Movies like Happy Anniversary (2014)
The best movies like Happy Anniversary (2014) are True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and Where's the Love? (2014). If Happy Anniversary hooked you with its romance, these 22 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTrue Romance (1993)7.5/10 from 3,246 votes
- NewestNot Without My Shrink (2024)Released 2024
True Romance (1993)
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Hot Spot (1990)
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhere's the Love? (2014)
Married couple Ryan and Sebastian are professional love and relationship therapists, and the stars of the hit television series 'Where Is The Love.' Unfortunately, their love didn't last and they have separated. However, in fear of losing their clients and damaging their reputations, they decide to keep their split a secret and operate as though they are a happily married couple.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Mrs. Parkington (1944)
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Certified Copy (2010)
In Tuscany to promote his latest book, a middle-aged English writer meets a French woman who leads him to the village of Lucignano.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like this100 Days of Love (2015)
Despite their strained history as children, a columnist falls in love with his schoolmate when they meet after years. Just as he decides to win her heart, he learns that she is engaged to another man.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American Dream. However, as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes an unexpected twist when she comes home to find her clothes packed up in a U-Haul van parked in the driveway. Charles is divorcing her and kicks her out. Helen moves in with her grandmother Madea, an old woman who doesn't take any lip from anyone. Madea helps Helen through these tough times by showing her what is really important in life. Helen is forced to rediscover love, life, and religion in her pursuit for happiness.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove Switch (2024)
On the brink of divorce, James and Michelle have drifted apart over the years and couldn't be more different. Michelle despairs that they will never fully understand each other. On their 13th wedding anniversary, they wake up to discover they have somehow switched bodies. Unable to switch back, they are forced to understand what the other goes through on a daily basis. In the process, they develop a new sense of respect and understanding for one another and find themselves falling in love all over again.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Skylark (1941)
As her fifth wedding anniversary approaches, a woman realizes that she is fed up with always coming in second to her husband's advertising business. Just at the moment when she is trying to decide what to do, she meets a handsome attorney, and their innocent flirtation begins to turn into something a bit more serious.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Anniversary (2022)
A middle-aged woman and her best friend rush to make her over for the anniversary dinner she’s sure her husband is surprising her with.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Just the Way You Are (2015)
When a professional matchmaker’s own marriage loses its spark, she seeks to recharge the relationship by asking her husband out on a blind date. As Mother’s Day approaches and their romance starts to rekindle, she wonders if her career-driven husband will finally learn to put his family’s needs before his job.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
On a cruise to celebrate their parents' 30th wedding anniversary, a brother and sister deal with the impact of family considerations on their romantic lives.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Kneeling Goddess (1947)
Antonio, a millionaire, gifts his wife a statue of a naked, kneeling woman for their wedding anniversary.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Brownie Points (2010)
On their anniversary, all Jake wants is to give his wife Sandy the most romantic day ever. However, when he can suddenly see her happiness meter, pleasing her might be harder than it seems.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
The Anniversary Party (2001)
While celebrating their reconciliation and six years of marriage, American actress Sally Nash and British novelist Joe Therrian receive their close friends, some colleagues and their next door neighbors in a party. Under the effect of Ecstasy, revelations are disclosed and relationships deteriorate among the group.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisTill Death (2021)
After a romantic evening at their secluded lake house, a woman wakes up handcuffed to her dead husband. Trapped and isolated in the dead of winter, she must fight off hired killers to escape her late spouse's twisted plan.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlock-Heads (1938)
It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old chum's picture in the paper and goes to visit Stan who has now been returned to the States and invites him back to his home.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhat Keeps You Alive (2018)
Majestic mountains, a still lake and venomous betrayals engulf a married couple attempting to celebrate their first anniversary.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisFaithful (1996)
A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind when she faces death by a killer hired to do her in.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
'Til Death Do Us Part (2017)
Michael and Madison Roland planned to spend the rest of their lives together, but Michael's controlling ways turn their perfect marriage into an abusive roller-coaster ride that no woman could survive. With the help of her best friend, Madison fakes her death to escape and start a new life — but soon realizes it's impossible to outwit her obsessive husband.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHopeakihlajaiset (1942)
Docent Einar Koskimaa is applying for a professorship in odontology, or dentistry. He is not selected for the position because his wayward daughter Lotta Koskimaa has caused a scandal at the school dance. Frustrated and estranged from his wife, Einar falls in love with candidate Raili Tervola, who is also liked by the docent's student son Viljo Koskimaa.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Not Without My Shrink (2024)
A successful psychoanalyst's life is turned upside down by a very anxious and extremely clingy patient who starts dating his daughter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Happy Anniversary?
The closest matches to Happy Anniversary are True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and Where's the Love? (2014). Below are 19 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Happy Anniversary?
Start with True Romance (1993), the closest match to Happy Anniversary.
What is the highest-rated movie like Happy Anniversary?
True Romance (1993), rated 7.5/10 by 3,246 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Happy Anniversary?
Not Without My Shrink (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Happy Anniversary?
Yes: True Romance (1993), The Hot Spot (1990) and Where's the Love? (2014).
How are movies similar to Happy Anniversary chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Happy Anniversary, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.