6 Best Stan Laurel Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 22, 2026

Stan Laurel, one half of the legendary Laurel and Hardy duo, remains one of the most influential comedians in film history. The Music Box hauls a piano up an impossibly long flight of steps, Tit for Tat escalates a minor shop dispute into war, County Hospital spirals a hospital visit into chaos, and The Flying Deuces sends two heartbroken friends into the Foreign Legion. Helpmates and Towed in a Hole round out the list.

The Flying Deuces (1939)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Stan Laurel appears as, heartbroken over unrequited love, two friends join the French Foreign Legion to forget.

Directed by A. Edward Sutherland · 1h 09m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Tit for Tat (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Stan Laurel features in this short about a minor dispute between neighbouring shop owners that escalates into an all-out war of destruction.

Directed by Charley Rogers · 0h 20m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Buy: Apple TV Store

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The Music Box (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.9

Stan Laurel features in this short, where two movers struggle to haul a piano up an impossibly long flight of outdoor steps.

Directed by James Parrott · 0h 29m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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County Hospital (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A well-meaning visit to a friend in hospital spirals into chaos involving nurses, doctors and hard-boiled eggs.

Directed by James Parrott · 0h 19m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Helpmates (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A man enlists his friend's help to clean up his house before his wife returns from a trip, with disastrous results.

Directed by James Parrott · 0h 20m

Where to watch

Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Towed in a Hole (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Stan Laurel features in this short where two fish peddlers decide to cut out the middleman by buying and repairing their own fishing boat.

Directed by George Marshall · 0h 21m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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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 Stan Laurel Movies

The Flying Deuces (1939)

Tit for Tat (1935)

The Music Box (1932)

County Hospital (1932)

Helpmates (1932)

Towed in a Hole (1932)

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