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2016 · Movie · PG · your starting pointIf The Secret Life of Pets is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like The Secret Life of Pets, ranked
1. The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
Max's anxiety about domestic upheaval mirrors his earlier city misadventure, except this time the chaos unfolds on a farm where a gruff mentor dog mirrors the personal growth arc he experienced with Duke.
2. Strays (2023)
This scrappy buddy comedy trades animation for live-action while keeping that same heart about mismatched dogs learning loyalty through urban misadventure.
3. Cats & Dogs (2001)
When a sheltered puppy unexpectedly joins a covert dog operative team, he discovers that loyalty and teamwork matter far more than status, just as a pampered terrier learns through urban misadventure.
4. Dog Man (2025)
Dog Man's buddy-cop dynamic between mismatched partners who must learn to work together mirrors the forced friendship that transforms your pampered terrier, complete with slapstick humor and a vibrant animated city as the backdrop for their chaotic adventures.
5. DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
When a superpowered dog recruits misfit shelter animals for an action-packed rescue mission, their journey mirrors the chaotic buddy dynamic and heartfelt teamwork that defined the original urban pet adventure.
6. Pup Star: Better 2Gether (2017)
Tiny and Scrappy's mismatched dynamic mirrors the clash-and-bond formula that makes watching incompatible dogs overcome their differences genuinely heartwarming.
7. A Dog's Purpose (2017)
A Dog's Purpose explores the deeper emotional bond between pets and their owners that drives The Secret Life of Pets' humor, showing how a dog's journey across multiple lives reveals the profound impact of loyalty and companionship.
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