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10 Best Movies Like Chasing Happiness

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

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#1
Puff, Puff, Pass

Puff, Puff, Pass

2006★ 5.8

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

Danny Masterson (TV's 'That '70s Show') leads a hilarious ensemble cast in a tale about two hapless stoners who get involved in a scheme to rip off a shady character named Mr. Big ...

#2
Held Up

Held Up

1999★ 5.8

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

What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is...

#3
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

2008★ 7.6

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

An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket)...

#4
American Dreamer

American Dreamer

2022★ 5.8

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

In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy...

#5
Easy Money

Easy Money

1983★ 6.0

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

To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him....

#6
Brain Donors

Brain Donors

1992★ 6.1

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

Three manic idiots—a lawyer, a cab driver and a handyman—team up to run a ballet company to fulfil the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit th...

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