Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like How to Live

If you loved How to Live, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves

2002★ 6.1

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

In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee...

#2
An Education

An Education

2009★ 6.9

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

Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much old...

#3
Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light

2019★ 6.9

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

In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen....

#4
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5

2026★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to How to Live for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An inside look at the years of effort and craft that went into the final installment of the Duffer Brothers' generation-defining series....

#5
Tex

Tex

1982★ 6.1

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

After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own....

#6
Lady Bird

Lady Bird

2017★ 7.3

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

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and te...

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