Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Happy Birthday

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

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#1
The Operative

The Operative

2019★ 5.8

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

A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject....

#2
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

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

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#3
The Yacoubian Building

The Yacoubian Building

2006★ 7.4

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

The lives of residents in an old Cairo building, "The Yacoubian Building," are affected by issues like corruption, extremism, class disparity, and sexuality. Through diverse charac...

#4
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#5
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#6
Skin

Skin

2009★ 6.4

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

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era....

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