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10 Best Movies Like Dog Days

If you loved Dog Days, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dog Days for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#2
Lockdown

Lockdown

2000★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dog Days for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casse...

#3
Suburbia

Suburbia

1984★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dog Days for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like...

#4
Jawbone

Jawbone

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dog Days for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the ...

#5
El padrino: The Latin Godfather

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

2004★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dog Days for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess, his young son, Kilo, yearns to follow in his footsteps. K...

#6
Convict

Convict

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dog Days for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his f...

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