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10 Best Movies Like Very Happy Alexander

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

#1
Alabama Moon

Alabama Moon

2009★ 6.4

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

After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world....

#2
The Widow Couderc

The Widow Couderc

1971★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Very Happy Alexander for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The relationship between a middle-aged French widow and a young drifter takes a turn when her young niece pays a visit....

#3
When the Cat's Away

When the Cat's Away

1996★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Very Happy Alexander for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Chloe, a young Parisian, decides to take a long-overdue vacation, she has to find someone to look after Gris-Gris, her beloved cat. Everyone, including her gay male roommate, ...

#4
The Adventures of Picasso

The Adventures of Picasso

1978★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Very Happy Alexander for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A farcical biopic about Pablo Picasso, from his early years, to his middle years, to the years right before his death, and some of the years before and in-between that....

#5
Snipers

Snipers

2022★ 6.8

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

The story of sharpshooter Zhang Taofang, a young army recruit who at age 22 sets a record during the Korean War by reportedly killing or wounding 214 American soldiers with 435 sho...

#6
The Long Chase

The Long Chase

1971★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Very Happy Alexander for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Yueh Hua stars as an assassin who flees after killing a hated prime minister, with Lo Lieh as the relentless imperial guard who pursues him to a remote village being terrorized by ...