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10 Best Movies Like I Want to Live

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

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#1
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013★ 6.7

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

The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care....

#2
Schindler's List

Schindler's List

1993★ 8.6

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

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II....

#3
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Want to Live for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacom...

#4
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994★ 6.5

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

Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his p...

#5
Royal Tramp 2

Royal Tramp 2

1992★ 7.1

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

After discovering that the Empress is actually Lung Erh, a member of the St Dragon Sect, and that she imprisoned the real empress. Lung Erh, is bent on eliminating the person who d...

#6
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

1991★ 6.8

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

Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business....