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10 Best Movies Like A Better Life

If you loved A Better Life, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Now or Never

Now or Never

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Better Life for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As a mother, in principle, you do not rob banks. But these days, it can be a solution for the future of your home, and not to give up on your dreams. Playing the thieves can quickl...

#2
Nous York

Nous York

2012★ 4.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Better Life for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Thirty-somethings Michaël, Nabil and Sylvain head to New York to surprise their friend Samia on her birthday, secretly arranged with the help of another friend, Gabrielle. The two ...

#3
The Adopted

The Adopted

2011★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Better Life for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lisa and Marine live a life of relative companionship together, where the only man permitted into the equation is Lisa’s young son, Leo. However, their simple existence is thrown i...

#4
Bacon on the Side

Bacon on the Side

2010★ 4.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Better Life for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Djalil Boudaoud and Justine Lacroix are a surgeon and a television reporter who enter a romantic relationship despite the objections of their families to the cultural gap....

#5
Armed Hands

Armed Hands

2012★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Better Life for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lucas and his team are after a gang of Serbian criminals using NATO-issued weapons. As the investigation leads him to Paris, Lucas attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter...

#6
Itinéraire bis

Itinéraire bis

2011★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Better Life for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

35-year-old Jean still lives with his mother in a small village in Corsica and works as a cook in the family's restaurant. His future, to his great despair, is all mapped out: he'l...