Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

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
My Joy

My Joy

2010★ 6.3

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

Georgy is driving a load of freight into Russia when, after an unpleasant encounter with the police at a border crossing, he finds himself giving a lift to a strange old man with d...

#2
Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

1997★ 6.1

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

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who...

#3
The Watchman

The Watchman

2019★ 6.2

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

The protagonist Vlad is a man of about forty; he lives and works as watchman in an old sanatorium that is due to be demolished. He obviously needs this work to live the life of a h...

#4
The Enforcer

The Enforcer

2022★ 7.0

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

A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended ...

#5
Terra Nova

Terra Nova

2008★ 5.8

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

A story, which takes place in 2013, describes the world overflowing with "dangerous" criminals due to the official termination of death penalty. The UN "blue helmets" under the dir...

#6
My Neighbor Adolf

My Neighbor Adolf

2022★ 6.5

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

South America, 1960. A lonely and grumpy Holocaust survivor convinces himself that his new neighbor is none other than Adolf Hitler. Not being taken seriously, he starts an indepen...

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