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10 Best Movies Like Happening

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

#1
Arthur Rambo

Arthur Rambo

2022★ 6.1

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

Who is this Karim D. ? The new young writer whom the media can't get enough of? Or his alias, Arthur Rambo, the author of old hate-fuellled messages which are dredged up, one day, ...

#2
Antigone

Antigone

2019★ 6.8

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

Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemp...

#3
Only Good Things

Only Good Things

2019★ 6.8

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

This is the story of 16-year-old Benedetta and a bizarre foster family. Benedetta is the mayor's daughter and her social role is put to the test....

#4
The Trouble with Being Born

The Trouble with Being Born

2020★ 5.1

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

Elli is an android and lives with a man she calls her father. Together they drift through the summer. During the day they swim in the pool and at night he takes her to bed. She sha...

#5
The Stonebreaker

The Stonebreaker

2020★ 6.2

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

After a serious accident Giuseppe is out of work. His son Antò dreams of being an archaeologist and thinks his father's glass eye is a sign he has superpowers. It's just the two of...

#6
When a Man Comes Home

When a Man Comes Home

2007★ 4.9

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

A small provincial town is buzzing with excitement: the town´s most illustrious son, a world-famous opera singer, is coming home. Meanwhile, Sebastian, a kitchen boy who is as good...