Movies like Top Dog (2019)
The best movies like Top Dog (2019) are A Dog's Journey (2019), Scooby Goes Hollywood (1979) and A Dog's Purpose (2017). If Top Dog hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedA Dog's Journey (2019)8.1/10 from 1,669 votes
- NewestPuppy Love (2023)Released 2023
A Dog's Journey (2019)
A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisScooby Goes Hollywood (1979)
Shaggy and Scooby-Doo quit their Saturday morning TV series in pursuit of Hollywood stardom.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Dog's Purpose (2017)
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAlfie (1966)
A young man leads a promiscuous lifestyle until several life reversals make him rethink his purposes and goals in life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPuppy Love (2023)
After a disastrous first date, wild-child Nicole and socially-anxious Max vow to lose each other’s numbers until they learn that their dogs found a love match, and now puppies are on the way! The hilariously mismatched Nicole and Max are forced to become responsible co-parents, but may end up finding love themselves.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHome Again (2017)
Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLions Love (1969)
Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisMegan Leavey (2017)
The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Lost Husband (2020)
Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBarbie & Her Sisters in a Puppy Chase (2016)
Barbie and her sisters go to an island paradise for a dance competition, but they must work together as a team to find their pets after their furry friends go missing at a horse festival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Can't Think Straight (2008)
Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents. As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAll About Nina (2018)
Nina Geld's passion and talent have made her a rising star in the comedy scene, but she's an emotional mess offstage. When a new professional opportunity coincides with a romantic one, she is forced to confront her own deeply troubled past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisEat, Play, Love (2017)
Veterinarian Dr. Carly Monroe makes it a habit to stop by the local dog shelter as often as possible because she loves dogs and secretly loves the shelter’s owner, Dan. Unfortunately, he has agreed to marry his glamorous TV personality girlfriend and move to the Big Apple. With Dan’s big move looming, his sister decides to take matters into her own hands.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSet It Up (2018)
Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
An average television repairman must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart—now a famous movie star—so her career will not suffer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite (2020)
It's been ten years since the creation of the Great Truce, an elaborate joint-species surveillance system designed and monitored by cats and dogs to keep the peace when conflicts arise. But when a tech-savvy villain hacks into wireless networks to use frequencies only heard by cats and dogs, he manipulates them into conflict and the worldwide battle between cats and dogs is BACK ON. Now, a team of inexperienced and untested agents will have to use their old-school animal instincts to restore order and peace between cats and dogs everywhere.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016)
An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSomeone Great (2019)
An aspiring music journalist lands her dream job and is about to move to San Francisco when her boyfriend of nine years decides to call it quits. To nurse her broken heart, she and her two best friends spend one outrageous last adventure in New York City.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Other End of the Line (2007)
An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAn Open Secret (2014)
An investigation into accusations of teenagers being sexually abused within the film industry.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Top Dog?
The closest matches to Top Dog are A Dog's Journey (2019), Scooby Goes Hollywood (1979) and A Dog's Purpose (2017). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Top Dog?
Start with A Dog's Journey (2019), the closest match to Top Dog.
What is the highest-rated movie like Top Dog?
A Dog's Journey (2019), rated 8.1/10 by 1,669 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Top Dog?
Puppy Love (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Top Dog?
Yes: A Dog's Journey (2019), Scooby Goes Hollywood (1979) and A Dog's Purpose (2017).
How are movies similar to Top Dog chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Top Dog, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.



















