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10 Best Movies Like Trip to Happiness

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

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#1
The Last Mimzy

The Last Mimzy

2007★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trip to Happiness for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find ...

#2
Flicka

Flicka

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trip to Happiness for fans of Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. ...

#3
The Journey of Natty Gann

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trip to Happiness for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-cou...

#4
A Second Chance

A Second Chance

2011★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trip to Happiness for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young girl and her coach overcome adversity to make their way into the National Australian Gymnastics Squad....

#5
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

2013★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trip to Happiness for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on ...

#6
Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

2014★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Trip to Happiness for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed....

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