10 Best Movies Like It Happened Here
If you loved It Happened Here, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Anuja
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Happened Here for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a sweatshop gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister's future....

A Corner in Wheat
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Happened Here for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty....

Eleanor the Great
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Happened Here for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

A Royal Runaway Romance
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Happened Here for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Princess Amelia of Bundbury travels across America to explore a budding romance with an artist, only to fall in love with her bodyguard, Grady....

The Fugitive Kind
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Happened Here for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued ...

Return to Peyton Place
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Happened Here for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Residents of the small town of Peyton Place aren't pleased when they realize they're the characters in local writer Allison MacKenzie's controversial first novel. A sequel to the h...