Movies Like How to Play Baseball (1942)

How to Play Baseball is a 1942 animation, comedy film from Jack Kinney with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with How to Hook Up Your Home Theater and How to Play Golf.

Animation Comedy

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater

2007

Following in the great tradition of his classic "How To" animated shorts of the 1940's, Goofy makes his return to the big screen in "How to Hook Up Your Home Theater". When Goofy is desperate to watch the Big Game, he heads to his local electronics store to tackle every consumer's nightmare - selecting the perfect home theater system and worse, trying to hook it all up.

7.2

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How to Play Golf

1944

Goofy shows us, in his inimitable way, the fundamentals of golf, guided as usual by the somewhat sarcastic narrator.

6.6

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Goofy's Glider

1940

Yet another sport is made 'easy' for us by Goofy's demonstration how- never, ever, to try anything for real, least of all with a glider-flying machine he launches in ways that would kill anything but a cartoon character, such as a giant catapult and even a canon. Meanwhile Goofy proves totally incapable to control any of its movements in the air, let alone the 'landing' which is too messy even for a bombshell.

6.5

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How to Fish

1942

Goofy's demonstration of fishing is fouled up by his clumsy casting and fly fishing, and problems with his boat.

6.4

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How to Be a Sailor

1944

Goofy provides a history of ships and sailing.

6.3

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Baseball Bugs

1946

Bugs Bunny single handedly takes on the “Gas-House Gorillas,” a baseball team of hulking, cigar-chomping bullies.

6.8

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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

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Breakin' All the Rules

2004

After being dumped by his model girlfriend, aspiring writer Quincy Watson quits his job and is inspired to pen the ultimate how-to book on breaking up. When it becomes a smash bestseller, he starts giving his player cousin, Evan, choice tips on how to win the battle of the sexes. But when Evan's beautiful girlfriend Nikki gets wind of the plan, it's these players that end up getting played.

6.0

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How to Rob a Bank

2024

In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.

6.7

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#10

A Charlie Brown Celebration

1982

Several new different Peanuts sketches are featured in this TV special, adapted from the comic strip, including Peppermint Patty's stint at dog training school and Charlie Brown spending time in the hospital.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Charlie Brown's All-Stars!

1966

After their humiliating 999th defeat, Charlie Brown's whole baseball team quits on him. All seems lost...until Charlie Brown learns that his team can join the Little League and become an official team with real uniforms! But as the team's enthusiasm sparks, Charlie Brown learns that neither girls nor Snoopy would be allowed to play. Charlie Brown faces the difficult decision of breaking this horrible news to his excited team.

6.4

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#12

Everyone's Hero

2006

A boy begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series comes to a close.

6.0

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#13

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero

2018

The true story of the most decorated dog in American military history -- Sgt. Stubby -- and the enduring bonds he forged with his brothers-in-arms in the trenches of World War I.

7.9

MagicScore

#14

Papita 2da Base

2017

Andrés and Julissa now parents to a seven year old Carlitos struggle to live happily as a family despite being fervent fans of rival teams and of Vicente's (Julissa's father) disapproval.

7.5

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#15

The Sandlot

1993

During a summer of friendship and adventure, one boy becomes a part of the gang, nine boys become a team and their leader becomes a legend by confronting the terrifying mystery beyond the right field wall.

7.5

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#16

Doug Stanhope: No Refunds

2007

Not all stand-up comedy is spot-cleaned and pre-packaged for the masses. Like the legends who were born out of smokey, booze-soaked nightclubs of decades past, Doug Stanhope spews his own brand of moral outrage in an unmatched style that borders on self-destruction. Nothing is sacred, no subject off-limits and most importantly nothing is contrived. From critically acclaimed appearances at the Ed

7.4

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#17

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988

When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

7.3

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#18

A League of Their Own

1992

As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.

7.2

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#19

Big

1988

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

7.2

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#20

Undrafted

2016

A team of misfit intramural baseball players become important to a player who was overlooked in the MLB draft, as he tries to come to grips with his dashed dream.

7.1

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Frequently asked

What are the best movies like How to Play Baseball?

The top films similar to How to Play Baseball by MovieMagicScore are How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (7.2), How to Play Golf (6.6), Goofy's Glider (6.5). Each shares animation/comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is How to Play Baseball worth watching?

How to Play Baseball holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 68 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is How to Play Baseball?

How to Play Baseball (1942) is a animation, comedy film directed by Jack Kinney, starring George Johnson, Fred Shields.

Where can I find more recommendations like How to Play Baseball?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more animation recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like How to Play Baseball

This ranked list pairs How to Play Baseball (1942), a animation and comedy film from Jack Kinney, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of George Johnson 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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