Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- surreal
- irreverent
- chaotic
- group movie night
- cult cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The defense minister's gun amendment bill enables widespread private gun ownership and drives the intertwined conflicts.
The surreal keyword, comic character names, and collision of action and farce establish a deliberately unreal register.
Happy, Lucky, Max Pain, Uncle Fixit, Serena, and William's stories intertwine around the passage of the bill.
The action-comedy premise and surreal presentation support an outsized, heightened visual approach.
Films like Happy Birthday, and why
Jathi Ratnalu
surreal action comedy, eccentric ensemble, and deliberately absurd world-building
Hulchul
stylized Telugu comedy with irreverent humor, chaotic plotting, and broad comic performances
Andhadhun
genre-bending Indian comedy built around absurdity, colorful characters, and escalating criminal chaos
Movie Details
- Director
- Ritesh Rana
- Release Date
- 2022-07-08
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (7)
Cast
- Lavanya Tripathi
- Satya
- Vennela Kishore
- Naresh Agastya
- Gundu Sudarshan
- Getup Srinu
- Privij
- Rahul Ramakrishna
- Harsha Chemudu
- Vidyullekha Raman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Happy Birthday about?
- A surreal Telugu action comedy turns a gun-ownership amendment into a riotous collision of eccentric lives and escalating chaos.
- What is Happy Birthday like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Happy Birthday as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Happy Birthday violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Happy Birthday as moderate.
- Which films are like Happy Birthday?
- Films with a similar feel include Jathi Ratnalu, Hulchul, and Andhadhun.
- How long is Happy Birthday?
- Happy Birthday runs 154 minutes.
- Where can I watch Happy Birthday?
- In United States, Happy Birthday streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
