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10 Best Movies Like The Good Boy

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

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#1
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

2021★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Good Boy for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope....

#2
D.A.R.Y.L.

D.A.R.Y.L.

1985★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Good Boy for fans of Family. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and ment...

#3
Playdate

Playdate

2025★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Good Boy for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When out-of-work accountant Brian joins stay-at-home dad Jeff for a playdate with their sons, he expects a laid-back afternoon. Instead, they're chased by mercenaries, and Brian—to...

#4
I Love My Dad

I Love My Dad

2022★ 6.0

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

A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect....

#5
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#6
After Yang

After Yang

2022★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Good Boy for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When his young daughter's beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been pas...

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