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10 Best Movies Like Happy Times

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

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#1
High and Low

High and Low

1963★ 8.3

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

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway....

#2
My Sassy Girl

My Sassy Girl

2001★ 7.5

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

A dweeby, mild-mannered man comes to the aid of a drunk young woman on a subway platform. Little does he know how much trouble he’s in for....

#3
Not One Less

Not One Less

1999★ 7.5

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

Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. Called in to substitute for a ...

#4
Undercover Bridesmaid

Undercover Bridesmaid

2012★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Times for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

A bodyguard must go undercover to protect, a tycoon's daughter from death threats before her big wedding day....

#5
My Internship in Canada

My Internship in Canada

2015★ 6.3

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

Guibord is an independent Member of Parliament who represents Prescott-Makadewà-Rapides-aux Outardes, a vast county in Northern Quebec. As the entire country watches, Guibord unwil...

#6
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992★ 7.4

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

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, ...