Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Make It Happen

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

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#1
Feel the Beat

Feel the Beat

2020★ 7.5

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

After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition....

#2
Connie and Carla

Connie and Carla

2004★ 5.9

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

After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in the Windy City, gal pals Connie and Carla skip town for L.A., where they go way undercover as singers working the city's dinner theater...

#3
Cooley High

Cooley High

1975★ 7.0

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

In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes...

#4
The High Note

The High Note

2020★ 7.0

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

Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked p...

#5
Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

1985★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Make It Happen for fans of Music & Romance & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Janey is new in town. She soon meets Lynne, a classmate who shares her passion for the local show 'Dance TV'. When a competition is announced to find new Dance TV performers, Janey...

#6
High Strung Free Dance

High Strung Free Dance

2018★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Make It Happen for fans of Music & Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Zander Raines, a dazzling and tempestuous young choreographer, gives the break of a lifetime to two hopeful artists when he casts a stunning contemporary dancer, Barlow, and innova...

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