Movies Like The Smile Man

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Brazil

1985·2h 23m·★ 7.8·Terry Gilliam

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Kung Fury

2015·32m·★ 7.9·David Sandberg

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The Blue Angel

1930·1h 48m·★ 7.6·Josef von Sternberg

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In China They Eat Dogs

1999·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Lasse Spang Olsen

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Rosaline

2022·1h 37m·★ 6.5·Karen Maine

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Code 3

2025·1h 40m·★ 7.2·Christopher Leone

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005·1h 55m·★ 6.7·Tim Burton

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ATL

2006·1h 47m·★ 6.2·Chris Robinson

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Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets

2021·1h 49m·★ 6.1·Yaniv Raz

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Wicked Little Letters

2024·1h 40m·★ 7.0·Thea Sharrock

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In the Soup

1992·1h 36m·★ 7.1·Alexandre Rockwell

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The Giant Mechanical Man

2012·1h 34m·★ 6.7·Lee Kirk

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Gray's Anatomy

1996·1h 20m·★ 6.8·Steven Soderbergh

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Father of the Bride

2022·1h 58m·★ 5.9·Gary Alazraki

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The Other Sister

1999·2h 10m·★ 6.5·Garry Marshall

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SubUrbia

1997·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Richard Linklater

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My Own Love Song

2010·1h 40m·★ 5.8·Olivier Dahan

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Cosi

1996·1h 42m·★ 6.7·Mark Joffe

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Basically

2014·15m·★ 6.2·Ari Aster

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Landline

2017·1h 33m·★ 6.4·Gillian Robespierre

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How Good Is The Smile Man?

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