# Movies like A Dog's Purpose

> Films most similar to A Dog's Purpose (2017) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/a-dog-s-purpose-2017/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[Hachi: A Dog's Tale](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/hachi-a-dog-s-tale-2009/)** (2009) — ★ 8.0 · 7,152 votes · bittersweet, gut-punch, tender
- **[Secret of the Wings](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/secret-of-the-wings-2012/)** (2012) — ★ 7.2 · 1,353 votes · bittersweet, cozy
- **[A Dog's Way Home](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-dog-s-way-home-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 7.4 · 1,180 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender
- **[Red Dog](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/red-dog-2011/)** (2011) — ★ 7.3 · 426 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender
- **[The Nutcracker and the Four Realms](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-nutcracker-and-the-four-realms-2018/)** (2018) — ★ 6.1 · 2,237 votes · cozy
- **[The Secret Life of Walter Mitty](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty-2013/)** (2013) — ★ 7.2 · 8,218 votes · surreal, tender, uplifting
- **[Bao](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/bao-2018/)** (2018) — ★ 7.6 · 1,302 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/tinker-bell-and-the-great-fairy-rescue-2010/)** (2010) — ★ 6.8 · 1,005 votes · cozy, tender
- **[Salmon Fishing in the Yemen](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen-2012/)** (2012) — ★ 6.4 · 947 votes · cozy, tender, uplifting
- **[The Call of the Wild](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-call-of-the-wild-2020/)** (2020) — ★ 7.5 · 3,930 votes · tender, uplifting

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