Movies like Happy Days (2007)
The best movies like Happy Days (2007) are Mallesham (2019), Gamyam (2008) and Pilla Zamindar (2011). If Happy Days hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedMr. Church (2016)7.4/10 from 558 votes
- NewestNaari Naari Naduma Murari (2026)Released 2026
- In TeluguMallesham (2019)Also in Telugu
Mallesham (2019)
A sixth-standard school drop-out faces many ups and downs in life when he decides to design a weaving machine to ease the plight of his mother and many like her in his village, who take up Asu work.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Gamyam (2008)
Two guys, a thief and a rich man, meet in a journey that the latter starts to find love. On their way they find the destinies of their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Pilla Zamindar (2011)
PJ is the grandson of a wealthy zamindar and an irresponsible youngster who is spoilt by the pampering and excessive money. His grandfather writes a will with several conditions before he dies. He writes the will that PJ will inherit his entire wealth only if he completes his graduation as a common man without any luxeries. The rest of the story is all about how PJ learns about values and life as he achieves his goal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Fidaa (2017)
Two young people embark on a winding and rocky path to love after meeting at a wedding.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJanatha Garage (2016)
Anand is an environmental activist who lives in Mumbai. A chance exchange programme takes him to Hyderabad and here, a chance encounter with Satyam results in him taking over the Janatha Garage from the latter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMajili (2019)
Poorna fails to appreciate the blessings in his life due to his unfulfilled dream of a cricket career and a failed romance that changes him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGodavari (2006)
Sreram, an idealist recovering from heartbreak, and Seetha, an independent fashion designer facing setbacks, both cross paths on a cruise on the Godavari River.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Drushyam (2014)
Rambabu, a cable operator, lives with his beloved wife Jyothi and two daughters. One day, his family inadvertently gets involved in a grave crime and he must go to great lengths to protect them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Ala Modalaindi (2011)
Gowtam works as a reporter for a television channel. He is nursing a heart break after his girlfriend dumped him for another guy. He attends the wedding of his girlfriend where he meets the another girl Nitya dumped by the groom (her boy friend). They hit off well and become instant friends. Nitya stays in Bangalore and Gowtam stays in Hyderabad. They keep bumping in to each other over a period of years. Though both these people like each other, the fate intervenes to separate them at crucial moments. The rest of the story is all about how this couple finally realises that they are made for each other after few years of courtship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Hello Guru Prema Kosame (2018)
After a rocky start, a friendship develops between a happy-go-lucky youth and a girl from the city.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Yavade Subramanyam (2015)
A corporate man who sets out on a journey of self-discovery and heads to the Himalayas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Jersey (2019)
After his career fails to take off, a gifted cricketer in his mid-thirties decides that he’s not ready to give up quite yet.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisBommarillu (2006)
Siddu is the son of an over-protective business man. Every decision of his is made by his father, which leads him into frustration. He half-heartedly agrees to become engaged to a rich man's daughter, but then falls for a middle-class man's daughter called Haasini. The film focuses on his realization that he has to stand on his own and come out of his father's protective shell - and try to succeed in love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu (2012)
The romantic lives of two people – Varun and Nithya, are chronicled in this film from their school days until their adult lives. They fall in love multiple times and keep breaking up over minor issues. But deep down, they are so madly in love with each other that they keep giving themselves another chance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Rangasthalam (2018)
Chitti Babu begins to suspect his elder brother's life is in danger after they team up to lock horns with their village president and overthrow his unlawful 30 year old regime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCinema Bandi (2021)
A struggling rickshaw driver’s life takes a rollicking turn when he comes upon an expensive camera and decides to make a film with his fellow villagers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001)
Venky and Nandini's relationship changes from mere friendship to something that is more romantic. However, love only blossoms between the two after Nandini's marriage is fixed elsewhere.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDarling (2010)
Prabha prepares to meet Nandini, his childhood friend, at a reunion party organised by his father. However, things take a turn when Nisha, a gangster's daughter, falls in love with him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNaayak (2013)
A young man and his lookalike team up to fight injustice and settle their personal scores with the evildoers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
George Reddy (2019)
George Reddy is a biopic based on the life of a student leader, boxer and Gold medalist, who influenced the politics of Andhra Pradesh state in Osmania University between 1967 and 1972. He is often remembered for inspiring revolutionary thoughts until he was brutally murdered at his hostel in 1972.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Sarkari. Hi. Pra. Shale Kasaragodu (2018)
In Kasargodu, Kerala is a normal school until a big problem comes in its way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Miss. Shetty Mr. Polishetty (2023)
Miss Shetty is a feminist living in London and wants to be single forever. Mr. Polishetty from Hyderabad in Telangana, India, wants to be in a committed relationship. The two appear to be in different stages of life but somehow connect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Malliswari (2004)
A man falls in love with a woman, unbeknownst to the fact that she is a princess in hiding.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Middle Class Melodies (2020)
Raghava, who runs a breakfast center in his village, dreams of starting a small hotel in the city. Against his father's wishes, he plans to buy an old shop with his friend Gopal. The shop happens to be owned by Nageswara Rao, father of his love interest Sandhya. How will Raghava's love life and his dream to establish his own hotel clash?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Naari Naari Naduma Murari (2026)
A young man's life turns upside down when he finds himself caught between two women, leading to an unexpected love triangle filled with emotions, misunderstandings, and tough decisions. As relationships intertwine, he must confront his feelings, face reality, and choose what truly matters, blending romance with heartfelt family drama.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Eleanor the Great (2025)
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDaddy Longlegs (2010)
After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his kids within a midtown studio apartment in New York. During these two weeks, he must figure out if he wants to act as their father or be their friend. Ultimately, their trip upstate results in complete lawlessness taking over their lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Dinner with Hervé (2018)
An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. Church (2016)
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGigi & Nate (2022)
A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Happy Days?
The closest matches to Happy Days are Mallesham (2019), Gamyam (2008) and Pilla Zamindar (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Happy Days?
People who watched Happy Days most often go on to Mallesham (2019), Gamyam (2008) and Pilla Zamindar (2011).
What is the highest-rated movie like Happy Days?
Mr. Church (2016), rated 7.4/10 by 558 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Happy Days?
Naari Naari Naduma Murari (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Telugu movies like Happy Days?
Yes: Mallesham (2019), Gamyam (2008) and Pilla Zamindar (2011).
How are movies similar to Happy Days chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Happy Days, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.