Movies Like Happy-Go-Lucky

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Naked

1993·2h 11m·★ 7.6·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Vera Drake

2004·2h 5m·★ 7.6·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewBoth star Sally Hawkins & Eddie MarsanDir. Mike Leigh

Another Year

2010·2h 9m·★ 7.4·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

All or Nothing

2002·2h 8m·★ 7.5·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

A Running Jump

2012·34m·★ 6.1·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

A Sense of History

1992·26m·★ 7.8·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Life Is Sweet

1990·1h 43m·★ 7.4·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Topsy-Turvy

1999·2h 40m·★ 7.3·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Hard Truths

2024·1h 37m·★ 7.1·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Secrets & Lies

1996·2h 22m·★ 8.0·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Peterloo

2018·2h 34m·★ 6.5·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Career Girls

1997·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Mr. Turner

2014·2h 30m·★ 6.8·Mike Leigh

2 shared crewDir. Mike LeighDP: Dick Pope

Encanto

2021·1h 42m·★ 7.2·Byron Howard

Themes: flamenco, strong woman

The Fisher King

1991·2h 18m·★ 7.5·Terry Gilliam

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Vincente Minnelli

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

The Band's Visit

2007·1h 23m·★ 7.5·Eran Kolirin

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Finding Your Feet

2017·1h 51m·★ 6.8·Richard Loncraine

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

The Good Heart

2009·1h 35m·★ 6.8·Dagur Kári

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

How It Ends

2021·1h 23m·★ 5.4·Daryl Wein

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

How Good Is Happy-Go-Lucky?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.