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10 Best Movies Like The Shaggy Dog

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

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#1
Gordy

Gordy

1995★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Shaggy Dog for fans of Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A talking pig named Gordy becomes involved in a quest to save his family from the slaughterhouse....

#2
Toothless

Toothless

1997★ 5.3

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

A female dentist is cast into limbo after her death in an accident and is given the assignment to act as the Tooth Fairy as her action to be admitted into heaven....

#3
The Bad Mother's Handbook

The Bad Mother's Handbook

2007★ 7.0

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

Karen Cooper wants to domineer her family and believes she's its pillar. In fact she does everything wrong. Thus she messes up all their lives and futures, rather then help her lov...

#4
The Clearing

The Clearing

2020★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Shaggy Dog for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A father must battle his way through the zombie apocalypse to save his daughter....

#5
Next Stop Paradise

Next Stop Paradise

1998★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Shaggy Dog for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mitu and Elena get to know each other in the course of a vodka drinking contest and discover that they are both dissatisfied with the status quo. Mitu is about to begin military se...

#6
The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

1959★ 6.2

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

Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery.......