

Movies Like Luck
Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.
Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

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How Good Is Luck?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Audiences rate this 2.9 points higher than critics — a crowd favorite that critics undervalued.
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Frequently asked about Luck
Common questions people search for, with answers written by us at MoviesPack.
Why is Sam Greenfield the unluckiest person in the world?
Sam is an 18-year-old who has just aged out of the foster care system without ever being adopted, and bad luck follows her in nearly every small task she attempts. The story uses her chronic misfortune as the hook that pulls her into the Land of Luck, where she tries to secure a lucky penny to help her younger foster friend Hazel get adopted.
How does Sam end up in the Land of Luck?
After a black cat named Bob accidentally drops his lucky penny, Sam picks it up and briefly experiences good luck before flushing it away. To retrieve another penny, she follows Bob through a portal hidden behind a door, which transports her into the hidden world where all the luck in the human realm is manufactured and distributed.
What is the relationship between the Land of Good Luck and the Land of Bad Luck?
The film reveals that good and bad luck are not opposing forces but two halves of the same system, both run under The Captain, a dragon CEO. Bad luck, produced by goblins and other creatures in the lower realm, is shown to be just as necessary as good luck, because setbacks often lead people to better outcomes.
Who is The Captain and why is she significant?
The Captain is the dragon who runs the entire luck operation, and she is revealed to be Bob's estranged friend from long ago. Her arc emphasizes the movie's central theme that mistakes, bad luck, and second chances are essential, which is why she ultimately forgives Bob and lets Sam keep a small token of luck.
What is the message behind Sam's ending and Hazel's adoption?
By the end, Sam realizes that her lifetime of bad luck actually shaped her into someone resilient and caring, and that what she thought was misfortune led her to Hazel and to the Land of Luck itself. Hazel is adopted by a loving family, and Sam chooses to embrace a normal mix of good and bad luck, accepting that both are needed for a meaningful life.
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