Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Shooting Dogs

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

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#1
Sometimes in April

Sometimes in April

2005★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shooting Dogs for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide....

#2
Casualties of War

Casualties of War

1989★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shooting Dogs for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager....

#3
The Glorias

The Glorias

2020★ 6.4

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

An equal rights crusader, journalist and activist: Gloria Steinem embodies these and more. From her role in the revolutionary women's rights movement to her travels throughout the ...

#4
Cheaters

Cheaters

2000★ 6.3

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

In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High conspires with the school's academic decathlon team to cheat on an academic competition....

#5
Rhymes for Young Ghouls

Rhymes for Young Ghouls

2013★ 6.6

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

In 1976, a Mi'gMaq teenager plots revenge against the sadistic Indian agent who imprisoned her in a residential school where rape and abuse are common....

#6
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shooting Dogs 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...

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