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10 Best Movies Like Happiness Ahead

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

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#1
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#2
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

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

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

#3
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

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

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#4
Imagine

Imagine

2012★ 7.3

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

A blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life....

#5
The Deep End of the Ocean

The Deep End of the Ocean

1999★ 6.6

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

A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated....

#6
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

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

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding...

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