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10 Best Movies Like What Happened Was...

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

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#1
Madame

Madame

2017★ 5.9

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

Anne and Bob, a well-to-do American couple, have just moved to a beautiful manor house in romantic Paris. To impress their sophisticated friends, they decide to host a lavish dinne...

#2
Jack Goes Boating

Jack Goes Boating

2010★ 6.0

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

A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace—centered on two working-class New York City couples....

#3
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

2022★ 6.4

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

A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family....

#4
Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate

1993★ 6.8

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

F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of his new product, a smokeless cigarette Premier, fail on account of market rumour...

#5
Which Brings Me to You

Which Brings Me to You

2023★ 6.2

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

Two romantic burnouts, Jane and Will, are immediately drawn to each other at a mutual friend’s wedding. After a disastrous hookup in the coatroom, the two spend the next 24 hours t...

#6
Hitch

Hitch

2005★ 6.6

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

Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own rom...

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