Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Mar 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Smitty

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

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#1
Dog Gone

Dog Gone

2023★ 6.2

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

When his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication....

#2
City Slickers

City Slickers

1991★ 6.5

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

Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned....

#3
Max

Max

2015★ 7.1

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

A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience....

#4
Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns

1983★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smitty for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life....

#5
Mouchette

Mouchette

1967★ 7.4

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

A young girl living in the French countryside suffers constant indignities at the hand of alcoholism and her fellow man....

#6
The Cave of the Yellow Dog

The Cave of the Yellow Dog

2005★ 7.4

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

The little nomad girl, Nansal, finds a baby dog in the Mongolian veld, who becomes her best friend - against all rejections of her parents. A story about a Mongolian family of noma...