Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Happy

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

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#1
The Commuter

The Commuter

2018★ 6.4

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

A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him....

#2
Richard Jewell

Richard Jewell

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, onl...

#3
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#4
Too Late Blues

Too Late Blues

1961★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him t...

#5
Play Dirty

Play Dirty

2025★ 6.6

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

Expert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world's richest man....

#6
Knight and Day

Knight and Day

2010★ 6.2

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

A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betraya...

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