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10 Best Movies Like but... WHY?

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

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#1
One Hundred and One Dalmatians

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

1961★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to but... WHY? for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement....

#2
Open Season 3

Open Season 3

2010★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to but... WHY? for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Boog, Elliot, and their forest friends return with an all-new adventure, this time in a Big Top Circus! The comedy begins when Boog's pals choose their family obligations over the ...

#3
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

2011★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to but... WHY? for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up ma...

#4
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to but... WHY? for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#5
Peter Pan

Peter Pan

1953★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to but... WHY? for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Neverland, the kids must face Ca...

#6
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

2010★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to but... WHY? for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the ...