Movies like The Happiest Place on Earth
If you like "The Happiest Place on Earth" you are looking for neo noir, neorealism and touching movies about / with economic crisis, money, tragedy, american dream, job seeking, mother daughter relationship and unemployment themes of Drama and Mystery genre shot in USA.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
The Happiest Place on Earth (2015)
132
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A daycare teacher's dreams of a home and family of her own are threatened by the loss of her husband's newspaper job and his subsequent disappearance.
Style:
neo noir, neorealism, touching, sincere, captivating, independent film, contemplative, cinema verite
Plot:
economic crisis, money, tragedy, american dream, job seeking, mother daughter relationship, unemployment, husband wife relationship, marriage, police detective, troubled marriage, deep south, lawyer, attorney, police, missing person, wife, real estate, disappearance, lottery, camping, insurance, lottery ticket, buying a house, camping trip ...
Place:
florida, orlando florida
Movie in categories
Most similar movies to The Happiest Place on Earth
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, serious, psychological and realistic films with plots about husband wife relationship, family relations, mother daughter relationship, police, missing person, disappearance and female protagonist mostly in Drama, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Happiest Place on Earth: A Raisin in the Sun (2008), Gone Girl (2014), Goodbye Solo (2008), The Company Men (2010), 99 Homes (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, sincere, serious, touching ...
Plot:
racism, racial discrimination, family relations, discrimination, injustice, social differences, parents and children, rich and poor, follow your dream, single parent, couple relations, black ...
Time:
50s
Place:
usa, america, chicago
Similarity:
100%
1.2M
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Style:
psychological, suspense, surprise ending, twist ending, clever ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens, boys' night ...
Plot:
twists and turns, psychology, murder mystery, missing person, manipulation, infidelity, investigation, marriage, femme fatale, revenge, missing wife, adultery ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 2000s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
peru, america, usa, manhattan new york city, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.
Style:
touching, uplifting, thought provoking, sincere, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
suicidal, taxi driver, friendship, depression, immigrant, loneliness, mentor, character study, elderly, suicide, society, regret ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, africa, southern usa, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Bobby Walker lives the proverbial American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and two co-workers jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands and ...
Style:
depressing, serious, sincere, social, cult classic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
unemployment, corporate world, business, corporation, workplace, money, finance, greed, family problems, starting over, society, life is a bitch ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
boston, usa, massachusetts, new jersey, california
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
41K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.
Style:
emotional, sincere, captivating, sexy, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
moral dilemma, real estate agent, eviction, single father, motel, financial crisis, dysfunctional family, human nature, workplace, parent child relationship, workplace situations, finance ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
usa, florida, orlando florida, california, boston ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.
Style:
touching, realistic, talky, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot:
friendship, salesman, addiction, unemployment, alcohol abuse, bittersweet, recovery, loneliness, tragedy, character study, self discovery, starting over ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona, texas, usa, phoenix arizona, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
157K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
17 year-old Ree Dolly sets out to track down her father, who put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared. If she fails, Ree and her family will be turned out into the Ozark woods. Challenging her outlaw kin's code of silence and ...
Style:
depressing, atmospheric, harsh, dark, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, adult, teen drama
Plot:
poverty, small town, missing person, female protagonist, family in crisis, bail, rural setting, life is a bitch, down on your luck, coming of age, family crisis, uncle niece relationship ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
missouri, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When her husband goes missing at the beach, a female professor begins to mentally disintegrate as her denial of his disappearance becomes delusional.
Style:
melancholic, stylized, atmospheric, psychological, sincere ...
Plot:
disappearance, love, obsession, relationships, coping, couple relations, female masturbation, delusion, tourist, missing person, love and romance, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 2000, 2000s, 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging ...
Style:
meditative, scenic, breathtaking, gothic, surreal ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
missing person, valentine's day, girls' boarding school, coming of age, unsolved mystery, boarding school life, adolescence, sexuality, private school, folk horror, child, wilderness ...
Time:
1900s, year 1900, victorian era, year 1975, near future ...
Place:
australia, south australia, oceania, new zealand
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.
Style:
sincere, touching, inspirational, visually stunning, aesthetic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
friendship, poverty, social services, mother daughter relationship, children, motel, single mother, little girl, childhood, swimming pool, eviction, female friendship ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017
Place:
florida, nebraska, orlando florida
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Story:
A naive young farmhand stumbles upon a terrible scene after suspecting her husband of an affair. Unable to comprehend what she has seen, the woman resolves to confront her husband and discover what happens in the stables at night.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, grim ...
Plot:
infidelity, bestiality, farm, male female relationship, family secret, relationship problems, family problems, husband wife relationship, female protagonist, confrontation, betrayal, investigation ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A California forest ranger (Colin Firth) seeks his bride (Lisa Zane) and discovers, with his artist friend (Billy Zane), her dark sides.
Style:
neo noir, psychological thriller, independent film
Plot:
cocoon, mystery woman, park ranger, femme fatale, henchman, mentally unstable woman, missing wife, goon, ex girlfriend, gang, plot twist, abduction ...
Time:
year 1991
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on the case of young New Yorker Etan Patz, who disappeared in the early 1980s, this film casts Kate Nelligan as the distraught mother who lashes out at the police (in the person of a relentless detective played by Judd Hirsch), who make her ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, psychological, sincere ...
Plot:
missing person, missing child, kidnapping, single parent, family life, parents and children, family problems, law enforcement, life is a bitch, death in the family, father son relationship, little boy ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
usa, brooklyn new york city, new york, connecticut
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A young grandmother in a small Pennsylvania town raises her daughter's child after the girl disappears. All the while, a desperate search for her continues.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, tense, social ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
abuse, abusive husband, female protagonist, single mother, serial killer, police investigation, life is a bitch, parents and children, hopes, danger, disorder, love ...
