Movies Like The Ducktators (1942)

The Ducktators is a 1942 animation, comedy film from Norm McCabe with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Scrap Happy Daffy and The Old Army Game.

Animation Comedy

Scrap Happy Daffy

1943

During World War Two, Daffy Duck owns a junkyard which collects scrap metal to use in building weapons to continue the Allied fight against the Axis powers. Hitler reads about Daffy's scrap pile and about Daffy's stated intent to win the war with junk and, after throwing a fit and chewing a carpet like a mad dog, orders Daffy's scrap pile destroyed.

6.5

MagicScore

The Old Army Game

1943

The old shell game gets a new face as Donald stays off-base past "Taps" and has to try to sneak back in with out alerting Pete.

5.6

MagicScore

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi

1943

A propaganda film during World War II about a boy who grows up to become a Nazi soldier.

6.9

MagicScore

Reason and Emotion

1943

A World War II propaganda film about the need to remain calm and logical during wartime.

6.3

MagicScore

49th Parallel

1941

In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.

6.9

MagicScore

Katyn

2007

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.

6.7

MagicScore

Their Finest

2017

During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.

6.6

MagicScore

The Negro Soldier

1944

Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.

6.1

MagicScore

The Battle of San Pietro

1945

This documentary movie is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy. Over 1,100 US soldiers were killed while trying to take this location, that blocked the way for the Allied forces from the Germans. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Curtiz

2019

Hollywood, 1942. The US government pressures Hungarian-born film director Michael Curtiz, who is about to finish shooting Casablanca, to accentuate the film's propaganda message in order to sway public opinion in favor of the country's intervention in the European war.

5.8

MagicScore

#11

Spies

1943

The doltish but self-confident and self-congratulatory Private Snafu is in possession of a military secret during World War II. Over the course of the day, spouting rhymed couplets, he divulges the secret a little at a time to listening Axis spies. He tells his mom some of the secret when he calls her from a phone booth; the rest he spills to a dolly dolly spy who plies him with liquor. Snafu's loose lips put himself at risk.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

7 Wise Dwarfs

1941

7 Wise Dwarfs is an educational short animated film commissioned by the National Film Board of Canada as a short film for educating the Canadian public about war bonds during World War II. The short features the seven dwarfs from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, four years after the characters made their screen debut.

5.1

MagicScore

#13

Mr. Nobody Against Putin

2025

As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

Night Train to Munich

1940

Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

Riefenstahl

2024

Explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness of the regime's atrocities.

7.2

MagicScore

#16

Sergeant York

1941

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

Sky Hunter

2017

An elite group of Chinese pilots must take part in a dangerous mission to thwart a terrorist plot and resolve a hostage situation.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

The Iron Lady

2011

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971

Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.

7.0

MagicScore

#20

Der Fuehrer's Face

1943

A marching band of Germans, Italians, and Japanese march through the streets of swastika-motif Nutziland, serenading "Der Fuehrer's Face." Donald Duck, not living in the region by choice, struggles to make do with disgusting Nazi food rations and then with his day of toil at a Nazi artillery factory. After a nervous breakdown, Donald awakens to find that his experience was in fact a nightmare.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Ducktators?

The top films similar to The Ducktators by MovieMagicScore are Scrap Happy Daffy (6.5), The Old Army Game (5.6), Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi (6.9). Each shares animation/comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Ducktators worth watching?

The Ducktators holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 41 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Ducktators?

The Ducktators (1942) is a animation, comedy film directed by Norm McCabe, starring Mel Blanc, Michael Maltese, John McLeish.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Ducktators?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more animation recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Ducktators

This ranked list pairs The Ducktators (1942), a animation and comedy film from Norm McCabe, 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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