Movies Like Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902)

Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show is a 1902 comedy film from Edwin S. Porter with a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Tillie's Punctured Romance and The Countryman and the Cinematograph.

Comedy

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.

6.1

MagicScore

The Countryman and the Cinematograph

1901

A satire on the way that audiences unaccustomed to the cinema didn't know how to react to the moving images on a screen - in this film, an unsophisticated (and stereotypical) country yokel is alternately baffled and terrified, in the latter case by the apparent approach of a steam train.

5.4

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A Film Johnnie

1914

The Tramp, a film Johnnie (someone who loiters near theaters or studios to meet stars or get a job), attempts to meet his favorite movie actress at the Keystone Studio, but does not win friends there.

5.4

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Singin' in the Rain

1952

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.

8.1

MagicScore

One Cut of the Dead

2017

Real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew of a zombie film being shot in an abandoned warehouse, said to be the site of military experiments on humans.

7.6

MagicScore

Film, Film, Film

1968

The trials and tribulations of putting a feature film together.

7.6

MagicScore

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy

1994

A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.

7.5

MagicScore

Red Post on Escher Street

2020

A genius film director, Tadashi Kobayashi holds an audition for his new film project. Several actors and actresses answer the open call, but most will only be cast as extras. Can the film come to a completion without accident?

7.4

MagicScore

The Big Sick

2017

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

Living in Oblivion

1995

Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious beret-wearing director of photography, and lousy catering.

7.2

MagicScore

#11

The Pornographers

1966

Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady, Haru, and her family. From time to time, Haru shares her bed with Subu, though she believes her dead husband, reincarnated as a carp, disapproves. Director Shohei Imamura has always delighted in the kinky exploits of lowlifes, and in this 1966 classic, he finds subversive humor in the bizarre dynamics of Haru, her Oedipal son, and her daughter, the true object of her pornographer-boyfriend’s obsession. Imamura’s comic treatment of such taboos as voyeurism and incest sparked controversy when the film was released, but The Pornographers has outlasted its critics, and now seems frankly ahead of its time.

7.2

MagicScore

#12

I Like Movies

2023

Socially inept 17-year-old cinephile Lawrence Kweller gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Teen Beach Movie

2013

Life's a beach for surfers Brady and McKenzie – until a rogue wave magically transports them inside the classic '60s beach party flick, "Wet Side Story," where a full-blown rivalry between bikers and surfers threatens to erupt. There, amidst a sea of surfing, singing and dancing, Brady and Mack accidentally change the storyline, and the film’s dreamy hero and heroine fall for them instead of for each other!

6.9

MagicScore

#14

O Lucky Man!

1973

An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

Final Cut

2022

Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

Son of Rambow

2007

Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo, Lee plans to make his own action-packed video epic.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Cruise Cat

1952

Tom is the official cat on the cruise ship S.S. Aloha, but he'll be kicked off if the captain finds even one mouse. That one, of course, is Jerry, who sneaks on board just before sailing.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

The Caiman

2006

Bruno Bonomo was a famous producer of B-movies in the ‘70s. After a long hiatus, Bonomo offers a screenplay to RAI centered on the figure of Italy’s prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, a subject so controversial that even the public television broadcaster refuses to produce it

6.7

MagicScore

#19

Matinee

1993

A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extravaganza combining film effects, stage props and actors in rubber suits in this salute to the B-movie.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Cobweb

2023

In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who can't understand the re-written ending. Will Kim be able to find a way through this chaos to fulfill his artistic ambitions and complete his masterpiece?

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show?

The top films similar to Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show by MovieMagicScore are Tillie's Punctured Romance (6.1), The Countryman and the Cinematograph (5.4), A Film Johnnie (5.4). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show worth watching?

Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10 from 45 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show?

Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902) is a comedy film directed by Edwin S. Porter, starring Charles Manley.

Where can I find more recommendations like Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show?

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About movies like Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

This ranked list pairs Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902), a comedy film from Edwin S. Porter, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Charles Manley 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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