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10 Best Movies Like But Happy

If you loved But Happy, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011ā€¢ā˜… 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to But Happy for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an adv...

#2
River of No Return

River of No Return

1954ā€¢ā˜… 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to But Happy for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband....

#3
xXx: Return of Xander Cage

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

2017ā€¢ā˜… 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to But Happy for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons....

#4
Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013ā€¢ā˜… 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to But Happy for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the firs...

#5
Snitch

Snitch

2013ā€¢ā˜… 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to But Happy for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender co...

#6
X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006ā€¢ā˜… 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to But Happy for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organised under Xavier's ...