Movies Like The Hayseed (1919)

The Hayseed is a 1919 comedy film from Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Butcher Boy and The Postman.

Comedy

The Butcher Boy

1917

Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster's film debut he buys a pail of molasses.

6.1

MagicScore

The Postman

1997

In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare, and something yet undiscovered: the power to inspire hope.

6.3

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Stepfather 2

1989

"Stepfather" Jerry Blake escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. With a future wife and new stepson who love him, Blake eliminates anyone who stands in his way to building the perfect family.

5.5

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Make Way for Tomorrow

1937

An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.

7.5

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The Long, Hot Summer

1958

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

7.1

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Them!

1954

As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.

6.8

MagicScore

Rain

1932

Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.

6.6

MagicScore

One Week

1920

Newlyweds receive a build-it-yourself house as a wedding gift—and the house can, supposedly, be built in "one week". A rejected suitor secretly re-numbers packing crates, and the husband struggles to assemble the house according to this new 'arrangement' of its parts.

7.9

MagicScore

The Scarecrow

1920

Two farmhands compete for the love of the farmer's daughter.

7.4

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#10

A Dog's Life

1918

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

7.3

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#11

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

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#12

The Goat

1921

A series of misadventures occur when Buster is mistaken for a criminal on the lam.

7.2

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#13

The Man with the Rubber Head

1901

A chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.

7.2

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#14

The Four Troublesome Heads

1898

One of the greatest of black art pictures. The conjurer appears before the audience, with his head in its proper place. He then removes his head, and throwing it in the air, it appears on the table opposite another head, and both detached heads sing in unison. The conjurer then removes it a third time. You then see all three of his heads, which are exact duplicates, upon the table at one time, while the conjurer again stands before the audience with his head perfectly intact, singing in unison with the three heads upon the table. He closes the picture by bowing himself from the stage.

7.2

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#15

The Impossible Voyage

1904

Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.

7.2

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#16

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.

7.1

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#17

Neighbors

1920

The Romeo and Juliet story played out in a tenement neighborhood with Buster and Virginia's families hating each other over the fence separating their buildings.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

The Heart of the World

2000

Pure fantasia, a race to save the world from a fatal heart attack, juxtaposed against a love rivalry between two brothers - a mortician and an actor playing Christ - for the heart of a scientist studying the earth's core.

7.0

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#19

The Astronomer's Dream

1898

An astronomer has a terrifying dream.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

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

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Hayseed?

The top films similar to The Hayseed by MovieMagicScore are The Butcher Boy (6.1), The Postman (6.3), Stepfather 2 (5.5). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Hayseed worth watching?

The Hayseed holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 32 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Hayseed?

The Hayseed (1919) is a comedy film directed by Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, starring Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Molly Malone.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Hayseed?

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 Hayseed

This ranked list pairs The Hayseed (1919), a comedy film from Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle 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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