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10 Best Movies Like WHAT HAPPENED

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

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#1
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

1993★ 7.3

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

The U.N.G.C.C. (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) recovers the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah and construct Mechagodzilla as a countermeasure against Godzilla. Meanwhi...

#2
The Return of Ringo

The Return of Ringo

1965★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to WHAT HAPPENED for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Once again billed as Montgomery Wood, Giuliano Gemma plays a civil war soldier who returns to his family land to find his family decimated, his property taken over by a family of M...

#3
Muriel, or the Time of Return

Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963★ 6.9

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

In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Al...

#4
Return of the Fly

Return of the Fly

1959★ 6.1

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

Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. Ho...

#5
Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure

Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure

2003★ 6.8

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

After robbing a Moscow casino right under Zenigata's nose, Lupin is given a job to return 6 treasures to their original areas for an old friend of his, so Lupin can receive an even...

#6
Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned

Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned

2016★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to WHAT HAPPENED for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Days after her friends disappear during a trip to a mysterious cave, a girl is approached by a grown man claiming to be one of her missing pals....