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Movies Like Another Happy Day

If you liked Another Happy Day (2011), a comedy and drama movie directed by Sam Levinson, 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.

  1. 1Parenthood

    Parenthood (1989)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in…

  2. 2August: Osage County

    August: Osage County (2013)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama

    An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother…

  3. 3Rachel Getting Married

    Rachel Getting Married (2008)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.

  4. 4The People We Hate at the Wedding

    The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    A dysfunctional family that can't seem to get along and get it together reluctantly reunites for a family wedding. As their many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, it turns out to be just what this singular family…

  5. 5Wildflower

    Wildflower (2023)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy and drama

    The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help.

  6. 6Grandma

    Grandma (2015)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama

    Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her…

  7. 7Junebug

    Junebug (2005)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama

    On the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinced by her husband, George, that they should stop to meet his family in North Carolina. Madeleine's affluent lifestyle…

  8. 8The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

    The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama

    An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.

  9. 9Hellion

    Hellion (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father must finally take responsibility for…

  10. 10Joe's College Road Trip

    Joe's College Road Trip (2026)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    To teach his sheltered grandson about the real world, Madea's foul-mouthed brother Joe takes the college-bound teen on a raucous cross-country road trip.

  11. 11Family Weekend

    Family Weekend (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

  12. 12Madea's Big Happy Family

    Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    When Shirley, Madea's niece, receives distressing news about her health, the only thing she wants is her family gathered around her. However, Shirley's three adult children are too preoccupied with their own troubled…

  13. 13While We're Young

    While We're Young (2015)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and drama

    An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.

  14. 14Eulogy

    Eulogy (2004)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama

    A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets and covert relationships.

  15. 15Memoir of a Snail

    Memoir of a Snail (2024)

    ★ 8.1/10Also comedy and drama

    Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.

  16. 16Maps to the Stars

    Maps to the Stars (2014)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Driven by an intense need for fame and validation, members of a dysfunctional Hollywood family chase celebrity, one another, and the relentless ghosts of their pasts. Their fragile ecosystem is disrupted by the arrival…

  17. 17Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama

    In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.

  18. 18The Savages

    The Savages (2007)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and comedy

    A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

  19. 19The Royal Tenenbaums

    The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama

    Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently…

  20. 20Over Your Dead Body

    Over Your Dead Body (2026)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    A dysfunctional couple head to a remote cabin to "reconnect", but each has secret intentions to kill the other.

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