Movies Like Those Happy Years

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

My Brother Is an Only Child

2007·1h 48m·★ 7.0·Daniele Luchetti

2 shared crewDir. Daniele LuchettiDP: Claudio Collepiccolo

Call Me Francis

2015·1h 38m·★ 6.7·Daniele Luchetti

2 shared crewDir. Daniele LuchettiDP: Claudio Collepiccolo

Our Life

2010·1h 38m·★ 6.7·Daniele Luchetti

2 shared crewDir. Daniele LuchettiDP: Claudio Collepiccolo

Maybe... Maybe Not

1994·1h 34m·★ 6.5·Sönke Wortmann

TMDB recommendsStarring Martina GedeckComedy & Drama

Bed and Board

1970·1h 37m·★ 7.4·François Truffaut

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Italian for Beginners

2000·1h 58m·★ 7.0·Lone Scherfig

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

A Matter of Heart

2009·1h 44m·★ 6.8·Francesca Archibugi

Both star Kim Rossi Stuart & Micaela RamazzottiComedy & Drama

There's Still Tomorrow

2023·1h 58m·★ 7.7·Paola Cortellesi

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

Three Colors: Red

1994·1h 40m·★ 8.1·Krzysztof Kieślowski

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To Be or Not to Be

1942·1h 39m·★ 8.1·Ernst Lubitsch

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Match Point

2005·2h 4m·★ 7.6·Woody Allen

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Braindead

1992·1h 43m·★ 7.4·Peter Jackson

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The Long Goodbye

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.5·Robert Altman

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The Lovers on the Bridge

1991·2h 6m·★ 7.6·Leos Carax

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Out of Africa

1985·2h 41m·★ 7.2·Sydney Pollack

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A Fish Called Wanda

1988·1h 49m·★ 7.5·Charles Crichton

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The Travelling Players

1975·3h 43m·★ 7.8·Theo Angelopoulos

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A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)

1970·1h 45m·★ 7.1·Ettore Scola

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Reality

2012·1h 57m·★ 6.8·Matteo Garrone

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

No End

1985·1h 48m·★ 7.3·Krzysztof Kieślowski

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How Good Is Those Happy Years?

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