Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 23, 2026

10 Best Movies Like In Real Life

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

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#1
The FGM Detectives

The FGM Detectives

2018★ 6.5

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

The horrific crime of female genital mutilation is banned in the UK but it is estimated that nearly 20,000 young women a year are still at risk of the procedure. And despite being ...

#2
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996★ 5.9

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

Can there be such a thing as too much Christmas? Find out... when a magical Christmas wish is granted and Elmo gets to see what the world would be like if every day were Christmas!...

#3
The Woman from Nowhere

The Woman from Nowhere

1922★ 5.6

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

A fifty year old woman, scarred by a life of disillusionment and regret, returns to the place where she lived twenty years before, to rekindle happier memories. She meets a young ...

#4
Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart

Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart

1989★ 9.3

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

Mickey and his friends take a close look at important street safety situations and tips....

#5
The Peasants

The Peasants

1939★ 5.0

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

A historical revolutionary film depicting the struggle of peasants and the Baku proletariat against landowners and Musavatists in 1919....

#6
Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs)

Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs)

2010★ 10.0

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

Filmmaker Lodge Kerrigan makes a self-referential movie about a fictional attempt to make a Grace Slick biopic....