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10 Best Movies Like Happy People

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

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#1
Glory to the Filmmaker!

Glory to the Filmmaker!

2007★ 6.3

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

Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project....

#2
The Middle Man

The Middle Man

2021★ 6.1

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

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communic...

#3
Caged

Caged

2021★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy People for fans of Drama & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal demons and his dead wife, and ...

#4
Noriko's Dinner Table

Noriko's Dinner Table

2005★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy People for fans of Drama & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A teenager named Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Toyokawa, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's family circle...

#5
The Transfiguration

The Transfiguration

2016★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy People for fans of Drama & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo's fantasy into reality....

#6
Be with You

Be with You

2004★ 7.5

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

Takumi and his six-year-old son, Yuji, haven't come to terms with their wife and mother's death. One day, they meet a woman with an uncanny resemblance to her sheltering from the r...

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