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10 Best Movies Like Happy End

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

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#1
The Great McGinty

The Great McGinty

1940★ 6.9

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

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from "the...

#2
Atlantic

Atlantic

2014★ 6.4

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

A Moroccan fisherman sets off on an epic journey towards Europe on his wind surfboard. But the pursuit of dreams does not come without sacrifice....

#3
The Boy Downstairs

The Boy Downstairs

2018★ 6.0

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

A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex boyfriend's apartment building....

#4
The Hidden City

The Hidden City

2018★ 5.6

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

A stunning descent into the tunnels, sewage pipes and subway stations of Madrid....

#5
My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes

My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes

2018★ 7.2

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

A short documentary that follows director Charlie Tyrell as he tries to uncover a better understanding of his deceased father through the random objects he inherited. Including a p...

#6
Swing Ride

Swing Ride

2022★ 6.5

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

Benedetta, an obese fifteen-year-old yearning for attention, lives in a tawdry province in the south of Italy, emblematic of her inner landscape where everything could be and yet i...