Movies Like Symphony Hour (1942)

Symphony Hour is a 1942 animation, comedy, music film from Riley Thomson with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Hollywood Bowl and Fantasia.

Animation Comedy Music

The Hollywood Bowl

1950

Tom is conducting a symphony at the Hollywood Bowl when Jerry comes out to co-conduct.

7.1

MagicScore

Fantasia

1940

Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.

7.3

MagicScore

Unfaithfully Yours

1948

Before he left for a brief European visit, symphony conductor Sir Alfred De Carter casually asked his staid brother-in-law August to look out for his young wife, Daphne, during his absence. August has hired a private detective to keep tabs on her. But when the private eye's report suggests Daphne might have been canoodling with his secretary, Sir Alfred begins to imagine how he might take his revenge.

7.2

MagicScore

TÁR

2022

As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.

7.1

MagicScore

Mickey's Trailer

1938

Goofy's in the driver's seat, Mickey's in the kitchen, and Donald's in bed in Mickey's high-tech house trailer. When Goofy comes back to eat breakfast, leaving the car on autopilot, it takes them onto a dangerous closed mountain road. When Goofy realizes this, he accidentally unhooks the trailer, sending it on a perilous route. They come very close to disaster several times, while the oblivious Goofy drives on and hooks back up to them.

7.4

MagicScore

The Mad Doctor

1933

A dark and stormy night. Pluto is spirited away to the spooky lair of an evil genius for a mad transplant scheme to put his head on the body of a chicken. Mickey gives chase, but find himself threatened severely by the doctor's castle and its denizens.

7.2

MagicScore

Snow Business

1953

Sylvester Cat and Tweety Bird are snowbound in a mountain cabin, and though Tweety has lots of bird seed, Sylvester will starve unless he can cook the unsuspecting Tweety. Meanwhile, a starving mouse thinks Sylvester is edible.

6.5

MagicScore

Mickey's Christmas Carol

1983

Ebenezer Scrooge is far too greedy to understand that Christmas is a time for kindness and generosity. But with the guidance of some new found friends, Scrooge learns to embrace the spirit of the season. A retelling of the classic Dickens tale with Disney's classic characters.

7.6

MagicScore

Bartok the Magnificent

1999

Albino bat Bartok – former sidekick to the wicked Grigori Rasputin – ventures to prove his true worth on a new quest to defeat the legendary Russian witch Baba Yaga.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Dare

2005

Smart and lonely high school senior Ben secretly lusts after bad boy classmate Johnny. After play practice one night for the senior production of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “light-boy” Ben gives Johnny, the play’s Stanley, a ride home to help him with his lines.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island

1983

Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales find a treasure map that leads them to a wishing well, which for a penny will grant any wish (through old cartoon footage). Daffy sets up a resort around the well and various Looney Tunes characters have their dreams come true. Meanwhile, Yosemite Sam and the Tasmanian Devil hunt for the varmints who stole their treasure map!

6.7

MagicScore

#12

The Ride to the Abyss

1992

‘La course à l’abîme’ is a depiction of the final ride into hell from ‘La Damnation de Faust’ (1846) by Hector Berlioz.

5.8

MagicScore

#13

Dumbo

1941

Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

The Rescuers

1977

Two agents of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society search for a little orphan girl kidnapped by sinister treasure hunters.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

Cinderella II: Dreams Come True

2002

As a newly crowned princess, Cinderella quickly learns that life at the Palace - and her royal responsibilities - are more challenging than she had imagined. In three heartwarming tales, Cinderella calls on her animal friends and her Fairy Godmother to help as she brings her own grace and charm to her regal role and discovers that being true to yourself is the best way to make your dreams come true.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

The Key to Reserva

2007

Finding an unfinished script written by Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese attempts to recreate it himself as Hitchcock would have.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

The Cat Concerto

1947

Tom enters from stage left in white tie and tails, sits at the piano, gets his focus as the orchestra in the pit beneath him warms up, and begins to play Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody". Unbeknownst to Tom and the audience, Jerry is asleep across several of the high-note keys inside the instrument, so Tom's playing eventually wakes him. Jerry is pummeled by hammers, bounced by wires, and squeezed by Tom as the cat tries to play the concerto while dispensing with Jerry. Jerry's defensive antics add to the brio of the program and answer Tom with Jerry's own skillful musical attack. By the concerto's end, the duet leaves only one animal standing for the audience's applause.

7.6

MagicScore

#18

Nimic

2020

A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

Get a Horse!

2013

Mickey, Minnie, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow go on a musical wagon ride until Peg-Leg Pete tries to run them off the road.

7.6

MagicScore

#20

Steamboat Willie

1928

Mickey Mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, Minnie Mouse, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck.

7.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Symphony Hour?

The top films similar to Symphony Hour by MovieMagicScore are The Hollywood Bowl (7.1), Fantasia (7.3), Unfaithfully Yours (7.2). Each shares animation/comedy/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Symphony Hour worth watching?

Symphony Hour holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 46 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Symphony Hour?

Symphony Hour (1942) is a animation, comedy, music film directed by Riley Thomson, starring Walt Disney, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig.

Where can I find more recommendations like Symphony Hour?

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 Symphony Hour

This ranked list pairs Symphony Hour (1942), a animation and comedy and music film from Riley Thomson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Walt Disney 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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