Happiness

Movies Like

Happiness (1965)

Drama, Romance

If you loved Happiness, you'll love these similar films. Handpicked based on shared themes, genre, and feel.

My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn

2011 ★ 6.7

London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.

Lady Chatterley

Lady Chatterley

2006 ★ 6.2

After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.

Unfaithful

Unfaithful

2002 ★ 6.7

A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.

Summertime

Summertime

2015 ★ 6.7

In 1971, a young woman moves from the French countryside to Paris and begins a passionate love affair with a feminist leader.

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

1949 ★ 6.8

In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

Certain Women

Certain Women

2016 ★ 6.0

Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a lonely ranch hand who forms an ambiguous bond with a young law student.

The Woman Next Door

The Woman Next Door

1981 ★ 7.1

Two ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue.

The Married Woman

The Married Woman

1964 ★ 6.9

A superficial woman finds conflict choosing between her abusive husband and her vain lover.

Cesar and Rosalie

Cesar and Rosalie

1972 ★ 7.2

A young woman becomes entangled with a successful businessman, but her ex tries to win her back, provoking intense jealousy that leads her to reconsider her choice. Ultimately, one man's actions force a resolution to her dilemma.

Below Her Mouth

Below Her Mouth

2017 ★ 6.8

An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.

Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

2008 ★ 7.0

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.

Careful What You Wish For

Careful What You Wish For

2015 ★ 6.1

A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.

Clash by Night

Clash by Night

1952 ★ 6.7

An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.

The Outsider

The Outsider

2002 ★ 5.9

Montana sheep farmer Rebecca Yoder offers sanctuary to an on-the-lam outlaw, Johnny Gault, who is suffering from a gunshot wound. Yoder is a recent widow, and her decision to help the outsider doesn't sit well with her Quaker community. As a romance brews between her and Gault, it puts in jeopardy her standing among her devout neighbors. But when an evil rancher makes a play for the community's land, Gault's sharpshooting skills might prove his worth after all.

The Souvenir

The Souvenir

2019 ★ 6.1

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.

Two Moon Junction

Two Moon Junction

1988 ★ 6.0

A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover

2022 ★ 6.7

After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.

The Mother

The Mother

2003 ★ 6.1

A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.

Emmanuelle

Emmanuelle

1974 ★ 6.0

An employee at the French Embassy in Bangkok invites his wife to join him – and enjoy the benefits of their open marriage.

The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

1976 ★ 6.3

Monroe Stahr, a successful movie producer, pursues a beautiful and elusive young woman — all the while working himself to death.

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