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Movies that feel like A Dog's Will (2000)

If you loved A Dog's Will, the closest films we have are Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003), Strictly Ballroom (1992) and Same Time, Next Year (1978). All three share A Dog's Will's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 5 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and MGM Plus and others, checked against today's data.

The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.

8.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Guel Arraeswittyplayfulcontemplativedreamlikeromantictender

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Lisbela and the Prisoner
2003 · dir. Guel Arraes
7.6comedy · romance

The same hand behind both of them: Guel Arraes

The difference: Not nearly as contemplative as A Dog's Will

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

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Strictly Ballroom
1992 · dir. Baz Luhrmann
7.2comedy · drama · romance

The same preoccupation in both: based on play or musical

Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?

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Same Time, Next Year
1978 · dir. Robert Mulligan
🍅 40%7.2comedy · drama · romance

One thread runs through both: based on play or musical

The difference: Made in the 1970s, in a different era of the craft

A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner and, although both are happily married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have happened. They agree to meet on the same weekend each year—in the same hotel room—and the years pass each has some personal crisis that the other helps them through, often without both of them understanding what is going on.

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Defending Your Life
1991 · dir. Albert Brooks
🍅 92%7.2romance · fantasy · comedy

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.

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Truly Madly Deeply
1991 · dir. Anthony Minghella
🍅 76%7.2fantasy · drama · comedy

Both land stillness and dream logic at once

Nina is totally heartbroken at the death of her boyfriend Jamie, but is even more unprepared for his return as a ghost. At first it's almost as good as it used to be – hey, even the rats that infested her house have disappeared. But Jamie starts bringing ghostly friends home and behaving more and more oddly.

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Meet Joe Black
1998 · dir. Martin Brest
🍅 48%7.2fantasy · drama · romance

Romantic where it counts, tender underneath

Bill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time, Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide. But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan?

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Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018 · dir. Ian Samuels
🍅 58%5.8comedy · drama · romance

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

A case of mistaken identity results in unexpected romance when the most popular girl in high school and the biggest loser must come together to win over their crushes.

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His Girl Friday
1940 · dir. Howard Hawks
🍅 99%7.8comedy · romance

Romance built on play, twice over

Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.

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My Sassy Girl
2001 · dir. Kwak Jae-yong
7.9drama · comedy · romance

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

A young man’s world is turned upside down when a female force of nature takes his life by storm in this outrageous and uplifting ode to true love.

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Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003 · dir. Nikkhil Advani
🍅 75%7.9comedy · drama · romance

Both lean on romance more than on fantasy

An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.

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The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 · dir. Woody Allen
🍅 93%7.6fantasy · comedy · romance

Dreamlike comedy in both cases

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.

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The Girl on the Bridge
1999 · dir. Patrice Leconte
🍅 88%7.5drama · comedy · romance

Tender drama in both cases

It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky and nowhere else to go. So she follows him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform.

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