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10 Best Movies Like Smile, Man!

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

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#1
You Are Not Alone

You Are Not Alone

1978★ 7.4

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

Young teenager Bo is too sensitive for the hothouse atmosphere of a boarding school run by a cold, unfeeling would-be man of the cloth. Lonely and scared, he finds a soulmate in th...

#2
Across the Tracks

Across the Tracks

1991★ 5.9

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

When Billy returns from reform school he has to attend a different high school at the other side of town. He tries to start with a clean slate but his old rival doesn't make it eas...

#3
Child's Play

Child's Play

1972★ 6.1

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

At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil a...

#4
Wild Child

Wild Child

2008★ 6.7

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

Sixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father ships her off to ...

#5
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

2012★ 6.1

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

After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an imp...

#6
Cadet Kelly

Cadet Kelly

2002★ 6.2

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

Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries...

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