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10 Best Movies Like Happy New '49

If you loved Happy New '49, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy New '49 for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments ...

#2
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

2022★ 8.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy New '49 for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and inti...

#3
Flow

Flow

2024★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy New '49 for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together....

#4
Loro 2

Loro 2

2018★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy New '49 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

"Loro", in two parts, is a period movie that chronicles, as a fiction story, events likely happened in Italy (or even made up) between 2006 and 2010. "Loro" wants to suggest in po...

#5
Re-Kill

Re-Kill

2015★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy New '49 for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Five years after a zombie outbreak, the men and women of R-Division hunt down and destroy the undead. When they see signs of a second outbreak, they fear humanity may not survive....

#6
King of Beggars

King of Beggars

1992★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy New '49 for fans of Action & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The heir to a noble and influential family finds the love of his life, but she will only accept him if he becomes a kung-fu master. He becomes a legendary folk hero who tries to sa...