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Movies that feel likeYoung Frankenstein (1974)

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

If you loved Young Frankenstein, the closest films we have are Animal House (1978), PlayTime (1967) and French Fried Vacation 2 (1979). All three share Young Frankenstein's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Real Life (1979).

🍅 95% Rotten Tomatoes★ 8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Mel Brookswittyplayful
7 of 12 streaming nowAmazon Prime Video · Paramount Plus Premium · Starz

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Animal House
1978 · dir. John Landis
🍅 89%★ 7.4comedy

The same mix in both: wit, then play

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

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PlayTime
1967 · dir. Jacques Tati
🍅 98%★ 7.8comedy

Comedy built on wit, twice over

Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.

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French Fried Vacation 2
1979 · dir. Patrice Leconte
★ 7.4comedy

Playful comedy in both cases

In this sequel to Les Bronzes (1978) summer has passed, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end for Bernard, Nathalie, Gigi, Jerome, Popeye, Jean-Claude, and Christiane.

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The Party
1968 · dir. Blake Edwards
🍅 83%★ 7.4comedyPrime Video

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.

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The Producers
1968 · dir. Mel Brooks
🍅 92%★ 7.5comedy

Mel Brooks working the same nerve twice

A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.

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Blazing Saddles
1974 · dir. Mel Brooks
🍅 89%★ 7.7western · comedy

Mel Brooks directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Sits closer to western than Young Frankenstein does

Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.

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Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993 · dir. Mel Brooks
🍅 42%★ 6.7comedy

Common ground in both: parody and spoof

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham. Robin Hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with King John and the Sheriff.

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Real Life
1979 · dir. Albert Brooks
🍅 84%★ 7comedyRent or buy

A streak of play through both

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".

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★ 8.4comedy

Cut from the same comedy cloth

The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik, the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly.

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Used Cars
1980 · dir. Robert Zemeckis
🍅 77%★ 6.7comedyPrime Video

Both are comedy through and through

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

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Scary Movie 3
2003 · dir. David Zucker
🍅 35%★ 5.6comedyParamount+Starz

Both are working the same pair: halloween, horror spoof

The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

News anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video tapes, and help the President stop an alien invasion in the process.

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 · dir. John Hughes
🍅 93%★ 7.6comedyParamount+

Both know what they want from comedy

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.

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