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10 Best Movies Like Ode to Joy

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

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#1
After Everything

After Everything

2018★ 6.6

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

When Elliot, a brash 23-year-old living carefree in New York City, meets the sensible Mia and receives a damning diagnosis all in the same week, his world is turned completely upsi...

#2
In the Land of Women

In the Land of Women

2007★ 5.9

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

After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of t...

#3
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009★ 5.9

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

After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdow...

#4
Friends with Kids

Friends with Kids

2012★ 6.0

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

In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" pa...

#5
Hello I Must Be Going

Hello I Must Be Going

2012★ 5.9

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

An affair with a 19-year old actor helps reinvigorate life for thirty-something Amy after she moves home to her parents’ house following her divorce....

#6
Irreplaceable You

Irreplaceable You

2018★ 6.9

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

A stunning cancer diagnosis spurs Abbie to seek a future girlfriend for fiancé and childhood sweetheart Sam, who's clueless when it comes to dating....

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