If you loved The Edge of Seventeen, try Hector and the Search for Happiness

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Hector and the Search for Happiness has roughly 4.5× fewer votes than The Edge of Seventeen — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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The Edge of Seventeen

2016 · dir. Kelly Fremon Craig

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Hector and the Search for Happiness

2014 · dir. Peter Chelsom

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Edge of Seventeen, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Hector and the Search for Happiness is

London, rainy season, a psychiatrist's couch. A man wears a suit, feels like a fake, wants out of his routine. This road trip comedy is best watched on a gloomy day.

If you loved The Edge of Seventeen, try Hector and the Search for Happiness

The Edge of Seventeen

Hector and the Search for Happiness

What they share

What Hector and the Search for Happiness is

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