6 Best Oliver Hardy Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 22, 2026

Oliver Hardy, the larger and more exasperated half of Laurel and Hardy, brought impeccable comic timing to one of cinema’s greatest partnerships. Pack Up Your Troubles has two bumbling First World War soldiers caring for a comrade’s orphaned daughter, Dirty Work tests a dangerous rejuvenation formula as chimney sweeps, Bonnie Scotland enlists two friends in the British army, and The Fighting Kentuckian falls for a French colonist’s daughter. Beau Hunks and Brats round out the list.

The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Oliver Hardy appears as a Kentucky militiaman falls for a French colonist's daughter while uncovering a plot.

Directed by George Waggner · 1h 40m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Bonnie Scotland (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Two friends travel to Scotland hoping for an inheritance and end up enlisted in the British Army in India.

Directed by James W. Horne · 1h 20m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dirty Work (1933)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Two inept chimney sweeps accidentally test a scientist's dangerous rejuvenation formula.

Directed by Lloyd French · 0h 19m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Buy: Apple TV Store

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Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Two bumbling First World War soldiers promise a dying comrade they will care for his young daughter.

Directed by Ray McCarey & George Marshall · 1h 08m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Beau Hunks (1931)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Heartbroken over a failed romance, two friends join the French Foreign Legion and face a desert uprising.

Directed by James W. Horne · 0h 37m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Buy: Apple TV Store

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Brats (1930)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Two fathers babysitting their own mischievous lookalike sons find their patience tested to the limit.

Directed by James Parrott · 0h 21m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Buy: Apple TV Store

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Oliver Hardy Movies

The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)

Bonnie Scotland (1935)

Dirty Work (1933)

Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)

Beau Hunks (1931)

Brats (1930)

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