Movies Like Glumov's Diary (1923)

Glumov's Diary is a 1923 comedy, fantasy film from Sergei Eisenstein with a MovieMagicScore of 5.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with He Who Gets Slapped and The Kiss.

Comedy Fantasy

He Who Gets Slapped

1924

After a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped repeatedly and becomes infatuated with a showgirl colleague whose father intends to marry her off to the baron.

7.6

MagicScore

The Kiss

1896

They get ready to kiss, begin to kiss, and kiss in a way that brings down the house every time.

5.2

MagicScore

King John

1899

Based on Shakespeare's play, Act V, Scene vii: King John is in torment, and his supporters fear that his end is near. As he writhes in agony, he is attended by Prince Henry, the Earl of Pembroke, and Robert Bigot. Prince Henry tries repeatedly to comfort his delirious father, but to no avail - John's pain is too great.

4.9

MagicScore

Off to Bedlam

1901

Four black minstrels turn into white clowns and back again when they hit or kick each other.

5.2

MagicScore

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

KoKo's Earth Control

1928

Ko-Ko the Clown and his dog Fitz walk into a building where levers that control various aspects of the Earth are located. After Fitz presses a particular lever, the world goes topsy-turvy and out-of-control. Note that this cartoon contains strobe flashing.

6.8

MagicScore

The King and the Clown

2005

Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.

6.9

MagicScore

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928

A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.

7.4

MagicScore

Guard Dog

2004

Why do dogs bark at such innocent creatures as pigeons and squirrels... what are they afraid of? This film answers that eternal question. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

Yankee Doodle Daffy

1943

Daffy is an agent representing Sleepy Lagoon, trying to sell him to talent scout Porky. Daffy spends a great deal of time and energy explaining and demonstrating what the kid can do, while the kid sits on a couch licking a giant sucker.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

Red's Dream

1987

Life as the sole sale item in the clearance corner of Eben's Bikes can get lonely. So Red, a unicycle, dreams up a clown owner and his own juggling act that steals the show. But all too soon, the applause turns into the sound of rainfall, as reality rushes back. Red must resign himself to sitting in the corner and await his fate.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

The Cat and the Canary

1927

Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates that his will be read 20 years after his death. On the appointed day his expectant heirs arrive at his brooding mansion. The will is read and it turns out that Annabelle West, the only heir with his name left, inherits, if she is deemed sane. If she isn't, the money and some diamonds go to someone else, whose name is in a sealed envelope. Before he can reveal the identity of her successor to Annabelle, Mr. Crosby, the lawyer, disappears. The first in a series of mysterious events, some of which point to Annabelle in fact being unstable.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Salomé

1923

Based on Oscar Wilde's play, the films tells the story of how Salomé agrees to dance for King Herod in return for the head of John the Baptist.

6.1

MagicScore

#14

Faust and Mephistopheles

1903

A re-telling of the classic tale of Faust in all of two minutes by French filmmaker Alice Guy.

4.5

MagicScore

#15

Pandora's Box

1929

Lulu is a young woman so beautiful and alluring that few can resist her siren charms. The men drawn into her web include respectable newspaper publisher Dr. Ludwig Schön, his musical producer son Alwa, circus performer Rodrigo Quast, and seedy old Schigolch. When Lulu's charms inevitably lead to tragedy, the downward spiral encompasses them all.

7.5

MagicScore

#16

7th Heaven

1927

In 1910s Paris, a sewer worker disillusioned with Christianity feels his prayers have been answered when he chances upon a street waif and they fall in love.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

West of Zanzibar

1928

A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Orphans of the Storm

1921

France, on the eve of the French Revolution. Henriette and Louise have been raised together as sisters. When the plague that takes their parents' lives causes Louise's blindness, they decide to travel to Paris in search of a cure, but they separate when a lustful aristocrat crosses their path.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

The Merry Widow

1926

When Prince Danilo falls in love with American dancer Sally O'Hara, his uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco, forbids him to marry her because Sally is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by her prince, Sally marries wealthy Baron Sadoja. When the elderly man dies suddenly, Sally must be wooed all over again by Danilo.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

The Toll of the Sea

1923

A young Chinese woman saves an American man washed up onto the shore and the two fall in love, only for him to have second thoughts.

6.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Glumov's Diary?

The top films similar to Glumov's Diary by MovieMagicScore are He Who Gets Slapped (7.6), The Kiss (5.2), King John (4.9). Each shares comedy/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Glumov's Diary worth watching?

Glumov's Diary holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.0/10 from 43 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Glumov's Diary?

Glumov's Diary (1923) is a comedy, fantasy film directed by Sergei Eisenstein, starring Grigori Aleksandrov, Aleksandr Antonov, Sergei Eisenstein.

Where can I find more recommendations like Glumov's Diary?

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About movies like Glumov's Diary

This ranked list pairs Glumov's Diary (1923), a comedy and fantasy film from Sergei Eisenstein, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Grigori Aleksandrov 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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