelling, the story follows two detectives trying to uncover the case. Homosexual tension and explosive violence drives the story which delivers some weird and fascinating visuals.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

Prelude: Dog Star Man

1962

A creation myth realized in light, patterns, images superimposed, rapid cutting, and silence. A black screen, then streaks of light, then an explosion of color and squiggles and happenstance. Next, images of small circles emerge then of the Sun. Images of our Earth appear, woods, a part of a body, a nude woman perhaps giving birth. Imagery evokes movement across time. Part of the Dog Star Man series of experimental films.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

Eden and After

1970

A group of French students are drawn into the psychological and sexual games of a mysterious man called Duchemin. Once they sample his "fear powder" the students experience a series of hallucinations.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

Pistol Opera

2001

An assassin fends off numerous attacks from her comrades, who are trying to move up in rank by killing off the competition.

6.0

MagicScore

#15

Two Pence Magic

1929

Two Penny Magic (Zweigroschenzauber) starting off with a little magic trick. It then presents an array of images from swimmers, bicyclers, murderers, airplanes in flight, boxers, lovers, runners, becoming in the end a collection of images in a magazine.

5.6

MagicScore

#16

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

1997

SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.

8.3

MagicScore

#17

Aaahh Belinda

1986

Serap is a successful theater actress. Although she rejects the traditional roles assigned to women in her personal life, she agrees to play the role of a traditional housewife in a shampoo commercial. However, she is unaware that this commercial will turn into her worst nightmare.

7.4

MagicScore

#18

Time Piece

1965

Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some of the themes touched upon in this 9-minute experimental film, which was written, directed, and produced by Jim Henson. Screened for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in May of 1965, "Time Piece" enjoyed an eighteen-month run at one Manhattan movie theater and was nominated for an Academy Award for Outstanding Short Subject.

7.1

MagicScore

#19

Atman

1975

ĀTMAN is a visual tour-de-force based on the idea of the subject at the centre of the circle created by camera positions (480 such positions). Shooting frame-by-frame the filmmaker set up an increasingly rapid circular motion. ĀTMAN is an early Buddhist deity often connected with destruction; the Japanese aspect is stressed by the devil mask of Hangan, from the Noh, and by using both Noh music and the general principle of acceleration often associated with Noh drama.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

Totally F***ed Up

1994

Gay, alienated Los Angeles teens have a hard time as their parents kick them out of their homes, they don’t have money, their lovers cheat, and they are harassed by gay-bashers.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Ghosts Before Breakfast?

The top films similar to Ghosts Before Breakfast by MovieMagicScore are Re/cycle (7.7), Entr'acte (6.9), Sweet Movie (5.2). Each shares animation/comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Ghosts Before Breakfast worth watching?

Ghosts Before Breakfast holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 58 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Ghosts Before Breakfast?

Ghosts Before Breakfast (1928) is a animation, comedy film directed by Hans Richter, starring Werner Graeff, Walter Gronostay, Paul Hindemith.

Where can I find more recommendations like Ghosts Before Breakfast?

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About movies like Ghosts Before Breakfast

This ranked list pairs Ghosts Before Breakfast (1928), a animation and comedy film from Hans Richter, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Werner Graeff 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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