Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like It Happens Sometimes

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

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#1
Septembers of Shiraz

Septembers of Shiraz

2015★ 5.9

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

In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstrom of the 1979 Iranian Revolut...

#2
Tatami

Tatami

2024★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Happens Sometimes for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Iranian female judokas Leila and her coach Maryam, travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the Judo World Championshi...

#3
Circumstance

Circumstance

2011★ 6.6

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

A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's newfound conservatism....

#4
The Stoning of Soraya M.

The Stoning of Soraya M.

2009★ 7.7

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

In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marria...

#5
The Operative

The Operative

2019★ 5.8

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

A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject....

#6
Rosewater

Rosewater

2014★ 6.4

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

In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he m...

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