Movies Like You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man is a 1939 comedy film from George Marshall with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Something Wicked This Way Comes and El circo.

Comedy

Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983

In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?

6.4

MagicScore

El circo

1943

A cobbler gets a job in a Circus as a janitor, recommended by the beautiful girl rider of the show. But later, he gets in trouble when he involves in dangerous acts, such as the trapeze. Obviously, our friend will risk his life by the love of his new girlfriend.

7.7

MagicScore

The Valley of Gwangi

1969

A turn of the century wild west show struggling to make a living in Mexico comes into the possession of a tiny prehistoric horse. This leads to an expedition to the Forbidden Valley where they discover living dinosaurs. They capture one and take it back to be put on display, leading to inevitable mayhem.

7.1

MagicScore

Saving Flora

2019

Flora is a circus elephant who can no longer perform her tricks. The night before she's scheduled to be euthanized, the circus owner's 14-year old daughter, Dawn, sneaks Flora from the circus. All that stands between them and the safety of the elephant preserve is two hundred kilometers of woods, one raging river, two elephant hunters and the fear of not making it.

7.1

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

Dumbo

2019

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

6.6

MagicScore

The Elephant Man

1980

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.

8.0

MagicScore

Freaks

1932

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

7.8

MagicScore

The Unholy Three

1925

Three sideshow performers form a conspiracy known as "The Unholy Three" - a ventriloquist, midget, and strongman working together to commit a series of robberies.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

Torture Garden

1967

Five people visit a fairground sideshow run by the sinister Dr. Diabolo. Having shown them a handful of haunted-house-style attractions, he promises them a genuinely scary experience if they will pay extra.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Meridian

1990

After her father’s death, Catherine returns to her family’s gothic castle in Italy and gets caught in the web of a mysterious love triangle.

4.6

MagicScore

#12

Babylon

2022

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

7.4

MagicScore

#13

Punyalan Agarbattis

2013

Punyalan Agarbattis is the story of Joy Thakkolkaran, a young entrepreuner from Thrissur. His new business venture 'Punyalan Agarbattis' involves manufacturing agarbattis from elephant dung. Fragrance and quality of his incense sticks aside, its mosquito repellant capabilities too have pleased those who tried the samples. However, Joy suddenly has a new set of people and problems as 'Punyalan Agarbattis' comes to a halt.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Yoyo

1965

The story follows the son of a millionaire from the 1920s to the 1960s. After losing his fortune in the stock-exchange crash, he teams up with an equestrienne and becomes a circus clown.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

Hatari!

1962

A female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild animals for zoos and circuses.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

Holiday in the Wild

2019

When her husband abruptly ends their marriage, empty nester Kate embarks on a solo second honeymoon in Africa, finding purpose and potential romance.

6.5

MagicScore

#18

Horton Hears a Who!

2008

The classic and beloved story from Dr. Seuss is now a CG animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation, the makers of the Ice Age films. An imaginative elephant named Horton (Jim Carrey) hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, which thinks he has lost his mind, he is determined to save the tiny particle! Jim Carrey and Steve Carell lead an all-star cast in bringing this wonderful family picture to life!

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Hannibal Brooks

1969

A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo decides it is not safe for his Asian elephant Lucy to remain there. So he sends Brooks to safety with Lucy. They escape and go on the run in order to get to Switzerland.

6.3

MagicScore

#20

Roar

1981

Roar follows a family who are attacked by various African animals at the secluded home of their keeper.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like You Can't Cheat an Honest Man?

The top films similar to You Can't Cheat an Honest Man by MovieMagicScore are Something Wicked This Way Comes (6.4), El circo (7.7), The Valley of Gwangi (7.1). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is You Can't Cheat an Honest Man worth watching?

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is You Can't Cheat an Honest Man?

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) is a comedy film directed by George Marshall, starring W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson.

Where can I find more recommendations like You Can't Cheat an Honest Man?

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

Keep exploring

Movies like Something Wicked This Way Comes Movies like El circo Movies like The Valley of Gwangi Movies like Saving Flora Movies like Santa Sangre Movies like Dumbo

About movies like You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

This ranked list pairs You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939), a comedy film from George Marshall, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of W.C. Fields 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.

← Back to You Can't Cheat an Honest Man