Time:
year 2012
Place:
pennsylvania, boston, usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Ichiko works as a private nurse for a family she has almost became a part of. While Ichiko cares for the grandmother, she is also a confidant to Motoko, the eldest sister. But one day, Motoko’s younger sister disappears. And the media soon reveal ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
disappearance, kidnapping, mysterious disappearance, sex, secret, husband wife relationship, family relations, dysfunctional family, family problems, care, replacement, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Jennifer Shannon is a garage sale shopping expert whose sharp observation skills allow her to uncover valuable antiques, as well as help her local police department solve mysteries. Jennifer is asked to make a home delivery for a customer, but she ...
Style:
serious, enigmatic, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
amateur sleuth, husband wife relationship, murder, serial killer, police investigation, police detective, murder mystery, murder investigation, crime scene, novelist, fortune telling, psychic ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Sarah tells Paul that she wants out of their marriage; the next day she disappears. A year later and Paul along with their children return to his childhood town to start anew after the loss of his wife and their mother.
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
starting over, family relations, homecoming, missing person, hopes, haunted by the past, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, youth, life is a bitch, parents and children, creative block ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france, brittany
Similarity:
40%
225
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A haunting and powerful psychological thriller. Set in icy upstate New York in the winter of 2002, "After" is about the Valentinos, a middle class clan facing financial hardship--their family stone cutting business is slowly failing--and ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, sentimental, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
family relations, family in crisis, family problems, haunted by the past, secret, love, working class, confusion, bankruptcy, bridesmaid, notary, sister in law ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
40%
Movie in collections
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
An Indian police officer is mixed up in murder and drug smuggling on the reservation.
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, mind bending, tense ...
Plot:
native american reservation, native american, murder, desert, navajo indian, arizona desert, airplane crash, police, federal agent, drug smuggling, airplane accident, american indian ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
arizona, usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A blind woman's relationship with her husband changes when she regains her sight and discovers disturbing details about themselves.
Style:
disturbing, erotic, enigmatic, suspenseful, thought provoking ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, blonde, blind woman, sex show, married couple, medication, promise, fear, lie, doctor, loss of eyesight, car accident ...
Place:
bangkok thailand, barcelona, spain, thailand
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Fourteen years after her son and estranged husband were presumed lost at sea, Kristen believes she glimpses them in the background of a friend's recent vacation video.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
youth, dishonesty, family relations, parents and children, twists and turns, family problems, kidnapping, heartache, faked death, mother son reunion, mother child separation, mother son relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, caribbean, california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Maud's best friend Elizabeth has disappeared, but as she tries to solve the mystery, dementia threatens to erase all the clues, giving the search a poignant urgency.
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
senior citizen, missing person, flashback, alzheimer's disease, dementia, disappearance, old woman, forgetfulness, sister, girlfriend, aging, uncover truth ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
40%
461
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Julia Barker, an over-worked, middle-aged Texas woman is haunted by psychic visions which drive her to New York in search of the Room.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, contemplative, serious, enigmatic ...
Plot:
hotel, room, midlife crisis, housewife, uncertainty, journey, city, loneliness, family relations, self discovery, nihilism, wandering ...
Place:
new york, usa, texas, houston texas
Similarity:
40%
Movie in collections
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
An unrecognizable, charred corpse discovered in a remote mountain village in China connects three local stories.
Style:
suspense, dark, captivating, grim, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mountain, domestic violence, murder, secrets, moral ambiguity, village, social relations, relationships, changing lives, lifestyle change, couple relations, power relations ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
china
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A drama exploring how winning the lottery transforms the lives of ordinary people.
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
store, lottery, workplace, working class, family relations, society, bittersweet, upscale, change of luck, reward, realism, winning ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, northern england, yorkshire
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Singapore
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
"Singapore Dreaming" ( 美满人生) is a story about a family with big dreams, living on a small island. Heavily in debt, patriarch Loh Poh Huat can’t help but feel bitter irony whenever he has to perform his job as a lawyer’s clerk ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, serious, realistic, touching
Plot:
husband wife relationship, frustration, debt, dysfunctional family, loss of loved one, inheritance, greed, funeral, heart attack, mistress, social commentary, elevator ...
Place:
singapore, southeast asia
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Sara (Amber Jaeger) suffers from agoraphobia, an obsessive fear of open spaces that renders her a virtual captive of her own home. When her husband, Mark (Kieron Elliott), disappears unexpectedly, Sara unravels emotionally and begins to panic. ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, tense, mind bending ...
Plot:
agoraphobia, intrigue, estrangement, suburbs, family problems, rivalry, danger, psychiatrist, paranoia, conspiracy theory, suspicion, women ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An adopted Dublin girl sets out to find her birth mother in London, despite knowing the woman has no desire to meet with her.
Style:
melancholic, sentimental, touching, disturbing, humorous ...
Plot:
female warrior, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, girl, revenge, foster child, women, family relations, love, violence, couples, love and romance ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
39%
374K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, atmospheric, cult classic, clever ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
private detective, corruption, femme fatale, investigation, police, whodunit, murder, twists and turns, conspiracy, murder mystery, father daughter incest, domestic violence ...
Time:
20th century, year 1937, 1930s, year 1974
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, eastern europe, pacific ocean ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
missing person, iranian, matchmaking, family relations, friendship, guilt, journey, parents and children, wedding planning, love and romance, couple relations, couples ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, maghreb, asia
Similarity:
39%
Related movie lists
