Movies Like Happiness

If you liked Happiness (2017), a animation and drama movie directed by Steve Cutts, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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   Competition (2015)

   ★ 6.1/10Also animation

   Two minions working in a bomb lab get competitive.

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   Matriculated (2003)

   ★ 6.6/10Also animation and drama

   The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

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   Far from the Tree (2021)

   ★ 8.1/10Also animation

   On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.

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   Hi Stranger (2017)

   ★ 6.5/10Also animation

   I made this film especially for you. I needed to check in with you. I needed to tell you how I feel.

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   Reservoir Dogs (1991)

   ★ 7.5/10Also drama

   Short film made with the help of the Sundance Film Institute and serving as a proof-of-concept for the subsequent feature film.

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   The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2012)

   ★ 7.4/10Also animation

   After a hurricane levels his city, a young man wanders into a mysterious library where books literally come to life. This film won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2012.

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   Strings (2004)

   ★ 6.6/10Also animation and drama

   The story of Prince Hal who sets out to avenge his dead father against the city's rivals, the Zeriths, little knowing it was his wicked uncle Nezo who is the real killer, with his own designs on the throne.

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   How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)

   ★ 8/10Also animation

   It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend. But the Vikings…

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   PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)

   ★ 7.1/10Also animation

   A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.

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    Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)

    ★ 7.3/10Also animation

    Charlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.

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    Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 (2007)

    ★ 7.9/10Also animation

    Experience these masterpieces of storytelling from the creative minds that brought you Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and many more. With revolutionary animation, unforgettable music and characters you love…

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    Canvas (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10Also animation and drama

    After a heartbreaking loss, a grandfather struggling to reclaim his passion for painting finds the inspiration to create again.

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    From Straight A's to XXX (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    When a change of circumstances leaves Miriam unable to pay her college tuition, she makes a surprising decision: to start performing in adult films, using the pseudonym Belle Knox. Miriam lies to her family and her…

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    Pear Cider and Cigarettes (2016)

    ★ 6.8/10Also animation and drama

    The brutally honest story of Robert's turbulent relationship with a self-destructive, yet charismatic friend from childhood, who cries out for help from a military hospital in China and sets Rob on a wild ride to get…

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    Tin Toy (1988)

    ★ 6.1/10Also animation

    Babies are hardly monster-like, unless you're a toy. After escaping a drooling baby, Tinny realizes that he wants to be played with after all. But in the amount of time it takes him to discover this, the baby's…

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    Lend a Paw (1941)

    ★ 6.9/10Also animation

    Jealous over Mickey's attention to a kitten, Pluto's devil-self argues with his angel-self over whether or not to rescue the kitten when it falls into a well. The angel-self wins, and Pluto is treated like a hero. In…

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    Japoteurs (1942)

    ★ 6/10Also animation

    Superman vs. Japanese spies hijacking a new super-bomber.

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    Beast (2026)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal…

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    Mickey's Service Station (1935)

    ★ 6.6/10Also animation

    Mickey, Goofy & Donald have 10 minutes to fix Pete's car. Or else!

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    Tome of the Unknown (2013)

    ★ 7.3/10Also animation

    Wirt and Gregory are brothers who get tired of walking, so, they borrow a car from a romantic songster made of vegetables.