Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Happy New Year

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

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#1
Southbound

Southbound

2015★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy New Year for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The film contains five stories set on desolate stretches of a desert highway. Two men on the run from their past, a band on its way to a gig, a man struggling to get home, a brothe...

#2
Woman Times Seven

Woman Times Seven

1967★ 6.2

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

Seven mini-stories of adultery: a widow misbehaves at her husband's funeral, a wife turns to streetwalking for revenge, a prudish girl surprises, a neglected wife vies for her husb...

#3
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

2008★ 7.3

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

A chronicle of the life, work and mind that created the Cthulhu mythos....

#4
O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

1952★ 6.8

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

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he c...

#5
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006★ 6.9

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

Follow the evolution of the 'Halloween' movies over the past twenty-five years. It examines why the films are so popular and revisits many of the original locations used in the fi...

#6
New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

2011★ 5.9

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

The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve....

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