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10 Best Movies Like This Is Not Happening

If you loved This Is Not Happening, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Overboard

Overboard

1987★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Is Not Happening for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overb...

#2
Jessica Darling's It List

Jessica Darling's It List

2016★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Is Not Happening for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jessica Darling – a smart, witty, opinionated girl heading into 7th grade – was never too concerned about where she'd fit in the middle school hierarchy. But before her first day o...

#3
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Is Not Happening for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

#4
Suncoast

Suncoast

2024★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Is Not Happening for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark med...

#5
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Is Not Happening for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#6
Advantageous

Advantageous

2015★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Is Not Happening for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, despite the instability surfacing...

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