Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Joy

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

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#1
Ride Away

Ride Away

2025★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

From the Atlantic to the Black Sea, Mathias and Philippe, two old friends, embark on a bicycle journey that Mathias’s son made before his tragic death. The two men ride through the...

#2
¿Y cómo es él?

¿Y cómo es él?

2022★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Thomas is a meek man on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Despite his situation he decides to fake a work trip to go to Vallarta to confront Jero, a taxi driver who is sleeping wit...

#3
Landline

Landline

2017★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair....

#4
Little Sister

Little Sister

2016★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal posters. Her parents are happy enou...

#5
The Comedy

The Comedy

2012★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cru...

#6
Best Man Down

Best Man Down

2012★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joy for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony....

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