Movies Like Hen, His Wife (1990)

Hen, His Wife is a 1990 animation, fantasy film from Igor Kovalyov with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with WHAT DID JACK DO? and Egged On.

Animation Fantasy

WHAT DID JACK DO?

2017

In a locked down train station, a homicide detective conducts an interview with a tormented monkey who is suspected of murder.

6.3

MagicScore

Egged On

1926

Charley invents a machine that turns ordinary, breakable eggs into rubbery, unbreakable ones for transport. He builds a Rube Goldberg contraption of parts stolen from his neighbors. Rival egg companies want his invention, one of them stooping to sabotage to get it.

6.2

MagicScore

Mermaid

1997

An elderly monk, while training the young novice who will succeed him, recalls the mysterious lost love of his past - just as his young successor appears to be encountering her himself.

6.8

MagicScore

Weekends

2017

Set in 1980s Toronto, a young boy shuffles between the homes of his recently divorced parents.

7.0

MagicScore

Boogaloo and Graham

2014

In 1970s Belfast two young boys discover the facts of life, aided by the help of their pet chickens.

6.4

MagicScore

Our Lady of the Sphere

1969

Animation using cutout animation to craft a bizarre science fiction experiment. Moving spheres, such as balloons and bubbles, are superimposed on static backgrounds to suggest travel and discovery.

4.9

MagicScore

Film, Film, Film

1968

The trials and tribulations of putting a feature film together.

7.6

MagicScore

Everything Will Be OK

2006

A series of dark and troubling events forces Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life… or lack thereof.

7.6

MagicScore

Rejected

2000

A hilarious collection of animated television commercials that were rejected because of their creator's failing grip on sanity.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

Dead Times

1964

What is man? Man makes war, man kills man, man hunts, man is executed. A montage mixing original drawings by Topor, original shots and stock shots that ironically analyze what man is.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Monkey's Teeth

1961

A slow and ugly fairy tale based on the drawings of inmates at a psychiatric clinic where LaLoux worked.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Cat's Cradle

1959

Images of two women, two men, and a gray cat form a montage of rapid bits of movement. A woman is in a bedroom, another wears an apron: they work with their hands, occasionally looking up. A man enters a room, a woman smiles. He sits, another man sits and smokes. The cat stretches. There are close-ups of each. The light is dim; a filter accentuates red. A bare foot stands on a satin sheet. A woman disrobes. She pets the cat. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.

5.8

MagicScore

#13

The Hearts of Age

1934

A colonial scene in the U.S. An old lady sits astride a bell while a man in blackface, wig, and livery pulls the bell rope. From an upper door emerges an old man, dressed as a dandy, who tips his hat to the woman as he walks down stairs grinning. Others leave the same door and walk down the same stairs: a shabby man, a cop, and, several times, the same dandy. The man in blackface hangs himself; the dandy continues to smile. A bell tolls, a grave beckons. In the dark, the dandy plays the piano. Is he Death? The Hearts of Age is the first film made by Orson Welles. The film is an eight-minute short, which he co-directed with William Vance in 1934. The film stars Welles' first wife, Virginia Nicholson, as well as Welles himself. He made the film while attending the Todd School for Boys, in Woodstock, Illinois, at the age of 19.

5.3

MagicScore

#14

House

1958

An experimental short film by Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica.

5.2

MagicScore

#15

The Concert

1967

A short film by Walerian Borowczyk. Ostensibly a film of a concert given by the round, unassuming Monsieur Kabal and his spiky, terrifying wife, it's actually a cover for their frequent attempts at causing each other extreme physical harm.

5.1

MagicScore

#16

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

1948

As told to a psychiatrist: Mr. Peabody, a middle-aged Bostonian on vacation with his wife in the Caribbean, hears mysterious, wordless singing on an uninhabited rock in the bay. Fishing in the vicinity, he catches...a mermaid. He takes her home and, though she has no spoken language, falls in love with her. Of course, his wife won't believe that the thing in the bathtub is anything but a large fish.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

Un Chien Andalou

1929

Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.

7.4

MagicScore

#18

Rabbits

2002

A story of a group of humanoid rabbits and their depressive, daily life. The plot includes Suzie ironing, Jane sitting on a couch, Jack walking in and out of the apartment, and the occasional solo singing number by Suzie or Jane. At one point the rabbits also make contact with their “leader”.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

The Cowboy and the Frenchman

1988

A grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Slim, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a mysterious, well-dressed Frenchman.

6.0

MagicScore

#20

Tarantella

1989

"Tarantella" was an early Super 8 short film directed by Christopher Nolan with his childhood friend Roko Belic. It was made in 1989 while Nolan was studying at University College London. The film aired on "Image Union," a PBS programme in Chicago. It is about the suffering of a young man while he has nightmare about spiders and demons.

5.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Hen, His Wife?

The top films similar to Hen, His Wife by MovieMagicScore are WHAT DID JACK DO? (6.3), Egged On (6.2), Mermaid (6.8). Each shares animation/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Hen, His Wife worth watching?

Hen, His Wife holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 28 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Hen, His Wife?

Hen, His Wife (1990) is a animation, fantasy film directed by Igor Kovalyov.

Where can I find more recommendations like Hen, His Wife?

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About movies like Hen, His Wife

This ranked list pairs Hen, His Wife (1990), a animation and fantasy film from Igor Kovalyov, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap. 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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