Movies Like Making a Living (1914)

Making a Living is a 1914 comedy film from Henry Lehrman with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Frankenstein and A Dog's Life.

Comedy

Frankenstein

1910

Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done, Frankenstein is comforted by his fiancée; but on his wedding night he is visited by the monster.

6.0

MagicScore

A Dog's Life

1918

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

7.3

MagicScore

Between Showers

1914

Mr. Snookie steals an umbrella and then, while trying to help a woman to cross a puddle, the Tramp appears and intervenes.

5.3

MagicScore

I'm Your Woman

2020

A woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a dangerous journey.

5.9

MagicScore

The Kid Brother

1927

The timid youngest son of the most important family in town must use his wits to win the respect of his strong father and the love of a beautiful new woman in town.

6.9

MagicScore

The Thief of Bagdad

1924

A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

7.3

MagicScore

The Blackbird

1926

Two thieves, the Blackbird and West End Bertie, fall in love with the same girl, a French nightclub performer named Fifi. Each man tries to outdo the other to win her heart.

6.3

MagicScore

An Unseen Enemy

1912

The physician's death orphans his two adolescent daughters. Their older brother is able to convert some of the doctor's small estate to cash. But it is late in the day, and with the banks closed he stores the money in his father's household safe. The slatternly housekeeper, aware of the money, enlists a criminal acquaintance to crack the safe. She attempts to get into the adjacent room where the sisters tremble in fear, but finds that the door is locked. The drunken housekeeper menaces them by brandishing a gun through a hole in the wall.

5.6

MagicScore

Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves

1937

Popeye the Sailor, accompanied by Olive Oyl and Wimpy, is dispatched to stop the dreaded bandit Abu Hassan and his force of forty thieves.

7.8

MagicScore

#10

Get Hard

2015

When obscenely rich hedge-fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, James desperately turns to Darnell-- a black businessman who's never even had a parking ticket -- for help. As Darnell puts James through the wringer, both learn that they were wrong about many things, including each other.

6.0

MagicScore

#11

Guess Who

2005

When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.

6.0

MagicScore

#12

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988

Con artist Lawrence Jamieson is a longtime resident of a luxurious coastal resort, where he enjoys the lavish fruits of his deceptions -- that is, until a competitor, Freddy Benson, shows up. When the new guy's lowbrow tactics impinge on his own sophisticated work and believing him to be the infamous conman 'The Jackal', Lawrence resolves to get rid of him. Confident of his own duplicitous talents, he challenges Freddy to a winner-takes-all competition: whoever swindles their latest mark, American heiress Janet Colgate, out of $50,000 first can stay, while the other must leave town.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

A Violent Prosecutor

2016

After a prosecution lawyer is framed and convicted for murder, he tries to catch the real murderer from jail with the help of a con artist.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

Coda

2013

A lost soul stumbles drunken through the city. In a park, Death finds him and shows him many things.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

The Hustle

2019

Two female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, compete to swindle a naïve tech prodigy out of his fortune. A remake of the 1988 comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Los liantes

1981

Amador and Fidel are two small scammers operating in Torremolinos beach and surroundings with more misery than fortune.

5.8

MagicScore

#17

The Tricky Master

1999

Undercover cop Leung Foon is having trouble taking down the illegal trading operation headed by crime boss Ferrari. So to accomplish his mission, he asks for help from the renowned Master Wong, an expert in gambling tricks.

5.8

MagicScore

#18

Tiptoes

2002

A man is reluctant to tell his fiancee that his parents, uncle and brother are dwarfs.

3.8

MagicScore

#19

Mo' Money

1992

Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. He falls in love with a fellow employee, he steals a couple of cards, everything is going great. But soon, the chief of security drags him into the big leagues of criminals...

5.5

MagicScore

#20

Bobby Yeah

2011

Bobby Yeah is a petty thug who lightens his miserable existence by brawling and stealing stuff. One day, he steals the favourite pet of some very dangerous individuals, and finds himself in deep trouble. He really should learn, but he just can't help it.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Making a Living?

The top films similar to Making a Living by MovieMagicScore are Frankenstein (6.0), A Dog's Life (7.3), Between Showers (5.3). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Making a Living worth watching?

Making a Living holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 97 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Making a Living?

Making a Living (1914) is a comedy film directed by Henry Lehrman, starring Charlie Chaplin, Henry Lehrman, Virginia Kirtley.

Where can I find more recommendations like Making a Living?

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 Making a Living

This ranked list pairs Making a Living (1914), a comedy film from Henry Lehrman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Charlie Chaplin 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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