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10 Best Movies Like Smile!

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

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#1
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smile! for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, written and directed by renowned f...

#2
The U.S. vs. John Lennon

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

2006★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smile! for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist....

#3
Birth of the Living Dead

Birth of the Living Dead

2013★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smile! for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A behind the scenes look into George Romero's groundbreaking horror classic Night of the Living Dead....

#4
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smile! for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern fo...

#5
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smile! for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary about the making of David Fincher's 2008 film THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Virtually every element in the evolution of the Fincher's film is documented here, ...

#6
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smile! for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveilla...

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