Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 25, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Life

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

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#1
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man....

#2
Boy

Boy

2004★ 5.7

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

Boy is the unsettling story of a young male prostitute, or Rent Boy, in a small rural town who learns the truth behind a hit and run accident which has killed a local girl. When th...

#3
The Way Back

The Way Back

2019★ 6.8

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

Hüseyin Al Baldawi arrives in Brussels in August 2015. He has traveled thousands of kilometers until he got there from Iraq. A year after his arrival, he receives his residence per...

#4
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Life for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces...

#5
Fantozzi in Heaven

Fantozzi in Heaven

1993★ 5.8

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

One by one, with a sweet but inexorable rate, Ugo's colleagues, go to a better life. When Ugo is attending at one of the innumerable funerals, he and the priest remain involved in ...

#6
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...