Movies Like The High Sign (1921)

The High Sign is a 1921 comedy, crime film from Edward F. Cline with a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Coney Island and The Gorilla.

Comedy Crime

Coney Island

1917

Arbuckle escapes the watch of his domineering wife and heads for Coney Island. Keaton arrives that same day with his attractive, and rather easy, girlfriend, who is immediately stolen from him by St. John.

5.9

MagicScore

The Gorilla

1939

When an escaped circus gorilla appears to have gone on a murderous rampage, a threatened attorney calls on the detective trio of Garrity, Harrigan and Mullivan to act as bodyguards. In short order, we discover that there is more to the attorney than meets the eye, and the ape may be innocent after all. When a pretty young heiress faces peril, it's up to our heroic trio to save the day.

4.6

MagicScore

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.

7.7

MagicScore

Bootleggers

1962

This is the second silent (save for a song) slapstick comedy short about adventures of Worldly, Coward, and Fool. In a small hunting lodge three friends are making illegal moonshine. Bottled "product" fills shelves quickly. Life is good. But their dog Barbos doesn't understand that bringing a moonshine condenser coil to a police station is a bad idea...

7.4

MagicScore

The Immigrant

1917

A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.

7.3

MagicScore

An Eastern Westerner

1920

A young man in New York has exasperated his father because of his constant carousing and irresponsibility, so his father sends him to his uncle's ranch in the west. The young man arrives in the town of Piute Pass, which is being terrorized by Tiger Lip Tompkins and his gang, the Masked Angels. The Easterner befriends a young woman whose father is being held captive by Tompkins, and he decides to help her.

6.9

MagicScore

The Railrodder

1965

After literally swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, an Englishman takes a country trip across Canada on a railcar.

6.8

MagicScore

Behind the Screen

1916

During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.

6.5

MagicScore

The Tramp

1915

The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until he discovers the girl of his dreams already has someone in her life. Unwilling to be a problem in their lives, he takes to the road, though he is seen skipping and swinging his cane as if happy to be back on the road where he knows he belongs.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

The Floorwalker

1916

An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

The Rounders

1914

Two drunks fight with their wives and then go out and get even drunker.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

Work

1915

Charlie and his boss have difficulties just getting to the house they are going to wallpaper. The householder is angry because he can't get breakfast and his wife is screaming at the maid as they arrive. The kitchen gas stove explodes, and Charlie offers to fix it. The wife's secret lover arrives and is passed off as the workers' supervisor, but the husband doesn't buy this and fires shots. The stove explodes violently, destroying the house.

5.8

MagicScore

#13

Good Night, Nurse!

1918

Roscoe's wife, tired of his endless drunkenness, reads of an operation that cures alcoholism and has him admitted to No Hope Sanitarium to get the surgery. Roscoe, wanting out, eventually disguises himself as a nurse to effect his escape.

5.7

MagicScore

#14

Tango Tangles

1914

In a dance hall, two members of the orchestra and a tipsy dancer fight over the hat check girl.

5.1

MagicScore

#15

Lady Killer

1933

An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Hollywood movie star.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

Easy Street

1917

A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

They Call Me Trinity

1970

The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino manage to save the Mormons and send the bad guys packing with slapstick humor instead of excessive violence, saving the day.

7.5

MagicScore

#18

A Thief Catcher

1914

Two criminals chase a plainclothes policeman who, while taking out his dog, witnesses their crime.

4.9

MagicScore

#19

White Heat

1949

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

7.6

MagicScore

#20

Strangers on a Train

1951

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

7.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The High Sign?

The top films similar to The High Sign by MovieMagicScore are Coney Island (5.9), The Gorilla (4.6), Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross (7.7). Each shares comedy/crime themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The High Sign worth watching?

The High Sign holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10 from 119 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The High Sign?

The High Sign (1921) is a comedy, crime film directed by Edward F. Cline, starring Buster Keaton, Bartine Burkett, Charles Dorety.

Where can I find more recommendations like The High Sign?

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 High Sign

This ranked list pairs The High Sign (1921), a comedy and crime film from Edward F. Cline, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Buster Keaton 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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