Movies Like Bookworms

Young Hearts

2020

Late Night Shopper

2002

A shoplifter thinks all his dreams have come true when he enters a seemingly deserted supermarket. However, he soon discovers he is not alone and getting out becomes a matter of life and death.

Treasure Blues

1935

Thelma and Patsy follow a map looking for treasure.

Destination Magoo

1954

The title of this short is a play on the title of the feature film Destination Moon (which itself has an animated sequence made by Walter Lantz and starring Woody Woodpecker) and once again Magoo and his myopia take an adventure, hand in hand, off to the "Moon". The life that man leads!

The Pill Pounder

1923

Charlie is a small town druggist trying to wait on trade and play a social game of poker in the back room.

War Mamas

1931

During WW1, the girls become spies when they spend the evening with two German officers.

Day & Night

2010

When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get off on the wrong foot. But as they discover each other's unique qualities--and come to realize that each of them offers a different window onto the same world-the friendship helps both to gain a new perspective.

Solid Serenade

1946

Tom ties up Spike and sneaks into the courtyard of the glamorous Toodles Galore with his bass, hoping to woo her with his song, much to the annoyance of a sleeping Jerry.

Holiday Fear

2017

In the final act of a slasher film, Bruce attempts to reclaim his manliness and impress the final girl by finishing off the killer.

Verify Your Clock

1963

A creative political short animation calling for saving time and increasing efficiency in national economic construction.

Beat the Devil

2002

The Driver drag-races the Devil, in order to earn James Brown his soul.

Hawaiian Vacation

2011

The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.

Never Weaken

1921

A young man schemes to drum up business for his girlfriend's employer but after seeing her being intimate with another man, he attempts to commit suicide.

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

2008

Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.

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.

Goofy Gymnastics

1949

Inspired by a magazine ad, Goofy sends for a mail order body building course. First is weight lifting; after Goofy finally gets the weights up, a fly lands and sends him crashing through several floors in the apartment building. Chinups: the bar itself goes up and down. Then a rubber-band stretch device, which Goofy quickly tangles up in, sending him crashing through the building and several other pieces of equipment.

Beau Hunks

1931

Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

Much Ado About Nothing

2013

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.