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10 Best Movies Like Happy Happy

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

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#1
Gigi & Nate

Gigi & Nate

2022★ 7.5

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

A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend....

#2
Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday

2006★ 7.0

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

Yu-jeong is suicidal, yet she reluctantly goes to prison for volunteer work. There, she meets a prisoner who is waiting for death penalty. The two quickly fall in love despite thei...

#3
All My Life

All My Life

2020★ 7.8

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

It was a chance meeting started by one of Sol’s friends trying to chat up Jennifer. However, in the end, it was those two who hit it off. Sol enjoyed Jen’s smile, her effort, and h...

#4
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#5
Miracle: Letters to the President

Miracle: Letters to the President

2021★ 7.4

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

Dreaming of making a way station for his sister and the villagers who have no choice but to commute along the dangerous train tracks every day, Joon-kyung sends many letters to the...

#6
A Dog Year

A Dog Year

2009★ 6.2

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

Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends hi...

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