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1. The Great Race (1965)
Passed | 160 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In the early 20th century, two rivals, the heroic Leslie and the despicable Professor Fate, engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk
Votes: 19,702 | Gross: $25.33M
2. Stan & Ollie (2018)
PG | 98 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song: a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.
Director: Jon S. Baird | Stars: Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Nina Arianda
Votes: 39,750 | Gross: $5.47M
3. March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Opposing the evil Barnaby, Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toyland.
Directors: Gus Meins, Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Virginia Karns, Charlotte Henry
Votes: 7,547
4. This Is Your Life (1950–1987)
30 min | Biography, Family, Reality-TV
Each week, an unsuspecting celebrity would be lured by some ruse to a location near the studio. The celebrity would then be surprised with the news that they are to be the featured guest. ... See full summary »
Stars: Ralph Edwards, Bob Warren, Eddie Cantor, Bob Hope
Votes: 313
5. Saps at Sea (1940)
G | 56 min | Comedy
Oliver suffers a nervous breakdown as a result of working in a horn factory, but when he follows doctor's orders about sea air, he finds an ex-con is aboard.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Ben Turpin
Votes: 3,071
6. The Music Box (1932)
Approved | 29 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Like the legendary Sisyphus, deliverymen Laurel and Hardy struggle to push a large crated piano up a seemingly insurmountable flight of stairs.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dinah, Billy Gilbert
Votes: 7,998
7. Way Out West (1937)
Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Family, Western
Stanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sharon Lynn, James Finlayson
Votes: 8,960
8. The Flying Deuces (1939)
Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Family, War
Ollie has fallen in love with the innkeeper's daughter in Paris. The only problem - she's very much in love with her husband. To forget her he joins the Foreign Legion with Stan. Bad idea.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker, Reginald Gardiner
Votes: 5,713
9. Block-Heads (1938)
Approved | 57 min | Comedy, Family, War
Stan, who has remained faithfully at his World War I post for twenty years, finally comes home where his best friend, Ollie, takes him in, thus allowing him to discover the many conveniences of the modern world.
Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Patricia Ellis, Minna Gombell
Votes: 4,489
10. Sons of the Desert (1933)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Family
When Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, Mae Busch
Votes: 9,547
11. Utopia (1950)
82 min | Comedy
Stan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with 2 other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an independent nation and problems arise.
Directors: Léo Joannon, John Berry, Alfred J. Goulding, Tim Whelan | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Suzy Delair, Max Elloy
Votes: 2,212
12. A Chump at Oxford (1940)
Approved | 62 min | Comedy, Family
As a reward for capturing a bank robber, Stan and Ollie get scholarship to Oxford, but are met with resentment by other students.
Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Forrester Harvey, Wilfred Lucas
Votes: 4,280
13. The Bullfighters (1945)
Approved | 61 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Bumbling detective Stan Laurel disguises himself as a famous matador in order to hide from the vengeful Richard K. Muldoon, who spent time in prison on Stan's bogus testimony.
Directors: Malcolm St. Clair, Stan Laurel | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Margo Woode, Richard Lane
Votes: 1,396
14. Pardon Us (1931)
Approved | 56 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two guys end up in prison after attempting to sell beer to a policeman during Prohibition.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, June Marlowe, Wilfred Lucas
Votes: 2,805
15. The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
Passed | 130 min | Comedy, Music
An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.
Directors: Charles Reisner, Christy Cabanne, Norman Houston | Stars: Conrad Nagel, Jack Benny, John Gilbert, Norma Shearer
Votes: 2,249
16. The Big Noise (1944)
Approved | 74 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
During World War II Stan and Ollie find themselves as improbable bodyguards to an eccentric inventor and his strategically important new bomb.
Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Doris Merrick, Arthur Space
Votes: 1,412 | Gross: $1.64M
17. Brats (1930)
Passed | 21 min | Comedy, Short, Family
Laurel and Hardy's bid for a quiet evening of checkers and pool is constantly interrupted by their squabbling brats, little Ollie and little Stanley.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
Votes: 2,262
18. A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
Approved | 67 min | Adventure, Comedy
Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.
Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dante, Sheila Ryan
Votes: 1,365
19. The Hoose-Gow (1929)
Passed | 21 min | Comedy, Short
Swept up in a police raid, Stan and Ollie are sentenced to jail and land in a jail labor camp. The governor visits, accompanied by two flappers, where the duo accidentally create rice pudding for a food fight.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Phil Bloom, Robert Bolder
Votes: 1,320
20. Our Relations (1936)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Family
Two pairs of long-lost twin brothers experience high jinks involving a valuable ring, cases of mistaken identity, and gangsters.
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Alan Hale, Sidney Toler
Votes: 3,433
21. Jitterbugs (1943)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Musical
The boys team up with a likable con man to help a pretty singer's mother who's been taken in by swindlers.
Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Vivian Blaine, Robert Bailey
Votes: 1,381 | Gross: $1.05M
22. The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
Approved | 30 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
In order to claim an inheritance, the boys present themselves at a creaky, bat-filled mansion on a stormy night.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Frank Austin, Stanley Blystone
Votes: 2,032
23. Blotto (1930)
Approved | 26 min | Short, Comedy
Stan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his unsuspecting wife's liquor, but she overhears his plans.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Anita Garvin, Baldwin Cooke
Votes: 1,801
24. Hollywood Party (1934)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Musical
Jimmy Durante is jungle star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. So when Baron Munchausen comes to town with real man-eating lions, Durante throws a big ... See full summary »
Directors: Richard Boleslawski, Allan Dwan, Edmund Goulding, Russell Mack, Charles Reisner, Roy Rowland, George Stevens, Sam Wood | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Durante, Jack Pearl
Votes: 1,064
25. Thicker Than Water (1935)
Passed | 21 min | Comedy, Short
After an endless cycle of dish washing, Ollie makes a withdrawal, ending up in the hospital after buying a grandfather clock. Only a generous blood transfusion can help him bounce back; however, is modern medicine prepared for the outcome?
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Daphne Pollard, James Finlayson
Votes: 1,570
26. Double Whoopee (1929)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Stanley and Oliver, in their new jobs as footman and doorman at a ritzy hotel, wreak their usual havoc on the guests, including partially undressing a swanky blonde guest and repeatedly ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, John Alban
Votes: 1,308
27. Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, War
Two war veterans help an orphaned child find her grandfather.
Directors: George Marshall, Ray McCarey, Harry Black, Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Don Dillaway, Jackie Lyn Dufton
Votes: 2,646
28. The Devil's Brother (1933)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Musical
Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman who secretly masquerades as notorious outlaw Fra Diavolo.
Directors: Hal Roach, Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dennis King, Thelma Todd
Votes: 2,085
29. Them Thar Hills (1934)
Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Stan and Ollie take a trip into the mountains ('the high multitude') so Ollie can recover from gout. Bootleggers have dumped their moonshine in the well from which the boys sample their '... See full summary »
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Charlie Hall
Votes: 2,323
30. The Bohemian Girl (1936)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Musical
A band of Gypsies is camped outside the walls of Count Arnheim's palace. Oliver's wife kidnaps the Count's daughter Arline, then leaves the child and runs off with her lover, Devilshoof. ... See full summary »
Directors: James W. Horne, Charley Rogers, Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Thelma Todd, Antonio Moreno
Votes: 2,226
31. Great Guns (1941)
Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Romance, War
Laurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer will need them now he's drafted.
Director: Monty Banks | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sheila Ryan, Dick Nelson
Votes: 1,587
32. Another Fine Mess (1930)
Not Rated | 29 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Two homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective lessees arrive and try to rent it.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harry Bernard, Bobby Burns
Votes: 2,597
33. The Midnight Patrol (1933)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy
Novice policemen Stanley and Oliver, eating lunch in their patrol car, nearly have their spare tire stolen by a thief and his sassy partner. They then miss the broadcast address of a ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harry Bernard, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 1,433
34. The Rogue Song (1930)
104 min | Musical, Romance
In tsarist Russia, a princess falls for a dashing bandit leader, but their romance proves a stormy one.
Directors: Lionel Barrymore, Hal Roach | Stars: Lawrence Tibbett, Catherine Dale Owen, Nance O'Neil, Judith Vosselli
Votes: 208
35. Busy Bodies (1933)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Stan and Ollie do battle with inanimate objects, their co-workers, and the laws of physics during a routine work day at the sawmill.
