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10 Best Movies Like Local Dog

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

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#1
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid

John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid

2015★ 7.7

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

Armed with boyish charm and a sharp wit, the former "SNL" writer offers sly takes on marriage, his beef with babies and the time he met Bill Clinton....

#2
Seems Like Old Times

Seems Like Old Times

1980★ 6.3

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

After being falsely accused of robbing a bank, a writer seeks the help of his lawyer ex-wife to clear his name. However, hilarity ensues when he must hide from her husband, who’s t...

#3
SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997★ 6.2

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

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults....

#4
Juniper

Juniper

2021★ 6.5

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

When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his lif...

#5
Babes

Babes

2024★ 5.8

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

After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond....

#6
Small Apartments

Small Apartments

2012★ 5.8

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

When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved br...

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