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10 Best Movies Like Waifs and Strays

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

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#1
Fluke

Fluke

1995★ 7.1

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

Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and reincarnates as a dog. Remembering some of his previous being, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man wh...

#2
Definitely, Maybe

Definitely, Maybe

2008★ 6.9

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

When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future....

#3
Blue Jay

Blue Jay

2016★ 7.0

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

Meeting by chance when they return to their tiny California hometown, two former high-school sweethearts reflect on their shared past....

#4
The Art of Racing in the Rain

The Art of Racing in the Rain

2019★ 8.2

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

A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver....

#5
Yours, Mine & Ours

Yours, Mine & Ours

2005★ 6.2

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

Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a ...

#6
Stanley & Iris

Stanley & Iris

1990★ 6.5

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

An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, ...

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