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The Scarecrow

Movies Like The Scarecrow (1920)

The Scarecrow is a 1920 comedy film from Edward F. Cline with a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Bangville Police and As in Heaven.

Bangville Police poster

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.

As in Heaven poster

As in Heaven

2021

One day at the end of the 1800s, 14-year-old Lise’s life is changed forever. She is the eldest of her siblings, the first in her family to go to school and full of hope and confidence in life. But when her mother goes into labour, it quickly appears that something is wrong. As night falls and the labour progresses, Lise begins to understand that a day that began in childhood might end with her becoming the woman of the house.

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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.

A Dog's Life poster

A Dog's Life

1918

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

The Immigrant poster

The Immigrant

1917

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

The Goat poster

The Goat

1921

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

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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.

The Man with the Rubber Head poster

The Man with the Rubber Head

1901

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

The Impossible Voyage poster

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.

Neighbors poster

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.

The High Sign poster

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.

The Heart of the World poster

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.

The Astronomer's Dream poster

The Astronomer's Dream

1898

An astronomer has a terrifying dream.

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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.

Liberty poster

Liberty

1929

While changing clothes in a getaway car, escaped convicts Stan and Ollie mistakenly put on each other's pants. They spend the rest of the film trying to exchange pants in various unlikely settings.

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Shoulder Arms

1918

An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.

The Battle of the Century poster

The Battle of the Century

1927

Fight manager takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist and then proceeds to try to arrange for an accident so that he can collect.

The Finishing Touch poster

The Finishing Touch

1928

Stan and Ollie are hired to build a house in just one day. When they are done, a bird lands on the house and it collapses. Naturally, the owner wants his money back.

The Play House poster

The Play House

1921

After waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works.

Hard Luck poster

Hard Luck

1921

A down on his luck young man makes several attempts at committing suicide but fails them too. He then finds himself becoming more confident through a series of petty adventures, to such an extent that this becomes his undoing.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Scarecrow?

The top films similar to The Scarecrow by MovieMagicScore are Bangville Police (5.0), As in Heaven (6.1), One Week (7.9). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Scarecrow worth watching?

The Scarecrow holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10 from 155 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Scarecrow?

The Scarecrow (1920) is a comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline, starring Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, Joe Keaton.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Scarecrow?

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 Scarecrow

This ranked list pairs The Scarecrow (1920), a comedy 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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