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10 Best Movies Like The Right to Be Happy

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

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#1
Film

Film

1965★ 7.0

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

A man attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye....

#2
Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck

2017★ 6.1

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

The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection....

#3
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020★ 6.7

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

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....

#4
Brand Upon the Brain!

Brand Upon the Brain!

2007★ 6.6

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

After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have lon...

#5
Steven Universe: The Movie

Steven Universe: The Movie

2019★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Right to Be Happy for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Two years after bringing peace to the galaxy, Steven Universe sees his past come back to haunt him in the form of a deranged Gem who wants to destroy the Earth....

#6
The Black Pirate

The Black Pirate

1926★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Right to Be Happy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father by the hands of pirates. To this end, he infiltrates the pirate band; Acting in character, he single-handedly captures a merchant ...

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