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10 Best Movies Like Always Smile

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

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#1
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994★ 6.5

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

Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his p...

#2
Drifting Clouds

Drifting Clouds

1996★ 7.6

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

The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki,...

#3
Death Race 2

Death Race 2

2010★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Always Smile for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In the world's most dangerous prison, a new game is born: Death Race. The rules of this adrenaline-fueled blood sport are simple, drive or die. When repentant convict Carl Lucas di...

#4
Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

1998★ 8.2

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

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tas...

#5
The Admiral: Roaring Currents

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

2014★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Always Smile for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Admiral Yi Sun-sin faces a tough challenge when he is forced to defend his nation with just 13 battleships against 300 Japanese enemy ships in the Battle of Myeongryang....

#6
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

1974★ 7.0

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

As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power a...