Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 24, 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
Notre Dame

Notre Dame

2019★ 4.9

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

Maud is an architect and a mother. Due to a misunderstanding, she wins the competition to refurbish the parvis of Notre-Dame. Torn between these responsibilities and love issues, s...

#2
Motherhood

Motherhood

2022★ 7.3

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

At the age of 14, Carla is a wild and rebellious teenager. Living in a modest restaurant on the outskirts of a town with her young single mother, she skips school and passes the ti...

#3
Antigone

Antigone

2019★ 6.8

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

Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemp...

#4
Andy

Andy

2019★ 5.5

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

A lazy man becomes a prostitute....

#5
Would I Lie to You: The Beginning

Would I Lie to You: The Beginning

2019★ 4.9

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

In 1980s Paris - Patrick, Dov, Yvan and Serge are young men seeking success in love and business... with varying success....

#6
Frankie

Frankie

2019★ 4.8

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

When a terminally ill French actress decides to spend her last vacation with her large family in Sintra, her relatives grapple with their own insecurities....