Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 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
Mara and the Firebringer

Mara and the Firebringer

2015★ 5.5

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

Mara Lorbeer, a fifteen year old girl, finds out that she has to save the world because the Norse god Loki is threatening to break free of his chains....

#2
Simon & the Oaks

Simon & the Oaks

2011★ 6.4

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

Epic story about two families and their friendship and common destiny in Sweden's Gothenburg in the 1940s and 1950s. Told from the perspective of young Simon Larsson, who learns th...

#3
Life

Life

1996★ 6.4

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

A highly cinematic adaptation of John Brumpton’s play about a group of inmates incarcerated in an isolated HIV-positive section of a prison....

#4
Pascali's Island

Pascali's Island

1988★ 6.3

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

1908: Pascali, a spy for the Sultan, sends reports to Istanbul that nobody reads. His suspicions are roused when a British archaeologist appears, who may not be quite what he seems...

#5
Soft Lad

Soft Lad

2015★ 5.7

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

Twenty-two year old David has it all – he’s young, hot, and he’s just got into the prestigious dance school of his dreams. But he has a secret: for two years he’s been sleeping wit...

#6
Junun

Junun

2015★ 7.2

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

A documentary capturing the creation of the album Junun inside Rajasthan’s 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort. Paul Thomas Anderson follows Jonny Greenwood, Shye Ben Tzur, Nigel Godrich,...