50 Movies Like A Dog's Will (2000) You Need to Watch Next
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
Updated June 2026
View A Dog's Will details →This beloved 2000 Brazilian comedy follows two penniless tricksters in the rural Northeast whose schemes, lies and small cons spiral toward a riotous reckoning. Funny, folkloric and big-hearted, it became a national treasure of Brazilian cinema. If its sly humour and regional warmth charmed you, seek out picaresque comedies and folk tales about lovable rogues outwitting a hard world.
If you loved A Dog's Will (2000) by Guel Arraes, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are The Family Man, Just My Luck, Shallow Hal. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
50 Movies Similar to A Dog's Will
The Family Man
2000 · Brett Ratner
Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning he wakes up in bed lying next to Kate, his college
In common: Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
Just My Luck
2006 · Donald Petrie
Manhattanite Ashley is known to many as the luckiest woman around. After a chance encounter with a down-and-out young man, however, she realizes that she's swapped her fortune for his.
In common: Comedy · Drama
Shallow Hal
2001 · Peter Farrelly
After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru Tony Robbins. Intrigue
In common: Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
Ruby Sparks
2012 · Jonathan Dayton
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a cha
In common: Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
Bedtime Stories
2008 · Adam Shankman
Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment in
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Cinderella
2021 · Kay Cannon
Cinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big dreams and with the help of her Fabulous Godmother, she perseveres to make them come true.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
Splash
1984 · Ron Howard
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
Aquamarine
2006 · Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Two teenage girls discover that mermaids really do exist after a violent storm washes one ashore. The mermaid, a sassy creature named Aquamarine, is determined to prove to her father that real love ex
In common: Comedy · Fantasy
Bedazzled
2000 · Harold Ramis
Elliot Richards, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
Bewitched
2005 · Nora Ephron
Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched".
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
Groundhog Day
1993 · Harold Ramis
A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
Practical Magic
1998 · Griffin Dunne
Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselve
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
Just Like Heaven
2005 · Mark Waters
Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes
In common: Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 · Blake Edwards
Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in th
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025 · Michael Morris
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just may
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Lake House
2006 · Alejandro Agresti
When architect Alex Wyler moves into an unusual glass house on stilts over a lake, he discovers a note from the previous tenant in the mailbox--but no one's lived in the house for years. He replies an
In common: Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Being John Malkovich
1999 · Spike Jonze
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking
In common: Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
What Dreams May Come
1998 · Vincent Ward
Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he died, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chr
In common: Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Cats
2019 · Tom Hooper
A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.
In common: Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
Haunted Mansion
2023 · Justin Simien
A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.
In common: Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
Twilight
2008 · Catherine Hardwicke
When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated
In common: Drama · Fantasy · Romance
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012 · Bill Condon
After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
In common: Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Meet Joe Black
1998 · Martin Brest
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
In common: Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Intimacy
2001 · Patrice Chéreau
Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon, a woman comes to his house for graphic, almost wordless, sex. One d
In common: Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Big
1988 · Penny Marshall
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-yea
In common: Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
The Age of Adaline
2015 · Lee Toland Krieger
After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who c
In common: Drama · Fantasy · Romance
City of Angels
1998 · Brad Silberling
When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a morta
In common: Drama · Fantasy · Romance
The Drama
2026 · Kristoffer Borgli
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Secretary
2002 · Steven Shainberg
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
1995 · Aditya Chopra
Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran ha
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Proposal
2009 · Anne Fletcher
When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Anora
2024 · Sean Baker
A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his p
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
10 Things I Hate About You
1999 · Gil Junger
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-date
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Love & Other Drugs
2010 · Edward Zwick
Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone – or anything – tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serves him well with the ladies and
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Through My Window
2022 · Marçal Forés
Raquel's longtime crush on her next-door neighbor turns into something more when he starts developing feelings for her, despite his family's objections.
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011 · Glenn Ficarra
Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emi
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Wild Child
2008 · Nick Moore
Sixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father ships her off to boarding school in E
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Eternity
2025 · David Freyne
In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
(500) Days of Summer
2009 · Marc Webb
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Roman Holiday
1953 · William Wyler
Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Love Actually
2003 · Richard Curtis
Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Through My Window 3: Looking at You
2024 · Marçal Forés
After the events of the summer, Ares and Raquel they don't see a way forward in their relationship and decide to go separate ways. But when they meet again in the winter in Barcelona, the love and des
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004 · Garry Marshall
Mia Thermopolis is now a college graduate and on her way to Genovia to take up her duties as princess. Accompanied by her friend Lilly, Mia continues her 'princess lessons', like riding horses side-sa
In common: Comedy · Drama
Modern Times
1936 · Charlie Chaplin
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Silver Linings Playbook
2012 · David O. Russell
After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Sex and the City 2
2010 · Michael Patrick King
Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda are all married now, but they're still up for a little fun in the sun. When Samantha gets the chance to visit one of the most extravagant vacation destinations on the pl
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Don Jon
2013 · Joseph Gordon-Levitt
A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
He's Just Not That Into You
2009 · Ken Kwapis
Have you ever wondered why they said they would call but didn't, or why they don't want to sleep with you anymore, or why your relationship isn't going to the next level? Maybe they're just not that i
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Shortbus
2006 · John Cameron Mitchell
In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art,
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance
Knocked Up
2007 · Judd Apatow
A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As they try to make the relationship work, they must navigate the challenges of parenthood and their differen
In common: Comedy · Drama · Romance