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dick Gilbert, Charlie Hall
Votes: 2,971
36. Unaccustomed As We Are (1929)
Passed | 21 min | Comedy, Short
When Mrs. Hardy refuses to cook supper, Mr. Hardy decides to cook it for himself and Mr. Laurel, but things go wrong during a jealous mix-up with the next-door married couple.
Directors: Lewis R. Foster, Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Mae Busch
Votes: 1,349
37. The Soilers (1923)
24 min | Comedy, Short
During the Alaska gold rush, a miner hits the mother lode, but a corrupt sheriff jumps his claim, leading to a tremendous fight.
Director: Ralph Ceder | Stars: Stan Laurel, Ena Gregory, Mae Laurel, James Finlayson
Votes: 302
38. Laughing Gravy (1930)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Stan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered landlord, who has a "No Pets" policy.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harry Bernard, Charles Dorety
Votes: 1,859
39. Pick a Star (1937)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Cinderella story of a young country girl who comes to Hollywood and achieves movie stardom with the help of a publicity man.
Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Jack Haley, Rosina Lawrence, Patsy Kelly, Mischa Auer
Votes: 545
40. The Battle of the Century (1927)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy
A scheming fight manager attempts to collect insurance on his puny fighter by causing an accident. Things don't go according to plan, and the situation escalates into a pie-throwing battle of epic proportions.
Directors: Clyde Bruckman, Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jack Adams, Chester A. Bachman
Votes: 1,470
41. Oliver the Eighth (1934)
Passed | 27 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Keen to climb the social ladder by marrying a rich widow, Oliver finds the nerve to cheat on his partner Stanley. What he doesn't know is that her favorite hobby is murder--and it looks like he's next. Who can save Oliver the Eighth?
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Jack Barty
Votes: 1,665
42. The Stolen Jools (1931)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy
The boys and a Los Angeles police detective investigate the theft of actress Norma Shearer's jewelry.
Directors: William C. McGann, John G. Adolfi, Thomas Atkins, Harold S. Bucquet, Victor Heerman, Russell Mack | Stars: Norma Shearer, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Wallace Beery
Votes: 1,184
43. Tit for Tat (1935)
Approved | 19 min | Comedy, Short, Family
After the events in Them Thar Hills (1934), Stan and Ollie encounter their old nemesis, whose grocery shop is next to their home-appliances store. Nobody can let bygones be bygones, and a war breaks out. Will those tit-for-tat battles ever end?
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Charlie Hall
Votes: 2,466
44. The Fixer Uppers (1935)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
A serious case of emotional neglect brings door-to-door Christmas cards salesmen, Stan and Ollie, at the house of an inconsolable wife who is convinced that her artist husband doesn't love her anymore.
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Arthur Housman
Votes: 1,348
45. Swiss Miss (1938)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Musical
Laurel and Hardy, rat trap salesmen who are unable to do business in Switzerland, having no money to pay for lunch end up working for the hotel where a composer, who has run away from his wife, has taken refuge.
Directors: John G. Blystone, Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Grete Natzler, Walter Woolf King
Votes: 2,314
46. Perfect Day (1929)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy
The boys and their wives are preparing for a drive to a Sunday picnic but infighting is ruining their plans and a sudden feud with a next-door neighbor completes the disaster.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Kay Deslys
Votes: 1,732
47. The Live Ghost (1934)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
A gruff sea captain, who absolutely detests the word "ghost," is having trouble manning his ship because of the rumor it's...well...haunted. He inveigles Stanley and Oliver into helping him... See full summary »
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Walter Long
Votes: 1,556
48. Helpmates (1932)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy
After a messy house party while his wife is away, Oliver asks Stanley to help him clean up the place, but free help isn't always a bargain.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Bobby Burns, Bob Callahan
Votes: 2,562
49. Hog Wild (1930)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Ollie can't find his hat, much to the amusement of his wife and maid. Then Ollie and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Russell Custer, Betty Danko
Votes: 2,210
50. The Dancing Masters (1943)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Romance
Two bumbling dance teachers help an awkward inventor sell his new invention and facilitate his romance with a beautiful socialite.
Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Trudy Marshall, Robert Bailey
Votes: 1,110