Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Happy Valley

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

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#1
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

2010★ 7.3

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

In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the villag...

#2
Atari: Game Over

Atari: Game Over

2014★ 6.6

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

The Xbox Originals documentary that chronicles the fall of the Atari Corporation through the lens of one of the biggest mysteries of all time, dubbed “The Great Video Game Burial o...

#3
White Frog

White Frog

2013★ 5.8

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

Story of a neglected teen with mild Asperger’s syndrome whose life is changed forever when tragedy hits his family....

#4
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

2003★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Valley for fans of Documentary & Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of killing six m...

#5
Jim: The James Foley Story

Jim: The James Foley Story

2016★ 7.4

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

In August, 2014, a video of the public execution of American photojournalist James Foley rippled across the globe. Foley wore an orange jumpsuit as he knelt beside an ISIS militant...

#6
My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes

My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes

2014★ 7.8

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

MY ITALIAN SECRET tells a heroic story that was all but lost to history, until now. The film recounts how WWII bicycling idol Gino Bartali, physician Giovanni Borromeo and other It...