Movies Like The Paleface (1948)

The Paleface is a 1948 comedy, western film from Norman Z. McLeod with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Son of Paleface and Calamity Jane.

Comedy Western

Son of Paleface

1952

Peter Potter Jr. returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found.

6.3

MagicScore

Calamity Jane

1953

Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way.

7.0

MagicScore

The Plainsman

1936

Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Buffalo Bill go up against Indians and a gunrunner.

6.3

MagicScore

Wild Bill

1995

Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.

5.7

MagicScore

They also sing of pain

1950

The movie starts with Braulio Peláez (Pedro Infante), a schoolteacher, having just fallen off his horse, representing the situation he and his family are in. The next scenes introduce the viewer to his family and their poor financial and social situation. As Braulio stumbles around looking for his glasses, he causes a famous film star, Alfonso de Madrazo (Rafael Alcaide) to crash his car. Braulio offers him to eat at his house as an apology. Braulio's sister and mother, big film fans, immediately recognise Alfonso and attempt to get him to bring the girl, Luisa Peláez (Irma Dolores) to Mexico City to become a film star. Alfonso agrees and tells them to come to the capital.

7.0

MagicScore

Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's; a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day, Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper.

7.0

MagicScore

Emil and the Piglet

1973

Nursing a piglet back to life because it's the runt of the litter earns Emil a friend for life.

6.9

MagicScore

The Noose Hangs High

1948

Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to pick up $50,000. Now the person he sent them to sent two of his men to get the money back but they found out about it. So they try to mail to Craig but a mix up has the money sent somewhere else and the woman who got it spent it. Now Craig needs the money to pay off one of his clients.

6.8

MagicScore

Ghost Town

2008

Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Snowflake

2017

Hunting down the murderer of their families in an anarchic Berlin of the near future, the outlaws Tan and Javid find themselves trapped in the wicked fairytale of a mysterious screenplay that entangles them in a vicious circle of revenge – apparently all written by a clueless dentist.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

The Whole Nine Yards

2000

After a mobster agrees to cooperate with an FBI investigation in order to stay out of prison, he's relocated by the authorities to a life of suburban anonymity as part of a witness protection program. It's not long before a couple of his new neighbours figure out his true identity and come knocking to see if he'd be up for one more hit—suburban style.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

Thumbsucker

2005

Justin Cobb, a teenager in suburban Oregon, copes with his thumb-sucking problem, romance, and his diagnosis with ADHD and subsequent experience using Ritalin.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

Schizopolis

1997

A man works for the unpleasant guru of a Scientology-like movement.

6.1

MagicScore

#14

Novocaine

2001

A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs.

6.0

MagicScore

#15

Good Luck Chuck

2007

Cursed since childhood, dentist Charlie Logan cannot find the right woman. Even worse, he learns that each of his ex-girlfriends finds true love with the man she meets after her relationship with him ends. Hearing of Charlie's reputation as a good-luck charm, women from all over line up for a quick tryst. But when Charlie meets the woman of his dreams, he must find a way to break the curse or risk losing her to the next man she meets.

5.9

MagicScore

#16

The Dentist

1932

An unconventional dentist deals with patients in slapstick fashion.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

The Man

2005

A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

The Great Moment

1944

The biography of Dr. W.T. Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.

5.6

MagicScore

#19

Toothless

1997

A female dentist is cast into limbo after her death in an accident and is given the assignment to act as the Tooth Fairy as her action to be admitted into heaven.

5.3

MagicScore

#20

Problem Child 3

1995

Now a pre-teen, Junior has fallen head over heels for a classmate who doesn't even notice him, but does notice three other boys – a child star, a hockey player and a Boy Scout – who are rivals to Junior. This means war!

4.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Paleface?

The top films similar to The Paleface by MovieMagicScore are Son of Paleface (6.3), Calamity Jane (7.0), The Plainsman (6.3). Each shares comedy/western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Paleface worth watching?

The Paleface holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 73 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Paleface?

The Paleface (1948) is a comedy, western film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, starring Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Robert Armstrong.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Paleface?

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

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About movies like The Paleface

This ranked list pairs The Paleface (1948), a comedy and western film from Norman Z. McLeod, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Bob Hope 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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