Movies Similar to The Happiness Salesman

Lovebugs(2023)

From his cozy library inside the walls of a suburban home, an intellectual snail tells of his life’s love, loss and change.

Herculanum(2016)

Three "meetings." Two men. A rumbling volcano.

Antoine and Alexei(2017)

A young man who works in a gift shop becomes friends with a former Nordiques player.

Visions of Europe(2004)

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

Dog Leash(2012)

Cracks are starting to burst in Marina's frozen life, leading towards finding refuge in dangerous places.

The Room(2001)

A man explains how he was obsessed when he was younger by a mysterious room and an extraordinary rarefied piano music that drifted through its open window during the night. Forty years later, returning to his home town after having spent most of his life abroad, in "a bunch of different places", he asks one of his friends to rent a room for him. As chance would have it, it turns out to be the same room which attracted him when he was a young man. What drew him again to this room?

Flow(2011)

An odd young woman paralyzed by severe OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), discovers dance as way to deal with her rituals.

Girly Is in Control of His Life(2019)

Gay teenager Girly looks for a job in a world he is unaware of.

Astro(2017)

Trauma(2014)

On the London Underground, a young man relives past traumas as he endures the sensory overload of rush hour, only to look up and see a young woman at the end of the carriage going through the same PTSD symptoms. Their recognition of each other's condition allows them a moment of peace before the train jolts them back into reality and she disappears at the next platform.

Pikoo(1981)

A day in the life of a six-year-old child in Calcutta, who lives shut up in the family home, insulated from the city by a park. The father is away at work. The grandfather is alone in his room, ill and confined to his bed. The mother receives her lover.

Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize(2010)

A remixed narrative that combines two Jake Gyllenhaal films (Donnie Darko and Jarhead) with news footage of former President Barack Obama.

Ape(2017)

To take control of his life, Travis Wilker must conquer the hallucinations that plagued his childhood.

Naked(2013)

A message from Javier's boyfriend changes his family situation and causes them to reconsider their relationships.

Chedly(2019)

A Summer Place(2021)

Summer is a permanent state of mind in Limassol, a once small seaside town in Cyprus now transforming into the oligarch paradise of the Mediterranean. Within its asphyxiating environment, Tina, a depressed food stylist is ready to give up on everything on the day of her birthday, until an extraordinary encounter changes her life.

Francis(2013)

Francis is a short story written by american novelist Dave Eggers. This is the story of a young boy growing up in the suburbs of chicago. He spent his vacations in Quetico Provincial Park, up on the border of Minnesota and Canada. But he won't be going back any day soon, not after what happened to a girl called Francis Brandywine.

Isha(2019)

Rahmi, a Romanian immigrant living in England, creates a new life for himself while trying to keep up appearances with his Muslim family. This moving, evocative drama costars renowned Romanian actress Maia Morgenstern and Game of Thrones’ Lino Facioli alongside newcomer Hora Savescu as Rahmi.

Breakfast Wine(2013)

In Ireland they say it takes just three alcoholics to keep a small bar running in a country town. But what if you’ve only got two?

Wild Youth(2022)

Wild Youth is an ode to being young. A sensitive and intimate story of the first experiences of losing one's childlike innocence, questioning the imposed "masculinity" and (re)discovering yourself in the function of others.