The best Buster Keaton’s comedy movies on Google Play Movies

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

04/10/1895- 01/02/1966
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Buster Keaton’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Buster Keaton.

The General

The General
8.1/10
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

Sherlock Jr.

Sherlock Jr.
8.2/10
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.5/10
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.

Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days
6.7/10
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

The Cameraman

The Cameraman
8/10
A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.

Seven Chances

Seven Chances
7.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 15/03/1925
  • Character: James 'Jimmie' Shannon
Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Steamboat Bill, Jr.
7.8/10
The just out of college effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was little.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 16/10/1966
  • Character: Erronius
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.

In the Good Old Summertime

In the Good Old Summertime
7.1/10
In this musical remake of The Shop Around the Corner, feuding co-workers in a small music shop do not realize they are secret romantic pen pals.

College

College
6.9/10
Brilliant in his studies and dismissive of athletics, Ronald finishes high school at the top of his class. But in college his uptight attitude doesn't win him any points with his sports-loving classmates, and pretty coed Mary ignores him in favor of brutish jock Jeff. Hoping to impress Mary, Ronald makes a buffoon of himself at every sport imaginable.

The Navigator

The Navigator
7.6/10
The wealthy and impulsive Rollo Treadway decides to propose to his beautiful socialite neighbor, Betsy O'Brien. Although Betsy turns Rollo down, he still opts to go on the cruise that he intended as their honeymoon. When circumstances find both Rollo and Betsy on the wrong ship, they end up having adventures on the high seas.

Battling Butler

Battling Butler
7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 19/09/1926
  • Character: Alfred Butler
Meek millionaire Alfred Butler goes on a camping excursion with his faithful servant. Once in the wilderness, Alfred ignores outdoor activities in favor of trying to woo a charming mountain girl, who wants nothing to do with her spoiled suitor. Trying to impress the girl, Alfred masquerades as boxing star "Battling" Butler.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6.2/10
From chicken thief to cabin boy, riverboat pilot to circus performer, Huck Finn outsmarts everyone on his way down the muddy Mississippi.

Go West

Go West
7.1/10
With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.

Spite Marriage

Spite Marriage
6.9/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 24/03/1929
  • Character: Elmer
An unimpressive but well-intentioned man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.

Doughboys

Doughboys
5.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyWar
  • Release: 30/08/1930
  • Character: Elmer
Elmer, rich society loafer, falls for Mary, but she'll have nothing to do with him until (mistakenly thinking that he's hiring a new chauffeur) he accidentally volunteers for the army. Luckily, Mary's signed up to entertain the troops. Unluckily, Elmer's sergeant likes Mary, too. And worst of all, they're all about to ship out for France.

What! No Beer?

What! No Beer?
5.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 10/02/1933
  • Character: Elmer J. Butts
When Prohibition ends, a barber tries to get in the liquor business only to come up against mobsters.

Sidewalks of New York

Sidewalks of New York
5.6/10
A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.

There's No Business Like No Business

There's No Business Like No Business
On behalf of the Arvin Corporation, Buster Keaton demonstrates the importance of using Maremont auto parts for potential repairs while running a petrol station.

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