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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
Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces

1990★ 6.3

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

Twelve-year-old Noura dangles uncertainly in that difficult netherworld between childhood and adulthood. His growing libido has gotten him banned from the women's baths, where his ...

#2
After the War

After the War

2017★ 6.9

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

Bologna, 2002. Amidst protests against the labor reform, the assassination of a lawyer opens old wounds between Italy and France. Former far-left terrorist Marco, convicted of murd...

#3
Jojo Rabbit

Jojo Rabbit

2019★ 8.0

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

Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary...

#4
Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

2004★ 7.9

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

The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former assoc...

#5
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#6
Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022★ 7.7

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

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes....