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10 Best Movies Like It Had to Be You

If you loved It Had to Be You, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Stronger

Stronger

2017★ 7.0

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

A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma....

#2
La Maison en Petits Cubes

La Maison en Petits Cubes

2008★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Had to Be You for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

La Maison en Petits Cubes tells the story of a grandfather's memories as he adds more blocks to his house to stem the flooding waters....

#3
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#4
Soul

Soul

2020★ 8.1

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

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from...

#5
The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

2021★ 7.5

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

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at th...

#6
Mulan

Mulan

2020★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Had to Be You for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an hono...