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10 Best Movies Like Life Actually

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

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#1
Kisses

Kisses

2008★ 7.1

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

Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home on Christmas Day and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin....

#2
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

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

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#3
A Question of Faith

A Question of Faith

2017★ 7.3

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

When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs...

#4
Magpie

Magpie

2024★ 6.5

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

A couple's lives are thrown into disarray when their daughter is cast opposite a controversial major star....

#5
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#6
The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers

2019★ 6.3

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

Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who get...

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