Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 25, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Happy Birthday

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

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#1
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad

The Ghost of Lord Farquaad

2003★ 6.0

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

Lord Farquaad was eaten by the dragon, but his ghost has returned, and he's still evil. With the help of his henchman, Thelonious, he kidnaps Fiona. Shrek and the donkey set out to...

#2
G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

2013★ 5.7

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

Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are fo...

#3
Q

Q

1982★ 5.7

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

A fleeing gangland flunky discovers the New York nest of Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl, the man-eating flying serpent....

#4
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

2011★ 6.5

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

When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up ma...

#5
Shrek Forever After

Shrek Forever After

2010★ 6.4

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

A midlife-crisis burdened Shrek, longing for the days when he felt like a real ogre, makes a pact with magic deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin. But when he's duped and sent to a twisted v...

#6
Jaws: The Revenge

Jaws: The Revenge

1987★ 4.1

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

After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a g...