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10 Best Movies Like Shortcut to Happiness

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

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#1
Les Bonnes Femmes

Les Bonnes Femmes

1960★ 6.2

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

Four Parisian women navigate the world of romance and daily life looking to fulfill their dreams....

#2
The Next Big Thing

The Next Big Thing

2001★ 4.4

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

A painter who finds success (and true love) after a pickpocket steals one of his works, gives it a false authorship and promotes the imaginary artist to instant success so he can c...

#3
Basilicata Coast to Coast

Basilicata Coast to Coast

2010★ 6.3

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

A music group and a journalist cross the region of Basilicata by foot to attend a music festival....

#4
Hearts in Atlantis

Hearts in Atlantis

2001★ 6.8

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

A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives....

#5
The Twin

The Twin

2022★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shortcut to Happiness for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Every parent's worst nightmare is just the beginning for Rachel's ordeal as in the aftermath of a tragic accident, she and her husband Anthony decide to move to the other side of t...

#6
Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park

1967★ 7.1

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

In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their m...