Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 27, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Smoking

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

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#1
Runaway

Runaway

1969★ 4.5

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

Played on a distant television screen in the dark (with some additional zooms by Lawler), 'Runaway' mainly consists of looped footage of what looks like a Fleischer or Terry cartoo...

#2
The End of One

The End of One

1970★ 6.3

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

A camera records the last moments in the life of a seagull on a polluted beach....

#3
Work

Work

2022★ 5.6

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

Unable to move on from a breakup, Gabi, a queer Latina freelance editor, impulsively drops into an old job at an underground lap dance party, where she unexpectedly runs into a fri...

#4
Forest

Forest

2014★ 6.6

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

Short film built from photographs, sped up like a traditional stop motion and is meant to be an evocation of the English Eerie and Folk Horror....

#5
Brother 2

Brother 2

2000★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smoking for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Arriving in Moscow, Chechen War veteran Danila meets Konstantin, an old friend who tells him that his twin brother has been forced into signing a crooked contract with a US ice hoc...

#6
Decalogue X

Decalogue X

1989★ 7.9

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

Jerzy and Artur’s father dies, leaving behind a valuable stamp collection, which, they discover, is coveted by dealers of varying degrees of shadiness. The more involved the brothe...