Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Happiness

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

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#1
Bad Tales

Bad Tales

2020★ 6.7

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

In a small suburb on the outskirts of Rome, the cheerful heat of summer camouflages a stifling atmosphere of alienation. From a distance, the families seem normal, but it’s an illu...

#2
Misunderstood

Misunderstood

2014★ 6.3

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

Rome, 1984, Aria is nine-year-old girl. On the verge of divorce, Aria's infantile and selfish parents are too preoccupied with their careers and extra-marital affairs to properly t...

#3
A Question of Faith

A Question of Faith

2017★ 7.3

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

When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs...

#4
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#5
La vita possibile

La vita possibile

2016★ 6.0

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

Anna and her son Valerio run away from a husband and a father who has destroyed the love of their family with beatings and anger. They seek refuge in Turin, with Carla, a lifelong ...

#6
Familia

Familia

2024★ 6.9

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

Luigi looks after his mother and his little brother since their abusive father Franco left when he was 10. Now a young man brimming with rage, he joins a far-right gang in search o...

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