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10 Best Movies Like Happy-Go-Lucky

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

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#1
Vera Drake

Vera Drake

2004★ 7.2

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

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family....

#2
Hamlet 2

Hamlet 2

2008★ 5.9

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

Failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher Dana Marschz rallies his Tucson students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet...

#3
This Giant Papier-Mâché Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy

This Giant Papier-Mâché Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy

2016★ 6.8

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

Three ordinary guys are thrust into a parallel world of an old Sci-Fi movie. Trapped in a low budget universe they must somehow fight their way home before it is too late....

#4
Piano 17

Piano 17

2006★ 5.9

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

A man is hired to place a bomb inside a high-rise building to destroy some compromising documents, but he gets stuck in the elevator with two unaware workers, while the timer on th...

#5
Hikikomori

Hikikomori

2012★ 8.0

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

Short film focusing on an adolescent girl suffering from agoraphobia. The character spends most of her time indoors, isolating herself from the outside world. The film follows the ...

#6
Into the Jungle

Into the Jungle

2018★ 7.8

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

Conservationists Jim and Jean Thomas braved the steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea to save a tree kangaroo from extinction and ended up providing water and sanitation to ten thousa...