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Movies that feel like Saludos Amigos (1942)

If you loved Saludos Amigos, the closest films we have are Melody Time (1948), Make Mine Music (1946) and A Night at the Opera (1935). All three share Saludos Amigos' whimsical and stylish feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.

A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, adventure and music set to a toe-tapping samba beat. From high Andes peaks and Argentina's pampas to the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro, your international traveling companions are none other than those famous funny friends, Donald Duck and Goofy. They keep things lively as Donald encounters a stubborn llama and "El Gaucho" Goofy tries on the cowboy way of life....South American-style.

πŸ… 82% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Wilfred Jacksonwhimsicalepicstylishdread
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Three Caballeros (1944)

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Melody Time
1948 Β· dir. Clyde Geronimi
πŸ… 69%β˜… 6.1animation Β· music Β· family

The same preoccupation in both: live action and animation

The difference: Missing the scale of Saludos Amigos

In the grand tradition of Disney's great musical classics, Melody Time features seven timeless stories, each enhanced with high-spirited music and unforgettable characters. You'll be sure to tap your toes and clap your hands in this witty feast for the eyes and ears.

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Make Mine Music
1946 Β· dir. Robert Cormack
πŸ… 58%β˜… 6.1animation Β· music Β· family

The same mix in both: whimsy, then style

The difference: None of the scale Saludos Amigos is built on

In the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a glorious collection of musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favorites as "Peter and the Wolf", narrated by the beloved voice behind Winnie the Pooh. In addition you'll enjoy such classic cartoon hits as "Casey at the Bat," "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met" and "Johnnie Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet."

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A Night at the Opera
1935 Β· dir. Sam Wood
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· music

Whimsical music in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into comedy than Saludos Amigos does

The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

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Three Little Pigs
1933 Β· dir. Burt Gillett
β˜… 7.5music Β· animation Β· comedy

Animation built on style, twice over

The two pigs building houses of hay and sticks scoff at their brother, building the brick house. But when the wolf comes around and blows their houses down (after trickery like dressing as a foundling sheep fails), they run to their brother's house. And throughout, they sing the classic song, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?".

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The Court Jester
1955 Β· dir. Norman Panama
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.8music Β· adventure Β· comedy

Adventure with a pulse of scale, in both cases

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.

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The Jazz Singer
1927 Β· dir. Alan Crosland
πŸ… 77%β˜… 6.4drama Β· music

Both lean on style more than on music

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.

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The Skeleton Dance
1929 Β· dir. Walt Disney
β˜… 7.6animation Β· family Β· music

Dread-soaked animation, and it commits to that

The clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.

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Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop
2004 Β· dir. Walter Carvalho
β˜… 6.9drama Β· music Β· history

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

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

Inspired by the moving book β€œSΓ³ as MΓ£es SΓ£o Felizes”, by Lucinha AraΓΊjo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo Voador venue, in 1981, to the huge success and the apotheosis of his shows with the BarΓ£o Vermelho band, his solo career, his relations with his parents, friends, lovers and passions, and the courage he had to face his final years, with HIV, until his death, in 1990.

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Gimme Shelter
1970 Β· dir. Albert Maysles
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.8documentary Β· music

Both play music straight

A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival, an event of historical significance, as it marked the end of an era: the generation of peace and love suddenly became the generation of disillusionment.

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Ne Zha
2019 Β· dir. Jiao Zi
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.3animation Β· fantasy Β· adventure

Dread-soaked animation in both cases

A young boy is born as the reincarnation of a demonic power, into a society that hates and fears him. Destined by prophecy to bring destruction to the world, Nezha must choose between good and evil to see if he can change his fate.

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Animal Crackers
1930 Β· dir. Victor Heerman
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.4comedy Β· music

Music approached the same way

The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.

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Song of the South
1946 Β· dir. Harve Foster
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.9family Β· animation

Common ground: live action and animation

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.

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