Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 20, 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
I Still Hide to Smoke

I Still Hide to Smoke

2017★ 6.9

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

Α tragi-comedy about 9 women of different ages and various backgrounds that gather in an Algerian hammam to talk about their lives....

#2
The Operative

The Operative

2019★ 5.8

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

A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject....

#3
Madame

Madame

2017★ 5.9

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

Anne and Bob, a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they decide to host a lavish dinne...

#4
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

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

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#5
Life's Speed Bump

Life's Speed Bump

2006★ 6.8

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

Seeking job opportunities, a young man arrives in Cairo and becomes increasingly involved with the family of a wealthy businessman....

#6
Skin

Skin

2009★ 6.4

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

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era....

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