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10 Best Movies Like Smile, Emil

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

#1
Waking Ned

Waking Ned

1998★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smile, Emil for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money....

#2
Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

2007★ 6.9

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

Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas,...

#3
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

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

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...

#4
Musangwe: Fight Club

Musangwe: Fight Club

2007★ 7.7

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

The first rule is that there are no rules. For the bare-knuckle combatants competing in Musangwe fights, anything goes - you can even put a curse on him. The sport, which dates bac...

#5
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2004★ 6.8

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

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested ...

#6
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

1931★ 7.1

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

On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin....