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10 Best Movies Like I've Got to Live...

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

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#1
That Evening Sun

That Evening Sun

2009★ 6.7

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

An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm....

#2
The River

The River

1984★ 6.3

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

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer a...

#3
Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

1992★ 7.3

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

Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams....

#4
A California Christmas: City Lights

A California Christmas: City Lights

2021★ 6.6

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

Follows Callie and Joseph one year after they fell in love, now running a dairy farm and winery, but their romance is threatened when business and family obligations call Joseph ba...

#5
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

1960★ 7.0

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

A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married....

#6
The Visit

The Visit

1964★ 7.1

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

Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-m...

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