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Bootleggers

Movies Like Bootleggers (1962)

Bootleggers is a 1962 comedy film from Leonid Gaidai with a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross and Them Thar Hills.

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Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross

1961

This is the very first silent slapstick comedy short about adventures of Worldly, Coward, and Fool. What's more fun: fishing with worms, or dynamite? Three friends decided to have a blast! Unfortunately their dog Barbos just loves playing fetch. And this time that stick was used for blast fishing. Barbos saw people throwing a smoking stick in a water, and fetched it right back to his owners. The "unusual cross" part begins when owners try to outrun the dog with dynamite.

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Them Thar Hills

1934

Stan and Ollie travel to the mountains for Ollie's health, and park their caravan near a well into which a gang of moonshiners have earlier dumped their moonshine; and the boys proceed to quench their thirst thinking that it is iron-rich mountain water. The real trouble doesn't begin, though, until a married motoring couple stop by to borrow some gasoline, and the already-cranky husband leaves his thirsty wife with the boys while he goes off to refill his car's empty gas-tank. A sequel was made to this film: TIT FOR TAT, q.v.

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The High Sign

1921

Buster is thrown off a train near an amusement park. There he gets a job in a shooting gallery run by the Blinking Buzzards mob. Ordered to kill a businessman, he winds up protecting the man and his daughter by outfitting their home with trick devices.

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Cops

1922

Buster Keaton gets involved in a series of misunderstandings involving a horse and cart. Eventually he infuriates every cop in the city when he accidentally interrupts a police parade.

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A Dog's Life

1918

The Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.

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The Mask

1994

Stanley, a meek bank employee, turns into an eccentric and maniacal green-skinned superhero who can bend reality, after wearing a wooden mask that was created by Loki, the Norse god of mischief.

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Dog Gone

2008

A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.

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Marmaduke

2010

When Phil and Debbie Winslow relocate from their native Kansas to the sunny climes of Orange County, their big-hearted, havoc-wreaking Great Dane gets a taste of the dog's life, California-style.

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Son of the Mask

2005

Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist, finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mask of Loki. Then after conceiving an infant son "born of the mask", he discovers just how looney child raising can be.

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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988

When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

1991

Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.

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The Vexxer

2007

Scotland Yard investigators have to prevent the murder of Victoria Dickman when her name is found on a death list.

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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.

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Recreation

1914

Charlie begins to woo a woman on a bench, only to have her seaman boyfriend object. After a brick fight between the two men that eventually involves two police officers, all five people end up in the local pond to cool off.

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Bangville Police

1913

A young farm maid overhears two cow-hands talking in the barn, and she becomes convinced they’re about to rob her. She barricades herself in a room and calls the police. Her call wakes the chief, who rallies the country justice constabulary and they set off toward the farm, in steam-car and on foot. Meanwhile, the maiden’s parents rush to save her. Everything points toward a showdown in the barn, where no one, including the police force, will be cowed.

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Inspector Gadget

1999

John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leading robotics surgeon, replaces his damaged limbs with state-of-the-art gadgets and tools. Named "Inspector Gadget" by the press, John -- along with his niece, Penny, and her trusty dog, Brain -- uses his new powers to discover who was behind the explosion.

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A Single Shot

2013

The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

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Pod

2015

A family intervention goes horrifically awry within the snowy confines of an isolated lake house.

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The Long Goodbye

1973

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

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Street Kings

2008

Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Bootleggers?

The top films similar to Bootleggers by MovieMagicScore are Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross (7.7), Them Thar Hills (7.5), The High Sign (7.1). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Bootleggers worth watching?

Bootleggers holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10 from 128 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Bootleggers?

Bootleggers (1962) is a comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai, starring Yuriy Nikulin, Georgiy Vitsin, Yevgeni Morgunov.

Where can I find more recommendations like Bootleggers?

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 Bootleggers

This ranked list pairs Bootleggers (1962), a comedy film from Leonid Gaidai, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Yuriy Nikulin 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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