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10 Best Movies Like Big Smiles

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

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#1
Nothing in Common

Nothing in Common

1986★ 5.8

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

A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage....

#2
As Cool as I Am

As Cool as I Am

2013★ 5.8

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

A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers....

#3
Wildflower

Wildflower

2023★ 7.4

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

The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help....

#4
Parenthood

Parenthood

1989★ 6.7

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

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the famil...

#5
XX/XY

XX/XY

2002★ 5.8

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

Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later....

#6
Boyhood

Boyhood

2014★ 7.5

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

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, ...

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