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10 Best Movies Like Smile Please

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

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#1
Main Krishna Hoon

Main Krishna Hoon

2013★ 6.1

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

In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family....

#2
Main Sunder Hoon

Main Sunder Hoon

1971★ 6.8

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

Sundar, a waiter, is in love with Radha but does not have the courage to tell her. When he becomes a successful comedian, he confesses his feelings to her, only to find that she lo...

#3
On the Beat

On the Beat

1962★ 7.7

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

Norman Pitkin wants to be a policeman like his father was, but he fails the height test (amongst others). One day he gets out his father's old uniform and "walks the beat". This le...

#4
East of Main Street: Asians Aloud

East of Main Street: Asians Aloud

2010★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smile Please for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, HBO presents a collection of perspectives from a diverse group of Asian Americans....

#5
Mutiny on the Buses

Mutiny on the Buses

1972★ 7.4

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

Bus driver Stan Butler agrees to marry Suzy, much to the anguish of Mum, her son-in-law, Arthur, and daughter Olive. How, they wonder, will they ever manage without Stan's money co...

#6
Man

Man

2022★ 6.9

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

An experimental film through the eyes of a man...