Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Smile or Hug

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

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#1
Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You

Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You

2022★ 7.1

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

Breakups. Therapy. Bangs. Taylor's gone through some stuff since her quarter-life crisis, and she spins her mental health journey into insightful comedy....

#2
Tom Segura: Disgraceful

Tom Segura: Disgraceful

2018★ 7.1

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

Tom Segura gives voice to the sordid thoughts you'd never say out loud, with blunt musings on porn, parking lot power struggles, parenthood and more....

#3
Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs

Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs

2023★ 7.1

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

In a rowdy stand-up set, Shane Gillis riffs on his girlfriend's Navy SEAL ex, touring George Washington's house and being bullied by an Australian Goth....

#4
Ricky Gervais: Mortality

Ricky Gervais: Mortality

2025★ 6.9

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

Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality....

#5
Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis

Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis

2020★ 7.2

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

Comedian Taylor Tomlinson is halfway through her 20s — and she's over it. From dating losers to a failed engagement, she takes aim at her life choices....

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Ricky Gervais: Humanity

Ricky Gervais: Humanity

2018★ 7.7

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

In his first special in seven years, Ricky Gervais slings his trademark snark at celebrity, mortality and a society that takes everything personally....

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