Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Happy Days

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

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#1
Boys and Girls

Boys and Girls

2000★ 5.9

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

Ryan and Jennifer are opposites who definitely do not attract. At least that's what they always believed. When they met as twelve-year-olds, they disliked one another. When they me...

#2
The Best of Me

The Best of Me

2014★ 7.5

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

A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown....

#3
Career Girls

Career Girls

1997★ 6.6

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

A young college student in London moves into a flat and becomes best friends with a flatmate; the former moves into her own flat 4 years later but 6 years after their parting, the ...

#4
The First Time

The First Time

2012★ 7.0

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

A spark of attraction smolders, then ignites, between two teens from different high schools who meet by chance at a party....

#5
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950★ 7.0

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

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises...

#6
The Art of Getting By

The Art of Getting By

2011★ 6.6

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

George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated gir...

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