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10 Best Movies Like It Happens Every Thursday

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

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#1
The Little Rascals Save the Day

The Little Rascals Save the Day

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Happens Every Thursday for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When the Little Rascals are unable to raise enough money to save their grandma's bakery from shutting down, their only hope is to win a local talent show and use the prize money to...

#2
Carry On Nurse

Carry On Nurse

1959★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Happens Every Thursday for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In Haven Hospital, a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital altogether. The formidable Matron's debut gives everyone a chill every time she walks past, wi...

#3
Return to Mayberry

Return to Mayberry

1986★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Happens Every Thursday for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After being away for awhile, Andy Taylor returns home to Mayberry to visit Opie, now an expectant father. While there he ends up helping Barney Fife mount a campaign for sheriff....

#4
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1981★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Happens Every Thursday for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Brad and Janet Majors find their strained marriage put to the test on popular Denton TV show Marriage Maze. Poor Brad is heavily sedated and institutionalised, whilst Janet is give...

#5
Summer Magic

Summer Magic

1963★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Happens Every Thursday for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. It's not entirely u...

#6
Barnyard

Barnyard

2006★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Happens Every Thursday for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Otis is a mischievous, carefree Holstein cow who lives on a farm where, unbeknownst to humans, the animals are anthropomorphic. He prefers having fun with his best friends: Pip the...

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